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Posted by Rob 2012-06-29 13:38:31
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Posted by Wynbish 2012-06-29 13:41:03
Let the bankable-name vs. Broadway-talent discussion begin!
I think that Nice Work should be losing a leading lady.
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Posted by TalkinLoud 2012-06-29 13:44:09
Laura Benanti please.
(Go On tie in on NBC?)
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Posted by Phyllis Rogers Stone 2012-06-29 13:50:24
Neat.
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Posted by rjm516 2012-06-29 13:55:27
Let's cross our fingers that this is actually good. Also add another to the Kelli O'Hara votes.
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Posted by dreaming 2012-06-29 14:02:05
Laura Osnes may get it-she did play the role at that Carnegie Hall benefit.
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Posted by madbrian 2012-06-29 14:10:06
I hope it can be appreciated for what it is, because whatever it is will pale in comparison to the movie. I'd like to see them go younger than O'Hara; I don't think I'd buy her as a novice. Maybe Laura Osnes? Nathan Fillion as Captain von Trapp?
Also, since they say the singing will be live, any 'bankable name' will have to be able to deliver.
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Posted by ucjrdude902 2012-06-29 14:12:03
I like the Nathan Fillion idea
what about Gwenyth Paltrow? Just a random idea that came to my mind.
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Posted by PalJoey 2012-06-29 14:13:00
I was never a Laura Osnes fan until the Carnegie Hall benefit. Now I adore her and would be excited to see her in this TV production.
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Posted by madbrian 2012-06-29 14:15:43
Maybe Katherine Jenkins (the operatic Brit singer from last DWTS season) as Maria?
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Posted by dreaming 2012-06-29 14:15:45
PalJoey-I have a feeling she's going to get it. She she did the Carnegie Hall event and will be Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, I think she's really a good choice.
They can cast bigger names as the Captain and Elsa, since they are less vocally challenging. But, for Maria you need someone who can sing.
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Posted by ucjrdude902 2012-06-29 14:17:02
That's true. I like the concept of the Captain is a star and Maria is "Introducing ______ as Maria".
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Posted by finebydesign 2012-06-29 14:18:30
This casting process and televised version would have made a way better premise for Smash.
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Posted by madbrian 2012-06-29 14:21:08
I know she was just on Broadway as a nun, but I'd like to see Victoria Clark as Mother Abbess. And if they don't decide to use a name as Elsa, maybe Jan Maxwell?
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Posted by degrassifan 2012-06-29 14:21:13
This is exciting news!!
No offense, but Laura Benanti is kind of old (yea, I know that Mary Martin was pushing 50). Maria is supposed to be between 20 and 22. This is what I think:
Maria- Sierra Boggess, Laura Osnes, Connie Fisher, Ashley Brown
Captain- John Barrowman or James Marsden
Elsa- Laura Benanti or Kelli O'Hara
Max- Chris Sieber
Mother Abbess- Rebecca Luker
Just throwing out suggestions. I've never done one of these casting things. Haha.
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Posted by Playbilly 2012-06-29 14:21:24
Sound like a desperate attempt by a network in the toilet, but, man, I hope it work.
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Posted by jmacisawesome 2012-06-29 14:23:13
Aren't these the guys who produce Smash? Could we see McPhee or Hilty as Maria?
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Posted by supportivemom 2012-06-29 14:26:30
Wow! I love the movie and love the story of SOM! There are so many uber talented women out there right now and I'm sure they will choose the right people for the leads. Kelli came to my head first but I would be happy with any of the afore mentioned names.
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Posted by rjm516 2012-06-29 14:26:54
Well then we'd be seeing McPhee AND Hilty as Maria, with them switching a few times in between and throwing off the show.
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Posted by Wynbish 2012-06-29 14:28:16
Let's keep in mind that the Captain has an oldest child who is 16, going on 17.
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Posted by South Fl Marc 2012-06-29 14:28:35
Aren't these the same idiots who cast Matthew Broderick in "The Music Man"?
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Posted by E.Davis 2012-06-29 14:28:52
Ashely Brown is only three years younger than Benanti.
Well if they were going to do an NBC tie in, did't Laura win Grease on NBC?
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Posted by degrassifan 2012-06-29 14:30:59
"Let's keep in mind that the Captain has an oldest child who is 16, going on 17."
Christopher Plummer was 34 when he played the role, even though the Captain is supposed to be 40-45. The real Captain and Maria were 47 and 22 respectively when they married.
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Posted by dreaming 2012-06-29 14:34:00
I think they might tap Smash for some of these roles. How about Brian D'Arcy James as the Captain??? Debra Messing as Elsa? And Christian Borle as Max? Don't know who they want as the Mother Abbess (I know who I want, that's for sure. In a perfect world, Julie Andrews would still be able to sing and to do that role. How about Marni Nixon? Can she still sing that song???)
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Posted by Wynbish 2012-06-29 14:36:01
If they look at opera singers for Mother Abbess, I vote Renee Fleming.
Never can tell with them Hollywood folks. Someone cast Jessica Biel as Sarah Brown for the Hollywood Bowl.
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Posted by beautywickedlover 2012-06-29 14:42:03
This should be interesting. I am looking forward to this.
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Posted by degrassifan 2012-06-29 14:51:13
"Ashely Brown is only three years younger than Benanti."
Oops! I still think we're in 2006 and Mary Poppins just came out. Lol.
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Posted by Jordan Catalano 2012-06-29 14:52:06
It's obviously going to be the eternally 20 year old Cheno.
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Posted by JohnyBroadway 2012-06-29 14:58:32
This is very exciting news. I this happens sooner than later. Zadan and Meron have announced projects that never happened ( Peter Pan) but I've never been disappointed by them. Osnes should play Maria and I hope they keep the song " how can love survive"
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Posted by Gothampc 2012-06-29 15:18:23
I wonder if it will be performed on a stage like a Live From Lincoln Center performance or will they use studios like they did with the 50s musicals?
Either way, I'm boycotting if they include that god-awful song "I Must Have Done Something Good"
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Posted by Gothampc 2012-06-29 15:22:38
"what about Gwenyth Paltrow?"
I'd like to see her as Elsa. But I don't want them to cut Elsa's song because it's such a great song.
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Posted by E.Davis 2012-06-29 15:23:21
But Brown nor Benanti look 30. So they could play younger.
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Posted by madbrian 2012-06-29 15:30:48
"I wonder if it will be performed on a stage like a Live From Lincoln Center performance or will they use studios like they did with the 50s musicals?"
I really hope for the latter.
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Posted by best12bars 2012-06-29 15:45:08
I really love the idea of a live broadcast of the full stage show.
As far as casting, I also love the idea of the Captain being established and Maria being "introduced" at least to TV audiences. Osnes would be great! If they could get a film star for the Captain, that would be great, too. My go-to choice of late is Robert Downey, Jr. But I could also see someone like Jude Law (with graying temples ala Christopher Plummer).
As far as the Baroness, as previously suggested and if she'd do it, I think Gwyneth Paltrow would be wonderful.
And Goth, it doesn't sound like they're cutting any of the stage show songs. That's what will separate this from the film adaptation---a chance to see a Broadway-caliber production as originally written.
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Posted by CATSNYrevival 2012-06-29 15:45:56
This is pretty exciting. It could end up being really beautiful and special like the televised musicals from the 50s, or it could end up being a complete disaster. I guess we'll see what happens live. 
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Posted by best12bars 2012-06-29 15:49:32
I like the idea of TV sets rather than a proscenium stage. I hope they go that direction, too, so it isn't so much like a "Live from Lincoln Center" on network television.
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Posted by JohnyBroadway 2012-06-29 15:55:57
From reading the article it like there going in the direction.
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Posted by degrassifan 2012-06-29 16:00:50
So, does it mean they will be filming in Salzburg? I was imagining this happening on stage.
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Posted by a-mad 2012-06-29 16:01:09
I sure hope it is a soundstage... although pulling it off live, with all the stuff in SoM that is location-oriented, etc. is going to be tricky.
Am I going to get flamed for suggesting Sutton for Maria? She's becoming a big enough name off the stage that it might give the production some mojo. I also like Sierra Boggess, and thought the poster that mentioned Katharine Jenkins is on to something... although I worry she'd be too operatic.
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Posted by madbrian 2012-06-29 16:01:50
Maybe Eric McCormack as the Captain?
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Posted by broadway_show_fan 2012-06-29 16:01:50
After seeing Osnes in her Cafe Carlyle show last night, I whole-heartedly vote for her as Maria. She truly seems like "Broadway's American Sweetheart" and would do so wonderfully in this role.
I'd love for them to cast someone from the Broadway side for the Captain, but perhaps someone who has some TV credibility, like Brian d'Arcy James. I wonder if NBC would like to use him after his "Smash" appearances.
You could easily cast "famous" people as Max and/or Elsa.
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Posted by Wynbish 2012-06-29 16:03:43
It could be like when Alec Baldwin was in South Pacific, but not as Emile.
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Posted by madbrian 2012-06-29 16:04:36
Peter Gallagher as the Captain?
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Posted by Wynbish 2012-06-29 16:05:33
Gallagher is in Covert Affairs on USA, in the same family as NBC.
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Posted by givesmevoice 2012-06-29 16:08:56
They're probably already trying to get Amanda Seyfried signed on.
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Posted by followspot 2012-06-29 16:22:21
Keeping it in the NBC family:
Maria Tina Fey
VonTrapp Alec Baldwin
Elsa Jane Krakowski
Max Bill Hader
Liesl Amy Poehler
Rolf Rainn Wilson
Gretl Fred Armisen
Mother Abbess Christina Aguilera
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Posted by henrikegerman 2012-06-29 16:23:58
"And if they don't decide to use a name as Elsa, maybe Jan Maxwell?"
Not sure if you know this, but Maxwell played Elsa in the last Broadway revival.
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Posted by Baby Jack 2012-06-29 16:25:15
Sierra is performing some Sound of Music in the new Rodgers and Hammersteins album. Maybe that's some foreshadowing.
http://broadwayworld.com/article/Sierra-Boggess-Lends-Voice-to-Rodgers-Hammersteins-AT-THE-MOVIES-CD-20120629
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Posted by adamgreer 2012-06-29 16:35:40
Given the various connections, I would expect Maria to be either Megan Hilty or Katherine McPhee.
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Posted by Gothampc 2012-06-29 16:46:50
I doubt he would do it, but Ladies and Gentlemen, here is your Captain von Trapp.
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Posted by darquegk 2012-06-29 16:47:20
I wonder if it will be the original, licensed version, the recent revival edition, or a new stage/film amalgamation?
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Posted by peachesr82 2012-06-29 16:51:47
I think it's a great idea, if it's done well. My vote would be for Osnes. There's plenty of room to cast well known names around her, even a role like Rolfe. I can't, off the top of my head, think of anyone I'd jump at to play the Captain. Why not just throw Hugh Jackman in there, he seems capable of pretty much anything these days. Or Patrick Wilson. They have both sung R&H scores before.
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Posted by Gothampc 2012-06-29 17:03:00
My cast:
Maria - ? maybe an unknown
Captain von Trapp - Daniel Craig
Mother Abbess - Victoria Clark
Elsa - Gywneth Paltrow
Max - Paul Giamatti
Liesl - Mia Wasikowska
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Posted by gabrieljwickedone 2012-06-29 17:05:41
Laura Osnes for Maria!
First, like said before, She played the role at Carnegie Hall
And If we're talking NBC tie ins...
"You're the One that I Want" obviously,
and she was in the top 3 to play Karen on Smash.
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Posted by ucjrdude902 2012-06-29 17:13:54
With all this theatre love from NBC can we just go ahead and move the Tonys to NBC, back to Radio City and have Jimmy Fallon as the host?
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Posted by ray-andallthatjazz86 2012-06-29 17:42:50
Wouldn't mind seeing Osnes as Maria, but also wouldn't mind seeing someone like Amy Adams (much older but she'd be great).
I love the idea of Jane Krakowski as the Baroness, but if they're going for a film star, I agree that Gwyneth Paltrow is an excellent choice. I'm okay with them using some NBC talent, just keep Lauren Graham as far away from this as possible.
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Posted by JohnyBroadway 2012-06-29 17:54:22
What about Daniel Radcliff as Rolf?
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Posted by Phyllis Rogers Stone 2012-06-29 18:11:33
Discounting the fact that he's too big a star for the role, he doesn't really scream Aryan Ideal in looks.
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Posted by degrassifan 2012-06-29 18:18:57
Watch Lea Michele play Liesl. Hahaha.
Anyway, I can see every song being done inside or on an outside soundstage except for The Sound of Music and maybe I Have Confidence if they decide to include it, but I don't see how it's possible to do the title song while filming live without the Alps in the background.
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Posted by Phyllis Rogers Stone 2012-06-29 18:43:53
Have you ever seen the play?
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Posted by Will42 2012-06-29 18:46:37
Angela Lansbury would be an AMAZING Mother Abbess!
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Posted by Phyllis Rogers Stone 2012-06-29 18:47:16
Can she sing it?
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Posted by andi1235 2012-06-29 18:48:49
Daniel Craig is BRILLIANT casting. Hope someone is reading this thread!!
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Posted by AEA AGMA SM 2012-06-29 19:04:38
"Can she sing it?"
Much as I lover her I would be very surprised if Angela Lansbury had the vocal range and power required for "Climb Every Mountain."
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Posted by degrassifan 2012-06-29 19:17:43
Yea, I've seen the play and read the libretto. I know Maria is supposed to be up on a tree during the title number, but the Alps are still behind her nonetheless. The only other songs done outside are Sixteen Going On Seventeen, How Can Love Survive, The Sound of Music reprise, No Way To Stop It, An Ordinary Couple, and the finale. I guess I still don't fully understand what the producers are going for here when they say it'll be live, and some here are saying it wouldn't be on stage, so I'm having trouble picturing it in my head, but I'm excited nonetheless.
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Posted by Phyllis Rogers Stone 2012-06-29 19:20:46
They're talking the difference between it being performed on a theatere stage in front of an audience or on a soundstage without one.
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Posted by DAME 2012-06-29 19:22:01
I just don't get the point.
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Posted by JohnyBroadway 2012-06-29 19:27:49
They're doing it like the first two productions of Peter Pan and RNHs Cinderella.
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Posted by gabrieljwickedone 2012-06-29 19:35:36
Maybe Brooke Shields will reprise the role of Elsa.
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Posted by degrassifan 2012-06-29 19:36:40
I can see it on a theater stage with an audience and on a soundstage if it wasn't live (like the last two versions of Cinderella). I guess I'm just having trouble picturing how a scene like the title number or I Have Confidence (if they include it, which is possible) would look like on a soundstage without looking fake or cheap.
Or, will it look like a theater stage set but filmed on a soundstage? Ahhh, I think I'm just confusing myself. If anyone has an example of a visual aid, I would greatly appreciate it.
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Posted by JohnyBroadway 2012-06-29 19:44:12
Just think of Saturday Night Live or the live eps. Of 30 rock.
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Posted by degrassifan 2012-06-29 20:00:12
Ok, I think I get it now. I was actually imagining Maria being physically outside in a meadow with the Alps behind her, but now I see that she will be on a meadow set design but built inside. Right...?
Thanks to those who tried to explain it to me!
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Posted by madbrian 2012-06-29 20:14:34
Anne Hathaway as Maria?
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Posted by GavestonPS 2012-06-29 20:37:21
I understand the emphasis on "live" with SOM as a means of explaining why scenes don't take place in Alpine meadows.
But on the whole, am I the only one who couldn't care less whether a TV show is "live" or not? It's still coming to me through various pieces of electronic equipment. And either they'll flub their lines or they won't--either way, I've seen it before.
I was actually excited years ago when ER announced their live episode. I wrongly assumed they would write the episode as if it were a one-hour theater play, with set changes only during commercial breaks. That promised to be interesting. But instead they merely wrote a regularly episode and ran from shot to shot. :yawn: What difference does it make to me how much running they do off-camera?
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Posted by rosscoe(au) 2012-06-30 01:19:20
Nathan Lane as Maria would be perfect.
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Posted by bobs3 2012-06-30 01:24:02
Anne Hathaway seem to be a more likely choice for Maria than some of the actors mentioned on this board. There is no way NBC is going to spend several million dollars on a live broadcast without a NAME in the lead.
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Posted by jimmycurry01 2012-06-30 02:33:18
bob3 for this, it could be a bit different. They need someone who is going to nail every scene in one take, because that is all they get, one take. That suggests a lot more Broadway talent like the live musicals of decades past. Hathaway is good, she can really sing, but we have only seen her do a number at a time. This is live, from beginning to end, we need someone who is used to doing that and able to deliver. NBC doesn't want to waste a million bucks or more on a crap shoot. They need to know that the production will turn out as close to flawless as possible. You will only get that from folks who are used to doing eight shows a week in a live setting.
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Posted by bobs3 2012-06-30 02:41:30
jimmycurry01, imagine yourself as a sales executive at NBC and TRY SELLING THAT COMMENT TO POTENTIAL ADVERTISERS!
NBC is 99% more likely to cast Adele as Maria than they are Laura Osnes.
This isn't HBO or PBS, it is commercial television. It doesn't matter what NBC wants, it is about what the advertisers are willing to pay top dollar for (and if you think otherwise you are very naive about the relationship between commercial television and the advertising business).
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Posted by loliveve 2012-06-30 02:55:29
I agree, Daniel Craig would be pretty amazing as the Captain!!
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Posted by bobs3 2012-06-30 02:57:45
By the way, Michael Fassbender would make a great Captain Von Trapp and I like the idea of Gwyneth Paltrow as the Baroness.
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Posted by ray-andallthatjazz86 2012-06-30 03:07:20
I'd so be in if this featured Anne Hathaway as Maria, Michael Fassbender as the Captain and Paltrow as the Baroness, that'd make this quite an event! What a cast.
Anne Hathaway did CARNIVAL at Encores! and got raves (including a love letter from the Times), not to mention her other musical theatre roles at places like Papermill. She definitely has the theatre background, she has the Julie Andrews connection with PRINCESS' DIARIES, she'd bring in audiences, and she'd be a knockout in the part.
How about Sarah Hyland as Liesl?
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Posted by degrassifan 2012-06-30 04:05:18
My earlier cast was when I thought this would be a filmed stage production, but now that I sort of understand what's going on here, then I realize that they indeed need bigger names. I would now say:
Maria: Anne Hathaway, Mandy Moore, Amy Adams (although she's pushing 40)
Captain: Hugh Jackman, James Marsden
Elsa: Gywneth Paltrow, Brooke Shields
Max: Victor Garber? David Hyde Pierce?
Mother Abbess: I honestly have no idea.
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Posted by peachesr82 2012-06-30 04:28:04
Can we keep Paltrow as far away from any of this as possible? I don't get why people would want her even for a small role, she's hideous.
I could see Anne Hathaway, I still say Jackman or Patrick Wilson for the Captain.
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Posted by jo 2012-06-30 05:22:18
Before Connie Fisher was given the role, via a TV talent casting contest, Andrew Lloyd Webber was supposed to have offered the role of Maria for its revival in London to Scarlett Johansson! Presumably she can sing and has that spunky freshness of the character.
Maria - Scarlett Johansson
Capt. Von Trapp - Hugh Jackman
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Posted by beagle 2012-06-30 05:44:43
This is network TV. I don't think big movie star names are very likely--at least not a cast full of them. I think the "names" in this production will most likely be TV stars, and very possibly from NBC shows. I also don't think you can count out Laura Osnes. She started out on an NBC talent show, and if there are enough recognizable people around her, I think it's possible. Otherwise they could go with Katharine McPhee (although I would prefer Osnes).
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Posted by Will42 2012-06-30 09:38:47
To be perfectly honest, I can't answer that.
We all know that in her days she has brilliantly performed even more challenging numbers in Mame, Dear World and Sweeney Todd, but lately I only heard her singing Liaisons, Beauty and the Beast, and Not While I'm Around, which are not as challenging vocally.
Still, to my mind she'll be great in the role. We haven't seen her on TV in ages and that could be the perfect opportunity.
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Posted by madbrian 2012-06-30 09:42:42
If they can't get a name like Paltrow for Elsa, I'd love to see Rachel York in that role. Maybe David Hyde Pierce as Max?
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Posted by JohnyBroadway 2012-06-30 11:42:08
I hope this will be casted like Zadan and Merons past Television musicals (with the exception that it's live) which had a fabulous variety Broadway/Film/Television stars mostly Broadway talent. And with this being Live I think they'll get as much Broadway talent as they can get. If it's anything like they did Annie then it will be one stellar production.
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Posted by random person 112 2012-06-30 19:26:18
bobs the sound of music is possibly the best known and most loved musical of all time. Whenever a network shows it around the holidays good ratings are practically guaranteed. So i would say it probably wouldn't make much difference in ratings if they cast Ann Hathaway, Megan Hilty, Laura Benanti, or Amy Adams. People love this show it's a guaranteed sell no matter who plays Maria. Does that mean we'll have an all no name cast. Of course not, but to think Maria has to a star is just wrong.
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Posted by jimmycurry01 2012-07-01 00:29:40
Well bobs3, we can take a look at some of their most recent work. Smash has Angelica Houston who is a star but hasn't done much in years and Debra Messing. The rest of the cast is rounded out by Broadway performers. The Music Man remake was pretty much all Broadway performers. Annie, aside from Kathy Bates was pretty much all Broadway performers. They were able to sell all of those with casts that were very Broadway, and they were able to do multiple takes and didn't have to sing live.
I would imagine it is EXACTLY that comment that is being sold to potential advertisers. Real talent,one take, all live, and with a title that will sell itself.
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Posted by hmpeterson 2012-07-02 18:29:41
You know how they sell this to advertisers...you are doing a live broadcast of THE SOUND OF MUSIC!!!!! It's one of the most, if not THE most, recognized musicals of all time.
You don't need a name for Maria, you need a talent. I completely agree with casting a "name" Captain von Trapp and some of the other parts as "names" and doing "Introducing as Maria....Laura Osnes." How can anyone think it wouldn't work. It's The Sound of Music!
I'm also for Osnes as Maria and Victoria Clark as the Mother Abbess. Thinking of her singing Climb Evr'y Mountain is already bringing goose bumps to my arms!
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Posted by Broadwayhunk 2012-07-02 18:45:39
sorry, but it will be TV stars. Think Glee set in the Austrian Alps.
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Posted by ray-andallthatjazz86 2012-07-02 20:03:23
sorry, but it will be TV stars. Think Glee set in the Austrian Alps
That made me think of the awful thought of Lea Michele as Maria, what a disaster that would be.
I really hope Katharine MacPhee is not picked to play Maria, I wouldn't mind seeing other TV stars like Megan Mullally or Lisa Kudrow as the Baroness, David Hyde Pierce or Joel McHale as the uncle, Christopher Meloni as the Captain and Osnes as Maria
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Posted by givesmevoice 2012-07-03 02:27:15
I am so intrigued by the idea of Lisa Kudrow as Elsa right now.
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Posted by random person 112 2012-07-03 10:42:52
I also think it's safe to say McPhee won't be playing Maria. All the critics pointed out she was one of smashs biggest problems, and many of the shows fans don't even like her. I would say if we were to get a smash cast member as Maria it would be Hilty.
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Posted by Wynbish 2012-07-03 10:46:53
Emmy Rossum?
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Posted by Gothampc 2012-07-03 10:47:25
"I am so intrigued by the idea of Lisa Kudrow as Elsa right now."
I think she would need a bit of work. Her voice isn't quite cultivated enough to play Elsa. She lacks gravitas for the role, even though I think she is a brilliant actress.
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Posted by madbrian 2012-07-03 10:49:59
At the risk of agreeing with Goth, his assessment of Kudrow as Elsa does not seem to be completely incorrect.
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Posted by random person 112 2012-07-03 10:55:43
Both of you must have missed Kudrows latest show Web Therapy.
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Posted by Gothampc 2012-07-03 11:04:50
Elsa needs a bit of icy-ness. She is one of the antagonists in the show, but must never come across as an antagonist. The role needs to put across a lot and doesn't have much to work with.
I think Kudrow is a brilliant actress, but there are actresses closer in type to what's needed and I imagine the ramp up time for this show will be very tight.
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Posted by random person 112 2012-07-03 11:08:28
Exactly, in Web Therapy if i had to use one word to describe her character it would be icy. I would say Elsa would be a walk in the park for her, and Web Therapy is exactly why.
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Posted by ray-andallthatjazz86 2012-07-03 15:45:55
Also watch Kudrow's performance in THE OTHER WOMAN, I think she'd be great in the role. What other NBC talent (I imagine the network won't be considering people from other networks) would be right for the role? Jane Krakowski is the other person that comes to mind, but I wonder if she can pull off the icy part.
How do people feel about Hilty as Maria? I feel like she doesn't have the ingenue quality of the role, but I wonder how others feel about it.
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Posted by random person 112 2012-07-03 16:18:47
If you mean the naivete and nervousness when you say ingenue quality i would say take a look at how she played Glinda. She's also wonderful around children, so that's for sure a plus. I predict a very warm yet assertive Maria.
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Posted by Playbilly 2012-07-03 21:04:37
This seems such an odd, odd project, even for a network as desperate as NBC. I can't imagine it would not be difficult to get a big star to a) take the risk of playing such iconic roles b) doing it live. It'll take a whole night of prime. And, man the commercials are going to throw off the flow. And, will it be done in front of an audience?
Remember that horrible On Golden Pond with Andrews and Plummer?
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Posted by beautywickedlover 2012-11-20 19:19:55
The show might air Christmas 2013 and Zadan and Meron are very close to finding their Maria. I'm guessing they might be casting an unknown to the television & film world.
ETA: I corrected what I meant by an unknown.
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Posted by HumATune 2012-11-20 21:27:15
I can actually see Hilty as the Baroness. We know she can play icy and she would be able to hit the high notes.
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Posted by CapnHook 2012-11-20 21:46:21
Casting an unknown? Doubt it (unless there is a casting reality series to go with it).
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Posted by nasty_khakis 2012-11-20 22:12:00
They can EASILY cast someone like Laura Osnes as Maria. The lead of Hairspray and Rock of Ages (I know, it flopped) were "unknowns" with celeb-packed supporting parts. Get Laura for Maria and Tina Fey for the Baroness, Alec Baldwin for Max, etc etc. Btw those weren't actual suggestions so much as "in the NBC family" gettable suggestions.
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Posted by SNAFU 2012-11-20 22:41:29
Hmmmmm wonder if they will air it from 8H at 30 Rock. I know there has been talk of doing live musical from there for a while. That is where 30 Rock goes to shoot their live broadcasts. It is set up for that because of SNL.
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Posted by ILOHTFAHA (Aida Man) 2012-11-20 23:46:33
If Sierra Boggess wasn't already committed to Prince of Braodway, she would be wonderful as Maria!
My Cast:
Maria-Joanna Garcia-Swisher (if she doesn't sing then maybe Katherine McPhee)
Captain von Trapp-Tony Goldwyn
Elsa-Brooke Sheilds
Max-Alec Baldwin
Lisel-Lucy Hale
Rolf-Darren Criss
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Posted by bobs3 2012-11-21 01:32:07
If this actually happens, and I don't think it will without a STAR attached, it will be done in Los Angeles. Much like the Stephen Frears/George Clooney live production of FAIL SAFE in 2000, they will need two sound stages (Fail Safe used Stage 15 and Stage 6 at Warner Bros. studio in Burbank) with lavish sets and multiple crews. Since 20th Century Fox still owns the film copyright one can assume it will be done at the Fox Studios in Century City. FAIL SAFE was a two hour (with commercials) production and was done live twice...once for the Eastern/Central time and once for Pacific/Mountain time. Since The Sound of Music will run 3 hours, the west coast feed will probably be prerecorded on tape (much like SNL).
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Posted by Timmer 2012-11-24 22:20:22
Will they be using the two songs Rodgers wrote for the movie?
