I'm not sure how you can equate Nathan Lane's casting as Nathan Detroit to the level of bad casting specified elsewhere in this thread (David Hasselhoff et al). Lane played Detroit several times in his career, so apparently more than one casting director thought he was right for the part.
I thought his performance was right on. But then everyone is entitled to their opinion...so I won't try to convince you.
SamIam: I'm only basing my replies on what I've seen. And Lane as Detroit was the weakest link out of the whole cast. But I will concede that he's not the worst miscast, compared to others who have already been mentioned and those yet to be...
Adam Pascal - Aida Jonathan Pryce - My Fair Lady (London) Alan Thicke - Chicago (Tour) Sandy Duncan and Martin Vidnovic - The King and I (Tour) David Hasselhoff - Jekyll and Hyde Mel B, Matt Caplan, Sebastian Arcelus (as Roger) and whoever played Angel in July - Rent Lea Thompson - Cabaret (Tour) Rex Smith - Kiss Me Kate (Tour) John Davidson - Oklahoma (Tour)
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
Eww I just can't see a female cast in the role of Hedwig, and then is Yitzhak played by a man? It just screws everything up creatively. Such a beautiful and awesmome show, too. MisterMatt, perhaps the poster called it an abortion as in it killed the performance?
Rosencrantz: "Be happy - if you're not even HAPPY what's so good about surviving? We'll be all right. I suppose we just go on."
- from Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
Though I'm stepping into dangerous waters, for literal references, an "abortion" is to stop or end an activity already set in motion before it is completed (though "aborted" is more commonly used). If she "killed" the performance, then it would make sense to say it was a "murder" or "slaughter", but not an "abortion".
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
By abortion I meant it killed the show dead. Yitzak put it in motion and then Sheedy stepped out and killed the show. Yes the entire show was performed. Still had a female Yitzak and a male understudy for Sheedy, who stepped in quite a bit. The show was just awful. If I hadn't brought someone I would have walked out.
I got rid of my teeth at a young age because... I'm straight. Teeth are for gay people. That's why fairies come and get them
I thought Vanessa was absolutley EXCELLENT in Into The Woods... Mistermatt- You best be runnin' your gunna get slaughtered for saying Adam Pascal was miscast in Aida.