Daniel Davis fired from La Cage — Page 4

South FL Marc:
Are you a performer? I sure hope not! And if you are, do you feel good at booing another performer? Yeesh!!! (Karma's a bitch)

Seems that he has done Carousel (almost 50 years ago-biting tongue), so I take back my ill-knowledge of his resume. Regardless, my comment still stands.

Updated On: 3/28/05 at 03:25 PM

TonyBWay, Yes Goulet has done Carousel. Several times.

Goulet Resume

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Updated On: 3/28/05 at 03:59 PM

And, of course, he did CAROUSEL on television, as well, where he was excellent. He was mesmerizing in CAMELOT, which was the only time I ever saw him live. And, he is brilliant on THE JULIE ANDREWS HOUR.

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This is really a sad, sad thing to happen. Davis is an incredible actor who was (unfortunately) sidelined by 6 years in "The Nanny" and as a result will forever be known by that role. I don't know if he's a diva or not. I do know that he was incredibly kind and giving at the stage door each time I saw him and he was constantly being visited by friends (other actors) he had worked with on the stage or in TV in the past. How horrible could he be with that many friends?

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Updated On: 3/28/05 at 04:34 PM

This is upsetting.. I thought Davis was a HUGE standout in La Cage.. guess if they DO do a cd, it wont involve him!

This may revive Goulet's career. Hopefully he still has the pipes

What about a cast recording ? Was it already recorded ?

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I am incredibly confused by this. Well, it's not that confusing actually I guess. This must have been based only on conflicts with cast members because the man is amazing. Now I'm really glad I got to see him last weekend!

Hmmm...methinks the birdcage paper needs to be changed here. I wonder if Davis was even pre-warned by the producers. Was a possible temporary suspension possible to keep him in line? This is the first time I believe that the star of a major musical has been fired AFTER opening in the show. Sure many stars have been replaced out of town but other than the producers and creative team not being particularly fond of Madeline Kahn's choice of choosing alternative notes in "On the Twentieth Century", I've never seen such a public display in this vein. Could it be a rouse by the producers? It sure will/has gotten media attention for the show. Maybe they realized doing a revival of "La Cage" with no stars wasn't a good choice after all. Even the original had Gene Barry's name to go along with a little known George Hearn at the time. Somethin' don't sound right here!

What he will bring to this is anyone's guess. He was certaintly a wonderful singer and handsome actor 20-30 years ago and his name might draw the senior crowd. The one thing that hasn't changed are his beautiful blue eyes.

But having seen, heard and met him a few years back when South Pacific toured in Philly, I can personally say the guy has lost his gift package as a singer/actor. His Nellie in SP was young enough to be his granddaughter and she danced circles around his shaking knees. He was breathless...not breathtaking and struggled to hit his notes.

You have to see this man up close to beleive how he has aged. He could step right into a wax museum with no alterations.

That aside, he draws cartoon monster paintings of critics and creates hateful poetry about them as well. LOL! His wife/manager Vera Goulet is a venomous viper who will sink her teeth into anyone who even suggests Robert is no longer the "leading man" type. I saved my e-mails from he and Vera. LOL!


They are poor examples of what seasoned professionals should be. At least one could say they are well pickled.

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Updated On: 3/28/05 at 10:59 PM

This is sad. His performance was the only outstanding one in the show.

The last time I saw Goulet was in "On A Clear Day" with Joanna Gleason. He did something I've never seen done on the stage before. He seemed to refuse to sing in tempo with the orchestra but chose instead to sing a beat behind making him sound like a Las Vegas lounge act singer. It was totally out of place and took you right out of the show's story. His "South Pacific" was a snore too. I'm looking forward to his reviews in "La Cage".

"South FL Marc:
Are you a performer? I sure hope not! And if you are, do you feel good at booing another performer? Yeesh!!! (Karma's a bitch)

Seems that he has done Carousel (almost 50 years ago-biting tongue), so I take back my ill-knowledge of his resume. Regardless, my comment still stands."


The performance I booed him at, along with the rest of the audience, was in the late 70's (I was 17 at the time). He was completely and obviously drunk. He slurred his words and forgot his lines - substituting La la la whenever he wanted.

Also it was at the time of his divorce to Carol Lawrence - during the scene where the character Julie brings him coffee, he broke character to poke a jibe at his soon to be ex wife by taking a sip and turning to the audience saying "French mocha! My favorite!" which parodied a commercial Ms. Lawrence was doing at the time.

His complete and total unprofessionalism during the performance was what people, including myself, were reacting to.

Mostel wasn't fired from "Fiddler," but I remember reading that at the end of his contract, he was not asked to renew it (if my memory is correct).