Profile for The Distinctive Baritone

Right, I’m saying that going with a POC as Hal avoided adding a cringy element to Hal’s doubts of Catherine’s abilities, etc.

Jin Ha seems like a smart choice...having a white Hal and a black Catherine would probably change the story in ways Auburn did not intend. Samira Wiley isn't really right for Claire (she's much more of a Catherine), but I guess "thirty-something black actress who people will recognize from TV and is willing to play a smallish role in a Broadway show" wasn't the easiest casting.

I find it interesting that some people in this thread are already putting Lea Michele as the front runner for the Tony. Florence doesn't strike me as the kind of role with which wins that kind of award, but maybe some voters will think of it as the Tony she would have gotten had she been in the original cast of the Funny Girl revival...

Katrina Lenk is 50 years old now (I just looked her up and was surprised since I thought she was more like 43). That’s a tough age for an actress. Her IMDB page also doesn’t have a lot going on. Maybe she is having trouble transitioning into older roles, or perhaps she is purposely taking a break. Love her either way.

Daaaaaamn Amber Iman is not mincing words. Yeah, he should have apologized, but at this point it would just look forced.

Well, I think Roger Bart has been with just about everyone at some point...

He has worked since Hadestown - he was in the Josh Groban Sweeney Todd  revival (as ensemble) and has done some regional stuff, but no, I don't think he has any other major acting jobs going on right now.

The guy who shouts a lot in his parents’ basement really hated it.

Sweaty Godot

Don’t forget that Assassins - one of the best musicals of the 1990s - was about multiple real-life scummy people. It can be done…

The online hate she is getting is totally bonkers. She obviously did not agree with him in his LGBTQ stances, but rather his Bible-based approach to morality, and she’s probably pro-life, etc. This rage-filled tribalism is so exhausting.

I think it's a great poster. The movie? We'll see. The reaction seems to be kind of "meh" based on the film festivals.

I agree that the ad is hilariously misleading. The play is a tragedy, not a quirky family comedy. But it’s Ivo van Hove, so who knows…

What else is there to say? Give the lady a break.

Also, the thread about Nicole liking that video is INSANE. If you actually watch the video, all the guy says is basically “Charlie Kirk was really nice to me and helped me in my career.” 
 

Charlie Kirk was a huge a**hole, but some of you need to stop looking for witches to burn.

Reportedly, Bebe Neuwirth was also almost fired and replaced by Karen Ziemba. The story I heard (probably on this board) was that she got wind of it, came down to the theater where they were rehearsing Ziemba onstage, and threw a fit. Not sure how that got settled, but Neuwirth was generally not well received in the role for whatever reason.

I don’t want say that the sepsis thing is a lie, but I will say this: if I was giving a so-bad-the-show-is-closing performance in a Broadway show and was too embarrassed and traumatized by the public ridicule to step onstage again, I would absolutely make something like that up to save face and garner sympathy. And someone with HIV getting sepsis sounds really scary so for Billy’s sake I honestly hope it is a lie.