Cole Porter in Vegas Q?

[BobbyBubby]

Posted: 7/28/05 at 1:24pm

Glad Cole is returning to the theatre after such a long time,hehe.

3 paragraphs down. Is that this guy's real name?

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/94267.html
Updated On: 7/28/05 at 01:24 PM

[Michael Bennett]

Posted: 7/28/05 at 1:33pm

It sucks to be him?

[gavrochegirl]

Posted: 7/28/05 at 1:34pm

Yeah, that's kind of..eh, strange. I don't know if it's the Cole Porter, though.

[Michael Bennett]

Posted: 7/28/05 at 1:35pm

If it were the real Cole Porter, he would be appearing by way of an urn of his ashes on the set.

[loganp37]

Posted: 7/28/05 at 1:35pm

If they say they are double-casting the ensemble, does that mean that there will be two different casts performing the show for half the performances in the week?

[gavrochegirl]

Posted: 7/28/05 at 1:36pm

That's probably correct.

[Amy Archer]

Posted: 7/28/05 at 1:39pm

Does it list the understudies for the Las Vegas Avenue Q? I had heard through the grapevine that one of BroadwayWorld's brightest lights had been asked to audition for that company.

[loganp37]

Posted: 7/28/05 at 1:39pm

It sucks to be the audience not seeing John Tartaglia.

I can't imagine someone's performance beign on the same level as the OBC. But hey, surprize me.

[gavrochegirl]

Posted: 7/28/05 at 1:40pm

Amy Archer- Who was asked to audition?

[SueleenGay]

Posted: 7/28/05 at 2:53pm

I believe Namo was asked to auditon, but they went with someone pretty instead. I could be wrong...it HAS happened.

[BobbyBubby]

Posted: 7/28/05 at 2:54pm

They asked Jule Styne and Irving Berlin to audtition but gave the role to Porter instead.

[JakeB]

Posted: 7/28/05 at 3:33pm

"I don't know if it's the Cole Porter, though."

Sometimes. Patience. Tested.

[BobbyBubby]

Posted: 7/28/05 at 3:35pm

I'm pretty sure it's the real Cole Porter. I heard he's making a comeback.

[TxTwoStep]

Posted: 7/28/05 at 4:19pm

i loved Tart, of course, but i bet Foa is pretty dang good in it. i should see it again to make sure!

[MissNY]

Posted: 7/28/05 at 4:41pm

He is and you should :)

[itstheM]

Posted: 7/28/05 at 5:25pm

I was just about to post the same thing. There is such strangeness in the world....

[Liz_Bennet]

Posted: 7/28/05 at 6:22pm

Proposed new song: "My Wife, Who Lives in Paris"

Posted: 7/28/05 at 7:01pm

How will we know what night/show John T will be in?

[Therese]

Posted: 7/28/05 at 9:25pm

The article lists 19 names total, which I take to be 2 full casts of 7, plus 5 understudies. (The Bway production has generally used 5 u/s, with one covering Kate/Lucy and Mrs.T/etc., and one covering Nicky/Trekkie and Brian.)

Between things Johnny said in the recent interview, things I've read on the Q fanclub board, and just searching for pictures of the new cast members, I'm trying to figure out who's doing what roles. By the process of elimination, I'm guessing Cole Porter has to be either a regular Brian, or a regular or u/s Princeton/Rod. (I've had no luck yet finding any pics of him or anything, just pages and pages of That Other Cole Porter. The other one I've found nothing on is Steven Booth.)

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 7/29/05 at 12:40am

I'm checking all the nooks and corners to see if anybody I know got the Vegas Q gig, after I put in a very very good word with a casting director intimate of mine.

[etoile]

Posted: 7/29/05 at 2:03am

I hope she got it. She does look so much like Stephanie, at least her hair sorta does. I'm sure we're all in her corner.

[BreakingTheCircle07]

Posted: 7/29/05 at 2:20am

Not really Vegas related, but anyone else seeing The Q on Tuesday August 9th in NY?

[HopefulKate]

Posted: 7/31/05 at 9:50am

Answers: Cole Porter plays one of the Brian's. The cast list you saw on Playbill.com is the FULL cast list. There are no more mystery names. So, unfortunately, if you didn't see your friend there, she's not in the cast. Sorry :/ And yes, there will be two casts (one set of understudies). So for the most part, 5 performances a week for each cast. There will be nights when Johnny and Rick won't be playing, but you won't be disappointed! The other cast is also FREAKING FANTASTIC! The casting directors went all over the world to find this cast, so rest assured--they are ALL incredibly talented! As are the understudies, if I do say so myself! Oh, and for the person wondering about Stephen Booth, he's one of the male ensemble guys. He's the u/s for the boys--very talented kid and pretty darn cute, too! So watch out, girls!
Updated On: 7/31/05 at 09:50 AM

[etoile]

Posted: 7/31/05 at 12:46pm

Could our little Kate Monster be using a stage name?

[ZBraff]

Posted: 7/31/05 at 12:55pm

I'm very confused about this "real Cole Porter" thing.
Last time I checked, he died in 1964 when he was 72.

Now unless he faked his own death (which still is highly improbable - as he'd be about 114 years old...and well, that'd just be ridiculous) ... I don't see how this is happening.

Maybe I'm missing the joke?


EDIT: Nevermind - I get it.
Updated On: 7/31/05 at 12:55 PM