Adam Pascal interview on Broadway.com — Page 3

Che- I post on message boards for fun. The folks in the Adam thread are definetly some of the most fun here, and I like chatting with them. Who doesn't want some eye candy at the end of a long day? What's wrong with that?

As far as ego- I have never seen him, just love his voice on CDs. I don't know what he's like when he leaves the theatre, but I would not use a RENT article to judge him today. A lot happens in eight years, people change. (QM, I think you said something about Adam being a jerk in Rent? That's true, but I think he's matured since) I think he seems to know where he stands pretty well. He can get better and he wants to, he doesn't want to be stuck somewhere where he would be out of place while doing it.(Rent)

"Just look back at most of the posts people write about him"
Do not judge a person going by what others say about him. He has no control over what we do. It's ridiculous to hate someone because we like him.

"the OBC Magic? What a bunch of crock."
"OBC Magic? That could be said with any OBC magic!"
Make up your mind. Do original casts have something special or not? If you're going to debate, pick a point and stick to it. As for Rent's OBC, how educated are you in this area? Every OBC article I've read says that the actor would not go back to the show alone because it would not be the same.

"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?"
And you know he's never taken a class... how?

ETA- as QM said, we all admit he is not the greatest actor ever. That's fine. I can still apreciate his voice (and the people who have seen him onstage can appreciate his effort)

Updated On: 8/31/04 at 03:48 PM

LOVED this interview. I think it is great that he is able to really open up and speak so personally.

As far as his acting goes, I personally think he is wonderful. For someone who never aspired to be an actor, he has really embraced the craft and worked hard. He took a very brave step doing CABARET and, like he said, it made him a better actor. I have enormous respect for him.

Also, I think he could be great in CHICAGO :)

Alix

I don't respect mean people anymore than I respect the people who talk behind your back, if that's what you meant by "the ones who think it but never say it out loud". But there's a way to be straightforward and honest and firm without being nasty, and I think Adam is treading that line just fine. Che: He feels he is at a certain level in terms of his talent and work quality. That's a perfectly fine assessment for him to make. It doesn't necessarily make someone arrogant to say, "I'm good at this." And if some people disagree with that assessment, it's fine, too. But I think it's perfectly fair for Adam to say that he thinks going back to RENT won't be challenging enough for him.

I don't think it's so much the fact that Adam doesn't think Rent will be challenging (it probably wouldn't be), it's more the fact that he more than implies that he doesn't feel like he's working with people better than him and he doesn't think he can learn anything from a bunch of kids, so to speak. (BTW, I wonder if he's seen the show with the new cast...)

As for my comments about respecting people who are mean without hiding it vs. people who do it behind your back - IMHO, I would respect someone who doesn't like me and says it to my face better than someone who misleads me into thinking they're someone they're not. If Adam thinks he's so great, that's fine. Like I said, I don't like him or dislike him for his personality, but I respect that he's not a phony and he doesn't pretend to be anyone but himself. (Hillary Duff, anyone?)

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I would respect someone who doesn't like me and says it to my face better than someone who misleads me into thinking they're someone they're not.

I understand. Of course, the latter would be hypocritical . I was just making a point that honest/blunt doesn't have to equal being mean, but that was more of a general thought. But yeah, I understand what you're saying.

---Now that I've gotten that off my chest, excuse me while I PM Insomniak and bitch about the two of you behind your backs. :) (PS. Nodaybuttoday - is your avatar a screencap from Norbert's Rent commercial?) ---

not that i know of... a friend made it and i sort of assume that its made from a pic of adam/daphne but i might be wrong

thanks i never really put much thought into who it is... im just so totaly engulfed in this rent obsesion that those people can only be Roger and Mimi in my eyes if that makes any sense

---Those two are my favorite characters. Which actors have you seen in the role?---

dont mean to scare you even more, but to this day-ALL OF THEM and yes i do know their names-but so far no one has even come close to replacing the OBC
GOD I LOVE THEM

okay sorry i wont continue for fear of seeming completely insane
but in my defense, i have only done the stage door once for the OBC and have never sent any fan mail to anyone in the show.

yea thats what being an unemployed performer can do to you. i think i may have officially lost my mind

Updated On: 8/31/04 at 11:09 PM

---Wow, it's a mixed combination of fright and admiration! How can you afford it? Who was your favorite? You know, even more off topic, I've heard good things about Manley Pope, but I've only seen him ob Bway On Bway, and ouch. What gives?---

how do i afford it?? well when they used to let us camp outside the theatre my friends and i would do that...now they have the lottery which ive never won, but yea in between jobs i would go wait there for tickets manley pope is okay... ok hes good-but for some reason i dont care for him much. cant put a finger on why though. i highly suggest seeing him in anything. my favorites will always be the OBC-though there was a pretty decent tour sometime (i get them all confused) and the only thing that bothered me was that mark had long blonde hair and roger had short red hair-it really confused me for some reason... if youd like any more reviews PM me cause i feel like i am going waaaay off topic and dragging the thread down with me hehe

Adam is not a shumuck, he is cute, funny and talented. Therefore, I like him a lot. :)



As for Heather Headley, anyone who refers to their time on B-way as a "pleasant detour" in their career, is well, a bit too jaded for my taste.

Alright, I see the conversation has moved past the article, but until I put my two cents in, I won't be able to rest.

1- Egotistical? I reread the article and I see the over-confident attitude you mean. He's definetly sure of himself, for better or for worse. But reading the whole article, it seems like he calls everything as he sees it. Ego yes, but he's come by it honestly. Do you know what I mean by that? I'm not sure it came out quite right.

2- disrespect to the current Rent cast- This is subject to interpretation. I see it as he doesn't want to be with a bunch of people fifteen years younger than he is. It's the same principal as a senior in highschool not wanting to be in a classroom of freshman. You just don't fit there. And Adam has had his time in Rent, he wants to go foward, not backward. I think other people here interpreted it as him thinking that the twenty year olds are less talented, and I can see maybe a bit of that in there, but the way his statement struck me was just wanting to move ahead. Perhaps he does think he's better than them, but can you blame his impression on anyone but us? I mean, the way people act at the stagedoor like he's the greatest thing since sliced bread, well, that would mess with anyone's measure of themselves. Maybe that's not an excuse for the ego, but it's a possible explanation.

3- brutal honesty- After reading this article, I think he's the kind of person I would get along with very well. If people ask me a question, I tell it like it is. I figure that if you don't want my entire and honest answer, you would not ask. That's how he comes across to me. Whether I disagree with what he says or not is irrelevant, it's just good to see an interview where the subject of it isn't tiptoeing around questions trying to look 'right'.

I may edit to add later, but this is what I can think of right now. And finally, if the OBC reunited for Rent I would walk across an ocean of broken glass to see it.

Updated On: 9/1/04 at 07:27 PM

I don't understand nor do I enjoy this thread or any thread that insults Broadway performers. They have worked so hard to get where they are and I admire each and every one of them, conceited or not. Everyone has their preferences on actors, and the people that are Adam fans (myself included) have reasons for being so. Even if some fans did like him only for his attractiveness, does it really matter? And really with the personalities on this web site I don't think anyone should be put into a group. There are Wicked fans, Wicked haters, Adam fans and Adam haters but come on it's a web site can't we all just get along? I hope that that made some sence.

And Insomniak, dear, that was lovely.

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"Perhaps he does think he's better than them, but can you blame his impression on anyone but us?"

Actually, I think any mature adult should be responsible to keep things in perspective, no matter how hysterically out of control his surroundings become. The article didn't bother me, I didn't think he came across badly at all, and unless we actually have worked with him or for him we won't know just how overblown of an ego he has or doesn't have, but I just wanted to comment on the above as a general thought.