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| Posted by: BroadwayTonyJ 10:41 am EDT 07/09/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Bill Condon to direct “Guys and Dolls” film. - KingSpeed 02:50 am EDT 07/09/21 | |
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| How about Eddie Murphy as Nathan and Queen Latifah as Adelaide? | |
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| re: Bill Condon to direct “Guys and Dolls” film. | |
| Posted by: shocktheatre 04:52 pm EDT 07/09/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Bill Condon to direct “Guys and Dolls” film. - BroadwayTonyJ 10:41 am EDT 07/09/21 | |
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| Murphy is too old. Latifah would be good. | |
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| re: Bill Condon to direct “Guys and Dolls” film. | |
| Posted by: Michael_Portantiere 08:49 pm EDT 07/09/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Bill Condon to direct “Guys and Dolls” film. - shocktheatre 04:52 pm EDT 07/09/21 | |
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| Like any other actor, Queen Latifah is great when she's well cast, but she does have her limitations, and there's nothing in her resume to indicate that she could play the kind of comedy required for the role of Adelaide in GUYS AND DOLLS. A related issue is that the traditional way of playing that role -- as a sort of a ditzy chorine with a thick Noo Yawk accent -- is out of fashion today, so whoever is cast as Adelaide in a new movie version of GUYS AND DOLLS is going to have to come up with a plausible alternative. You know who I think did just that, based on her performance on the cast album? Norma Donaldson in the all-black Broadway GUYS AND DOLLS of the mid 1970s. |
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| re: Bill Condon to direct “Guys and Dolls” film. | |
| Posted by: shocktheatre 06:31 pm EDT 07/11/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Bill Condon to direct “Guys and Dolls” film. - Michael_Portantiere 08:49 pm EDT 07/09/21 | |
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| I would underestimate Queen Latifah at your peril. She has a track record in films and an Oscar nomination for a movie musical. She also can sing in a variety of formats. Do not be surprised if she is cast in this project. |
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| re: Bill Condon to direct “Guys and Dolls” film. | |
| Posted by: KingSpeed 04:38 am EDT 07/13/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Bill Condon to direct “Guys and Dolls” film. - shocktheatre 06:31 pm EDT 07/11/21 | |
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| As Nicely Nicely? | |
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| re: Bill Condon to direct “Guys and Dolls” film. | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 12:09 pm EDT 07/12/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Bill Condon to direct “Guys and Dolls” film. - shocktheatre 06:31 pm EDT 07/11/21 | |
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| Do not be surprised if she is cast in this project. Do you have an in on the casting? Out of plenty of actors who might be considered for the film, why are so SO SURE about her? Spill it... |
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| re: Bill Condon to direct “Guys and Dolls” film. | |
| Posted by: Michael_Portantiere 08:20 pm EDT 07/11/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Bill Condon to direct “Guys and Dolls” film. - shocktheatre 06:31 pm EDT 07/11/21 | |
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| I would underestimate Queen Latifah at your peril. She has a track record in films and an Oscar nomination for a movie musical. She also can sing in a variety of formats. At my peril?! That's rather an exaggeration, don't you think? I am aware of Queen Latifah's resume and her versatility, but again, as far as I know, nothing she has done so far indicates that she could play the kind of comedy or the kind of character required for Adelaide in GUYS AND DOLLS, even if we don't expect the new Adelaide to be much like the traditional ditzy blonde interpretation. Furthermore, though of course I don't know for sure, I can't imagine that she would WANT to play that kind of role. If anything, I would say Queen Latifah would be far better cast as Sarah. The only way in which she doesn't fit that role is the soprano singing, but obviously, that could be dealt with by lowering the keys. |
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| re: Bill Condon to direct “Guys and Dolls” film. | |
| Posted by: BroadwayTonyJ 09:39 pm EDT 07/11/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Bill Condon to direct “Guys and Dolls” film. - Michael_Portantiere 08:20 pm EDT 07/11/21 | |
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| What about Latifah as Nicely-Nicely Johnson? I would love to hear her sing "Fugue for Tinhorns", the title song, and "Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat". | |
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| re: Bill Condon to direct “Guys and Dolls” film. | |
| Posted by: Michael_Portantiere 10:39 am EDT 07/12/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Bill Condon to direct “Guys and Dolls” film. - BroadwayTonyJ 09:39 pm EDT 07/11/21 | |
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| I think Latifah could be good casting as Sarah, Arvide, or Nicely-Nicely -- or just about any role in the show EXCEPT Adelaide! | |
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| re: Bill Condon to direct “Guys and Dolls” film. | |
| Posted by: JereNYC (JereNYC@aol.com) 02:50 pm EDT 07/12/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Bill Condon to direct “Guys and Dolls” film. - Michael_Portantiere 10:39 am EDT 07/12/21 | |
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| Queen Latifah is in her early 50's now...I wonder if we should be thinking about her as General Cartwright, rather than as Sarah or Adelaide. I'm not sure either character works, if she's much north of 35. | |
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| re: Bill Condon to direct “Guys and Dolls” film. | |
| Posted by: BroadwayTonyJ 05:07 pm EDT 07/09/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Bill Condon to direct “Guys and Dolls” film. - shocktheatre 04:52 pm EDT 07/09/21 | |
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| Chris Redd seems right for Nathan, but might be too young opposite Latifah. | |
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| Elijah Kelley | |
| Posted by: shocktheatre 05:44 pm EDT 07/09/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Bill Condon to direct “Guys and Dolls” film. - BroadwayTonyJ 05:07 pm EDT 07/09/21 | |
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| What happened to him? He was superb in the 2007 "Hairspray". He'd be a great Nathan. | |
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