Wednesday, June 22, 2016

What should our friends play?

Hi, guys! So, I was reading a Playbill article titled "11 Roles These Broadway Stars Never Played But Should" -- which you can read here -- and I decided to take a riff off of this article and ask kids (and one adult!) around the Valley to give me roles their friends haven't played but should! Here are their responses:

Jackie Brecker
Haley Johnson- Belle in Beauty and the Beast
Harley Barton- Penny Pingleton in Hairspray
Mackenna Goodrich- Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd
Jessie Jo Pauley- Eliza Schuyler in Hamilton
Miranda Smith- Mary Poppins in Mary Poppins

India Chudnow
Lydia McCloskey - Jerusha from Daddy Long Legs
Ethan Shanker - Jack from Newsies

Bryce Dilullo
India Chudnow - Grandma Ida from First Date
Carter Palumbo - the entire cast of The Producers

Anson Romney
Jessica Sinodis- The Drowsy Chaperone in The Drowsy Chaperone
Kale Burr- A Prince in Into the Woods
Sarah Davidson- Fiona in Shrek the Musical
Joey Grado- The Dentist in Little Shop of Horrors
Sam Primack- Pippin in Pippin 
Jessie Jo Pauley- Millie in Throughly Modern Millie

Dale Mortensen
Anson Romney as Aladdin in Aladdin
Jessie Jo Pauley as Fantine in Les Miserables

Hank Woods
Jessica Sinodis as Madame Thenardier in Les Miserables

Nicholas Hambruch
Nathan Sheppard - Pippin in Pippin
Alex Martinez- Czolgosz in Assassins
Adam Bei- Frank Abagnale Jr. in Catch Me If You Can
Cami Benton - Fantine in Les Miserables
Jessie Jo Pauley - any lead in a R&H show
Kale Burr- Raoul in Phantom of the Opera

Sarah Pansing
Sam Primack as Jamie in The Last 5 Years 
Carly Grossman as Fiona in Shrek
Vincent Pugliese as Fiyero in Wicked 
Julian Mendoza as Phantom in Phantom of the Opera
Brandon Reyes as Usnavi in In the Heights
Noa Gauthier as Alice in Wonderland 
Ethan Shanker as Elder McKinley in Book of Mormon

Grace Napoletano
Casey Likes - Evan in 13

Connor Baker
Payton Bioletto as Leading Player in Pippin
Adam Hays as Jason in Bare
Sam Primack as Rum Tum Tugger in Cats

Julian Mendoza
Vincent Pugliese as Gabe in next to normal
Sarah Pansing as Belle in Beauty and the Beast

Jessica Sinodis
Grace Lisicki as Veronica Sawyer in Heathers
Grace Lisicki as Natalie in Next to Normal

Jasmine Bassham
Sarah Pansing - Christine in Phantom of the Opera
Addison Bowman - Heather Chandler in Heathers

Linda Pauley
The Last 5 Years
Catherine: Brittney Peters
Jamie: Adam Bei
Next to Normal
Diana: Kelli James
Natalie: Jessie Jo
(They've wanted to do this show together for years......teacher and student playing mother and daughter.)
In The Heights
Nina: Zoe Zamora
Oklahoma
Curly: Kale Burr
Les Miserables
Jean Valjean:  Danny Blankenmeier
Cosette: Benny Cowan
Eponine: Sarah Scroggins
Phantom of the Opera
Phantom: Nicholas Hambruch
Christine: Jessie Jo Pauley

Joey Grado
Dale Mortensen as Patrick Bateman in American Psycho

Mackenna Goodrich
Vincent Pugliese as Frank Abagnale Jr. in Catch Me If You Can
Rebecca Galcik as Heather Chandler in Heathers
Gabi Giusti as Muzzy in Thoroughly Modern Millie

Devon Policci
Joey Grado as Lefou in Beauty and the Beast

Summer Farnsworth
Sarah Davidson- Fiona (Shrek)
Meg Farnsworth- Sally Brown (You're a Good Man Charlie Brown)
Jessie Jo Pauley- Sibella (Gentlemans Guide to Love and Murder)
Jackie Brecker- Natalie (Next to Normal)
Jessica Sinodis- Lauren (Kinky Boots)
Anson Romney- Aladdin (Aladdin)
Miranda Smith- Ado Annie (Oklahoma!)
Mackenna Goodrich- Mrs. Lovett (Sweeney Todd)

Thank you to everyone who sent me in your thoughts!


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