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Post by nash16 on May 15, 2019 23:41:09 GMT
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Post by oxfordsimon on May 15, 2019 23:46:00 GMT
Can only be the lovely Jane, surely...?!
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Post by Jon on May 16, 2019 0:01:37 GMT
Rosalie Craig would be a great Eliza, she did the role as part of the National’s 50th celebration.
I imagine this would go to the Palladium for Summer 2020 or perhaps the Dominion after The Prince of Egypt
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Post by Being Alive on May 16, 2019 1:00:03 GMT
It’s the best musical I’ve ever seen, production and actual piece of musical theatre.
I’d love to see it full scale in the Dominion - that house would like INCREDIBLE on that stage.
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Post by showtoones on May 16, 2019 1:16:58 GMT
It will probably be a Strallen
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Post by sparky5000 on May 16, 2019 6:18:40 GMT
My money’s on Sheridan Smith
I saw this on Broadway with Lauren Ambrose. Fantastic production!
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Post by Someone in a tree on May 16, 2019 6:20:38 GMT
I hope they redesign some of the sets. It looked they spend all the money on the Covent Garden and the house!
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Post by mrbarnaby on May 16, 2019 6:32:15 GMT
It’s not a patch on the NT production.
Everyone getting excited about the house set- We won’t get that here, it wouldn’t fit on any stage except Drury Lane. They are redesigning it for touring and we will get that version. Clearly all money and effort was spent on that because other scenes looked dreadful as a result, like Ascot and the Ball.
And Rosalie Craig? Nope.
Kimberly Walsh for Eliza
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Post by BurlyBeaR on May 16, 2019 6:42:11 GMT
My money’s on Sheridan Smith Please. No. |
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2019 6:48:17 GMT
Kerry Ellis. I know she has done the role as an u/s. But it would be great for her. If not Verity Hunt-Ballard
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Post by viserys on May 16, 2019 6:51:49 GMT
Erm, isn't Kerry Ellis a wee bit old for Eliza?
Would love to see the role go to a newcomer as MFL doesn't necessarily need star names to put bums on seats and there are plenty other roles to stick celebs in, not least Higgins.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on May 16, 2019 6:57:08 GMT
I’ve never seen the stage show but based on the film isn’t Eliza supposed to be a waif? A guttersnipe with a heart of gold and a sweet voice selling flowers in Covent Garden?
If there’s a part for someone on a veg stall bellowing “GET YOUR TATERS ‘ERE!! PENNY A BAG!!!” then Kerry might be a choice for that.
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Post by Mark on May 16, 2019 7:35:07 GMT
Erm, isn't Kerry Ellis a wee bit old for Eliza? Would love to see the role go to a newcomer as MFL doesn't necessarily need star names to put bums on seats and there are plenty other roles to stick celebs in, not least Higgins. She’s a year younger than Ambrose and a year older than Benanti. |
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Post by Being Alive on May 16, 2019 8:07:51 GMT
I love Kerry, but absolutely not. Similarly Sheridan, she couldn’t do this justice.
I’d really like to see Rosalie do it 🤷🏻♂️
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2019 8:30:58 GMT
Erm, isn't Kerry Ellis a wee bit old for Eliza? Would love to see the role go to a newcomer as MFL doesn't necessarily need star names to put bums on seats and there are plenty other roles to stick celebs in, not least Higgins. She’s a year younger than Ambrose and a year older than Benanti. and she was the understudy for Martine McCutcheon |
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2019 8:33:02 GMT
Carmen Cusack this is a joke
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Post by couldileaveyou on May 16, 2019 8:37:32 GMT
I'm sadly sure they'll cast Sheridan Smith
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Post by BurlyBeaR on May 16, 2019 8:39:38 GMT
She’s a year younger than Ambrose and a year older than Benanti. and she was the understudy for Martine McCutcheon Wasn’t that 20 years ago though? Come on we can do better than rehashing casts from 20 years back surely? |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on May 16, 2019 8:40:59 GMT
I'm sadly sure they'll cast Sheridan Smith There’s no way I can imagine her being able to sing it properly. Act it, maybe but that’s not good enough on its own. |
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Post by couldileaveyou on May 16, 2019 8:45:11 GMT
I'm sadly sure they'll cast Sheridan Smith There’s no way I can imagine her being able to sing it properly. Act it, maybe but that’s not good enough on its own. I guess casting Smith wouldn't be much different than casting Ambrose, who's more an actress than a singer as well. Plus not being able to sing the Funny Girl score didn't prevent her from being cast. |
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Post by oxfordsimon on May 16, 2019 9:08:07 GMT
Whoever is cast as Eliza needs to be properly trained and experienced enough to cope with the wide range of the role. She also needs to be a top notch actor.
I like going for an older Eliza. It makes the central relationship more credible and makes more sense of Doolittle wanting to get rid of his daughter.
I don't know who I want to see in the role but stunt casting will not be acceptable
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Post by Being Alive on May 16, 2019 9:29:14 GMT
I don’t know but if she can that’s a shout! |
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Post by musicalmarge on May 16, 2019 10:03:35 GMT
I want to SCREAM. Theatre is DEAD if people thin Sheridan thingy is the highest grade talent we have. Even Rosalie Craig isn’t a 10/10 singer. Give these roles to polished classical musical theatre unknown performers. Broadway must be laughing at us!!!
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Post by mallardo on May 16, 2019 10:13:38 GMT
Do they need a big name for Eliza? If not, Anna O'Byrne (currently in Amour) could certainly sing it. She played the role in Australia in a production directed by Julie Andrews!
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Post by musicalmarge on May 16, 2019 10:26:25 GMT
Do they need a big name for Eliza? If not, Anna O'Byrne (currently in Amour) could certainly sing it. She played the role in Australia in a production directed by Julie Andrews! Perfect. She has talent! |
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