Marnie from Girls is going to play Peter Pan,

[Jalapeñomel]

Nooooo! Her singing is cringe-worthy, and she's too tall.

[Jalapeñomel]

Where are my musical theatre geeks? snipsnsnails wambam gozf elleblue jigsy noradog @astrid lilybug frkls jlt19 noodle julesf84 W.T.Faulkner  (I know there are more of you, but I cannot remember!)

[elleblue]

Who is Marnie? 

Obviously I haven't heard her sing but I can say I don't approve if she's tall. 

[jigsy]

Yeah...I am not sure who Marnie is in order to commiserate.

Marnie from Girls?

Marnie from Glee?

[spitforspat]

Marnie from Girls?? Blech.

[jellymankelly]

Marnie from Girls. Brian Williams' daughter.

[LeggsBenedict]

marni nixon?!


(this is a joke. don't unleash your nerds on me.)

[Jalapeñomel]

Jul 30, 2014 18:17:54 GMT -5 jigsy said:

Yeah...I am not sure who Marnie is in order to commiserate.

Marnie from Girls?

Marnie from Glee?

Yes, from Girls! Sorry! 

[Jalapeñomel]

Jul 30, 2014 18:15:42 GMT -5 elleblue said:

Who is Marnie? 

Obviously I haven't heard her sing but I can say I don't approve if she's tall. 

Sorry, I totally thought I had that in the title.  I edited to say Marnie from Girls, Bryan Williams' daughter. 

[Jalapeñomel]

She's definitely more of a Wendy if anything at all.

[gault]

I hope the way she sings on the show is different than her true broadway-style voice.


Because, if not.... um. Weak.

[W.T.Faulkner]

Jul 30, 2014 18:27:10 GMT -5 gault said:

I hope the way she sings on the show is different than her true broadway-style voice.


Because, if not.... um. Weak.

this is where I am.

[elleblue]

Jul 30, 2014 18:19:45 GMT -5 jellymankelly said:

Marnie from Girls. Brian Williams' daughter.

Oh. I haven't heard her sing. But yeah, she should be closer to 5' tall to play Peter Pan (jmho). 

[wambam]

I have no idea who this is

[Jalapeñomel]

Jul 30, 2014 18:31:54 GMT -5 wambam said:

I have no idea who this is

[jigsy]

I think she is pretty dull, and quite un-peter pan like.

Maybe she is a better actress than I give her credit for...I think not though.

[shananagins]

I don't know her and I've never seen girls so I don't have an opinion, but at least they cast an actress not a pop singer, so it's a step in the right direction. And I would like to be on future theatre geek lists please :-)

[Jalapeñomel]

Jul 30, 2014 19:17:23 GMT -5 shananagins said:

I don't know her and I've never seen girls so I don't have an opinion, but at least they cast an actress not a pop singer, so it's a step in the right direction. And I would like to be on future theatre geek lists please :-)

I'm not sure I'd call her an actress, LOL, but I know what you mean. 

[thelurkylulu]

Y'all are crazy. I love Allison Williams! I'm also about 90% sure her bad singing voice on Girls is intentional.

[thebreakfastclub]

I just read this will be live on NBC around Xmas. Maybe they wanted to throw Brian a bone.

I look forward to the "who's watching" thread already.

[Jalapeñomel]

Jul 30, 2014 19:21:05 GMT -5 thelurkylulu said:

Y'all are crazy. I love Allison Williams! I'm also about 90% sure her bad singing voice on Girls is intentional.

Ok, she's better here, but still not right for Peter Pan:  www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEj0z0maxzM

[Jalapeñomel]

And Into the Woods photos:

www.broadway.com/photos/dream-come-true-first-photos-of-into-the-woods-film-starring-meryl-streep-anna-kendrick-more-released/

[rex]

she is too tall! peter pan needs to be kristin chenoweth sized lol

[noodle]

I absolutely cannot wait for Into the Woods (although don't understand why Bernadette Peters isn't the witch)!

I really don't get the Allison Williams casting choice. She looks like a woman, not a young boy who never grew up. She is Wendy, not Peter. There is a reason they have cast petite, boyish, former gymnasts in this role in the past.

[noradog]

Hmm. I hope the casting folks know something I can't see. I agree she is more Wendy than Peter.

Also, I can't wait for "Into the Woods" and I know I'm setting myself up for disappointment.

[snipsnsnails]

I've only seen one episode of Girls but it was enough to know that casting is terrrrrrrrrrrrrrible! She's so freaking tall! Look at her legs? They start at her armpits! Nooooooooo!

[cville]

Jul 30, 2014 19:21:05 GMT -5 thelurkylulu said:

Y'all are crazy. I love Allison Williams! I'm also about 90% sure her bad singing voice on Girls is intentional.

It is. I saw an interview with her talking about how she gave Marnie that voice because Marnie doesn't know her true self/voice yet.

And she's tall, but she's also got that waify thing going on, and a strong jaw.  I think she could pull off neverending tween/teen boy.

Also, I think she's a pretty good actress.


SO THERE.

[jlt19]

I've never seen Girls, so I don't really know who she is, but she doesn't scream Peter Pan to me. Of course I'm biased, growing up watching Mary Martin's version on VHS constantly. I didn't watch SOM live, but this I will be for sure. It's one of my childhood favorites. I so wanted to be the Indian Princess and would do their dance around the living room.

I'm still a bit bitter about Meryl Streep, I think she was AWFUL in Mama Mia, but those pictures of her do look pretty good. Again, growing up watching the Bernadette Peters version on VHS has ruined me for life. That's the only character in the show I judge every time I see it.

[thelurkylulu]

Jul 30, 2014 22:45:37 GMT -5 toledo said:

Jul 30, 2014 19:18:43 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

I'm not sure I'd call her an actress, LOL, but I know what you mean. 

??

Is she not an actress?

I feel like I need a translator for this entire post because WTF?

STARRING ON A HIT SHOW DOESNT MAKE YOU AN ACTRESS? lol OMG