Betsy Wolfe departs CAROUSEL — Page 6

Hopefully she's able to talk about whatever project (if there is one) soon. I'm sure people are going to be asking her at the stagedoor and at the flea market.

This is so bizarre but I'm so intrigued what is next for her!

PurpleSummerHathaway said: "Why the beating around the bush? She's acknowledging the speculation, why can't she just make a statement saying she can't announce anything yet, but she has big news or something like that? SO MUCH DRAMA"

NDA on the NDA?

Or... she has more patience than you do.

What about Damien Chazelle's Parisian musical for Netflix? Netflix just ordered eight episodes and production will likely start in the fall.

Maybe he's finally decided to cast people who can act AND sing.

That has already been discussed

Yes. It's come up before (more on twitter than here, though).

In this interview, Kyle Scatliffe said he's kind of afraid for him: https://twitter.com/KyleScatliffe/status/907602600069156865

Thanks for posting that Lizzie. It's interesting to hear his take of playing Judd. I think it was a case of casting the best actor, and not realizing how it would play. He says everyone just hated Curly, but I think it just made many uncomfortable, especially when he tells Judd to hang himself. It just added a layer that distracted from the telling of the story. His performance was good, but why not cast him as Curly or Will? With Henry, how will an audience respond to a black man hitting a white woman?

Updated On: 9/19/17 at 02:02 PM

The guy playing Jigger is also black, so having Joshua Henry play Billy might be more "color conscious" casting than "colorblind" casting. R&H obviously did not mean for Carousel to be about race, but with a black Billy and black Jigger, race and racism will certainly become a subtext in the production (unlike the black Carrie and multi-ethnic Snow children in the Lincoln Center revival many years ago, which was clearly "colorblind." Carousel has not aged well in many ways, so maybe doing something like this (especially with the BLM movement) might make it seem less quaint. Having white police officers come after Billy and Jigger during the robbery would definitely bring some modern day relevance to the show. And hey, inclusiveness! Maybe the casting will attract an audience other than middle aged and elderly white people.

ANYWAY, to get back on topic...Elsa and Eliza are both cast, so Betsy Wolfe is either pregnant or doing like, a Martin Scorsese movie. You just don't drop out of a Broadway show after casting has been officially announced unless you have a REALLY good reason.

Is she guesting on "Modern Family?"

The rumoured casting of Eliza on this board has always been nothing more than rumour. We don't know if anyone has even formally been offered the role, though we DO know that Bart Sher said he wanted to wait and cast Eliza until after they cast Higgins. If (and I'm speaking in pure conjecture here) they ended up, as an example, finding a Higgins that was, say, younger than originally imagined, it could necessitate casting a younger actress than some of the names suggested on this board as front-runners for Eliza.

>The guy playing Jigger is also black<

Amar Ramasar? He's Indian, Trinidadian and Puerto Rican, I think. Dance Magazine referred to him as an "Asian American" dancer. As a principal with New York City Ballet, I think his presence in this Carousel indicates dance will be an even bigger factor in the production, if a ballet dancer is playing Jigger. It may be why there would be an October lab or workshop.

The Distinctive Baritone said: "The guy playing Jigger is also black, so having Joshua Henry play Billy might be more "color conscious" casting than "colorblind" casting. R&H obviously did not mean forCarouselto be about race, but with a black Billy and black Jigger, race and racism will certainly become a subtext in the production (unlike the black Carrie and multi-ethnic Snow children in the Lincoln Center revival many years ago, which was clearly "colorblind."Carouselhas not aged well in many ways, so maybe doing something like this (especially with the BLM movement) might make it seem less quaint. Having white police officers come after Billy and Jigger during the robbery would definitely bring some modern day relevance to the show. And hey, inclusiveness! Maybe the castingwill attract an audience other than middle aged and elderly white people.

ANYWAY, to get back on topic...Elsa and Eliza are both cast, so Betsy Wolfe is either pregnant or doing like, a Martin Scorsese movie. You just don't drop out of a Broadway show after casting has been officially announced unless you have a REALLY good reason."

You and I had a discussion on this board a few months ago. I wrote about the distinction between "colorblind" and "color conscious" casting. IIRC, you were opposed to the use of the term "colorblind" casting. You said it was an outdated term.

What made you change your mind?

carnzee said: "The Distinctive Baritone said: "The guy playing Jigger is also black, so having Joshua Henry play Billy might be more "color conscious" casting than "colorblind" casting. R&H obviously did not mean forCarouselto be about race, but with a black Billy and black Jigger, race and racism will certainly become a subtext in the production (unlike the black Carrie and multi-ethnic Snow children in the Lincoln Center revival many years ago, which was clearly "colorblind."Carouselhas not aged well in many ways, so maybe doing something like this (especially with the BLM movement) might make it seem less quaint. Having white police officers come after Billy and Jigger during the robbery would definitely bring some modern day relevance to the show. And hey, inclusiveness! Maybe the castingwill attract an audience other than middle aged and elderly white people.

ANYWAY, to get back on topic...Elsa and Eliza are both cast, so Betsy Wolfe is either pregnant or doing like, a Martin Scorsese movie. You just don't drop out of a Broadway show after casting has been officially announced unless you have a REALLY good reason."

You and I had a discussion on this board a few months ago. I wrote about the distinction between "colorblind" and "color conscious" casting. IIRC, you were opposed to the use of the term "colorblind" casting. You said it was an outdated term.

What made you change your mind?"

@The Distinctive Baritone - Could you please answer this question in a private message or on a thread where this discussion is actually somewhat relevant to the subject of the thread, so we can keep this thread Betsy-related?