COMPANY starring Katrina Lenk and Patti LuPone will open March 22 - Page 5
COMPANY starring Katrina Lenk and Patti LuPone will open March 22
#100COMPANY eyeing a spring 2020 transfer at a Shubert theater
Posted: 7/2/19 at 10:34am
It'll be Awkwafina as Bobbi.
#101COMPANY eyeing a spring 2020 transfer at a Shubert theater
Posted: 7/2/19 at 10:46am
Why are we not sure it's Rosalie Craig?
raddersons
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/14/13
#102COMPANY eyeing a spring 2020 transfer at a Shubert theater
Posted: 7/2/19 at 10:51am
My friend is a producer on this and told me Bobbi is going to be played by Betty White.
So excited!!!!!!!!!!!
Pose2
Broadway Star Joined: 4/24/19
#103COMPANY eyeing a spring 2020 transfer at a Shubert theater
Posted: 7/2/19 at 2:08pm
TheSassySam said: "Why are we not sure it's Rosalie Craig?"
Im just hoping it's not, the cast recording wasn't great and I think they can find a stronger singer who is known here.
#104COMPANY eyeing a spring 2020 transfer at a Shubert theater
Posted: 7/2/19 at 2:13pm
If they want a strong singer who's well known just hire Beyonce
#105COMPANY eyeing a spring 2020 transfer at a Shubert theater
Posted: 7/2/19 at 2:18pm
Im just hoping it's not, the cast recording wasn't great and I think they can find a stronger singer who is known here.
Seeing her live, she was on fire and sounded much better than the recording.
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
#106COMPANY eyeing a spring 2020 transfer at a Shubert theater
Posted: 7/2/19 at 2:24pmAccents aside, I think the cast recording is quite lovely, I just wish it was LOUDER.
#107COMPANY eyeing a spring 2020 transfer at a Shubert theater
Posted: 7/2/19 at 2:30pm
TheSassySam said: "Why are we not sure it's Rosalie Craig?"
Because it's been reliably reported on more than one occasion that there was only interest in a transfer with a "name."
Formerly gvendo2005
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#108COMPANY eyeing a spring 2020 transfer at a Shubert theater
Posted: 7/2/19 at 3:46pm
I saw her 3 times. Once, early into the run, she was sick and awful (just after she came back from missing). A second time she was similar to the cast recording. A third time (the final performance in the West End, with Sondheim in the audience) she was on fire. I don't have a good sense of what she was like day-to-day given this diversity, but even at her best she is no Raul Esparza or Bernadette Peters. I know people sometimes complain about Laura Benanti but she sounded much much stronger to me than Craig just this past Sunday in concert. She is not a pop belter but she can in her words 'pretend' to belt and it sounds great. She also shared two anecdotes about Patti from Gypsy and Woman on the Verge that suggests they are or were reasonably close.
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
#109COMPANY eyeing a spring 2020 transfer at a Shubert theater
Posted: 7/2/19 at 3:49pmOk but what about Miley Cyrus for Bobbiey?
#110COMPANY eyeing a spring 2020 transfer at a Shubert theater
Posted: 7/2/19 at 3:56pm
Jordan Catalano said: "Ok but what about Miley Cyrus for Bobbiey?"
You mean Ashley O?
Miss Keisha? Miss Keisha? Miss Keishhhaaaa?
Impossible2
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/31/18
#111COMPANY eyeing a spring 2020 transfer at a Shubert theater
Posted: 7/2/19 at 3:59pm
Jordan Catalano said: "Ok but what about Miley Cyrus for Bobbiey?"
Wouldn't someone who can sing more than 2 lines without sticking their tongue out be more appropriate?
#112COMPANY eyeing a spring 2020 transfer at a Shubert theater
Posted: 7/2/19 at 4:06pm
What if Patti played both roles?
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
Pose2
Broadway Star Joined: 4/24/19
#113COMPANY eyeing a spring 2020 transfer at a Shubert theater
Posted: 7/2/19 at 4:49pm
If they want a strong singer who's well known just hire Beyonce
Because they need someone who can act.
#114COMPANY eyeing a spring 2020 transfer at a Shubert theater
Posted: 7/2/19 at 4:55pm
Ok but what about Miley Cyrus for Bobbiey?
You've had no poor life choices, have you?
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
#115COMPANY eyeing a spring 2020 transfer at a Shubert theater
Posted: 7/2/19 at 5:16pmNot to brag, but all my life choices have been poor ones.
morosco
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/10/04
#116COMPANY eyeing a spring 2020 transfer at a Shubert theater
Posted: 7/2/19 at 9:26pm
Not to brag, but all my life choices have been poor ones.
I want this printed on a t-shirt.
natashalost
Broadway Star Joined: 1/15/18
#117COMPANY eyeing a spring 2020 transfer at a Shubert theater
Posted: 7/4/19 at 2:08am
I know it's highly likely Lupone will be in a Broadway transfer, but if, for whatever reason, it's not her, for the love of God, please let it be Donna Murphy.
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#118COMPANY eyeing a spring 2020 transfer at a Shubert theater
Posted: 7/8/19 at 2:43pmCasting notice went up!!
sethepstein12
Understudy Joined: 1/18/16
#119COMPANY eyeing a spring 2020 transfer at a Shubert theater
Posted: 7/8/19 at 2:56pm
RippedMan said: "Casting notice went up!!"
It looks like they're seeking people for all roles, but there's an "Offer Pending" for Joanne
ErmengardeStopSniveling
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/18
#120COMPANY eyeing a spring 2020 transfer at a Shubert theater
Posted: 7/8/19 at 3:05pm
I'm sure they've been offering Bobbie to various actresses, too, with this being a precautionary measure. I doubt Bobbie (and some of these other roles) is going to come out of an EPA.
#121COMPANY eyeing a spring 2020 transfer at a Shubert theater
Posted: 7/8/19 at 4:25pm
I love the idea of Patti sitting there like - "show me the cast first, b*tch"
"Oh look at the time, three more intelligent plays just closed and THE ADDAMS FAMILY made another million dollars" -Jackie Hoffman, Broadway.com Audience Awards
CurtainPullDowner
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
#122COMPANY eyeing a spring 2020 transfer at a Shubert theater
Posted: 7/8/19 at 6:32pm
ljay889 said: "Accents aside, I think the cast recording is quite lovely, I just wish it was LOUDER."
Are you just waiting for someone to say " Turn up the volume you boob!"
I can't even think of one Hollywood Actress who could sing that role.
CurtainPullDowner
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
#123COMPANY eyeing a spring 2020 transfer at a Shubert theater
Posted: 7/8/19 at 6:32pm
ljay889 said: "Accents aside, I think the cast recording is quite lovely, I just wish it was LOUDER."
Are you just waiting for someone to say " Turn up the volume you boob!"
I can't even think of one Hollywood Actress who could sing that role.
Dolly80
Broadway Star Joined: 5/15/11
#124COMPANY eyeing a spring 2020 transfer at a Shubert theater
Posted: 7/8/19 at 8:22pmRosalie Craig is not doing broadway .. had it confirmed to me today by someone who knows her.
