Cabaret Casting Rumor: Orville Peck & Eva Noblezada- Page 2

[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.

[RippedMan]

Posted: 12/31/24 at 11:48am

I could see why Eva would want to do this. It’s an iconic role with iconic songs.

[ACL2006]

Posted: 12/31/24 at 12:17pm

Huss417 said: "Orville Peck would be the only reason I would go see the show again. I really hope this pans out."

I think most people over 50 have no clue who he is.

[Kad]

Posted: 12/31/24 at 1:02pm

ACL2006 said: "Huss417 said: "Orville Peck would be the only reason I would go see the show again. I really hope this pans out."

I think most people over 50 have no clue who he is."

I think people over 50 are not who they are trying to get in there, largely because they’re already likely most willing to see a production of Cabaret regardless. 

[TheatreFan4]

Posted: 12/31/24 at 1:15pm

ACL2006 said: "Huss417 said: "Orville Peck would be the only reason I would go see the show again. I really hope this pans out."

I think most people over 50 have no clue who he is."

And they knew who Adam Lambert and Moana were?

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 12/31/24 at 1:25pm

TheatreFan4 said: "ACL2006 said: "Huss417 said: "Orville Peck would be the only reason I would go see the show again. I really hope this pans out."

I think most people over 50 have no clue who he is."

And they knew who Adam Lambert and Moana were?"


People over 50 are certainly more likely to know Adam Lambert better than Orville Peck.

[two ladies tickets]

Posted: 12/31/24 at 2:43pm

Orville Peck was one of the opening acts for the last Harry Styles tour. That demographic seems to be the one that the producers are desperately trying to recruit. 

[tacotheatrelover]

Posted: 12/31/24 at 5:25pm

I still think we should just throw Gerard Way into the show as the emcee. My chemical romance is making a comeback, 

hell I don’t think it ever left.

people know who they are, Cabaret needs the bat**** crazy castings that would make people say “woah, that’s crazy, that’s interesting, take my 500$.”

Gerard way could do that.

[WldKingdomHM]

Posted: 12/31/24 at 5:32pm

Hear me out.  Brendon Urie as the Emcee please

[tacotheatrelover]

Posted: 12/31/24 at 5:35pm

WldKingdomHM said: "Hear me out. Brendon Urie as the Emcee please"

No

[kdogg36]

Posted: 12/31/24 at 9:32pm

TotallyEffed said: "People over 50 are certainly more likely to know Adam Lambert better than Orville Peck."

This conversation is really starting to depress me, a 51-year-old who is proud to know who all of these people are.

[GirlFromOz68]

Posted: 1/3/25 at 3:57pm

From all accounts this show isn't getting the box office it needs to be profitable long term, given how expensive it's been to mount,  so how much longer do people in the know think it will last? 

I mean there was talk not that long ago that it could close by the middle of the year, do they think the can get lead casting that could up the box office and make it worthwhile to keep it open? 

 

 

 

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 1/3/25 at 4:08pm

They can stunt cast all they want but it doesnt change the fact that this was one of the most anticipated shows to open last year and it ended up being a dud. Turns out nobody really cares about pre-show entertainment and a $250 cheese plate with sh*tty champagne when the show sucks. Weird. 

Updated On: 1/3/25 at 04:08 PM

[Kad]

Posted: 1/3/25 at 5:27pm

GirlFromOz68 said: "From all accounts this show isn't getting the box office it needs to be profitable long term, given how expensive it's been to mount,so how much longer do people in the know think it will last?

I mean there was talk not that long ago that it could close by the middle of the year, do they think the can get lead casting that could up the box office and make it worthwhile to keep it open?"

 

If Lambert and Cravalho aren’t delivering the box office figures they need, there’s no way Peck and Noblezada will. And I’m saying this as someone who would go back specifically for Peck. 
 

They need an A-list name like Eddie Redmayne. They won’t get one now. 

[Huss417]

Posted: 1/3/25 at 5:38pm

kdogg36 said: "TotallyEffed said: "People over 50 are certainly more likely to know Adam Lambert better than Orville Peck."

This conversation is really starting to depress me, a 51-year-old who is proud to know who all of these people are."

Same. Over 50 here and sad to think others would think we had no clue who they are talking about. Ageism at its finest. :)

[ColorTheHours048]

Posted: 1/3/25 at 5:59pm

I’d say, without an A-Lister as the Emcee or Sally, the show struggles to break $1mil most weeks through spring/summer and we see them cut some of the “extras” along the way (Pineapple Room, dinner, etc.). They won’t cut the preshow - like it or not, it’s the production’s reason to exist - so it will continue to have an overblown budget and it’ll likely close before end of 2025 or January 2026 if they’re willing to sink money for some last-minute holiday cash. Who knows though, maybe they cast some unexpected moneymakers and prove us all wrong.

For what it’s worth, I would also buy a ticket to see Orville Peck, even having not liked it the 1.5 other times I saw the show.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 1/3/25 at 6:26pm

^Readjng your post and seeing your profile pic made me think how amazing Sarah Pidgeon would be as Sally. 

[Jarethan]

Posted: 1/3/25 at 6:36pm

I have never heard of Orville Peck and I assume that he better appeal to a lot of people under (fill in age), because a lot of other people have never heard of him either.  I can't imagine the producers of Cabaret can do any stunt casting that is going to lead them to ever returning their investment, unless Ariande Grande and Timothee Chamalet sign on for a year and they are immediately replaced by Lady Gaga and Cole Escola.

[TheSassySam]

Posted: 1/3/25 at 6:41pm

This casting would sell to the millennial gay crowd for sure.

[yyys]

Posted: 1/3/25 at 6:53pm

Orville Peck peaked in 2021.  The Pony album and its tour was an amazing time.  He hasn't created great output musically since then. Several of my friends who went to see him in 2019 don't care about him anymore. I hope this rumour isn't true because they're just gonna shoot themselves in the foot.

Updated On: 1/3/25 at 06:53 PM

[JSquared2]

Posted: 1/3/25 at 7:12pm

yyys said: ."Several of my friends who went to see him in 2019 don't care about him anymore. 

 

Oh well, I guess that settles it!

The show might as well close this weekend.

 

[JasonC3]

Posted: 1/3/25 at 7:31pm

JSquared2 said: "yyys said: ."Several of my friends who went to see him in 2019 don't care about him anymore.



Oh well, I guess that settles it!

The show might as well closethis weekend."

LOL. Should we have responded the same way when you stated Jeremy Jordan isn't a star to anyone other than people on BWW? 

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/thread/Jeremy-Jordan-concert-dates-Out-of-Gatsby--1735840027#5491285

Let me give it a try:

Oh well, I guess that settles it!

Jordan may as well just end his career this weekend.

[JSquared2]

Posted: 1/3/25 at 7:35pm

 

Updated On: 1/3/25 at 07:35 PM

[TheatreFan4]

Posted: 1/3/25 at 7:51pm

yyys said: "Orville Peck peaked in 2021. The Pony album and its tour was an amazing time. He hasn't created great output musically since then.Several of my friends who went to see him in 2019 don't care about him anymore. I hope this rumour isn't true because they're just gonna shoot themselves in the foot."

We can argue the reach of his music, but his album that he released this season is amazing with some truly kick ass features on it. 

[ACL2006]

Posted: 1/3/25 at 10:00pm

WldKingdomHM said: "Hear me out. Brendon Urie as the Emcee please"

my goodness, no!! Urie's fans were horrendous during Kinky Boots.