Could Cheyenne Jackson be the next Fiyero? — Page 2

i think there's too many leading men for each to assume that they would originate a new role and honestly wouldn't Wicked be better than Disney??

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he would be an AMAZING prince eric!

i really hope he gets the part of prince eric. he's so lush!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Maybe but nobody knows at the minute.

yep i agree. i don't think he should go into WICKED, as he is now a leading actor and a very georgous one at that. Fiyero is a supporting character, where Cheyenne, has had LEAD roles in many musicals. I hope the creative team for THE LITTLE MERMAID choose him as our Prince Eric. He has a stunning and incandescent voice as well as the looks of Eric. My fingers will be crossed for him until the casting is announced!

I disagree. While ASU did "terribly" financially, among other things, Jackson led the cast well, garnered mostly positive reviews, enlarged his fan base, had his mug plastered on a gigantic poster on Times Square, and made a number of appearances on TV and conducted numerous print interviews. If these did not christen Jackson as a leading man on Broadway, I don't know what would. What more would it take for someone to establish himself as a leading man? For instance, Craig Bierko did THE MUSIC MAN, and overnight he was a leading man on Broadway.

More importantly, Fiyero is not a leading role; it may be a leading love interest, but at most, it is a featured role in WICKED. So in that sense, Jackson going from ASU to WICKED is definitely a step down career-wise, again, unless the money was worth it.

Updated On: 5/28/06 at 03:56 PM

He could be. But will he be? I doubt it.

I don't really see that. I would love to see his dramatic ability- and see him work outside comedy.

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It would be nice of Cheyenne could get in a show where he's shirtless the whole time..

He recently did another workshop for "A Tale of Two Cities" - I wonder if there's a possibility of him sticking with that show if it ever finally comes to Broadway.

Anyone else think he'd be great as Fabrizio in the Piazza tour?

I am sure he would be a good Fiyero, and why the hell not if it is what he wanted to do. Good looking, and a very good singing voice BUT I have yet to see him on stage being anything other than bland. So I'd prefer the next Fiyero to be able to act [the part convincingly]. Personal choice of course.