Breaking: THE BOYS IN THE BAND Will Come to Broadway This Spring with Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Matt Bomer, Andrew Rannells & More! — Page 3

Yeah you got to it before I did. I think of it like classic Hollywood whitewashing — here’s some great queer roles, but producers are worried about money, so let’s get famous straight guys to play the role. With sexuality there’s way more flexibility than with race, but the idea still stands and it’s nice to have gay men playing the parts that they’re born to play, just like it was nice to have Beth Malone playing Alison in Fun Home.

BroadwayConcierge said: "ChildofEarth said: "This is all standard Murphy casting - so who is missing for the role of Cowboy? Groff?!"

I would cry. Please, Theatre God."

While I love him, he is too old for the part. Ben Platt would work

GottaHaveAGimmick said: "I, too, would love to see Groff.

If not him, Randy Harrison?"

Not sure why everyone is dreamcasting Cowboy a decade too old...

"COWBOY - twenty-two, light blond, muscle-bound, too pretty."

haterobics said: "GottaHaveAGimmick said: "I, too, would love to see Groff.

If not him, Randy Harrison?"

Not sure why everyone is dreamcasting Cowboy a decade too old...

"COWBOY - twenty-two, light blond, muscle-bound, too pretty.""

Exactly.

They dyed Colton Haynes' hair platinum blonde for American Horror Story: Cult...

I have a trip planned in late April and saved a spot for this show expecting it to open before the Tony deadline. now my April 28 slot looks like it might be too early. Any idea that previews might start before the April 30th date mentioned in the article?

Although Groff would complete this for me as Cowboy, perhaps I can hope for Garrett Clayton since he seems to fit the description.

I'm assuming that Jim Parsons' taping schedule for The Big Bang Theory has something to do with the late-April start. Similarly, An Act of God began previews on May 7, 2015.

With a cast of openly gay actors (certainly a first time for Broadway), would a straight actor as Cowboy make any sense? Having just watched FALSETTOS on Great Performances, it was still obvious to me that Christian Borle was not gay, although his performance was better than it had been early on in the run. Love Christian but he didn't quite convince as a troubled gay man.

Lot666 said: "They dyed Colton Haynes' hair platinum blonde for American Horror Story: Cult..."

Colton Haynes sounds like a possibility

BuddyStarr said: "BroadwayConcierge said: "ChildofEarth said: "This is all standard Murphy casting - so who is missing for the role of Cowboy? Groff?!"

I would cry. Please, Theatre God."

While I love him, he is too old for the part. Ben Platt would work "



In what world is Ben Platt "too pretty"? He's not my kind but I don't nearly see him as being dreamy in any way.

There's no shortage of jacked pretty actors in NYC for this role. It is a small role with no heavy lifting... other than at the gym.