The Great Book Club of 2016 discussion
What's your Great Comet dream cast?
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Like the above comment, I can't see anyone as Natasha besides Pippa and Denee.Sonya- Samantha Barks
Marya- Jessie Mueller
Sierra Boggess (not sure on how to spell that)
Idina Menzel (someone's gonna cringe but oh well)
Pierre- Lin-Manuel Miranda (like absolutely a dream)
Ramin Karimloo
Anatole- I loved Ryan as JD, so I'd have to agree with above in this one. But Anthony Ramos would be cool too.
Dolokhov- I could so see Daveed in this role! I think he could get so in character and bring out a side that we've never seen.
Helene- Jasmine Cephas Jones. She oozes sexiness and charm. Plus, she would totally SLAY!
Balaga- Okierete (not going to butcher his last name) Oak would be perfect because he is so fun and adorable, like Balaga. (Am I the only one who considers Balaga adorable?)
I think Anthony could work too! And Lin. I would see Jessie as more of a Sonya, but who knows. Oh yeah, and oak would be great (Balaga is kind of adorable but don't say that to his face)
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Heaven knows that in a movie version they'd throw in Amanda Seyfried xD. Probably as Natasha or Sonya
she doesn't seem like either. Sonya's too small apart and I'm not sure about Natasha. I don't see it as being a role for some big-shot superstar or anything
She's not my actual casting. I was just poking fun at how she gets these big roles in musical movies.
she has a decent voice, but I don't see her as any of them
Same. She can take the mainstream musicals. We'll keep the slightly unknown ones. (Until Great Comet explodes in popularity)
I hope it doesn't because a) its obscurity is an appeal and b) I'm hoping to use No One Else for an audition and hope none of the Super Extra Theater kids (thanks the blog post about musical fandoms at school) use it as well because then I'd be screwed. I do hope it becomes more popular and wins all the Tonys but not that it becomes no longer the scrappy anbd hungry thing we don't have in Hamilton now that it's a big hit and all.
If Ashley Park has a decent lower range, she could be Natasha. Granted, she'd be different than Denee or Pippa but she'd work
I heard Leslie Odom Jr's cover of "Good For you by Selena Gomez and I was just remembering that he would probably be a better Anatole than Pierre
Carleigh Bettiol as Natasha
so I've been thinking of a Hetalia great comet and as far as appearances are concerned, Nyo Finland should be Princess Mary
@AlexI listened to a bit of Ramin and Samantha singing a duet and I think she could be either Sonya or Natasha and he could be Pierre
Natasha
Really I can't imagine anyone but Phillipa Soo and it would be really nice if we kept up the tradition of having POC actresses play Natasha, since a million white actresses have played a similar role, so if you have any ideas, post. I haven't heard Nikki M. James, but she played another Dave Malloy character named Natalya (Natalya Satina in Preludes) and she played a role that was also played by Denee Benton and some people say she could be Eliza.
Sonya
Sara Bareilles
Jasmine Cephas Jones
Renee Elise Goldsberry
Marya
Olga Merediz
Renee Elise Goldsberry
Pierre
Christopher Jackson
Leslie Odom Jr (maybe in a couple years)
the guy who played Kevin in In the Heights??
Anatole
Ryan McCartan
Dolokhov
Daveed Diggs (I know it's a small part, but still, his voice is like perfect)
Helene
Jasmine Cephas Jones
An older Phillipa Soo