Any DOUBT as to who will be the next Father Flynn?
Any DOUBT as to who will be the next Father Flynn?
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#0Any DOUBT as to who will be the next Father Flynn?
Posted: 10/26/05 at 5:54pm
Who can replace Father Flynn and do as good a job as O' Byrne did. Also, who can they find to go toe to toe with Eileen Atkins?
Updated On: 10/26/05 at 05:54 PM
#1re: Any DOUBT as to who will be the next Father Flynn?
Posted: 10/26/05 at 6:01pmIt would be kind of awesome to see Bill Irwin do the role.
Smaxie
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/26/05
#2re: Any DOUBT as to who will be the next Father Flynn?
Posted: 10/26/05 at 6:05pmIrwin is 55, and the script says that Flynn should be in his late 30s.
#3re: Any DOUBT as to who will be the next Father Flynn?
Posted: 10/26/05 at 6:08pm
I didn't actually think about it, I just think it would be cool.
Regardless, on stage I don't think that Irwin looks much older than O'Byrne at all.
#4re: Any DOUBT as to who will be the next Father Flynn?
Posted: 10/26/05 at 6:11pmBill Irwin would be interesting. Someone mentioned Peter Krause, and I think that would be great. Also, I've heard that Justin Theroux is one hell of a stage actor.
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
Smaxie
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/26/05
#6re: Any DOUBT as to who will be the next Father Flynn?
Posted: 10/26/05 at 6:27pmKrause was terrible in After the Fall. TERRRRRRRIBLE. Eileen Atkins would chew him up and spit him out.
Jon
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/20/04
#7re: Any DOUBT as to who will be the next Father Flynn?
Posted: 10/26/05 at 6:44pmI heard Robert Sean Leonard is being sought, if his filming for HOUSE is finished on time.
#8re: Any DOUBT as to who will be the next Father Flynn?
Posted: 10/26/05 at 6:49pmIf Leonard does it, I will flip.
#9re: Any DOUBT as to who will be the next Father Flynn?
Posted: 10/26/05 at 6:53pmThat would be amazing! I adore Robert Sean Leonard
#10re: Any DOUBT as to who will be the next Father Flynn?
Posted: 10/26/05 at 7:30pmRobert Sean Leonard is great, but his eternally boyish quality really isn't right for Father Flynn...I do enjoy him on "House" though.
roquat
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/25/05
#11re: Any DOUBT as to who will be the next Father Flynn?
Posted: 10/26/05 at 7:41pmHow about Billy Crudup, who just got a lot of momentum from "The Pillowman?" He can be both charming and unreadable.
#12re: Any DOUBT as to who will be the next Father Flynn?
Posted: 10/26/05 at 7:47pmI adore RSL, but I'm not so sure this would be the best role for him. Though I'm certainly not complaining. I'd see him in anything. The same goes for Crudup (though I think he's committed to a couple of movies right now, so I'm not so sure that'd work out). And I think Krause could do a decent job as well. Sure, he was terrible in AtF, but I'd like to see him get another shot on stage.
#13re: Any DOUBT as to who will be the next Father Flynn?
Posted: 10/26/05 at 8:54pmFor sexual intensity and ambiguous moral temperature, I would love to see Chris Meloni.
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#14re: Any DOUBT as to who will be the next Father Flynn?
Posted: 10/26/05 at 8:56pm
John Stamos?
#16re: Any DOUBT as to who will be the next Father Flynn?
Posted: 10/27/05 at 6:26amPeter Krause is a superb actor. He was just miscast in After the Fall. The role of Father Flynn is PERFECT for him.
popcultureboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/23/03
#17re: Any DOUBT as to who will be the next Father Flynn?
Posted: 10/27/05 at 7:05amOooh oooh Chris Meloni! I'd be there all the time.
#18re: Any DOUBT as to who will be the next Father Flynn?
Posted: 10/27/05 at 8:23am
I'm not sure if Robert Sean Leonard is exactly right for the role, but I'd go see what he would do with it anyway.
I doubt (no pun intended, really) they'll cast Peter Krause because as well as getting dreadful reviews in After the Fall, the play wasn't much of a commercial hit, either.
Madame X
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/13/03
#19re: Any DOUBT as to who will be the next Father Flynn?
Posted: 10/27/05 at 9:36amHarvey Fierstein?
gustof777
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/8/04
#20re: Any DOUBT as to who will be the next Father Flynn?
Posted: 10/27/05 at 10:31amBrooke Shields
Smaxie
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/26/05
#21re: Any DOUBT as to who will be the next Father Flynn?
Posted: 10/27/05 at 10:50am
A couple of things to keep in mind:
The priest should not skew as innocent or guilty from the very first minute you see him. In fact, Brian O'Byrne has commented that due to the the scandals in the Catholic Church, an audience in 2005 is apt to think the priest is guilty from the second he walks on stage, if they know anything as to what the play is about. So he has to work harder in those early scenes to make you think Father Flynn is a decent fellow.
Now Chris Meloni is a sexy guy, but he has a feral, somewhat sinister look. He'd walk out on stage and I think you'd have no doubt in your mind that he's molesting anything that moves.
O'Byrne has also commented that he will play some things differently, if he senses the audience is too much on the side of Sister Aloysius, or too much on the side of Father Flynn.
Based on After the Fall, I'm not certain that Peter Krause has the stage chops to manipulate an audience.
The part requires a guy that is an everyday type, someone whom you like and trust, and someone with enough stage experience to interpret how an audience is responding.
ozbwayfan
Chorus Member Joined: 6/12/05
#22re: Any DOUBT as to who will be the next Father Flynn?
Posted: 10/27/05 at 11:01am
just name him already...you know you want to.
#23re: Any DOUBT as to who will be the next Father Flynn?
Posted: 10/27/05 at 11:19amSeriously...if you didn't want people to know, there's no need to ensure that everyone knows that YOU know.
Smaxie
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/26/05
#24re: Any DOUBT as to who will be the next Father Flynn?
Posted: 10/27/05 at 11:38amI've edited my post above. Sorry - didn't mean to offend.
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