Darren Criss To Star In TV Version Of HOW TO SUCCEED — Page 2

I get why they would choose Darren for this, because as mentioned above - he's a rather large deal right now. However, he was the weakest of the three Finches - his characterization wasn't very well thought out/didn't truly fit how I think the character should be played, his vocals were not on par, and despite his energy, he just didn't do the role justice. However, because he is who he is and he made them boat loads of money, I'm not surprised they'd turn to him for such a project, especially considering from what I understand there was most certainly plans in place for him to return to the Broadway production post-Jonas.

He's a very talented (in other regards) and lovely guy, and I am a fan of his, but in How to Succeed? Not so much. I don't enjoy Finch being a clown, that's Bud's job. Personally? I'd have killed to see him play Frump, because then he could have hammed it up like he was doing nightly and not have it be almost completely out of the realm of the character.

"Lord. Tumblr is going to be unbearable."

Trust me, it already is. His fans are some of the most obnoxious people on the planet, and as a fan of his, it's sometimes hard to want to really support him because they're so insane.

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Updated On: 5/10/12 at 11:49 AM

If this happens, they should really get Stephen Colbert as the narrator.

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I barely know who he is, but I did see "Julia Robert's crowds" outside that theatre when Radcliff was there.

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Yes, I have seen him live in theater, 3 times. He may not have the musical theater voice, but he doesn't need help. I've also seen him live in concert. He's more than fine in his vocal.

Precisely -- his run wasn't an extended run that suddenly became a short one; it was advertised from the beginning as limited (3 weeks right?) Comparing his stint to the others isn't a fair comparison.

Is there a chance they can make some exceptions to this new version and have J. Pierpont Finch running around the office in various states of undress from time to time. I think H2$ needs some sexiness injected into it.

Updated On: 5/10/12 at 05:20 PM

It's hard to imagine a bigger clown than Robert Morse. Or a funnier one.

If it's Darren Criss AND How To Succeed, it's gonna be a musical.

Updated On: 5/11/12 at 01:47 AM

Pitfever - You're right, it is based on personal taste, but to me - I never imagined Finch in that moment when he's suppose to be trying to save his own ass from being fired with the new information about being among a fellow window washer [in Mr. Womper] that he'd mock his voice and physical characteristics. His mannerisms to me came off clownish and oddly out of character, but I can see his charm - because I have actually broken down how I see each three as being in their own way.

Can they autotune down his Gayness?

Win. And, no - you can't - just like you can't autotune Lea Michele a personality.

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Updated On: 5/11/12 at 02:42 AM

No, but it wouldn't be entirely surprising if it was to happen. However, given how Fox and Glee put the breaks on the possible Darren/How to Succeed EP back in the day, I'm not so sure I'd be quick to believe they'd allow ABC or any rival network get the chance to use their little money machine.

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Updated On: 5/11/12 at 04:06 AM

Glee has it's way of getting in the way of it's actor's outside projects. Not too long ago, Matthew Morrison bitched up a storm in the UK about how unhappy he was because the show kept preventing him from doing just about anything on his own - ie: promoting his album the way he wanted, feature films, etc.

In the early days, most of them weren't allowed to sing on anything beyond the show, and originally, there was grumblings of a possible Darren EP [a la the one they did for Nick], but from what I gathered - Glee and Fox prevented it from occurring. Glee's contracts have more clauses in them than Liza has ex-husbands.

Also, they had to release him to do the stint in the show, and I remember that being one of the biggest hitches in the beginning of if it was going to happen, because Ryan Murphy seemed pretty iffy on the idea of losing one of his big money makers for even a brief moment in time. They're greedy sons of bitches, those Glee people.

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Updated On: 5/11/12 at 06:59 AM

"Can they autotune down his Gayness?"

Can you autotune down your hatred?