COMPANY Revival On Tour - News & Discussion Thread- Page 5

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 4/27/23 at 11:10am

Alison Luff recently posted an Instagram story of her getting a wig fitting, did Katrina wear a wig in the Broadway production? I think Alison would make a wonderful Bobbie even if it isn’t her.

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 4/27/23 at 11:39am

Call_me_jorge said: "Alison Luff recently posted an Instagram story of her getting a wig fitting, did Katrina wear a wig in the Broadway production? I think Alison would make a wonderful Bobbie even if it isn’t her."

Yes, Katrina wore a wig. It’s safe to assume all women on Broadway wear a wig, even if it looks exactly like their own hair as it’s easier to maintain and hid mic packs, etc. Even Bernadette Peters wears wigs that look exactly like her own hair.  

[steven22]

Posted: 4/27/23 at 1:40pm

Oracle guy on TikTok says it’s Paige Faure. 

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 4/27/23 at 1:45pm

steven22 said: "Oracle guy on TikTok says it’s Paige Faure."

Fair. She did the Broadway production for some time and never got to go on for Bobbie. 

[Bill Snibson]

Posted: 4/27/23 at 4:59pm

It’s not Paige. It’s Britney Coleman and a few other bdwy understudies joining the tour as well. 

[GiantsInTheSky2]

Posted: 4/27/23 at 5:05pm

Is Britney leaving Beetlejuice tour for this tour?  

[Bill Snibson]

Posted: 4/27/23 at 5:10pm

Yes. Company doesn’t start til the fall. I’m sure she could use the “more remunerative” as a way to get of BJ if need be. 

[ACL2006]

Posted: 4/27/23 at 5:29pm

Bill Snibson said: "It’s not Paige. It’s Britney Coleman and a few other bdwy understudies joining the tour as well."

Kathryn Allison is doing the tour, not sure what role though.

[Bryce 2]

Posted: 4/27/23 at 5:29pm

Bill Snibson said: "It’s not Paige. It’s Britney Coleman and a few other bdwy understudies joining the tour as well."

I hope not Heath Saunders

[jkcohen626]

Posted: 4/27/23 at 5:45pm

Bryce 2 said: "Bill Snibson said: "It’s not Paige. It’s Britney Coleman and a few other bdwy understudies joining the tour as well."

I hope not Heath Saunders"

What's wrong with Heath Saunders? Just not very good in the role or something else?

I assume Kathryn Allison would be Sarah. That's the role she usually went on for and I heard great things about. 

Joanne to me is the biggest question mark and the hardest to cast. Curious who they get. 

[ACL2006]

Posted: 4/27/23 at 6:08pm

Bryce 2 said: "Bill Snibson said: "It’s not Paige. It’s Britney Coleman and a few other bdwy understudies joining the tour as well."

I hope not Heath Saunders"

 

Heath was a better PJ than Conte.

[DaveyG]

Posted: 4/27/23 at 6:43pm

Bill Snibson said: "It’s not Paige. It’s Britney Coleman and a few other bdwy understudies joining the tour as well."

I heard it's Britney, too. 

[DaveyG]

Posted: 4/27/23 at 6:44pm

Updated On: 4/28/23 at 06:44 PM

[sbflyfan]

Posted: 4/27/23 at 6:54pm

I think Lucie Arnaz would be an interesting Joanne. And there'd be a decent stunt casting element. She's not opposed to touring, since she did "Pippin." 

[Bill Snibson]

Posted: 4/27/23 at 8:14pm

Heath Saunders is very talented but has developed a reputation for being an EXHAUSTING company member. Joanne will not be any famous actress. It's a tiered contract and the salary is not aligned with that as someone had posted earlier about Jessica Vosk's comments.  Think more along the lines of Judy McLane, Linda Mugleston, and/or Kathy Voytko etc. 

[Bette's Turban]

Posted: 4/27/23 at 8:20pm

What part did Max Von Essen get?

[Bill Snibson]

Posted: 4/27/23 at 8:22pm

Bette's Turban said: "What part did Max Von Essen get?"

None

[PipingHotPiccolo]

Posted: 4/27/23 at 11:44pm

KJisgroovy said: "Or she was just joking and both of you are taking things really seriously. That's like. Another option."

Both of us are taking her seriously? Its not obvious i.... wasnt there, and I'm reacting to what this guys reporting on here? I'm supposed to detect her alleged sarcasm via a second hand report of what she said?

Hope she was kidding because I know nothing about her, but in my profession (and its a much less public one) it would be jaw-dropping crass to describe another gig and say "oh i wouldnt take that, id need more money" since we will all know the person who WILL end up with that underpaid gig. Yikes.

[bear88]

Posted: 4/28/23 at 12:49am

Bill Snibson said: "Tour casting is just such a different beast. Broadway names really don't do anything for box office across the country and only cost production a larger salary. Looking at all the current tours out right now, the biggest "names" are Richard Thomas in TKAM, Norm Lewis in Soldiers Play, and Adam Pascal in Pretty Woman just for some comparison."

That's the thing, and I agree with Valentina's point that even they're not names that will sell tickets. Over the years, I can't think of too many names that sell tickets in any touring productions I've seen - and I live in a fairly large market, San Francisco, that sometimes gets actors who want to be on a West Coast swing that includes Los Angeles.

The only examples of star casting I can think of are mostly minor: Betty Buckley in Hello, Dolly!, Darren Criss and Lena Hall in her Tony-winning role in Hedwig and the Angry Inch (she also played Hedwig a few times), Carmen Cusack recreating her starring role in Bright Star. We'll occasionally get Broadway stars, as when Joshua Henry played Aaron Burr during the first Hamilton tour, but the show was the star. We got really good seats to Bright Star because, as good as Cusack is, she's not a star. I don't think Buckley was that much of a draw as Dolly, although she did a fine job. They're trying to promote Into the Woods as a "straight from Broadway" star vehicle, and that may have worked to some degree (they're charging premium Broadway prices for good seats, at least in San Francisco), but it's more the musical itself that's the draw. 

As for Company, I'm not expecting big names but I am interested in the casting - because I plan to see it next year and would like it to be good. But I suspect I won't have seen most of the actors in anything before.

 

[JBradshaw]

Posted: 4/28/23 at 2:59am

Terri Hatcher as Joanne - I really liked her Sally w Norbert in the 1NT “cabaret”

 

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 4/28/23 at 10:05am

BRITNEY COLEMAN IS OUR BOBBIE!

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CrlRXgoIKmn/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

[Dylan Smith4]

Posted: 4/28/23 at 10:27am

jacobsnchz14 said: "BRITNEY COLEMAN IS OUR BOBBIE!

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CrlRXgoIKmn/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link"

YAYYYY!

[The8re phan]

Posted: 4/28/23 at 10:41am

looks like Christine Ebersole's schedule is clearing up and she may be free to give us her Joanne :)

https://tvline.com/2023/04/27/bob-hearts-abishola-cast-leaving-finale-spoilers-season-5/

 

 

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 4/28/23 at 12:49pm

Good for her! She's got a great voice.

Intrigued about how they'll cast as Joanne.

[ACL2006]

Posted: 4/28/23 at 5:01pm

The8re phan said: "looks like Christine Ebersole's schedule is clearing up and she may be free to give us her Joanne :)

https://tvline.com/2023/04/27/bob-hearts-abishola-cast-leaving-finale-spoilers-season-5/
 


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She's not booking a low tier/pay equity tour. They'll likely get a Broadway vet to play the role.