Disclaimer:
This post might not mean anything to you unless you are a musical theatre fan. If you aren't, you should be. So go to iTunes and buy some showtunes. You're welcome.
Alrighty, it's time for that classic favorite, Cast Your Team In Musical Theatre Roles! Please turn off all cellular devices. The use of recording devices is strictly prohibited. Thank you and enjoy the show!
The Phantom of the Opera:
Erik - Huff. (She said I could choose Huff, so I chose Huff.) **Download "Music of the Night" by James Barbour**
Raoul - Nady, for the simple reason that he's pretty and really, anyone is better than Patrick Wilson. **Download "All I Ask Of You" by anyone but Patrick Wilson**
Piangi - Sandoval. I'm sorry, I couldn't help it. **Download "Overture" from the Royal Albert Hall recording**
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat:
Joseph - Belt, because he's cute and awkward. And because Belt hit that splash hit last night, which we know has nothing to do with being cast as Joseph, but we don't have to make sense, since this is our blog and we can do whatever we want, including writing run-on sentences. So there!! **Download "Close Every Door" or "Any Dream Will Do" by Donny Osmond.** Yes, Donny Osmond! We are not ashamed!
Jacob - Flannery. Imagine him with a wig and a beard. Ooohhh, yeah. **Download "One More Angel In Heaven"**
The Scarlet Pimpernel:
Percy - Pence. (I told her she could choose Pence, so she chose Pence) **Download "The Creation Of Man" or "Into The Fire"**
Chauvelin - Zito. We don't always have a reason. **Download "Where's The Girl"**
Armand - Pill. Because this makes us happy. **Download "You Are My Home"**
Kiss Me, Kate:
Petruchio - Theriot, because it sorta rhymes. **Download "Where Is The Life That Late I Led" from the 2000 Broadway revival with Brian Stokes Mitchell**
My Fair Lady:
Higgins - I mean, seriously, how obvious is THIS!!!???? **Download "Why Can't The English"**
Colonel Pickering - Bochy. We think he needs to widen his horizons. **This character doesn't really sing, but download "You Did It" anyways.**
Freddy - Romo. He makes us smile. That's what's up. **Download "The Street Where You Live" by Harry Connick Jr.**
Oklahoma:
Curly - Hugh Jackman. **Download "People Will Say We're In Love" from the 1998 Royal National Theatre revival**
Jud - MadBum. You can send us nasty letters. We'll read them. *Download "Poor Jud is Daid"**
Hair:
Any male role - Timmy. This really shouldn't need an explanation. **Download the title song from the 2009 revival**
The Man of La Mancha:
Don Quixote - Scutaro. We are linguistically profiling here, so don't get your panties in a knot. **Download "The Impossible Dream" by James Barbour**
Sancho - Blanco. **Download "I Really Like Him"**
The Fiddler On The Roof:
Tevye - Mr.Jon Miller. Move over, Topol!
Les Miserables:
Jean Valjean - Javier Lopez, because he's a good guy and would steal a loaf of bread for a starving child. And because we just like him. **Download "Bring Him Home"**
Javert - Vogey. We think he's susceptible to misplaced intensity. **Download "Stars"**
Enjolras - Pagan, because he could be inspiring and fiery (she said that, not me). **Download "Red and Black Cafe"**
Marius - Crawford. He has the hair for the Young Romantic Lead. **Download "Empty Chairs at Empty Tables" by Michael Ball**
The Bishop of Digne - Affeldt. It's called type casting and it works. **Download "Prologue"**
Thenardier - Wilson. That is all. **Download "Master of the House"**
And where does Buster Posey fit in this, you are probably wondering?
Why, he's the stage manager. Duh. And Cain is the director. Bien sur!
And we, the two of us, will be playing ALL the females leads. *cough*
NOTE - It's been brought to our attention that casting Hugh Jackman as Curly won't work because....uhm....he kind of isn't a Giant. We think that's silly. So we're sticking with Hugh Jackman. Crawford can be his understudy.
