Worst stunt-casting ever?

[CapnHook]

Posted: 7/19/04 at 2:53pm

What do you think?

Aaron Carter in SEUSSICAL for me.

[jonartdesigns]

Posted: 7/19/04 at 2:57pm

rosie o'donnell in grease
rosie o'donnell in suessical
melanie griffith in chicago
mel b in rent
toni braxton in aida
toni braxton in beauty and the beast

[BWayBoy88]

Posted: 7/19/04 at 3:04pm

I'd say Vanessa Williams in Into the Woods

Posted: 7/19/04 at 3:06pm

david hasselhoff j&h

[Sumofallthings]

Posted: 7/19/04 at 3:09pm

Chris Kattan - The Frogs

[jonartdesigns]

Posted: 7/19/04 at 3:10pm

hasselhoff- i knew i forgot one
on the same token
sebastian bach
and jack wagner in the role

Posted: 7/19/04 at 3:22pm

nooooo i loved sebastian.

[mamamia sammy]

Posted: 7/19/04 at 3:48pm

jonart, how many of your nominees have you actually seen perform in said roles?

[Matt_G]

Posted: 7/19/04 at 3:51pm

Well, I've seen them all and I can say that Mel B., while not being the greatest performer on the Broadway stage was not that bad. I expected much worse from what I had heard from the catty people here.
Toni Braxton on the other hand was awful in both of those shows and that's a shame because she has such a beautiful voice. Broadway just isn't her thing, though. But she tried and I've got to give her credit for that.

Updated On: 7/19/04 at 03:51 PM

[Ruffian]

Posted: 7/19/04 at 4:04pm

Madonna in "Speed-the-Plow"

She laughed everytime she forgot her lines, and it was often

Little nervous giggles

It haunts me still

[eyeonbroadway]

Posted: 7/19/04 at 4:05pm

Can't say what who the worst was, or where she stacked up against Toni Braxton for "bad", but I saw Michelle Williams in Aida last December and I felt she was totally wrong for the part. Of the six shows we went to that week, I enjoyed Aida the least...and it was one that I was looking forward to based on the cast recording.

[TheGirlinTheFrock]

Posted: 7/19/04 at 4:09pm

Hasselhoff(J&H)

[AnothaPartofMe]

Posted: 7/19/04 at 4:09pm

I saw Carl Anderson as Judas in the "Jesus Christ Superstar" tour not too long ago... he was so old. And I think he died shortly after the tour. He wasn't exactly bad; but to put a dying man onstage...

Updated On: 7/19/04 at 04:09 PM

[jonartdesigns]

Posted: 7/19/04 at 4:13pm

mamamia sammy - to be honest, in person none
i saw sebastian bach on regis and kathy lee
hasselhoff on pay per view
mel b. in a video
and heard rosie on the cast recording of grease

[bythesword84]

Posted: 7/19/04 at 4:14pm

Ricky Martin in Les Mis made me contemplate killing myself with my playbill.

[magruder]

Posted: 7/19/04 at 4:14pm

I too, loved Sebastian Bach in Jekyll & Hyde. Was he a great actor? No, but he has an incredible raw talent, and his vocals were something to hear. He also used his legit voice for Jekyll and rock voice for Hyde, making the show work in musical terms in a way I never heard anyone else accomplish or even attempt. Thought it was a very misunderstood, greatly underrated performance.

[jonartdesigns]

Posted: 7/19/04 at 4:16pm

well directly comparing his "this is the moment" to cuccioli's or warloe's is a little rough... hence my dislike for him

[magruder]

Posted: 7/19/04 at 4:22pm

What recording are you referring to? He sang it live on the radio once, where he rocked it up a little, but in the theatre, he sang it pretty straight, and in its original key (the Warlow key), the only Broadway Jekyll to have done so.

[staticradar]

Posted: 7/19/04 at 4:23pm

Joey Fatone in RENT
Mel B in RENT
Chris Kattan in The Frogs
David Hasslehoff in Jekyll and Hyde

I wish they would just do away with stunt casting all together

[aspiringguy715]

Posted: 7/19/04 at 4:30pm

I agree staticradar, stunt-casting closes doors for unknown actors who are trying to get a job on Broadway. I understand if a "star" began on Broadway and is actually a good theater performer, but come on, some of these "stars" don't make the cut.

[aspiringguy715]

Posted: 7/19/04 at 4:32pm

double post, yeah I know.

staticradar, what is your icon? it looks really interesting, the photo effects and all.

Posted: 7/19/04 at 4:37pm

It's interesting to me, after all the hand-wringing that went on when it was announced, that no one has mentioned Sean Combs in RAISIN IN THE SUN.

[zoran912]

Posted: 7/19/04 at 4:38pm

I actually loved Vanessa Williams as the witch. I don't consider that to be stunt casting.

Best "stunt" casting ever - Paige Davis

[insomniak]

Posted: 7/19/04 at 4:39pm

Good- Jai in Rent. Not exactly stunt casting, though, because he was Angel back in the day.

[staticradar]

Posted: 7/19/04 at 4:46pm

my icon is of Joshua Kobak...the picture i didn't alter much when making the icon, but I love the way that it looks...it's on his site somewhere I think, i'm not sure...I don't remember where I got the picture...ha ha...

And yes stunt casting does close doors for those more experienced actors or new actors to get a role that could launch their careers. I would rather see someone who is trained in theatre than some pop star who can't hack the role. I'm already upset about having to go see Mel B this summer when I see RENT, i'm just going to see Matt before he leaves...