Muppets in Academia and Musicals

I feel like I've been writing about the Muppets a lot lately for some reason. But I saw this picture on Twitter today and had to share it. Since I don't have a PhD, yet teach as a adjunct lecturer, I suppose that I would fit somewhere on the spectrum between Rolf and Beaker? I wonder what would be a good Muppet to substitute for me and my place in academia. I feel like I'm a energetic and perhaps goofy (nerdy?) teacher, which maybe would make someone like Gonzo or Scooter appropriate. But, considering all of the discussion about adjunct unions on our campus over the past year, perhaps I need to pick someone more disgruntled to represent underpaid adjuncts, like Oscar the Grouch?

Speaking of Muppets, for a few weeks I have thought to type up an idea for a movie: a remake of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat with the Muppets. I came up with this idea probably six or seven years ago, but my sister C recently reminded me of it. I still think it would be a cute idea, although I don't know how many fans of Joseph would also be Muppet fans. This is probably a very limited, specific audience which would prevent producers from picking up this idea! Nonetheless, this is who I would cast:

Narrator = A human soprano, probably Idina Menzel or Kristin Chenowyth
Joseph = Kermit
Reuben = Rolf ("One More Angel in Heaven")
Simeon = Dr. Teeth or perhaps The Swedish Chef ("Those Canaan Days")
Benjamin = Robin ("Benjamin Calypso")
"Hairy Bunch of Ishmaelites" = Animal and Sweetums
Potiphar: Sam the Eagle
Mrs. Potiphar: Miss Piggy (who else would try to seduce "Kermie"?)
Pharaoh: Fozzie
Baker and Butler: Dr. Honeydew and Beaker, or Gonzo and Rizzo

Cameo: Donny Osmond

Would you cast the Muppets differently in these roles? I'm still uncertain as to who I would want to have play the "French" brother Simeon, but Dr. Teeth or The Swedish Chef might be alright. I think Kermit's personality fits well with Joseph. In the Muppet movies, Kermit often gets discouraged about one thing or another (which fits well with "Close Every Door"), but then things work out all right for Kermit in the end ("Go Go Go Joseph!").

And finally, you should all know that when I was looking up images for this post, I typed in "kermit" and "coat" and was presented with images of Lady Gaga. This is, truly, an amazing technicolor dreamcoat: