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Who should play Morticia Addams?
misschung
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/18/07
#25re: Who should play Morticia Addams?
Posted: 5/22/07 at 3:22pmMo Rocca
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#26re: Who should play Morticia Addams?
Posted: 5/22/07 at 3:32pm
Smaxie, love the idea of Bebe Neuwirth, she's definitely the ideal Morticia.
Barbara Walsh couldd work as well.
However, given it's Lippa, it'll probably be Julia Murney or Idina Menzel.
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Thesbijean
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/9/04
#27re: Who should play Morticia Addams?
Posted: 5/22/07 at 3:33pm
Ruthie Henshall gets my vote, I think she'd be PERFECT.
Bebe would also be a great choice, but would she really consider it?
Sondheim_Geek
Broadway Star Joined: 2/20/07
#28re: Who should play Morticia Addams?
Posted: 5/22/07 at 3:34pm
1.Bebe Neuwirth (although I can't really see her doing this)
2.Barabra Walsh
#29re: Who should play Morticia Addams?
Posted: 5/22/07 at 3:35pm
JAN MAXWELL!!!!!!!!
The best suggestion in this entire thread. She would be BRILLIANT.
But I also wouldn't mind seeing Donna Murphy.
But let's not forget...the musical adaptation is not of the TV show or of the films - it's SOLELY an adaptation of the comics.
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#31re: Who should play Morticia Addams?
Posted: 5/22/07 at 3:39pmSara Ramirez! No doubt!
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#33re: Who should play Morticia Addams?
Posted: 5/22/07 at 3:46pmMy first thought was deff. Bebe.
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gustof777
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/8/04
#34re: Who should play Morticia Addams?
Posted: 5/22/07 at 3:49pmI betcha it's gonna be Julia...Lippa produced her album and has conducted for her. I wouldn't be at all suprised if she lands the role which she'd be wonderful in!
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#35re: Who should play Morticia Addams?
Posted: 5/22/07 at 3:52pm
I don't know...I haven't been too impressed with Julia's comedic skills.
That's why I think Jan Maxwell could do it. She's brilliant at drama AND comedy. She transformed CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG from a kid's show to an adult show.
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lovesclassics
Broadway Star Joined: 10/7/05
#36re: Who should play Morticia Addams?
Posted: 5/22/07 at 3:58pm
Okay, as long as this thread has been started two years ahead of time...
...let me just say (are you with me, WickedRentQ and Yero?)...
...Rachel York.
Oh, come on. You all knew that was coming from me. 
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rflpfl2
Stand-by Joined: 10/31/05
#37re: Who should play Morticia Addams?
Posted: 5/22/07 at 4:08pm
Bebe has been the best suggestion thus far (and my first thought). Donna Murphy also seems like a great fit for the role. It's actually pretty hard- especially as she's not a big personality- so her comedic timing needs to be subtle and dark (big no for Beth Leavel).
I would love to see the role played by Maya Rudolph as Donatella Versace.
chris d
Broadway Star Joined: 4/21/07
Smaxie
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/26/05
#39re: Who should play Morticia Addams?
Posted: 5/22/07 at 4:35pm
That's your Morticia!
Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end: then stop.
Updated On: 5/22/07 at 04:35 PM
#40re: Who should play Morticia Addams?
Posted: 5/22/07 at 5:48pmAre you people forgetting UTE LEMPER! UTE LEMPER is Morticia Addams.She has impeccable comic timing, can dance like a dynamo and has a vampy nature. It's all about the UTE!!!
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rflpfl2
Stand-by Joined: 10/31/05
#41re: Who should play Morticia Addams?
Posted: 5/22/07 at 5:55pm
It's me bitches- Bebe- in my Morticia best.
Updated On: 5/22/07 at 05:55 PM
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#42re: Who should play Morticia Addams?
Posted: 5/22/07 at 5:58pm
Sara Ramirez or Donna Murphy
The problem with both is their repeated absences
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#43re: Who should play Morticia Addams?
Posted: 5/22/07 at 6:08pm
It's GOTTA be BEBE..!
How perfect is that? Better choice than Murphy. It just seems like a natural fit for Bebe's look and acting style.
#44re: Who should play Morticia Addams?
Posted: 5/22/07 at 6:31pm
The problem with both is their repeated absences
*Yawn* Some people need to get over themselves...
While Donna Murphy is my favorite Broadway actress, this role belongs to either Bebe Neuwirth (who IS Morticia) or Jan Maxwell. Neuwirth's voice, however, is the one that I find better-suited to Lippa's usual style. Maxwell understand dark comedy and would make this role seem like a natural for her.
I like Julia Murney and believe she'll end up playing the role due to her history with Lippa, however, I think she's the choice that I'd be the least excited about.
"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#45re: Who should play Morticia Addams?
Posted: 5/22/07 at 6:40pm
Re Murphy Harold prince reportedly told Murphy her career was in jeopardy if her absences continued
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perfectliar
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/1/04
#46re: Who should play Morticia Addams?
Posted: 5/22/07 at 6:46pm
singingbackup - I can't believe someone else was thinking as I was. Everytime I see Cher, I think of Morticia.
With that said, I think Caitlin Hopkins would be my next choice and then Bebe. Those pictures are pretty convincing haha.
Hiram
Featured Actor Joined: 12/16/06
#47re: Who should play Morticia Addams?
Posted: 5/22/07 at 6:55pmAnother vote for Donna Murphy. She's the first person I thought of. I also like the Jan Maxwell suggestion. Great Actress.
LouieLovesTheater
Leading Actor Joined: 3/30/04
#48re: Who should play Morticia Addams?
Posted: 5/22/07 at 7:01pmIt's "K"aitlin Hopkins...for the record.
thevolleyballer
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/29/04
#48re: Who should play Morticia Addams?
Posted: 5/22/07 at 7:04pm
Bebe Neuwirth is a great match, I'd say -- huge name, and definitely a fit for the part. What's not to like?
Other fantastic names mentioned? Sara Ramirez, Julia Murney, and Beth Leavel. Beth and Sara both need something new away from Spamalot and Drowsy. Julia, on the other hand, just has that whole gloomy look about her anyway.
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