AIDA is an opera that was translated into a musical that could have been highly sensual show, but Disney had to sand that essential element down. The musical was a glorified cartoon at times. My imaginary movie would be more sensually-based & historically-relevant like Rome. But I do love some of the songs & Disney never fails in awesome spectacle, which is always appreciated onstage. I also love that AIDA has a very different tone than the typical Disney musical. At least this musical was based on an opera as opposed to the animated inspirations of Shrek, Beauty & the Beast, The Little Mermaid, Mary Poppins, The Jungle Book, & even the mighty Lion King.
The Players
Stacey Dash as Aida
Aida needs to convey a very real, but untapped strength.
Stacey Dash is distractingly beautiful,
but could pull off being more than just the prettiest face.
Jesse Williams as Radames
He could play the quintessential character of a male
sitting on the fence that a boy has to hop into manhood.
He seems masculine, but still insecure & growing into his manhood.
His crazy-pretty, enigmatic eyes make him seem
from a distant, different time & place.
I have the utmost faith in any Grey's Anatomy actor, &
Radames deserves to be presented as a complex character,
not just the man at the center of a love triangle.
Rashida Jones as Amneris
Why is this character always blonde?
Let’s try to be slightly realistic, Disney designers.
Cast a brunette as this Egyptian princess, at the very least.
On The Office, she played the potentially awesome partner
to a guy whose heart was just already taken.
Had he [Jim/Radames] not already met his soul mate [Pam/Aida],
she would have seemed like the perfect fit.
But losing both of those guys ended up serving as
a launching pad towards life as a stronger woman.
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