Broadway shows for Jonathan Bailey

[Theatrefanboy1]

Posted: 2/11/21 at 4:11pm

Although I know he's frequented theatre before, having seen him In Company. Bridgeton has definitely given a more broad introduction to Jonathan Bailey. 


I'm curious what shows you'd see him in.

 

I think that he would definitely make for a Christian in Moulin Rouge, Or Gaston in the revival of Beauty and the Beast. If Magic Mike ever makes it then as Adam. He'd also make a great Maxim in Rebecca

[JBroadway]

Posted: 2/11/21 at 4:13pm

Something that doesn't require him to do an American accent, preferably. 

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 2/11/21 at 4:42pm

Give him the Fiyero pants. Immediately.

[Owen22]

Posted: 2/11/21 at 5:14pm

JBroadway said: "Something that doesn't require him to do an American accent, preferably."

I saw him do Tim Price in the original American Psycho musical at the Almeida in London and his accent was just fine. He was actually a standout in the cast, though I knew him already from Broadchurch.

[Theatrefanboy1]

Posted: 2/11/21 at 5:23pm

jacobsnchz14 said: "Give him the Fiyero pants. Immediately."

Touche! Yes. Yes. Jon M. Chu better be listening.

[JBroadway]

Posted: 2/11/21 at 5:48pm

Owen22 said: "JBroadway said: "Something that doesn't require him to do an American accent, preferably."

I saw him do Tim Price in the original American Psycho musical at the Almeida in London and his accent was just fine. He was actually a standout in the cast, though I knew him already from Broadchurch."

 

Maybe he's better at it when he's speaking rather than singing. IIRC, Tim Price is not much of a singing role. Meanwhile, his accent on the Company cast album is bad, and I also saw him in The Last Five Years (a role that's almost entirely sung, obviously), and also thought it was bad. 

CLARIFICATION: In all fairness, he's not alone. I generally think most British stage actors are bad at American accents. I've seen a lot of British theatre, and I can probably count on two hands the number of British stage actors I've seen give convincing American accents. One of these actors is Samantha Barks, who starred opposite Bailey in L5Y - so that didn't help his case. 

Updated On: 2/11/21 at 05:48 PM

[Globefan]

Posted: 2/11/21 at 6:06pm

Theatrefanboy1 said: "jacobsnchz14 said: "Give him the Fiyero pants. Immediately."

Touche! Yes. Yes. Jon M. Chu better be listening."

With Ariana DeBose and Brittney Johnson as Elphie and Glinda 

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Posted: 2/11/21 at 7:19pm

As "Billy Flynn" in ""Chicago"?