Cabaret Casting Rumor: Orville Peck & Eva Noblezada

[quizking101]

Posted: 12/30/24 at 1:23pm

Broadway’s favorite moistened “content creator” has apparently thrown this out into the universe (although the video seems to be down now). 

I don’t take stock in what he says at all, but I am intrigued since Orville would be unmasked for the role, a first in his career. Noblezada seems like a safe choice - but also she is going to fly from GG, to HT, and the. Cabaret? Booked and blessed is nice but this has got to be taking a toll on her. Cabaret (this version) is probably a lot harder to rehearse and I’m assuming that she’s under pressure to not call out of HT in London.

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 12/30/24 at 1:46pm

Would Orville Peck improve the box office? Seems like a pretty minor figure in the music world still. When he last played New York, it was 2 nights at the Paramount Theater in BK, which has 2700 seats.  He’s got about about 800K insta followers, which isn’t a scientific metric by any means but is MUCH less than Lambert or Zegler or D’Amilio, for example.

[WldKingdomHM]

Posted: 12/30/24 at 1:54pm

Why not keep the mask ? It’s kind of sexy   Doubt he will take it off (maybe at the finale)

[Kad]

Posted: 12/30/24 at 2:04pm

I'm a huge fan of Orville Peck and he is one of the few names that would absolutely get me to return to this production, but, yeah, he's not a big name overall.

FWIW, though, prior to adopting the persona of Orville Peck, he worked professionally as a stage actor. I'd certainly be curious to see him return to that. And he'd certainly bring a much different sound to the role. As for the mask- he's switched to a smaller mask in recent  years, perhaps he'll transition out of using it entirely. But it would fit for the Emcee, I suppose, particularly in this production where the Emcee is all facade anyway.

But we'll see if this pans out, particularly with Noblezada's commitment to Hadestown in London.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 12/30/24 at 2:05pm

quizking101 said: "Orville would be unmasked for the role, a first in his career."

There are certainly pictures of him not wearing his mask. Or much of anything else either.

[ColorTheHours048]

Posted: 12/30/24 at 2:21pm

quizking101 said: "Orville would be unmasked for the role, a first in his career."

He appeared - unmasked - in the West End in Peter Pan Goes Wrong, credited as his legal name, Daniel Pitout.

https://www.broadwayworld.com/westend/article/Photo-Flash-New-Cast-of-PETER-PAN-GOES-WRONG-Walks-the-Plank-in-the-West-End-20161109

Though I prefer his print work (iykyk).

Updated On: 12/30/24 at 02:21 PM

[quizking101]

Posted: 12/30/24 at 3:10pm

CATSNYrevival said: "quizking101 said: "Orville would be unmasked for the role, a first in his career."

There are certainly pictures of him not wearinghis mask. Or much of anything else either."

Well damn…

[TheatreFan4]

Posted: 12/30/24 at 3:23pm

Orville did say he had something in the works for Broadway back in September so possibly. I just can't imagine Eva would want to just KEEP pushing through these roles with no rest period. I could see it if they had Reeve as Emcee, but this match up seems just kind of... pointless for someone who has now originated two lead Broadway roles in just the last few seasons. 

[BCfitasafiddle]

Posted: 12/30/24 at 3:41pm

Fabulous if true.

[NOWaWarning]

Posted: 12/30/24 at 4:05pm

I might be misremembering, but wasn’t her name thrown around to open the production too? I think she’d be fab. 

Updated On: 12/30/24 at 04:05 PM

[Robbie2]

Posted: 12/30/24 at 4:12pm

Never heard of him!?

Read that he has a highly anticipated tour in '25 https://orvillepecktour.us/

[Kad]

Posted: 12/30/24 at 4:28pm

That’s not his site, this is. He has no tour announced for 2025, just a one-off date in Australia on 3/1.

[ACL2006]

Posted: 12/30/24 at 6:35pm

all depends when they would start. I thin Eva would want a break after Hadestown in the West End.

[WldKingdomHM]

Posted: 12/30/24 at 6:38pm

Where is Micaela Diamond when we need her for Sally ?

[TheatreFan4]

Posted: 12/30/24 at 6:48pm

WldKingdomHM said: "Where isMicaela Diamond when we need her for Sally ?"

Unfortunately she's trapped in the Ryan Murphy machine now. We'll see her in 5 years. 

[tacotheatrelover]

Posted: 12/30/24 at 8:15pm

I think this is the first time in the three years this has been open in the west end and the year this had been on broadway that this is the first casting that I don’t care much about 

It’s cool that cabaret is rumored to stay open, I absolutely love that, but this rumor just doesn’t get me too incredibly excited

[BroadwayBen]

Posted: 12/30/24 at 10:18pm

So Cabaret will now start fighting Chicago for Best celeb casting?  

[KJisgroovy]

Posted: 12/30/24 at 11:10pm

Yes, but Cabaret appears to be casting current celebrities with artistic merit. At least so far. Hahaha.  

[EmceeHammer]

Posted: 12/30/24 at 11:40pm

I would fly back to NYC for this casting. I loved this production and love Orville Peck. I’ve been tempted to fly to London to see Billy Porter. Maybe both? 

[Robbie2]

Posted: 12/31/24 at 12:12am

EmceeHammer said: "I would fly back to NYC for this casting. I loved this production and love Orville Peck. I’ve been tempted to fly to London to see Billy Porter. Maybe both?"

 

I'm surprised that so many on this board know who this dude is ...just some gay mask wearing country singer that nobody in our circle seems to know lol.

Updated On: 12/31/24 at 12:12 AM

[quizking101]

Posted: 12/31/24 at 12:20am

EmceeHammer said: "I would fly back to NYC for this casting. I loved this production and love Orville Peck. I’ve been tempted to fly to London to see Billy Porter. Maybe both?"

Now that you mention it, I had been hearing there were rumors of it closing due to the dropping box office and that’s why Porter was offered London instead of Broadway.

[BoringBoredBoard40]

Posted: 12/31/24 at 2:34am

this seems off, this show needs a real WOW to keep going and Eva and Orville don't seem like "event" casting, there was just a show off-broadway featuring Orville Pecks music that was a total flop

[Kad]

Posted: 12/31/24 at 9:01am

BoringBoredBoard40 said: "this seems off, this show needs a real WOW tokeep going and Eva and Orville don't seem like "event" casting, there was just a show off-broadway featuring Orville Pecks music that was a total flop"

It was also a small dance show that Peck had no involvement in (I don’t think he even plugged it on social media). Not comparable to the actual person being onstage. 

[Huss417]

Posted: 12/31/24 at 9:06am

Orville Peck would be the only reason I would go see the show again. I really hope this pans out.

[FANtomFollies]

Posted: 12/31/24 at 10:21am

BoringBoredBoard40 said: "this seems off, this show needs a real WOW tokeep going and Eva and Orville don't seem like "event" casting, there was just a show off-broadway featuring Orville Pecks music that was a total flop"

'Once Upon a One More Time' flopped too. Totally different thing from the artist being on stage.