Stand back Madonna, here comes Idina ?
Stand back Madonna, here comes Idina ?
poodleboy
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#0Stand back Madonna, here comes Idina ?
Posted: 8/26/05 at 3:00pm
From What's on Stage:
"More names to add to the mix of casting possibilities for the 2006 West End revival of Evita (See The Goss, 16 Aug 2005). The Daily Mail reports that, over the coming weeks, several top contenders will be having private auditions with composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, whose Really Useful Group is also producing the musical. They include Idina Menzel, star of Broadway’s Rent and Wicked, who’s vying for the title part of Eva Peron, the Argentine actress who charmed and scratched her way up to share the power and the bed of her country's leader General Juan Peron".
Updated On: 8/26/05 at 03:00 PM
#1re: Stand back Madona, he comes Idina ?
Posted: 8/26/05 at 3:01pm
DID we need a new thread for this????
And, it's MadonNa.
#3re: Stand back Madona, he comes Idina ?
Posted: 8/26/05 at 3:03pmYes we DID need a thread on this, because we are bieng notified about new news.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 7/23/03
#4re: Stand back Madona, he comes Idina ?
Posted: 8/26/05 at 3:03pmJerby, no we didn't. And yet we have one. Hey ho.
Nothing precious, plain to see, don't make a fuss over me. Not loud, not soft, but somewhere inbetween. Say sorry, just let it be the word you mean.
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#5re: Stand back Madona, he comes Idina ?
Posted: 8/26/05 at 3:06pm
Good for her! She could always use a steady income!
Madonna is NEVER gonna do this! Why should she? Repeating oneself is only something BROADWAY people do!
Hello, Yul etc. etc - snuggle up to the cash register!
Idina would be great but you know who would be better!
CHRISTINA AUGELIRA!!!
#6re: Stand back Madona, he comes Idina ?
Posted: 8/26/05 at 3:08pmAlice Ripley was born to play this role.
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#7re: Stand back Madona, he comes Idina ?
Posted: 8/26/05 at 3:09pmI totally agree! So they are aiming for a limited run!???
#8re: Stand back Madona, he comes Idina ?
Posted: 8/26/05 at 3:30pm
Ooh, Idina screaming at the citizens of Argentina, with wild, crazy eyes! Sign me up!
Ugh, she's so WRONG for this.
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#9re: Stand back Madona, he comes Idina ?
Posted: 8/26/05 at 3:34pmIdina screaming in anything is just so wrong.
Hey Dottie!
Did your colleagues enjoy the cake even though your cat decided to sit on it? ~GuyfromGermany
#10re: Stand back Madona, he comes Idina ?
Posted: 8/26/05 at 3:41pmI Love Idina... but I really cant picture her as this role.
#11re: Stand back Madona, he comes Idina ?
Posted: 8/26/05 at 3:46pm
I think she could do it.
Don’t Scream for Me, Dear Idina
[Don’t Cry for Me, Argentina]
(Evita)
IDINA
It will be hard to understand
Why I do what I do
I must yell and scream
To pump up my show
But you must believe me
I do it for you,
For my teeny-boppers,
It is how I learned
And that’s all
For singing is all I have left
You have to accept
How I sing and act
For my popularity is high
I’m a wanted diva
So take me as I am
Be the life of the party
I’m with my husband in every show
This makes every woman jealous
That I have him
It’s me:
A white Jew from NY
CHORUS
Don’t scream for me, dear Idina
The truth is I can hear you fine
All the way in the back
In the balcony
I paid so much money
Don’t scream for me, honey
IDINA
Don’t worry now
For I am here
To save the show with my voice
It needs no music accompaniment
But that’s OK now
Sometimes I confuse
Belting with screaming
But I’m a star
So watch me
As I defy the rest of the cast
CHORUS
Don’t scream for me, dear Idina...
IDINA
So, I’ll scream for you, my audience
You deserve to hear me kick ass
It’s what I’ll give you
For paying money
To see me perform
And not the real show
And when I leave
You’ll pay 1 thousand bucks then
To see me off…
If I’m injured
Don’t be mad
Just buy the recording
And you can hear me scream
https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?boardname=off&thread=832114#1132524
#12re: Stand back Madona, he comes Idina ?
Posted: 8/26/05 at 3:58pm
i can hear it now.
iDiiiiiiiiiina, iDiiiiiiiiiina, iDiiiiiiiiiina, iDiiiiiiiiiina
Santa, Santa Idina.
sassypanz
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#13re: Stand back Madona, he comes Idina ?
Posted: 8/26/05 at 4:13pmlol. I can understand why they would even consider her.. but, she will not make a good Eva!!
#14re: Stand back Madona, he comes Idina ?
Posted: 8/26/05 at 4:19pm"Idina Menzel la Santa Peronista"
Hey Dottie!
Did your colleagues enjoy the cake even though your cat decided to sit on it? ~GuyfromGermany
#15re: Stand back Madona, he comes Idina ?
Posted: 8/26/05 at 4:22pm
I hope this will be Broadway bound??
BroadwayGirl107
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/26/03
#16re: Stand back Madona, he comes Idina ?
Posted: 8/26/05 at 4:24pmI believe that Idina can pull almost anything off and she's capable of more than most people will give her credit for. I'm sure she'd be great.
#17re: Stand back Madona, he comes Idina ?
Posted: 8/26/05 at 4:27pm
I think Idina can obviously sing the original keys.
Madonna most likely WONT. Because she didn't in the movie.
Marquise
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/1/04
#18re: Stand back Madona, he comes Idina ?
Posted: 8/26/05 at 4:27pm
I just threw up in my mouth a li'l
Updated On: 8/26/05 at 04:27 PM
#19re: Stand back Madona, he comes Idina ?
Posted: 8/26/05 at 4:27pm
Apparently she can't pull off an entire concert on pitch.
I listened to her Zipper Theatre Concert, and um, let's just say she was off-pitch more than she was on. And this was her solo CONCERT. I would have demanded my money back.
Also, regardless of a performer's abilities, some people are just not castable in certain things.
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Kringas
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/27/05
#20re: Stand back Madona, he comes Idina ?
Posted: 8/26/05 at 4:28pm
Santa Idina (inspired by whiskedaway)
Please, great Idina
Will you bless a Wicked fan?
For I love you
Tell Patti you're doing your best
I liked you so much when you played
The Witch of the West
Please, sweet Idina
Will you sing Evita grand?
For I love you
Tell Maddie you're doing your best
Sing - don't scream - the role
And your detractors will be impressed
Santa, Santa Idina
Screamer of all of the show tunes
You yell, but how we love you
There is no one above you
You ain't no baloney
You won a Tony
Spoken: Why try to have a solo career when you can become a saint?
"How do you like THAT 'misanthropic panache,' Mr. Goldstone?" - PalJoey
#21re: Stand back Madona, he comes Idina ?
Posted: 8/26/05 at 4:32pmI also think it's hilarious that Madonna and Idina are even up for the same part. WTF?
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Kringas
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/27/05
#22re: Stand back Madona, he comes Idina ?
Posted: 8/26/05 at 4:37pm
I like both Idina and Madonna, though I understand some of the reasons why they have their detractors.
At this point, though, I think Idina would be be a much better choice for the role. As has pointed out, Madonna is a little long in the tooth for the role.
In all honesty, either choice is probably a bad one. I nominate Mindy Cohn! It's time for a comeback!
Perhaps they could combine their skills and talents to become one entity - Midina!
Idonna?
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BroadwayGirl107
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/26/03
#23re: Stand back Madona, he comes Idina ?
Posted: 8/26/05 at 4:39pm
This is an honest question, as I'm not all that familiar with Evita...Why exactly is she "not castable"?
Love4Cheno, if you think she was off pitch more than she was on at that concert you need your ears checked. Or, you can stop judging her vocal abilities of some old....not professional recording. Trust me, no one--NO ONE--there wanted his or her money back.
#24re: Stand back Madona, he comes Idina ?
Posted: 8/26/05 at 4:44pm
There are PLENTY of people on this board who voiced their "displeasure" at her singing. It was horrible. I played it for several friends who cringed more than once.
I'm not saying she can't sing. She can. She just did a horrible job that night. And her overall sound is just not my thing. When I saw her in Wicked, though, she was right on.
As far as castable, I just don't see her as the First Lady of ARGENTINA. Same as I can't see her in the title role of Thouroughly Modern Millie. I think they should find one of the many Latina actresses out there for this.
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