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re: But why no musicals after she became famous... until recently?

Posted by:	AlanScott 02:34 am EST 11/22/14
In reply to:	But why no musicals after she became famous... until recently? - GrumpyMorningBoy 02:21 am EST 11/22/14

I remember a rumor that they approached her to replace Peters in the original production of Into the Woods, hoping that she might be willing to jump in for a short run. But it was just a rumor, might not have been true. Actually, I'm not even positive it was a rumor. I think I may have simply thought at the time that it would have been a good idea, and later got confused and thought it was a rumor that I really heard. But the simple fact is that once she became a movie star, she did very little stage work. And when she did do it, it was always for short runs. She was not willing to commit to a long run. So even if you wanted her to star in a musical you were writing or producing, and even if she was actually interested, it would have been a bad idea financially to cast her if she was only willing to do a very short run. And when she occasionally did venture back onstage, it was to the Delacorte for Chekhov (directed by Mr. Nichols) and Brecht. And for most of the period during which she has been a star, there haven't exactly been a whole lot of movie musicals.

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