Susan Egan to reprise role in BATB

[LindaSmyth]

Does anyone know if this will be a concert version or...?

I am a big fan of hers, I wish she would come back to Broadway!

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/That-Girl-is-Strange-But-Special-Susan-Egan-to-Reprise-Role-in-BEAUTY-AND-THE-BEAST-at-5-Star-Theatricals-20180226

[blaxx]

Is she playing the castle? She's almost 50. 

[WldKingdomHM]

blaxx said: "Is she playing the castle? She's almost 50."

LOL

[nealb1]

She should be playing Mrs. Potts.  LyndaSmith, no it's not a concert version.  It's a fully staged version of the show.  

[LesWickedly]

This was done with Ellen Greene in Little Shop and Glenn Close in Sunset. Actors returning to their iconic roles. Sure, might look weird to someone who is going to just see Beauty and the Beast, but those who know it will be excited. 

[blaxx]

Look there she goes that girl who is so...that middle age woman who is so peculiar...

[pmensky]

I. Can’t. Egan.

[QueenAlice]

I love it. It’s absurd, but if all those ladies can play Annie Oakley and Peter Pan in their 50s and there is some theatre that wants to produce it for her to Star again- than why the fcuk not. If I were in LA I’d sure go.

[adamgreer]

I get the nostalgia factor, but why not have her play Mrs. Potts? I’m sure she’d sing the title song beautifully.

[QueenAlice]

If you were a woman in her late 40s living in California you would know why she wouldn’t be interested in playing the old woman role.

[NOWaWarning]

I wonder if she'll sing a Change in Me

[broadwaysfguy]

when i read this i admit i immediately looked up her age
if she feels good about doing it and people enjoy it
go for it

[blaxx]

NOWaWarning said: "I wonder if she'll sing a Change in Me"

Lmfao! 

[Jordan Catalano]

Man, I wish I could see this. This was the first broadway show I ever saw and I’d give anything to be able to relive this.

[South Fl Marc]

NOWaWarning said: "I wonder if she'll sing a Change in Me"

 

Now THAT was funny.

 

[adamgreer]

NOWaWarning said: "I wonder if she'll sing a Change in Me"

This wins the thread. Brilliant and hilarious!!!

[Gorlois]

Good for her! Even better for audiences!

[AEA AGMA SM]

Jordan Catalano said: "Man, I wish I could see this. This was the first broadway show I ever saw and I’d give anything to be able to relive this."

It was mine too, seeing it shortly after the Tonys that year well before they moved out of the Palace and downsized for the Lunt. I still hold such great memories of that original production that I'm hesitant to ever see another that doesn't have the full Disney budget behind it. So many just absolutely terrible production photos out there, even from companies that normally do very good work. 

I'll be curious to see what the physical production for this one ends up looking like.