Profile for Jeff Tupolski

Fordham2015 said: "quizking101 said: "Some folks on the Twitter seem to be confusing Meg Stalter for Trisha Paytas - which, good god, I hope I never see Trisha Paytas anywhere near theatre again. It was bad enough she was already a guest on the last season of HACKS"Trisha Paytas and Jefferson Mays on the same episode, Hacks contains multitudes"Alright, but now I want to see Jefferson as Mary

FANtomFollies said: "corninthesky said: "I think the show would benefit from some trims and actually broaden Mother’s POV,."I completely agree. I think a future (non-City Center) revival needs to do some work with trimming and even finessing some of the show. 'What a Game' needs to be cut completely and I think several songs could be trimmed down like 'The night Goldman spoke...' , 'Atlantic City', 'Coalhouse Demands' and 'Henry Ford'.I think having a very stripped back production like the on...

WldKingdomHM said: "Let’s stop a multi million dollar tour (going through April) to star in a revival of Rocky. Makes sense"Didn’t say it makes sense. Doesn’t mean I wouldn’t want to see it

Great casting. Hope Will’s wife gets her wish to play Sweeney too before too long

GottaGetAGimmick420 said: "Word on the street is that they are holding out for full star A List casting. Most of my queer friends can't even get in the room or their agents say they aren't seeing them. They are holding out for Sabrina Carpenter to be Janet (good luck...)"Good luck to them, cause I actually want to see that

I guess we’ll see how things shape up with the rest of the season, but right now it’s looking sparse and based on what we’ve seen so far, I think Uranowitz should be solidly in. Next to Henry, he’s this production’s most acclaimed performance and he has a strong track record with the Tonys. Since his second Broadway show he’s been nominated for all of his eligible performances except for Prince of Broadway, a revue show with underwhelming reception. Agree on Lewis though. Like I said, I’m not...

quizking101 said: "As for Henry, if his performance has been singled out as a career best and acclaimed across the board, I think he would be a safe bet as a nominee (Christianne Noll and Bobby Steggart were nominated for the last revival which closed five months before the Tonys).His certain competition is looking primarily to be Nicholas Christopher for CHESS - with Tutty (Two Strangers), Bourzgui (Lost Boys), Tveit (Chess), and Brightman (Schmigadoon) all questionable in the mix (Jellicle ...

THDavis said: "What I would GIVE for a Jennifer Simard Frank. And maybe it’s time to play the stage show with a fierce woman giving very gender-queer aesthetic. A man in tights and heels doesn’t bat an eye anymore, and rightfully so. But a bald, long lashed Simard in a bustiertearing through that score?"Simard’s great, but I don’t really see it and don’t like the idea of casting the sweet transvestite with a cisgender woman just doing drag on top of drag. I don’t find this description to soun...

Ellis is a great director. I think a lot of the time we associate great direction with the kind of big swings that Ellis doesn’t really go in for. But he understands and trusts his material, having a great track record for handsome productions with strong performances.

Scarywarhol said: "This just seems like a really odd choice for a revival right now."What I heard is that Corden pushed for it, which makes sense. He’s got an image issue and while I don’t think it’s getting fixed, I can see why he’d think this production can help. It’s a respectable, prestigious comedy with a plum part that fits him and how he probably wants to be seen right now. He’ll get to be the most sympathetic guy onstage while getting a chance to chew the scenery like he did to acclai...

BrodyFosse123 said: "I do wish she’d come back, even if two young kids is more than enough reason to take a break. Still, she’s one of the best around today and she’s missed.Benanti may not be working on Broadway but she's far from taking "a break." She's continually working on countlessprojects, including her one-woman show. She's appeared on several recent film and TV projects, if in a small capacity. She's made it clear (as mentioned above), she'd love to return to Broadway but the logisti...

DeNada said: "spicemonkey said: "Producers would have to hire more u/s or standbys just for her as she’s always having legitimate reasons to miss shows."Is this still the case? Obviously when she really badly damaged her neck in Into The Woods it massively affected Wedding Singer, but I don't recall her having widely reported attendance issues in Women On The Verge, She Loves Me, My Fair Lady, Gypsy, her straight play performances etc."I remember hearing that she was out a bit during My Fair ...

I think Denzel can tone down his coolness to make it work, but I also prefer Wright for this part. And yes, Arthur Miller’s original writing is basically perfect as it is, so Kushner’s involvement is odd. I’m guessing his work will be less extensive than it was for West Side Story (which he should’ve won an Oscar for). Also guessing that Kushner and Chinonye Chukwu are working to make this adaptation not just a bit of colorblind casting. Curious who they’ll be getting for Biff. Personally, I’...

Ready for Tony and Jeff to make magic together again

I can’t see Matthew Morrison doing as well with Just in Time as Groff, who I think in general is just more talented but also has the kind of innate likability to carry this kind of project. Morrison is talented but I don’t think he has that kind of charisma. He’s always felt like a guy had all the pieces of a star in place but lacked the it factor that truly makes one.

theatergoer3 said: "They mostly lovedPurposeand John Proctor. Some big celeb snubs. Glad to see the featured actress dualnominations for English."Also happy for English scoring both Ashe and Neshat after thinking there would only be room for one. Though as great as that category is, I feel sorry for Amalia Yoo missing out. I had thought she and Fina Strazza were sure things, to the point where I considered Morgan Scott scoring a third nod in the category alongside them before one of them miss...

PlayEnglishThe Hills of CaliforniaJohn Proctor is the VillainOh, Mary!PurposeMusicalDead OutlawDeath Becomes HerMaybe Happy EndingOperation MincemeatReal Woman Have Curves Play RevivalEureka DayGlengarry Glen RossOthelloYellow Face Musical RevivalFloyd CollinsGypsyPenzance! The Pirates MusicalSunset Boulevard Actor in a PlayKit Connor — Romeo + JulietCole Escola — Oh, Mary!Jake Gyllenhaal — OthelloJohn Michael Hill — PurposeDaniel Dae Kim — Yellow Face Actress in a PlayLaura Donnelly — The Hi...

I don’t think Culkin’s problem is in emulating a sleazy salesman, it’s that he can’t transcend the archetype, which is what this role calls for. Roma is a total sleaze but we need to buy that he could convince his prey that they’re friends as he sinks his claws into them. After the audience has heard all this talk about a great salesman with a massive lead over the rest, when we finally see Roma at work, he should be practically hypnotic. Culkin convinces as a sleazy salesman, but he doesn’t ...

Happy Birthday to a legend taken far too soon.

To be honest, I forgot about Cripple of Inishmaan when I brought up Pillowman. Now that I’m reminded of Radcliffe’s prior McDonagh work, I’ll double down on wanting more.edit: and without having seen a thing of his performance, I feel confident assuming Letts was indeed perfect in that role