Adam Pascal interview on Broadway.com — Page 2

Wow...that Heather is a bitch

Going to Northwestern's School of Speech and dealing with all the smug people there will make being a bitch seem necessary...

Puh-leeze! Butz is incredible. Norb is the man! Guess some of you haven't heard "The Last 5 Years", Norb is frickin' amazing on it.
And we are gonna see how great he is the spring in Dirty Rotten....

But, I also think Adam is great, and would make a great Billy Flynn in Chicago!

You're right, QM, but really, without superficial and judgmental snarkiness, what else would we do on this board? Discuss theatre? *scoff*

On with the idle speculation. I think Adam was talking about an Aida, not an Amneris, because the excerpt is:

It must be nice to get along offstage with someone you fall in love with onstage every night.
You don't always get that lucky with your co-stars. I haven't been. I've played the show with a lot of Aidas and some have been great and some haven't. But that's why it's acting.

Was Ta'rea any good? (Out of curiousity.)

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Since Heather Headley has always had nothing but great things to say about Adam (she always mentioned that she misses his nuances and portrayal when he's not performing), I can only assume that Adam also enjoyed his experience working with her. Unless Heather is totally clueless or something.

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As much as I'm an Adam fan and would love to disagree with you, Che2be, I concur. I think the biggest diva at the Palace may be Adam himself. (Maybe that's why he played the egotistical band leader in School of Rock so well?)

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No, no, no, a million times no. Adam is beyond Seymour, and beyond, away, around the block and down the street from Fiyero (yech). I can't picture him doing Leo Bloom, but it would be a challenge!

I'm surprised he said he actually approched the LSOH producers to play Seymour, and they gave it to Joey Fatone instead (unless this was way early in the process, in which case they gave the part to Hunter over Adam??).

And now, Anthony Rapp is playing Seymour on the tour, and Adam once said he actually wanted to play Mark in RENT. Oh, the sweet smell of irony.

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I think he is right on when he says that going back to do RENT with a bunch of young first-timers would do nothing for him creaively, because... well, it WOULDN'T. He isn't saying he is better, just that he wants to work with people that will make him raise the bar, as far as talent goes.

I agree, "Rock on, Adam" I like him much more after reading that article, ego trip (which I won't deny) and all.

I just wanted to say that while his comment about going back to RENT now could be taken as a little pompus (I mean, who's to say that you can't learn something from a 20-something actor?) I still think his intent was in the right place. I think it's great that he's looking to expand and try new things, and beyond that he seems to have a real desire to grow as an actor and learn from more experienced people. Good for him!

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oh please.. the OBC Magic? What a bunch of crock. He is rude and thinks of himself too highly. Just look back at most of the posts people write about him, for example: Ooooh, he is so cute with blonde hair again... oooh, those tight white pants would look hot on him, ooooh, shirtless in Cabaret, yummy.

Do you guys really like him cause he is a fine actor who can sing and act? Or do you guys like him cause he looks good onstage? - to me it sounds the latter.

If he is trying to learn from his co-workers about the craft, he is going at it the cop-out way. How about taking a course in acting like the rest (and most) of the Broadway commnutiy Adam? Or are you too good to step into a class, because you are a BROADWAY LEADING MAN?

Look at the bio's of the RENT actors right now- they are all graduates of some sort of college, with some sort of degree in the art. Sorry to be rude, in what I just said... but I wouldn't mind if he said all that stuff but without him being so right out egotistical about it.

OBC Magic? That could be said with any OBC magic! What about CABARET magic, those actors had something wonderful there, and he didn't seem to think anything about stepping in there and "not learning" or having "an age gap!"


And yes- I've seen rent lately and it's not the GREATEST thing out there... but I also saw him in several shows, which he gave just as a half ass performance as those kids in RENT.

Updated On: 8/31/04 at 03:01 PM

i love adam because he is not only hott as can be, but he is a talented and dedicated actor. he is a kind hearted and generous person as well. you just have to love him!

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Very well said, Undiscovered.

I don't think any of us ever said he was a great actor because he is not. Unlike others though, he is trying and is probably one of the most consistant performers around. He always gives 100%.
I'm not an Adam Pascal fan because of his looks, I LOVE his voice. He has one of the best (and most unusual) voices.

QM

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