Dear Evan Hansen casting announced?- Page 2

[Zamedy154]

Posted: 8/22/17 at 6:56pm

mid-January 2018. Curious. So I'm guessing he's leaving with Bette on 14th January or right before? Would be surprised if he doesn't take at least a week off between shows.

I was thinking the same thing. It seems almost like an unspoken rule that no one leaves DOLLY before Bette takes her final bow.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 8/22/17 at 7:02pm

lol to both of these casting choices. 

[Tag]

Posted: 8/22/17 at 7:05pm

My favourite quote about this show from The Globe & Mail around Tony time:

The big winner at the Tony Awards, Dear Evan Hansen, features an extraordinary central performance by Ben Platt as the title character, an anxious teenage misfit; I suspect the problems with that show are going to become more apparent once he leaves.

[michaelhale]

Posted: 8/22/17 at 7:06pm

Absolutely going to have to check Trensch out as Evan! Super exciting to hear so much of the OBC signed on for an extension! I wonder as well why Kristolyn is leaving a few months before everyone else, I love her so I am excited to see what she's got coming next!

[sbflyfan]

Posted: 8/22/17 at 7:15pm

I'd dismissed the show after seeing it one time, but this is interesting.

Both actors are good at playing up a slight darkness under the surface, and I'm intrigued to see what they might bring to the role.  That type of edge could help me understand Evan's motivation a bit more.  When I saw Platt I felt absolutely no sympathy for the character.  I wanted to understand it, but nothing 'clicked' for me and my mind couldn't get past the loathing I felt toward Evan's actions.

Updated On: 8/22/17 at 07:15 PM

[TimesSquareRegular]

Posted: 8/22/17 at 7:24pm

Saw Noah give a knockout performance a few years ago in a staged reading of a new musical SMALL TOWN STORY -  really looking forward to see him in the cast! 

[darreyl102]

Posted: 8/22/17 at 7:28pm

Nicole7579 said: "Yes to Taylor. No to Galvin who left a bad taste in my mouth a year or so ago after his Twitter mess. 

I'll probably swing back to see Taylor take on the role

 

Not to mention his appalling attack on Colton Haynes- it's hard for me to separate the person from the performer and after that whole disgusting thing I don't like him. No denying he is talented though. 

 

[Dollypop]

Posted: 8/22/17 at 7:33pm

Zamedy154 said: "mid-January 2018. Curious. So I'm guessing he's leaving with Bette on 14th January or right before? Would be surprised if he doesn't take at least a week off between shows.

I was thinking the same thing. It seems almost like an unspoken rule that no one leaves DOLLY before Bette takes her final bow.

 

Um???....Everyone's contract in DOLLY started on Jan 15, 2016. They will expire Jan 14th, 2017

 

[quizking101]

Posted: 8/22/17 at 7:51pm

Thank God I'm not the only one who can't divided acting ability from the fact that Noah Galvin is a problematic little gay white boy.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 8/22/17 at 7:55pm

It'll be interesting to see Noah's Evan infatuated with a girl.

[dramamama611]

Posted: 8/22/17 at 8:00pm

Dollypop said: "Zamedy154 said: "mid-January 2018. Curious. So I'm guessing he's leaving with Bette on 14th January or right before? Would be surprised if he doesn't take at least a week off between shows.

I was thinking the same thing. It seems almost like an unspoken rule that no one leaves DOLLY before Bette takes her final bow.

 

Um???....Everyone's contract in DOLLY started on Jan 15, 2016. They will expire Jan 14th, 2017

 

 

"

That's not right. 

[Luvinbroadway]

Posted: 8/22/17 at 8:04pm

Can't wait to see Taylor's take. Noah makes me ill when I look at him after his disgusting Vulture interview. 

http://www.vulture.com/2016/06/noah-galvin-has-nothing-to-hide.html

Updated On: 8/22/17 at 08:04 PM

[Margo319]

Posted: 8/22/17 at 8:08pm

On Colton Haynes coming out: “The worst…But you know he talked about coming out. He didn’t actually say he was gay. That’s not coming out. That’s f-cking p-ssy bull****. That’s like, enough people assume that I sleep with men, so I’m just going to slightly confirm the fact that I’ve sucked a dick or two. That’s not doing anything for the little gays but giving them more masturbation material."

Um.....isn't this opposite of what the show stands for?  What a disgusting, despicable choice.  And um....THIS GUY as EVAN?  I don't think so.  

Updated On: 8/22/17 at 08:08 PM

[herewegoabc]

Posted: 8/22/17 at 8:20pm

I've seen Ben and both the understudies. I'm excited to see Taylor, and Noah is very talented. I enjoyed him on The Real O'Neals. The controversy that comes with him makes him a surprising choice, though.

Updated On: 8/22/17 at 08:20 PM

[Margo319]

Posted: 8/22/17 at 8:26pm

Exactly ^^

[everythingtaboo]

Posted: 8/22/17 at 8:28pm

Gavin did several follow-up interviews apologizing for his comments. So I'm over that nonsense. He's also doing it for 2 months. It's also sold out until June, so does it even matter who's in it? That said, I'm excited for both of them, I think they'll be great. But I agree with the other poster who wonders whether the faults in the piece will be more apparent with a new lead.

[Broadway525600]

Posted: 8/22/17 at 8:30pm

Excited to hear about Taylor Trensch! He did a really good job as Moritz in Spring Awakening so I'm sure he'll be amazing for DEH!!

[CT2NYC]

Posted: 8/22/17 at 8:45pm

everythingtaboo said: "Gavin did several follow-up interviews apologizing for his comments. So I'm over that nonsense. He's also doing it for 2 months. It's also sold out until June, so does it even matter who's in it? That said, I'm excited for both of them, I think they'll be great. But I agree with the other poster who wonders whether the faults in the piece will be more apparent with a new lead.

The show is nowhere near "sold out until June."

 

Updated On: 8/22/17 at 08:45 PM

[herewegoabc]

Posted: 8/22/17 at 8:47pm

Well, one thing Noah has going for him is that he plays very young. I find both the understudies more sympathetic because they come off a lot younger than Ben does. Obviously Evan is an extremely problematic character, especially outside of an initial viewing. When you think about the story and the character, it's all extremely messed up, but having someone as a more believable teenager makes the character more sympathetic for me. Noah plays seventeen very convincingly, so I think that's a plus for him.

Taylor looks older but is around the same age as Laura Dreyfuss and Will Roland, I believe.

Updated On: 8/22/17 at 08:47 PM

[broadwaynerdnewbie]

Posted: 8/22/17 at 8:48pm

I do hope that Noah has learned from that whole expierence and that he is truly sorry. I'm glad that he isn't the permanent replacement though. I do think the fact that the majority of the rest of the cast is staying on until May could help make the transition to a new Evan smoother and might help cover up some of the underlying problems with the script for a short time,

Updated On: 8/22/17 at 08:48 PM

[Margo319]

Posted: 8/22/17 at 8:57pm

Taylor is 28.  Gavin is 23.

As for "being convinced" that Gavin can be attracted to a woman?  That's called acting.  And if I can see an actor's sexual orientation on stage, they are simply a "s h i t t y actor" as the beautiful Brandon Uranowitz said at 54 Below.

For distasters like that see: 2009 Revival of West Side Story.  Jesus Christ.  

Updated On: 8/22/17 at 08:57 PM

[VotePeron]

Posted: 8/22/17 at 8:59pm

You all are seriously going to sit here and argue about Gavin's actions, when Evan Hansen, a white boy who lies to get everything he wants with no repercussions and then gets his "anxiety" magically cured, is totally justifiable? Why are more people not seeing this? It's infuriating to me. I've never rooted for Evan. I find him the most unlikable protagonist in recent musical theater history. 

[dramamama611]

Posted: 8/22/17 at 9:15pm

CT2NYC said: "everythingtaboo said: "Gavin did several follow-up interviews apologizing for his comments. So I'm over that nonsense. He's also doing it for 2 months. It's also sold out until June, so does it even matter who's in it? That said, I'm excited for both of them, I think they'll be great. But I agree with the other poster who wonders whether the faults in the piece will be more apparent with a new lead.

The show is nowhere near "sold out until June."

 

 

"

Plenty of seats after December.   (Not in the orchestra on the dates I poked around at)....but lots in the mezz.

 

[Andy51]

Posted: 8/22/17 at 9:20pm

AC126748 said: "Galvin has an absolutely gorgeous voice that will sound amazing in this music. 

Trensch...well, I guess we don't have to worry about the role wrecking his voice, since it's already wrecked. 

Can you elaborate on your comment about Trensch, and what evidence you are basing it on? It's a pretty damning claim.

 

 

[dramamama611]

Posted: 8/22/17 at 9:28pm

He sounds fine in Dolly but Barnaby isn't the most challenging of roles.   He was pretty weak in BARE a few years ago, quite off key and often.   But that's all I've seen him in.