Profile for The Distinctive Baritone

I love how this guy continues to try to be the self-appointed moral compass of the theater industry. It's so obnoxious. Anyway, it is not that unusual for tours to make a "stop" on Broadway, and given the horrific economics of New York commercial theater, if this is the only viable option in some cases, I don't see a problem with that. I don't see anyone complaining about non-profit theaters like Roundabout and MTC having Broadway productions and not using the Production

I remember reading an interview with Hughes when he was in Hadestown where he expressed a desire to get out of the ensemble and start doing more principal roles. I imagine that most actors who work primarily as ensemble members  feel this way. That said, people that get consistent work being in the ensemble and understudying principals generally are cast because dancing is what they are best at, and their acting and singing are "good" but not "great." Jo

joevitus said: "I have a question about the two cast recordings. Is the reprise of "Morphine Tango" missing from the Vanessa Williams revivalbecause they just oddly left it off, or is it something that luckily was captured because the original castwas recorded in London, and it was dropped for the Broadway transfer?"

 

Although I don't have a direct answer to that question, the Vanessa Williams CD was recorded on the cheap by reusing the orc

I saw the show in Phoenix. The cast was very good - the material, not so much. I guess if you like southern jazz music you might enjoy it (Phoenix was an odd choice for a world premiere), but this is not a Broadway show. It's not even a musical, really - it's a bunch of previously written songs loosely connected by a very vague plot with thinly drawn characters. Honestly, they should have disposed of the dialogue during the workshop phase and given up trying to make it a "st

quizking101 said: "The Distinctive Baritone said: "BTW, Christopher Sieber is evidently 56! What?!? He not only plays a top plastic surgeon but seems to know one very well…"

Either that, or simply good aging comes to those who drink their water and mind their business."


I’m not judging if he has. I would too if I were in his position. I think he looks great. 
 

Your moral posturing however, does&n

BrodyFosse123 said: "Y’allremember when Nicole Scherzinger played Viola in one of the first workshops? Maybe they get her to play it?

After the entire SUNSET BLVD explosion plus she’s now a Tony Award winner for Best ACTRESS in a Musical (not Best FEATURED Actress), she’s looking for originating leading roles at this stage. They know better than to offer her Viola and as a replacement."


I dunno…Viola is a princess tr

Great - now we are using ChatGPT to post on BroadwayWorld.

In any case, any data about white theatre artists and Broadway that is pre-2020 is basically irrelevant to any argument on this subject. Although we may not yet have any available recent studies on this, in 2025, I think that it is pretty safe to say that white people are most definitely not overrepresented on Broadway in terms of actors. This has nothing to do with MHE, but just stating what I think is a pretty obviou