All valid.
Just to be clear these were not people I thought all would be the right fit or an obvious fit, just people who might have been an interesting fit or more importantly a draw. And also regardless of if they'd have said yes. I've worked for producers, in film tv and broadway, I've seen lists of people they'd consider for star casting... most of the names are a mix of mildly to wildly inappropriate for the role and/or completely unrealistic for being available or interested, forget about finding a financial arrangement they'd be into and the show could make work. I'm wondering if they had this kind of list for this show, or spoke to anyone (who didn't end up playing Lovett in the production) about replacing... even if they were never going to say yes or would have been a bad fit.
And much it was guessing. For example, you'd know better about Carol Kane's draw at the time, for example, I'm going off her recent Oscar nom, and thinking she might have been an interesting casting. And Hawn I don't think is a good fit for it, MacLaine either, I just know they are name stars who sing and like musicals. |
