Brooke Shields will finally originate a role
Brooke Shields will finally originate a role
#1Brooke Shields will finally originate a role
Posted: 7/23/10 at 2:43am
Leap of Faith is official. Can't wait!!!
rmusic11322
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/07
#2Brooke Shields will finally originate a role on Bway!
Posted: 7/23/10 at 2:49amWell, California atleast, right?
#3Brooke Shields will finally originate a role on Bway!
Posted: 7/23/10 at 2:50am
Yeah, this is not announced for Broadway yet.
I'm sure if it's successful in CA it will certainly come to Broadway, but as of now, she's originating a role in CA, not Broadway.
jacobsnchz14
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/13/06
#4Brooke Shields will finally originate a role on Bway!
Posted: 7/23/10 at 2:59amWell, on the show's page on CTG's website it calls LEAP OF FAITH "the Broadway-bound musical". I don't know if that was the same case for MINKSY'S which hasn't said a word on whether or not it will even show up in New York.
#5Brooke Shields will finally originate a role
Posted: 7/23/10 at 3:01amI read it wrong, I thought it was on Bway...bummer.
#6Brooke Shields will finally originate a role
Posted: 7/23/10 at 3:04am
Apparently Minsky's is no more?
and can't wait for Leap of Faith - great cast.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#7Brooke Shields will finally originate a role
Posted: 7/23/10 at 6:31am
someone just posted that Minsky's still has its sights on b'way - time will tell.
But: don't MOST shows open with aspirations to be able to bring it to B'way?
(But I'd like this to make it here, I'm very interested.)
#8Brooke Shields will finally originate a role
Posted: 7/23/10 at 8:39am
Yeah, of course they're going to say that, for appearances. Plans for Broadway are actively in the works, but billing it that way doesn't mean it's definite.
Anyway, I've very much come around to the idea, but she'd better be good.
Ariella
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/10/06
#9Brooke Shields will finally originate a role
Posted: 7/23/10 at 3:08pm
And the stakes for good performance are high, given that she's playing opposite Esparza.
wiggum2
Broadway Star Joined: 9/21/03
#10Brooke Shields will finally originate a role
Posted: 7/25/10 at 2:21pmWhile I know she is the first the play the role on stage, Is it really orginating a role if the show is just a movie put on stage? I have never seen the movie but I'm assuming her character was already done by an actress in the movie. I guess I always think of orginating a role is when no one else did the role before such as a role in Urinetown, Avenue Q etc
#11Brooke Shields will finally originate a role
Posted: 7/25/10 at 2:34pm
If the character has not been seen on Broadway before, it's considered originating the role.
Updated On: 7/25/10 at 02:34 PM
AwesomeDanny
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/30/09
#12Brooke Shields will finally originate a role
Posted: 7/25/10 at 3:16pmwiggum2, originating a role is being the first to play the role in an adaptation. Creating a role is being the first to play the role in an original show.
#13Brooke Shields will finally originate a role
Posted: 7/25/10 at 3:30pm
"And the stakes for good performance are high, given that she's playing opposite Esparza."
I don't understand the intended point. I don't know why the presence of Esparza would have any impact at all on the importance of Shields' performance.
#14Brooke Shields will finally originate a role
Posted: 7/25/10 at 3:32pm
I don't know why the presence of Esparza would have any impact at all on the importance of Shields' performance.
Me either. If anything the show will be relying on Shields' presence for ticket sales, etc.
#15Brooke Shields will finally originate a role
Posted: 7/25/10 at 3:59pmI think she just meant that if you're performing opposite Raul, the bar is set pretty high.
#16Brooke Shields will finally originate a role
Posted: 7/25/10 at 4:05pm
"I think she just meant that if you're performing opposite Raul, the bar is set pretty high."
Oh, please.
#17Brooke Shields will finally originate a role
Posted: 7/25/10 at 4:17pmYou asked for clarification; no one said you had to agree.
#18Brooke Shields will finally originate a role
Posted: 7/25/10 at 4:48pm
"You asked for clarification; no one said you had to agree."
Fair enough. I guess I have to allow that every thread about this production is going to devolve in Esparza fanboy/fangirl adoration.
Disclaimer: I like Esparza, and I enjoyed his performances in Company and Rocky Horror. I wish him and this production well. I just find it frustrating that certain performers have their superfans, who elevate them to a pedestal above reality, and tend to dominate threads with their adoration.
#19Brooke Shields will finally originate a role
Posted: 7/25/10 at 4:56pm
Well, I wasn't aware that merely commenting on (personal assessment of) his talent was now being counted as "devolving" into unacceptable levels of fangirling.
You said you didn't understand the point. Point being that, as a matter of personal opinion, if you pair him up with someone who doesn't match his presence, it's not going to work. (See also: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.)
I don't understand why that warranted such an "I'm rolling my eyes at you" snarky response. I don't think either of us was being overly fangirly, so please don't take your frustration with some unit out on either of us individually. I obviously am a huge fan of his work, but I try to be respectful of people who don't agree with me, and I don't think I did anything wrong here. One idle comment does not turn a thread into a huge gush-fest. And frankly, I haven't seen that happen in years.
(And of course, now the thread is going to derail anyway.)
PitPro2004
Broadway Star Joined: 2/15/04
#20Brooke Shields will finally originate a role
Posted: 7/25/10 at 5:05pm
I've never understood how Brooke Shields continues to get work. Her talent is minimal at best, her singing non-existent. She's about as entertaining as a Slap Chop commercial.
Actually that's an insult to Slap Chop. My bad.
#21Brooke Shields will finally originate a role
Posted: 7/25/10 at 5:26pm^ how many shows have you seen her in? She got incredible reviews in Wonderful Town, and she was a great Roxie in Chicago.
#22Brooke Shields will finally originate a role
Posted: 7/25/10 at 5:31pmAnd given that she is originating this part, I'd think it would be tailored to her abilities.
#23Brooke Shields will finally originate a role
Posted: 7/25/10 at 5:35pmI'm the first to give Raul Esparza my full support. As I stated in another thread he is a great source of pride for us in the Latino community however I wouldn't go so far as to state that Brooke Shields has to hold her own with him because his presence has set the bar pretty high. Shields. like it or not is a show business VETERAN. Raul Esparza was still in diapers when Shields was making a name for herself and in her defense she has more than proven her worth on a theater stage. I'm sure they will make a terrific team in this show and they will compliment each other well.
#24Brooke Shields will finally originate a role
Posted: 7/25/10 at 5:44pm
I'm not saying she's not talented, or denying any of her experience. Did I not, in this very thread say that I had come around to the idea? I was originally skeptical about her in this particular role, but I like her in general. I've said many times that I think they'll have excellent chemistry, and I've gone from skeptical to hopeful. Big difference. I agree with Ariella: I think Esparza sets a high standard when he's on stage (and I am hopeful that Shields can live up to that), and that's being (wrongly) interpreted as implying that she's not talented, hasn't paid her dues on stage, whatever. A compliment to him is not automatically an insult to her. It's not meant to be. I don't understand why this is such a big deal; I think some of these posts are being read through a pre-determined filter.
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