Brandon Bowman: I think Will Chase would be a Smashing choice!
Sara Rae: If Will Chase and star in a show together... Not a note will be heard because the beauty will be melting everyone's eyeballs. ...it makes sense.
Charles Milo: I like the Idea of Will Chase, and they have worked together before.
Brenda Leonard: Will Chase
Tony nominee Will Chase recently appeared alongside Hilty in the New York concert staging of Bombshell. Former "Smash" co-stars, the two share a good stage chemistry, which would be an ideal fit for . A Broadway vet, Chase's stage credits include , , The Story of My Life, : The Musical and 搁别苍迟,听among others.
Jennifer Eardly-Patoray: Hugh Jackman!!
Dori Mercaldo McCrane: Hugh Jackman.
Theresa Wilkinson Carey: Hugh Jackman
Stage and screen star Hugh Jackman is no stranger to playing characters with a rougher edge like Annie's Frank; his latest role on Broadway, in 's , was just that, and he is known around the world for starring as half-man, half-beast Logan in the "Wolverine" blockbuster series. Jackman is a Special Tony Award recipient as well as a Tony winner for ; his other Broadway credits include and .
Patricia Doyle Zaneski: Steven Pasquale
Betsy Boo: Steven Pasquale
Laurynn Elizabeth Gorski: Steven Pasquale!
Randy Reetz: Steven Pasquale!
A few readers were enthused at the prospect of seeing Drama Desk nominee Steven Pasquale in the role of Frank, perhaps because he was such a convincing and impassioned lover in the musical . Pasquale is best known for his role in the critically acclaimed TV series 鈥淩escue Me鈥� and was also the leading man in the NBC series 鈥淒o No Harm."聽
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Chris Fox: Andy Karl
Lulu Thompson: Andy Karl
Jordan Jacobs: Andy Karl FOR SURE
Andy Karl was another popular choice, perhaps because he is known to many theatregoers as the fierce and determined Balboa from the Broadway staging of Rocky. Karl's other credits include the current revival of , for which he received a Tony nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, as well as The Mystery of Edwin Drood, , and .
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Tim Stuff: Two words: Norm Lewis
Jimmy Tucker: . Or Norm Lewis
Tony Award nominee Norm Lewis recently starred in the title role of Broadway's long-running production of The Phantom of the Opera, marking the first occasion that the role had been played in New York by an African-American performer. Other Broadway credits include The Wild Party, , and , the latter alongside , for which he received a Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Musical. He also starred as King Triton in Broadway's Little Mermaid.
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Diane Balinski: Brian d'Arcy James!!!
2015 Tony nominee Brian d'Arcy James currently stars in the new Broadway musical , playing a disgruntled playwright who is determined to be more famous than Shakespeare. D'Arcy James made his Broadway debut in 1995, and his credits include starring in the title role in Shrek, , , Titanic听补苍诲 .
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Jonathan Stout: Ramin Karimloo!!!
Iranian-born, Canadian performer Karimloo is familiar with playing the leading man on Broadway. He was hand-picked by to portray the lead role in his Love Never Dies in London's West End, and Karimloo played the Phantom again for three performances alongside his Love Never Dies co-star in the 25th anniversary production of The Phantom of the Opera at Royal Albert Hall. He currently stars as Jean Valjean in the Broadway revival of Les Mis茅rables, a performance that earned him a 2014 Best Actor Tony Award nomination.
