The Official Adam Pascal Love Thread, part eleven — Page 69

Yikes, it's so easy for things to get heated up here in cyberspace. I'll bet that if we were all in a room together these sorts of discussions would have a much gentler tone. Could we all try to give each other a little more benefit of the doubt?

The bottom line is that I don't imagine Adam had a clue as to what was going on. He had probably never said he was appearing at the party, spent some time with family members, was asked by the guard if he could sign for a few fans, said yes, saw the fans, and then left.

Updated On: 10/17/06 at 10:51 PM

*Don't mind me, I'm just scooting in*

I really love Adam Pascal's "If You Could See Her" when he played the Emcee. Mainly, it's just enjoyable watching him play a role so different from Roger. And I loved him on Cold Case (not the fact that he got killed off) but the fact he was auditioning for Cabaret and wound up being Cliff. He looked so adorable!

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Dennis Hofferman!!

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"Yooo.

The Cold Case episode always reminds me of how sweetestsiren and I read the leaked script and was poking fun at it. "Dude, you don't even have your own SONG.""

True, Cliff gets jipped out of singing... but I have to say it was hilarious when he messed up "Willkommen". Really, I just liked the snarky music director who was like "Oh it figures!" when Adam's character wanted to use that particular song.

And then, the fact that Adam's character drove a cab and he was trying out for Cabaret made me laugh, too.

But I'm a loser like that so I don't expect anyone else to find it as funny.

Anyways...

I just wanted to say I like Adam Pascal. He is one awesome dude.

*I'll stop pestering you guys now.* :)

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That was so funny, Lexi! I laughed so much over the "The EMCEE is the star of the show!" thing and Adam's character's death scene. It actually ended up being more favorable than I was imagining, but with Adam having played the Emcee, the "Cliff sucks" parts were amusing.

I had no idea that John Stamos was heavily rumored to be gay or bisexual until reading that.

I have THE WORST hiccups.

Adaaaam. April.

Hah, I remember reading that post.

You know, in retrospect, he probably wasn't the full-on revelation I thought he was at the time, because I was just so. thrilled. to see him. But, that said, I still, three years and viewings of several better Emcees played by more experienced actors later, think that he was absolutely wonderful. It's a part that relies so, so heavily on sex appeal, which obviously Adam has in excess, and he used every bit of it to his advantage. His performance was obviously beautifully sung, and you could tell that he was both having fun and working his ass off. He danced shockingly well and just did a really great job of embodying a very difficult, substantial, heavy role. He was creepy when he needed to be, lovable when he could be, and totally heartbreaking, which is absolutely necessary for the part, IMO. His improv comedy bits were a little bit rocky, but he improved a lot in those and all areas; I saw him twice, once about a month into his run and once two months later, the day the show closed. I remember my initial reaction being that in that performance, I probably saw from him everything I never, ever expected to see. I was totally impressed, and really proud of him.

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Updated On: 10/18/06 at 04:21 PM

I use this anecdote a lot, but before he joined the show, when the one and only press photo was released, I printed it out and paced around my kitchen with it for like an hour while my mom was cooking. And I just kept staring at it, trying to find him underneath all of that. I felt like the physical transformation was extremely shocking, but the whole thing overall really, like you said, Ariella, did solidify my belief in his acting. If he couldn't act for sh*t like some say, he never, ever would have pulled that show off, ESPECIALLY with only half the rehearsal time all of the other Emcees had. You need a lot more than good looks and a great voice to get you to do well with a part like that, because it's so complex.

My God, I can't believe it was three years ago.

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Updated On: 10/18/06 at 05:18 PM

For some reason, that's always a really hard question for me to answer. I think it's mostly because casting just does not happen to be my forte. People often ask me "what's your dream role for ____?" and I just... never really know. I'd like to see him try Hedwig, I guess, and when he mentioned wanting to do Billy Flynn, that was definitely interesting to me, too. But I don't know in the way of specific roles; I just sort of want to see him continue to step out of his comfort zone.

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Yeah, he has, but other things said in that interview and ones around the same time have since been proven wrong.

You know, like "do you think you'd ever go back to AIDA?" "Nope."
And then....

So, minds change. Not that I think it would be revived again so soon, anyway.

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Eh, I don't know. Despite his rock-star edge, he has a charm and sensitivity that I think really work for Jesus. Of course, he could sing either role brilliantly.

Updated On: 10/18/06 at 05:34 PM