Dan Fogler "Magic-Foots" his Final Spelling Bee on Broadway Jan. 29
Dan Fogler "Magic-Foots" his Final Spelling Bee on Broadway Jan. 29
bigrab1018
Leading Actor Joined: 10/9/05
#0Dan Fogler "Magic-Foots" his Final Spelling Bee on Broadway Jan. 29
Posted: 1/19/06 at 5:29pm
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/97440.html
What a shame! Dan was so good in the role and is definitely going on to do great things!
"Billy, put down that phylactery...we're Episcopalian." - Spelling Bee
ihearttheatre
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/12/05
#1re: Dan Fogler 'Magic-Foots' his Final Spelling Bee on Broadway Jan. 29
Posted: 1/19/06 at 5:34pmHow insanely lucky is it that I'm seeing Spelling Bee on Sunday! I'm really glad I didn't miss him..
junglered
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/04
#2re: Dan Fogler 'Magic-Foots' his Final Spelling Bee on Broadway Jan. 29
Posted: 1/19/06 at 5:36pmGood luck to Dan in his future endeavors! I loved him in Spelling Bee. "...but, of course"!
#3re: Dan Fogler 'Magic-Foots' his Final Spelling Bee on Broadway Jan. 29
Posted: 1/19/06 at 6:08pmHe was hilarious in the role. He will be greatly missed.
#4re: Dan Fogler 'Magic-Foots' his Final Spelling Bee on Broadway Jan. 29
Posted: 1/19/06 at 6:10pmI never got to see him, he was out the day I saw it.
Like a firework unexploded
Wanting life but never knowing how
Updated On: 1/19/06 at 06:10 PM
Wanting life but never knowing how
#5re: Dan Fogler 'Magic-Foots' his Final Spelling Bee on Broadway Jan. 29
Posted: 1/19/06 at 6:13pmHe was great. I loved his performance and he will be missed
Creative Lunatic
Leading Actor Joined: 5/9/05
#6re: Dan Fogler 'Magic-Foots' his Final Spelling Bee on Broadway Jan. 29
Posted: 1/19/06 at 6:18pm
How lucky for people who have tickets for Dan's final performance. I think it will be a very poignant event because William Barfee is his baby. Handing him over to someone else must make him feel very ambivalant. Yet, I'm sure that he is forever grateful for the opportunities that this role has afforded him and is excited about this next chapter. Dan has commented how much he honestly love everyone in the cast.That last performance should be a tearjerker. He may need extra hankies!!!
I love Dan and wish him every success as Barfee is launched into Hollywood.
#7re: Dan Fogler 'Magic-Foots' his Final Spelling Bee on Broadway Jan. 29
Posted: 1/19/06 at 6:20pm
"as Barfee is launched into Hollywood."
If you pronounce his last name like the principal does, that phrase provides horrible imagery 
Like a firework unexploded
Wanting life but never knowing how
Wanting life but never knowing how
#8re: Dan Fogler 'Magic-Foots' his Final Spelling Bee on Broadway Jan. 29
Posted: 1/19/06 at 6:25pmShouldn;t he stay a bit longer in the role he won a tony for?????? (he won right?)
"I never had theatre producers run after me. Some people want to make more Broadway shows out of movies. But Elliot and I aren't going to do Batman: The Musical." - Julie Taymor 1999
bigrab1018
Leading Actor Joined: 10/9/05
#9re: Dan Fogler 'Magic-Foots' his Final Spelling Bee on Broadway Jan. 29
Posted: 1/19/06 at 6:27pmI'm going to his final performance!
"Billy, put down that phylactery...we're Episcopalian." - Spelling Bee
Creative Lunatic
Leading Actor Joined: 5/9/05
#10re: Dan Fogler 'Magic-Foots' his Final Spelling Bee on Broadway Jan. 29
Posted: 1/19/06 at 6:28pm
Oh for God's sake --can we not be so literal....
It was my way of showing affection for a great character and wishing Dan well
I think his last performance is sold out. Is anyone going to try lottery or standing room? You must report back...
#11re: Dan Fogler 'Magic-Foots' his Final Spelling Bee on Broadway Jan. 29
Posted: 1/19/06 at 6:52pmi was fortunate to have seen him twice. he is amazing in the role but i wish him the best in the future.
"At the opening night party, they had clowns on stilts, jugglers, a chocolate fountain, popcorn, hot dogs. [My son] looked at me like I had been holding back. Like, 'This is what you do?' I had to tell him, 'No, no, darling. Opening nights don't usually look like this.' It's usually a dark bar with a bottle of vodka." ?Chitty Chitty Bang Bang's Jan Maxwell
plus i proudly share the title of the shortest member over the age of 10 with wickedrentq!
#12re: Dan Fogler 'Magic-Foots' his Final Spelling Bee on Broadway Jan. 29
Posted: 1/19/06 at 7:14pm
Dan is great, he will be missed!
And chances are yes, I will do lotto or standing room that day.
#13re: Dan Fogler 'Magic-Foots' his Final Spelling Bee on Broadway Jan. 29
Posted: 1/19/06 at 7:16pm
Maybe he'll get a sitcom deal, following in the steps of Kristin Chenoweth and Marissa Jaret Winokur.
I don't know why he would leave so early. Good luck.
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"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
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spellingbee_ROCKS007
Understudy Joined: 8/7/05
#14re: Dan Fogler 'Magic-Foots' his Final Spelling Bee on Broadway Jan. 29
Posted: 1/19/06 at 7:19pm
he's doing movies...so will see him again soon!
WILL MISS YOU DAN!!
I can finally afford to see a Broadway show!
-Norbert Leo Butz
Creative Lunatic
Leading Actor Joined: 5/9/05
#15re: Dan Fogler 'Magic-Foots' his Final Spelling Bee on Broadway Jan. 29
Posted: 1/19/06 at 7:23pm
Wanna Be, we have to remember that Jay, Dan and Sarah originated these characters in 2002 (I think) as part of Crepuscule, so Dan has been portraying Barfee on and off for all that time. That is a long and honored run. Maybe he will return at different points-but he has been cast in five movies. He already did 2 during short breaks and has three major roles upcoming.
I think he will return to the stage at some point because he has great respect for the theater.
QOM
Stand-by Joined: 8/28/05
#16re: Dan Fogler 'Magic-Foots' his Final Spelling Bee on Broadway Jan. 29
Posted: 1/19/06 at 8:53pmI am sad about this news. I will miss Dan and I hope this isn't the beginning of the end for the other original cast members.
Corine2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/14/03
#17re: Dan Fogler 'Magic-Foots' his Final Spelling Bee on Broadway Jan. 29
Posted: 1/19/06 at 8:59pm
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
He is my favorite part of the show. I have to see it again. I have only seen Spelling Bee once.
I love him!!!!!
#18re: Dan Fogler 'Magic-Foots' his Final Spelling Bee on Broadway Jan. 29
Posted: 1/20/06 at 12:48pmMaybe he'll come back for the final adult show on March 5?
Creative Lunatic
Leading Actor Joined: 5/9/05
#19re: Dan Fogler 'Magic-Foots' his Final Spelling Bee on Broadway Jan. 29
Posted: 1/20/06 at 1:26pm
Everyone should try to see Dan in final week of performances.
I would like to think that even as the original cast members leave that they will always have a home to return to as long as show runs. I don't ever think there will be anything as magical as the chemistry between these original nine cast members.
Bal
Leading Actor Joined: 10/19/04
#20re: Dan Fogler 'Magic-Foots' his Final Spelling Bee on Broadway Jan. 29
Posted: 1/20/06 at 1:37pm
I'm seeing it on the 26th... how insanely lucky!
Wish I could've seen his last, but... wow, I'm looking forward to it doubly, now.
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elphieisperky
Broadway Star Joined: 2/21/05
#21re: Dan Fogler 'Magic-Foots' his Final Spelling Bee on Broadway Jan. 29
Posted: 1/20/06 at 4:39pmMy mom and are gonna try to snag some tickets from TKTS tomorrow. We were deciding what show to see, and as soon as I found out he was leaving, we picked Spelling Bee. Haven't seen it yet, so I'm overall excited, but I'll feel extra honored to see it right before he leaves!
#22re: Dan Fogler 'Magic-Foots' his Final Spelling Bee on Broadway Jan. 29
Posted: 1/20/06 at 4:51pm
It's so great to see Dan moving on and I think it's so amazing to see how far he has taken this character and truly made it his own (sorry for the clich-yness).
Is Todd going into the role full time or will they cast someone new? Personally, I really hope its Todd.
***It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.
-- William Shakespeare***
Creative Lunatic
Leading Actor Joined: 5/9/05
#23re: Dan Fogler 'Magic-Foots' his Final Spelling Bee on Broadway Jan. 29
Posted: 1/20/06 at 5:11pm
Todd will remain an understudy. New person coming in.
Does anyone else just love Dan's fantasy ballet with Celia?
It just brings tears to my eyes when you realize how conflicted Barfee is....
Leading Actor Joined: 12/31/69
#24re: Dan Fogler 'Magic-Foots' his Final Spelling Bee on Broadway Jan. 29
Posted: 1/20/06 at 5:29pmi saw him twice last year. oh how i will miss him ):
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