Butz, Tveit, Wopat, Butler, Hart... officially join CATCH ME IF YOU CAN

Tveit really should have held off announcing this until Tony nominations were announced, as it may now appear that he's jumping ship on NEXT TO NORMAL so early in its run, even if it is for only three weeks (though it will probably end up extending and he'll be gone from NEXT TO NORMAL longer than expected).

I think his performance in NEXT TO NORMAL is worthy of a Tony nomination, and I would hate politics to stand in the way of that happening.

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Updated On: 3/10/09 at 08:59 AM

I didn't say NEXT TO NORMAL wouldn't be OK with it.

I'm saying that announcing that you'll be leaving your new show that hasn't even started previews yet to go premiere in another project might not make Tveit look as committed to NEXT TO NORMAL as the Nominating Committee will want him to look, up against other actors who have committed to do their shows 8 times a week long-term and be available for audiences to see on a regular schedule.

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This was not something that Tveit himself announced. This came from the producers of CMIYC. Once Tveit agreed to do both shows, the producers of CMIYC could announce his participation any time they wanted to. It's obviously something that has been worked out with the producers of both shows, since the notice has already gone out for his temporary replacement.

Care to share.


Also, have you seen Tveit performance in N2N?

I'm so excited for this show. Butz is a fave of mine.

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Aaron deserves a nom over Seiber, in my opinion...if it comes down to that.

"Best supporting actor in a musical seems pretty tight already."

Um...who are you talking about? Nobody from any of the revivals (with maybe the exception of one from Hair) stands a chance at a nomination. Let's list the new musicals:

Billy Elliot - Greg Jbara will probably get one.
Tale of Two Cities - Aaron Lazar MIGHT get one (but probably will go down with the sinking Tale of Two Cities ship).
13 - no, just no
White Christmas - no
[tos] - no featured men
Shrek - potentially 2 (Chris Seiber and Daniel Breaker)
Rock of Ages - doubtful
9 to 5 - maybe/probably Kudisch
Next to Normal - probably Tveit

That makes 7, including Lazar and one of the guys from Hair. Tveit has a VERY good chance at the nomination, and in my opinion, the win.

"Sadly, he doesn't have a chance at beating Greg Jbara, who is giving the performance of his career in BILLY ELLIOT every night."

I very much disagree. I thought Jbara was one of the worst parts of Billy Elliot.

ETA: There is a small chance that Billy Elliot could also foster a nomination for Santino Fontana, but not that likely.

Updated On: 3/10/09 at 10:31 AM

Featured Actor this year should be interesting. I don't really think Tveit has a shot at winning but then again, I thought the same thing about Christian Hoff.

HUGE Tveit and Butz fan, I can't wait!

I had no interest in this show until now. They were great on stage together at MISCAST.

We were complete opposites on PASSING STRANGE. He loved it and saw it 10 times...for me, it was the worst show I've ever seen. Also, I loved EQUUS and he just thought it was OK. We also have the complete opposite taste in men. Believe me, we are not the same person.


"You both also post similar viewpoints in the same threads in close proximity to one another."

We just happened to agree on HAIR and IMPRESSIONISM recently. And the reason why we post in close proximity to one another is because we see practically every show together.


PS: He also loved CRY BABY and I hated it.

Updated On: 3/10/09 at 12:03 PM

I wasn't enthralled with the demo of this show, but the presence of these two amazingly talented actors makes me really excited for it.

On the Featured Actor debate--Sieber was the best part of Shrek, IMO, but I can't imagine N2N without Tveit. Still, Tveit's young and has a great career ahead of him. I'd be happy to see either of them win.

And I'm so sorry that I decided to skip Miscast!