Profile for The Distinctive Baritone

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.

Having seen some clips of the understudies for Madeline and Helen, I feel like Hilty and particularly Simard are irreplaceable. Their star quality took material that is merely “good” and made it great. They really need stars of similar quality to take over. I agree that Laura Benanti would be perfect as Madeline. However I don’t know who else could even come close to matching Jennifer Simard. 

I have a feeling that Sherie Rene Scott will be free again in January…

BorisTomashevsky, I sometimes agree with what you post. However, you post SO MUCH and you are so frequently hostile in what you write that you drown yourself out.

Look, I’m a middle aged white guy so who cares what I think about DEI, etc. But I will say this: perhaps, after 2020, the pendulum has swung a bit too far in a certain direction. 

P.S. - GiantsInThe Sky2, nostalgia aside, I have no strong feelings about Damn Yankees. I am just saddened by the state of the theatre world in general. Productions like this just feel so desperate.

For chrissakes…Yes, let’s take a fun musical that exists merely to entertain and rewrite it so it’s about RACISM. This is so f***ing stupid.

As I high school drama teacher, I think the Jimmy Awards are great, but am afraid of the pressure it puts on young aspiring actors (or rather, the pressure they put on themselves because of it). When I was a kid the local youth theatre awards were just for fun...Still, it's a great way for the creme of the crop of the next generation to get a huge jumpstart on their careers.

Hal is actually a bigger role than Robert (which Don Cheadle is playing). And yes, Radcliffe would be perfect for it.

Call_me_jorge said: "gibsons2 said: "The Distinctive Baritone said: "Maybe she can get a job teaching theatre at Northwestern?"

Nice jab, hehe..."

Can someone explain this joke? Ciara went to Baldwin Wallace. How is Northwestern involved here?"


Teachers: what theatre artists become when they are tired of being poor (or no one wants to work with them anymore)

Well, actors love to bitch about the powers that be. That's like, our favorite thing to do.

I love this joke I heard once:

"How do you make an actor miserable?"

"Give them a job."