And the other is a seasoned Broadway vet who's played a number of beloved characters before. Easy to see Burgess nailing the part.
I'd hate for this show to go "pop" anyway. Pick people with the fucking chops to do it. Throw one star in to play The Wiz or something, and pick Broadway vets for everything else.
I'm going to be pretty upset if Patina Miller isn't Addaperle. It's a part she was born to play.