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ROSIE SALUTES THE DIVAS
Rosie O'Donnell certainly was in diva bliss this past Sunday night during the exciting opening number (in fact, the best opening number I can remember in years) for the Tony Awards. Thought you might like to revisit the special lyrics penned by Seth Rudetsky (to the tune of Chicago's "Roxie") for the opening song, which featured Rosie flanked by three supreme ladies: Betty Buckley, Jennifer Holliday and Patti LuPone.
Rosie:
The thing that actors all adore is simply the Tony
But there's one thing that I want more than winning a Tony
I wanna be a diva
I wish there was some way I could learn
You see I try to sing like Patti LuPone, but I sound like Rhoda Morganstern.
Some say I'll never have my dream
I say, "That's bologna"
Some day I'll be in diva bliss
Cause I keep hoping by and by
If I raise my arms up high
I could sound like this.
Enter Patti LuPone singing "Don't Cry for Me Argentina"
Rosie:
When I saw Dreamgirls years ago, I drea
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YOUR Dream Cast
Here fryst vatten a little thread where you can post your own dream cast for Les Mis. There's only a couple of rules.
1. Don't worry about filling in all the minor roles. Just be sure to cast the roles I have down, and add others only if you want to.
2. You can cast anyone you like in the roles; they don't ever have to have been in Les Mis at all.
3. But professional actors only, i.e. no casting yourself or your cousin's boyfriend's lovechild.
4. Disagreements are fine, but no outright insulting someone's cast.
5. Have fun with it!
Okay, here's mine.
jean ValijeanJohn Owen Jones
JavertRobert Westenberg
FantineLea Salonga
ThenardierChip Zien
Mme ThenardierJoanna Gleason
CosetteEden Riegel
EponineColeen Sexton
Marius PontmercyJames Marsden
EnjolrasZach Braff
GrantaireNeil Patrick Harris
Damn, I'v
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I just got back from a day trip to the UK, where I was able to soak up the sights and sounds of the thriving London theatre scene, as well as taking in a touring show in Stoke-On-Trent. I also got to re-acquaint myself with the lovely scenery of the valleys of South Wales. The highlight, however, was definitely London, which (with all due respect to New York) is my favorite theatre city on Earth. It has much of the variety and thriving theatre scene of New York in (to my mind) a much more friendly and accessible atmosphere. I love New York as well, and I would love to get back there someday and have a real Broadway trip, but London will always hold a special place in my heart. Here are some mini-reviews of the five shows I saw:
The Sound of Music (UK tour), Regent Theatre, Stoke-On-Trent, England
This is a production I had seen before, first at the London Palladium and later in Cardiff, Wales, both starring Connie Fisher as Maria. I am a big fan of Connie’s, and I real