"Almost Famous" and "Sing Street"- Page 3

[BroadwayNYC2]

Posted: 10/19/21 at 7:54am

I mean both. Turning a profit in that house would be quite a challenge.

[OuttaTowner]

Posted: 10/20/21 at 6:05pm

There is some form of read through / rehearsal of Almost Famous taking place today in Manhattan. Several of the cast members have posted IG stories from the event.

[RippedMan]

Posted: 10/20/21 at 6:21pm

Yeah, it has a lot to do wing space, dressing rooms, crew, etc. Xanadu and Avenue Q are the only musicals I can think of that made the Golden work and both are pretty tiny shows - cast wise / orchestra wise. 

[Jeffrey Karasarides]

Posted: 10/20/21 at 6:51pm

RippedMan said: "Yeah, it has a lot to do wing space, dressing rooms, crew, etc. Xanadu and Avenue Q are the only musicals I can think of that made the Golden work and both are pretty tiny shows - cast wise / orchestra wise."

Xanadu played in the Helen Hayes Theatre, not the John Golden Theatre.

[saxpower]

Posted: 10/20/21 at 7:05pm

Jeffrey Karasarides said: "RippedMan said: "Yeah, it has a lot to do wing space, dressing rooms, crew, etc. Xanadu and Avenue Q are the only musicals I can think of that made the Golden work and both are pretty tiny shows - cast wise / orchestra wise."

Xanadu played in the Helen Hayes Theatre, not the John Golden Theatre."

The original Falsettos was there as well, but again, tiny show.  (The "teeny tiny band" was on a platform)

[OuttaTowner]

Posted: 10/21/21 at 5:37pm

FWIW…the NY TIX web site is listing Almost Famous at the Golden with previews beginning February 25, and opening night on March 25.

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 10/21/21 at 5:48pm

It would have been announced by now if that were the case. And....Thoughts of a Colored Man is playing at the Golden until March so............nah. 

Updated On: 10/21/21 at 05:48 PM

[BroadwayNYC2]

Posted: 10/21/21 at 6:28pm

If I see NY TIX listed as a source on the website one more time…0

[steven22]

Posted: 10/21/21 at 6:40pm

OuttaTowner said: "There is some form of read through / rehearsal of Almost Famous taking place today in Manhattan. Several of the cast members have posted IG stories from the event. "

Who is in the read through / workshop? 

[Lunalaaaaaaaa]

Posted: 10/21/21 at 6:42pm

steven22 said: "OuttaTowner said: "There is some form of read through / rehearsal of Almost Famous taking place today in Manhattan. Several of the cast members have posted IG stories from the event. "

Who is in the read through / workshop?"

The real question ^^^

[Lunalaaaaaaaa]

Posted: 10/21/21 at 6:42pm

steven22 said: "OuttaTowner said: "There is some form of read through / rehearsal of Almost Famous taking place today in Manhattan. Several of the cast members have posted IG stories from the event. "

Who is in the read through / workshop?"

The real question ^^^

[Lunalaaaaaaaa]

Posted: 10/21/21 at 6:54pm

I only found Julia Cassandra sharing Almost Famous related info on her Instagram Stories. (She's cast as Estrella) 

[OuttaTowner]

Posted: 10/21/21 at 7:19pm

Solea Pfeiffer, Gerry Cannonico and Casey Likes all had clips or mentions up on this IG over the last 2 days - Likes showed a rehearsal hall schedule listing Almost Famous from 8 am - 10 pm, and Pfeiffer had the cover of her script book with THANK GOD posted over it. Tom Kitt also had a pic with Cameron Crowe posted yesterday, saying he was grateful to be back working on Almost Famous again.

[OuttaTowner]

Posted: 10/21/21 at 7:44pm

Chad Burris also has a pic posted from what looks to be the rehearsal studio. So far, all folks in the San Diego cast. I believe Colin Donnell has signed for a new series on Peacock, so they may need to bring in a new lead.

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 10/21/21 at 7:48pm

Colin and Drew were wildly miscast so.....yeah. 

[OuttaTowner]

Posted: 10/22/21 at 1:08pm

Storm Lever posted an IG pic last night about the reading. She mentions “most of the original cast” - but nothing specific about who’s not there.

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 10/22/21 at 1:28pm

Wonder if this is a money-raising reading, a "let's hear the new material for the show" reading, or some combo of the two.

When does Tom Kitt sleep?

[OuttaTowner]

Posted: 10/22/21 at 2:29pm

More posts this afternoon from Drew Gehling, Rob Coletti and the AF IG account itself. Reading / rehearsal in progress as we speak.

[OuttaTowner]

Posted: 10/22/21 at 4:55pm

IG post from Libby Winter indicates that the reading is at Open Jar studios on 48th, here in Manhattan.

[OuttaTowner]

Posted: 10/23/21 at 4:52pm

Brief follow-up…

Badges of the participants indicate that the readings were October 20-23 (today).

An IG story from earlier today indicate that Colin Donnell was not in NYC; therefore it’s safe to assume that - at least for this week’s read through’s - someone else was playing Russell.

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 10/23/21 at 5:28pm

He is shooting a tv series in Queensland's Far North that was ordered straight to series pretty quickly by Peacock. I seriously don't think he will be available for this nor is he right for the part. 

[Owen22]

Posted: 10/23/21 at 5:32pm

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Wonder if this is a money-raising reading, a "let's hear the new material for the show" reading, or some combo of the two.

When does Tom Kitt sleep?"

Maybe if he slept he would be a better composer (Next to Normal nonewithstanding).

 

[Sauja]

Posted: 10/23/21 at 6:48pm

John Gallagher Jr was tagged in one of Solea Pfeiffer’s posts. He wasn’t in the San Diego cast, was he?

[OuttaTowner]

Posted: 10/23/21 at 6:51pm

No, I don’t believe so.

[valebal7]

Posted: 10/23/21 at 6:52pm

John Gallagher Jr. was not in the San Diego cast.