Brilliant Missed Casting Opportunities

[CarlosAlberto]

Piet Arion as Fantine in Les Miz

[SondheimFan5]

Hal Prince wanted Jack Cassidy to replace John McMartin as Ben out-of-town in the original Follies. (Sondheim wanted McMartin).

[random person 112]

Patsy Cline as Nelly Forbush in South Pacific.
Patsy Cline as Julie in Show Boat. (she was going to record Can't help lovin' dat man for her next album.)
Patsy was thinking about recording an album of show tunes and standards before she died and it's just terrible that she didn't get the chance.

[darquegk]

Tim Curry as Pilate in Superstar
David Bowie as Javert opposite Freddie Mercury as Valjean in concert

[backwoodsbarbie]

Sherie and Norbert- The Baker and his wife (could still happen)

[Brave Sir Robin2]

^ that's perfect.

Also, Patti as Lucy and Victoria Clark as Emma in Jekyll and Hyde

[backwoodsbarbie]

Victoria Clark as Maria, Anna, or any R&H leading lady.
Donna Murphy as Dot/Marie
Brian Stokes Mitchell as Che

[darquegk]

I can't stop thinking about a hypothetical 1987 "concept album" treatment of Les Mis.

Jean Valjean- Freddie Mercury
Inspector Javert- David Bowie
Fantine- Linda Ronstadt
Thenardier- Alice Cooper
Marius- Rex Smith
Cosette- Kylie Minogue
Eponine- Cyndi Lauper
Enjolras- Billy Idol
Bishop- Paul McCartney

[random person 112]

Shirley Maclaine as Mame in the stage play or musical.

[Wishing Only Wounds]

Stephanie J. Block as Mary Poppins