- Anderson Cooper will pre-record the voice of "The Book" in the upcoming Daniel Radcliffe-led revival of How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, which was played by Walter Cronkite in the last revival.
- While Billie Joe Armstrong takes a week's vacation from his limited engagement in American Idiot, Melissa Etheridge (who's already halfway to EGOT--1993 and 1995 Grammys for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female and an Oscar for "I Need To Wake Up") will play the role of St. Jimmy, which is a traditionally male part.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
COME TO MY (TICKET) WINDOW: Two somewhat odd pieces of Broadway casting:
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I think that is SUPER awesome! On both counts.
ReplyDeleteI don't know. Cronkite had an amazing voice. He could exist outside the boundaries of his journalistic talents in a way that I think Anderson Cooper can't.
ReplyDeleteCronkite is obviously a better choice all around. I do like that Anderson Cooper is a very contemporary choice for this particular revival.
ReplyDeleteI love the Anderson Cooper choice - cool way to update it. Can't wait to see if Radcliffe can pull off a non-Harry role (i missed him in Equus, I know people liked him in it, but curious to see him play more of a regular guy in H2$ anyway...)
ReplyDeleteIn other Broadway casting news that affects me personally (since I'm flying across the continent to see it), it appears that the role of Joanne in the NPH / NY Philharmonic "Company" will be played by none other than Patti LuPone. Which is awesome.
ReplyDeleteI'm not surprised Patti is playing Joanne. She sang "Ladies Who Lunch" for the Sondheim bday concert.
ReplyDeleteAnd it was fabulous. Fab-u-lous.
ReplyDeleteI am absolutely loving "Finishing the Hat," by the way. So much interesting insight (and good dish!).