Playbill.com polled our readers via Facebook and Twitter asking them to share what show Colfer should star in and why.
Here are some of our reader responses followed by our own commentary.
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@lizsquirrels: He would be perfect as Elder Price in @BookofMormon!!!
@corinne_allison: I agree about Book of Mormon. He would be a wonderful Elder Price. Also Seymour in Little Shop
@alexbly: Elder Price
The Book of Mormon, which opened in March 2011, took home nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and originally starred Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells as Elder Cunningham and Elder Price, respectively. We also think that Colfer would be great for Elder McKinley, the role originated on Broadway by Rory O'Malley. Check out our 2011 Playbill Picks feature in which our staff picked ten "Glee" stars we'd like to see on Broadway.
Nik Cassin: Boq in Wicked most definitely, he'd be a cute munchkin no doubt about it The international hit musical Wicked currently stars Derek Klena as Fiyero and Michael Wartella as Boq. Both actors are making their Broadway debuts in Wicked, and we'd love to have Colfer also make his Main Stem dbeut in the musical. Read Playbill.com's recap of Wicked's tenth anniversary performance.
Logan Frederick: Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors Little Shop of Horrors, based on the 1960s cult horror film of the same name, made its Broadway bow in 2003 with Hunter Foster as its Seymour, the nerdy florist's clerk who gets fame, fortune and the girl of his dreams with the help of his man-eating plant, Audrey II. Perhaps Lea Michele could star as Audrey opposite Colfer? Read the Playbill Poll where readers pick Michele's next musical role.
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@colferisanangel: I think @chriscolfer should star in a stage production of Pinocchio. But like, sexy Pinocchio. Colfer, who shows a striking resemblance to the famed Disney character Pinocchio, previously tweeted, "Dear Disney on Broadway, I fully accept your offer to be Pinocchio…as soon as you ask." If Disney has plans to adapt the classic film for the stage, Colfer would seemingly be a perfect choice.
@gavehimmyword: He'd be an incredibly funny Elder Price in BoM! Sad N2N isn't on anymore but he'd have killed Gabe
@nicolep_3: @n2nbroadway NEXT TO NORMAL revival!!! He'd be a wonderful Gabe! The Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Next to Normal, featuring a Tony-winning score by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey, starred Broadway heartthrob Aaron Tveit as Gabe. If not Next to Normal, maybe Kitt and Yorkey can fit Colfer into their upcoming Broadway show, If/Then?
@aep67: Mark in Rent, Pinocchio & his version of Sweeny Todd: Shirley Todd! Really I'd love to see him in anything on stage. Jonathan Larson's Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical Rent opened in 1996 and ran on Broadway through September 2008. We'd love to see the musical back on Broadway with Colfer as one of the bohemian artists struggling to pay rent in the East Village.
@Lydia_Granger: Into the Woods. I wanna see him sing about giants in the sky. The original Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Into the Woods opened in 1987 and starred Ben Wright as Jack. After the star-studded film adaptation is released, maybe the classic musical can be revived on Broadway.