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April 2, 2019 at 2:46 pm #1202837801
I wish they would’ve cast Nicole Scherzinger instead of Jennifer Hudson
Both the filmmakers and Hudson are hoping for lightning to strike twice and that a song will give her awards attention.
Three-time Tony winner Andy Blankenbeuhler will serve as the film’s choreographer. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/andy-blankenbuehler-choreograph-cats-musical-film-adaptation-1163694
So I expect spazzy cats with lots of starts and stops as opposed to original choreographer Gillian Lynne’s more balletic line.
ReplyMarch 26, 2019 at 6:59 am #1202829848I think we all know the answer to this one, including the Academy members who followed studio line and nominated Ali in and then voted for him to win in the Supporting category.
ReplyMarch 25, 2019 at 8:28 am #1202828700I bet Mirren will change her mind. They’ll convince her it’s truly the last time. Seeing the Queen transition from Colman to Mirren will be pretty jarring though, moreso than Foy to Colman. However, the Brits are really good with hair and make-up creating the illusion so maybe the transition won’t be so bad.
ReplyMarch 5, 2019 at 10:06 am #1202804769They could hire whatever dujour pop star for Elphaba (so long as she has power behind her voice) but I would love a classically-trained (actually classically trained) soprano with a surprise belt for Glinda. The first time I heard Kristin Chenoweth’s high notes in “No One Mourns the Wicked”, I thought I was in heaven. They will probably want to hire two famous women for the two starring roles though.
In terms of Oscar, will Glinda be pushed into supporting as opposed to lead?
The fact that the same people behind the stage musical are the same ones working on the screenplay, this doesn’t give me much hope. The book of Wicked is pretty juvenile and bad. They took a really mature and complex novel and turned it into something really immature. The score has some of Stephen Schwartz’s worst lyrics and rhymes and the score isn’t very melodic. However, despite all of that, it’s like the musical hit of our generation. I think it captured a whole new field of theatre-goers and made those behind Show Biz to realize there’s an audience wanting stories that are more about female friendships than just romantic dynamics back in 2003 when the musical came out.
I think this is one property that may actually work better on screen because on stage, it’s heavy, over-produced, and sort of blah despite all the love people have for it. Honestly, I think it’s the Glinda/Elphaba dynamic and the fact they’re given one-two songs where they can sing out to the audience that has captured audiences. With the film version they can use great visual effects (I hope it doesn’t look too Disney CGI if you know what I mean) and improve the pace with scene editing and maybe add more depth.
ReplyFebruary 25, 2019 at 11:26 am #1202794129Olivia Colman will easily triple crown.
I think it’s in the cards. She really has the chops to do it all. If she does American theatre, I’m just salivating over the roles she can do. She really can do so much.
ReplyFebruary 13, 2019 at 1:01 pm #1202774899Have a way to “subscribe” to threads so you can follow new posts every time that thread gets updated, and have every thread you posted in automatically added to the subscribed list so you can easily follow discussions you participated in even if you spent days away from the forum rather than manually look for threads you participated in.
Also, a much better search forum feature.
ReplyFebruary 7, 2019 at 6:48 am #1202764130I thought Rivera has the look, the voice and the sassiness to play Anita. She did pretty good in Glee. Don’t know if you have seen that episode.
I’ve seen that episode. I do think on paper Naya is a perfect fit, but there’s something about her that’s missing something for me. Of course, doing Anita on Glee is NOT the same as doing it in a real production of WSS and she may have been even better in that context and with a director of Spielberg’s skill. However, it seems he made his choice and cast DeBose who is sensational on stage. Like seriously, she is an amazing performer.
I’m not a big fan of the Donna Summer musical, but you can see her perform here:
She’s the disco-era Donna aka the second one to sing and you see a bit of her dance break later on in the performance.
ReplyFebruary 6, 2019 at 8:09 pm #1202763796How do you know about Rivera and her audition ?
She posted it on social media. It was kind of strange.
Spielberg and his casting people (I’m sure he has a top-notch casting director) did EXTENSIVE auditions that seemed to last forever. I trust that with all that work and looking everywhere, including Puerto Rico, for actors for the roles, they chose the best people from the audition process.
ReplyFebruary 6, 2019 at 8:07 pm #1202763787DeBose has more legit acting experience than Rivera does. Rivera has done way more tv, but DeBose has done more stage work and is a Tony nominee.
ReplyJanuary 14, 2019 at 2:39 pm #1202734222Who will take over Moreno’s role as Anita. That is the most important casting for me.
Another thing about Ariana DeBose is that there’s a little bit of serendipity as she won the Chita Rivera Award for “Outstanding Female Dancer in a Broadway Show” for the Donna Summer musical and Chita Rivera originated the role of Anita in the original Broadway production.
ReplyJanuary 14, 2019 at 2:17 pm #1202734192Who will take over Moreno’s role as Anita. That is the most important casting for me.
Ariana DeBose who was the Disco-era Donna Summer on Broadway’s Summer: The Donna Summer Musical (who came up with that name?). She competed on So You Think You Can Dance? Here’s a clip of her from that show:
And here’s a clip of her singing:
She has a powerful voice.
ReplyJanuary 14, 2019 at 1:53 pm #1202734158my bad. I meant Chino by Josh Rivera.
Josh Andrés Rivera seems to be appropriate casting for Chino.
ReplyJanuary 14, 2019 at 1:37 pm #1202734139I was rooting for Zegler!
Steven Spielberg’s #WestSideStory casts unknown 17-year-old as Maria Uhmm… why is Bernardo white. May as well cast my boy Shawn Mendes
David Alvarez-Gonzalez seems like appropriate casting for Bernardo. The “white” actor in the tweet you link is Ansel Elgort who is playing Tony not Bernardo. And yes to Ariana DeBose as Anita. An Anita who can really dance and sing the part! Zegler’s voice is amazing on her YouTube channel.
ReplyJanuary 2, 2019 at 10:34 am #1202716511Regarding a biopic of Anna May Wong, as an Asian-American, I’m a bit saddened I don’t know too much about her, but would that movie had a good resolution of an ending or would it just end on a down note that she couldn’t have much of a career due to her race and that’s how her story ends and other people in the many decades to come have to continue to the fight she started.
Regarding the Madonna biopic that was on the Black List, I think the idea of early Madonna and doing a character study on a woman with endless ambition and energy taking many years to hit it (I don’t think she got her record deal until she was 25 and already spent like 7 years struggling in 1970s-80s NYC aka not the touristy NYC of today) while it being a commentary on a woman’s struggle to make it in that industry in the beginning is very intriguing, but a biopic on Madonna without the Madonna songs of her prime and her later career (mid 90s-to-present) seems like a hard sell.
ReplyJanuary 2, 2019 at 8:24 am #1202716352Cher can win a Tony this season for The Cher Show.
Sadly, given the product coming out this season on Broadway, it won’t be as much of a stretch as it should be despite The Cher Show‘s lackluster (to put it kindly) reviews. However, even if she does, as someone said upthread, it wouldn’t give her the “Triple Crown of Acting” but would make her a EGOT.
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