During the infamous original run of The Baker's Wife, as in the movie, Genevieve and Dominique (played by Patti LuPone and Kurt Peterson) were roughly the same age with Aimable cast a bit over ten years older. Of course a 40ish Aimable would no longer really read to audiences as an older man, and the casting was similar, age wise, for the late 80s Trevor Nunn production. But director Gordon Greenfield, starting with his 2005 Paper Mill production followed by the recent Menier and now this always seems to cast a Genevieve who is noticeably younger than Aimable but *also* noticeably older than Dominique. I was wondering if this also was in the suggested character ages of the current revised script? Maybe not a big deal, but it does change the dynamics a bit I think--making it a bit more about Genevieve trying to hold on to her youth, or something, for maybe the last time rather than actually seeing a chance to be with someone her own age, something she never got to experience by marrying the baker so young. An older Genevieve doesn't give the impression that her marriage to Aimable is the first time she's been with a man, which is implied in the film and the original book...
Updated On: 9/18/25 at 05:01 PM
