BROADWAY MUSICAL CONTEST!

[Craig T Gustafson]

WHAT'S UP?
At dinner tonight I was telling my wife Margie about a Chicago Tribune interview with Norman Jewison, director of the movie version of Fiddler on the Roof, and his explanation for choosing Topol over Zero Mostel. He also mentioned that Frank Sinatra sent word he would be very interested in playing Tevye. This seemed so ludicrous that we came up with the cast of the Rat Pack Fiddler:

Tevye: Frank Sinatra
Golde: Judy Garland
Tzeitel: Nancy Sinatra
Hodel: Jill St. John
Chava: Juliet Prowse
Motel: Sammy Davis, Jr.
Perchik: Dean Martin
Fyedka: Peter Lawford
Yente: Shirley MacLaine
Lazar Wolf: Joey Bishop
Rabbi: Bing Crosby
Grandma Tzeitel: Mia Farrow
Constable: Victor Buono
Fruma-Sarah: Tiny Tim

THE CONTEST:
Come up with your own Ludicrous Cast for the movie version of your favorite Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical (from 1901 - 2007). Post it here. You can choose the same musical or cast as someone else, you just can't combine them the same way.

HOW LONG?:
The contest will end at midnight on Saturday, February 3rd.

PRIZE:
I'm reasonably handy with Photoshop (examples here). If your movie cast is the winner, you win a t-shirt (the type I sell for $20 on CafePress.com) upon which I will design either a poster or lobby card for your movie, with your cast and your name up in lights (so to speak) as the movie's producer. I'll also post that design on the web so everyone knows just what a Clever Pants you are.

You need to fill in all major speaking/singing roles. Minor roles and chorus are not necessary.

Good luck to all! Let the contest commence!

Craig

<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ January 29, 2007 09:54 AM: Message edited by: Sgt. Bilko ]</font>

[Margie Gustafson]

The Muppets Take Assassins

The cast of The Muppet Show in Stephen Sondheim's Assassins.

Balladeer: Scooter
Booth: Kermit
Czolgosz: Swedish Chef
Guiteau: Rowlf
Moore: Miss Piggy
Byck: Fozzie
Fromme: Janice
Hinckley: Beaker
Zangara: Animal
Oswald: Gonzo
Proprietor: Sam the American Eagle
Billy: Robin
Herold: Link Hogthrob
Goldman: Guest Star: Bernadette Peters
Garfield: Statler
Blaine: Waldorf
Ford: Dr. Bunsen Honeydew

<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ January 28, 2007 03:02 AM: Message edited by: Nosy Parker ]</font>

[schroeds]

"You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown"

A Merchant/Ivory Production

Charlie Brown--Anthony Hopkins
Lucy Van Pelt--Judi Dench
Linus Van Pelt--Hugh Grant
Schroeder--Simon Callow
Patty--Emma Thompson
Snoopy--Rupert Everett

And Maggie Smith as the disembodied voice of the teacher

If they will only give us the film rights to the "revised" version . . .

Sally Brown--Helena Bonham Carter

Merchant/Ivory would also like to acknowledge Vanessa Redgrave and Denholm Elliot, who are both phenominal thespians, but alas lost out to Ms. Thompson and Sir Anthony, respectively, due to marquee value

<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ January 29, 2007 06:55 PM: Message edited by: Steve Schroeder ]</font>

[stbettie]

Quentin Tarantino presents Oklahoma!

Curley: Michael Madsen
Laurey: Uma Thurman
Aunt Eller: Diane Ladd
Ali Hakim: Samuel L. Jackson
Jud Fry: Harvey Keitel
Will Parker: John Travolta
Ado Annie Carnes: Lucy Liu
Ike Skidmore: Tim Roth
Andrew Carnes: Steve Buscemi
Gertie Cummings: Rose McGowan

Oh, what a beautiful, bloody morning!

Julie Nelson

<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ January 29, 2007 01:35 PM: Message edited by: Sgt. Bilko ]</font>

[Craig T Gustafson]

Well, since there were only two entries (Margie and I are ineligible), Steve & Julie both win!