Danny Burstein-Led FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Revival Will Open This December!- Page 2

[E.Davis]

Posted: 4/9/15 at 5:07pm

If Edmond reunited with him for this....Perfection.

[Jeffrey Karasarides]

Posted: 4/9/15 at 6:09pm

"Remind me HOW he lost the Tony for his Buddy in FOLLIES again? To quote Fred Willard in A MIGHTY WIND..."Wha' happened?" 
I mean, Mme. Pretentious was doomed...I mean, bound to win for DIANE PAULUS' PORGY AND MESS from the minute she signed the contract, but how did Burstein lose? Really? I guess I'm just stirrin' up an ol' can of worms here, so never mind."

Because Follies had already closed by the time the Tonys came along that year.

[bfreak]

Posted: 4/9/15 at 6:15pm

"If Edmond reunited with him for this....Perfection."

 Do you mean Linda Emond? That was be spectacular!

[A1st]

Posted: 4/9/15 at 7:18pm

With this announcement I'd now put money that fiddler takes the Broadhurst.

[MaddieBB12]

Posted: 4/9/15 at 8:48pm

I just really want Ben Fankhauser to play Motel.

And the Broadhurst now seems like a safe bet. 

[Musical Master]

Posted: 4/9/15 at 8:50pm

If Bartlett Sher wants the scale of this revival to be big, then to the Imperial it goes. If it's smaller, then the Broadhurst is perfect.

[Jeffrey Karasarides]

Posted: 4/9/15 at 8:57pm

"I just really want Ben Fankhauser to play Motel."

The only problem with that is that Fankhauser is gonna be playing Barry Mann in the national tour of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical.

[MaddieBB12]

Posted: 4/9/15 at 9:04pm

""I just really want Ben Fankhauser to play Motel."

The only problem with that is that Fankhauser is gonna be playing Barry Mann in the national tour of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical."

 Please excuse me while I go freak out and then buy tickets...source???

[Musical Master]

Posted: 4/9/15 at 9:05pm

I forgot to say this: If FIDDLER does play at the Imperial, then it would be a revival that plays in the very theater the original production premiered in many years ago; the original production in late 1964 opened in the Imperial Theater with Zero Mostel playing Tevye.

[Jeffrey Karasarides]

Posted: 4/9/15 at 9:15pm

"I just really want Ben Fankhauser to play Motel."
"The only problem with that is that Fankhauser is gonna be playing Barry Mann in the national tour of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical."
"Please excuse me while I go freak out and then buy tickets...source???"

 This Thread

[Phillypinto]

Posted: 4/9/15 at 9:16pm

I can't see Les Mis closing yet

[A1st]

Posted: 4/9/15 at 9:25pm

I know that this could mean nothing, but Les Mis did just (about 4 days ago) release another block of tickets.  They are now selling into March 2016.

[GavestonPS]

Posted: 4/10/15 at 8:30am

Burstein spent much of 2013-14 playing Buddy in FOLLIES.

Is Buddy an "Eastern European Jew"? Somebody forgot to tell Gene Nelson.

[Tag]

Posted: 6/30/15 at 2:20pm

Jessica Hecht is Golde

Adam Kantor is Motel

Link

[CindersGolightly]

Posted: 6/30/15 at 2:25pm

Yes! Jessica is a perfect choice, and I love Adam!

[LarryD2]

Posted: 6/30/15 at 2:29pm

Interesting, outside-the-box casting in both cases. This revival is shaping up nicely.

[Mr. Musical]

Posted: 6/30/15 at 2:32pm

I feel like after playing Jamie in L5Y, it shouldn't be a surprise that they went with Kantor. He will be good I think

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

Posted: 6/30/15 at 2:57pm

Holy fvck Jessica Hecht!!!! Oh my God, yes! Such inspired casting, genius, genius

[RippedMan]

Posted: 6/30/15 at 3:12pm

Kantor doesn't really come off as ... young to me.... isn't Motel suppose to be pretty young? 

[Phillypinto]

Posted: 6/30/15 at 3:15pm

yeah they are supposed to be the young lovers. He shoulda cast me 

[LarryD2]

Posted: 6/30/15 at 3:17pm

Adam Kantor is...28? 29? He's slightly older than Austin Pendleton was when he originated the role (24) and younger than John Cariani, who received a Tony nomination for the last revival (35).

I don't think it will be an issue.

[neonlightsxo]

Posted: 6/30/15 at 3:19pm

I feel like Adam Kantor reads older too, but oh well.

[Jeffrey Karasarides]

Posted: 6/30/15 at 3:26pm

"Adam Kantor is...28? 29? He's slightly older than Austin Pendleton was when he originated the role (24) and younger than John Cariani, who received a Tony nomination for the last revival (35).
I don't think it will be an issue."

Leonard Frey was also only 32 years old when they filmed the movie.

[Gothampc]

Posted: 6/30/15 at 3:31pm

I love Danny Burstein, and I will see him in just about anything, but I feel like he's been playing some variation of the Eastern European Jewish man for the last couple of years.

 

Hey, a guy's gotta eat.

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 6/30/15 at 3:40pm

Can the title of the thread be changed to "...Will Open on Broadway this December."?