Posted: 4/1/23 at 12:18am
I thought the same thing.... until someone here reminded me she died at only 33.
Posted: 4/1/23 at 1:37am
I think Rachel maybe feels young because the actors who’ve played her before tend to be older (with many being older than 33, even). However, for the vast majority of the show, she’s between 15 and 26. Still, I think the second act does require a certain gravitas and maturity that tends to come with age.
Posted: 4/1/23 at 1:58am
Nicticorax said: "I think Rachel maybe feels young because the actors who’ve played her before tend to be older (with many being older than 33, even). However, for the vast majority of the show, she’s between 15 and 26. Still, I think the second act does require a certain gravitas and maturity that tends to come with age."
Eva's background and the times she lived in aged her - then there was the charisma, so, yes, she seemed older than her years. Olivier said it's called acting or something to that effect, however, and again, I do not know Rachel's work beyond that one video. Nevertheless, she has something within in her that comes through suggesting she knows who Eva was. Whether that same energy will come through on stage is another story. I only know I felt "it" watching a not-so-great video.
Posted: 4/1/23 at 2:31am
Yeah, not arguing with anything you said! I’m not going to judge her without seeing her in the role, and she certainly has the voice to pull it off. I hope she pulls it off well! There’s also no knowing what take on the show/character they’re going for. The Regent’s Park production with Sam Pauly leaned into a much younger-feeling Eva and I thought that worked really well. I was mostly just saying why I thought people were perceiving Zegler as too young for the part—I don’t necessarily think she is.
Posted: 4/2/23 at 5:35pm
I wonder why they pushed back the first performance at ART by a few days
Posted: 4/2/23 at 8:43pm
Only one day - it was 5/16 and now it's 5/17 for first preview
Posted: 4/4/23 at 6:45pm
When is this planning on coming to New York? Any gossip on theatre? Dates?
Posted: 4/5/23 at 9:08am
Sammi Cannold said the casting will be announced today
Posted: 4/5/23 at 10:51am
I’m glad about this. Rachel casting seemed weird to me.
Posted: 4/5/23 at 11:06am
Although Shereen will probably be great, and in spite of already having a ticket, I don't think I'll be making the drive up to Boston for this, so, if anyone is interested in one of the $38 front-row seats on Sunday, May 28 at 2p, please let me know.
Posted: 4/5/23 at 11:11am
RippedMan said: "This doesn’t feel like Broadway casting to me."
It's a regional theatre, not Broadway. Though by your narrow-minded metric I guess SHUCKED and FAT HAM and DANCIN and ALADDIN also aren't "Broadway casting."
Updated On: 4/5/23 at 11:11 AM
Posted: 4/5/23 at 11:18am
So the rumors are still that Rachel takes the role when it moves to Broadway? Is that correct?
Posted: 4/5/23 at 12:15pm
Doesn't feel like it has Broadway intentions, with this cast. My views aren't narrow, just realistic.
Posted: 4/5/23 at 1:02pm
It doesn't feel like it has a "Broadway cast" because they made the effort to have 90% of the cast be Latino, and as a result it doesn't have as many Broadway "names" as are typically found in a pre-Broadway production. However, I'm sure that the powers that be would love for it to go to Broadway if they can get more producers attached. I have a feeling that Rachel Zegler is currently out there doing her job of getting more famous by doing more movies, and has right of first refusal if the show does move to the main stem so that the show has a "name" attached.
Posted: 4/5/23 at 3:15pm
Then it would have Broadway potential. So yes. Correct.
Posted: 4/5/23 at 5:25pm
TaffyDavenport said: "Although Shereen will probably be great, and in spite of already having a ticket, I don't think I'll be making the drive up to Boston for this, so, if anyone is interested in one of the $38 front-row seats on Sunday, May 28 at 2p, please let me know."
Is it because of the casting? Why did u buy a ticket then?
Posted: 4/5/23 at 5:53pm
Broadway Flash said: "Patti wasn’t a star when she did it."
Correct, but ALW was. Just saying, nowadays, for a big show like this you need something to sell your investors and then to the audiences. This is a big show. I mean, Ricky Martin couldn't even make it a hit. Unless they're going a more like "Oklahoma" approach and doing a more smaller, subdued version? Then maybe so!
Posted: 4/5/23 at 6:16pm
Broadway Flash said: "TaffyDavenport said: "Although Shereen will probably be great, and in spite of already having a ticket, I don't think I'll be making the drive up to Boston for this, so, if anyone is interested in one of the $38 front-row seats on Sunday, May 28 at 2p, please let me know."
Is it because of the casting? Why did u buy a ticket then?"
I hate going to Boston, particularly driving, but Rachel Zegler would have gotten me to trek up there. I got a cheap ticket in case she ended up doing it. She's not, so I'm no longer planning on making the trip. I can wait to see if it ends up on Broadway.
Posted: 4/5/23 at 10:17pm
TaffyDavenport said: "Broadway Flash said: "TaffyDavenport said: "Although Shereen will probably be great, and in spite of already having a ticket, I don't think I'll be making the drive up to Boston for this, so, if anyone is interested in one of the $38 front-row seats on Sunday, May 28 at 2p, please let me know."
Is it because of the casting? Why did u buy a ticket then?"
I hate going to Boston, particularly driving, but Rachel Zegler would have gotten me to trek up there. I got a cheap ticket in case she ended up doing it. She's not, so I'm no longer planning on making the trip. I can wait to see if it ends up on Broadway."
jetBlue has cheap tickets rt and it only takes a little over an hour from LGA. Why drive?
Posted: 4/6/23 at 1:37pm
What is so special about Rachel Zegler anyway? Shes done one big film and that’s it. Her voice is a dime a dozen. Whatever
Posted: 4/6/23 at 2:07pm
Broadway Flash said: "What is so special about Rachel Zegler anyway? Shes done one big film and that’s it. Her voice is a dime a dozen. Whatever"
From what I understand, she has a large presence on social media, etc. with videos of her singing, which is what made her somewhat of a "name" and is probably what got her the audition for the WSS film in the the first place. So she's a "rising star," but you're right, she's not a "star" yet, and her name alone is not going to sell a $10M Broadway show. This production is going to have to be really good with some glowing reviews to make the leap to Broadway.
