Andrew Samonsky to Replace Andy Karl in DROOD 2/12- Page 2
Andrew Samonsky to Replace Andy Karl in DROOD 2/12
#25Andrew Samonsky to Replace Andy Karl in DROOD 2/12
Posted: 1/24/13 at 2:48pmAnd JB is a steady paycheck where he'll almost certainly be making more than he was, and guaranteed employment for a while. Artists need to make money, people seem to forget that sometimes.
henrikegerman
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/29/05
#26Andrew Samonsky to Replace Andy Karl in DROOD 2/12
Posted: 1/24/13 at 4:17pm
Always surprised to see how many didn't like him in South Pacific. For me his Cable was a vast improvement over Morrison's.
Then again, I could be wrong, blinded by the fact that I find Andrew drop dead gorgeous.
#27Andrew Samonsky to Replace Andy Karl in DROOD 2/12
Posted: 1/24/13 at 4:29pmI really dreaded anytime I knew he was going to be on stage during South Pacific.
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#28Andrew Samonsky to Replace Andy Karl in DROOD 2/12
Posted: 1/24/13 at 7:36pmAndrew Samonsky was part of a concert out here in Northport a few months back. He was absolutely brilliant.
eatlasagna
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#29Andrew Samonsky to Replace Andy Karl in DROOD 2/12
Posted: 1/24/13 at 8:18pmI saw him perform in tick tick boom in LA several years ago and I thought he was great
#30Andrew Samonsky to Replace Andy Karl in DROOD 2/12
Posted: 1/24/13 at 8:24pmHe's got a gorgeous voice (much nicer than Morrison's IMHO) and I look forward to seeing what he does in a farce when he let's go. Good for him. Plus, he freaking hot!
#31Andrew Samonsky to Replace Andy Karl in DROOD 2/12
Posted: 1/24/13 at 11:20pmI think it's just that Andy has brought so much to the part and created something really unique for himself that it's hard to duplicate. I don't know Samonsky's work so I can't comment on his talent but to me I am a bit disappointed it wasn't as thoughtful casting as Erin Davie as Rosa.
#32Andrew Samonsky to Replace Andy Karl in DROOD 2/12
Posted: 1/24/13 at 11:32pm
to me I am a bit disappointed it wasn't as thoughtful casting as Erin Davie as Rosa.
That's your opinion and nothing more. A lot of people will be excited to see him in the role.
#33Andrew Samonsky to Replace Andy Karl in DROOD 2/12
Posted: 1/24/13 at 11:42pm
"That's your opinion and nothing more. A lot of people will be excited to see him in the role."
Did I say it was anything other than my opinion? It's just a fact that they made some changes to the script during rehearsals and previews to work around what Andy created in the part. It will be difficult for someone else to replace him and be forced to replicate moments that were unique to someone else's performance. It's a tough place for any actor to be in. I'm sure Samonsky will be fine, nothing against him. I do wonder if they'll change the eyebrows line back to the old on.
#34Andrew Samonsky to Replace Andy Karl in DROOD 2/12
Posted: 1/25/13 at 1:30amKelly2, I understand your disappointment, but do they really have a choice? Someone has to take over for him; I'm sure Andrew Samonsky can bring something fresh to the show.
#35Andrew Samonsky to Replace Andy Karl in DROOD 2/12
Posted: 1/25/13 at 9:18amOh, I know. No disappointment from me, I'm sure he will have a new take on the role and the show obviously couldn't just not replace him. I was just musing aloud, I guess, about whether or not they'd make any changes to the script to accommodate Samonsky and allow him to work in some of his own original bits.
mamaleh
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/04
#36Andrew Samonsky to Replace Andy Karl in DROOD 2/12
Posted: 1/25/13 at 10:32amI liked Andy Karl in the role, but I'd have been just as happy to see the under-appreciated Samonsky, whom I've liked ever since SOUTH PACIFIC. (Yes, I think he is superior to the overrated Matthew Morrison.) Samonsky was one of the few good elements in SCANDALOUS. I hope he gets to originate more lead roles in worthier musicals.
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