Posted: 8/19/19 at 1:21pm
Hypotheticals of any of the Toronto cast being transferred? Robert Markus, Sean Patrick Dolan and Shakura Dickson (Evan, Connor, Alana) are the only people from that cast who weren't transferred to another production of the show.
Posted: 8/23/19 at 4:49pm
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Posted: 8/24/19 at 5:22pm
But Ms Mindich surprised me by saying she had woken one day at 3am with the realisation that ‘Evan has to be played by a British actor’. She also said they would use colour-blind casting, so he could be played by an Afro-Caribbean or Asian actor."
Producer of hit Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen seeks a British actor to play the title role in London
Posted: 8/24/19 at 5:31pm
Oh, I haven't read this — it definitely makes sense and I think it's cool that they're casting a British Evan. Also, are the performers going to speak in an American accent? I ask since DEH seems like it could easily be adapted to take part in the UK instead of the USA.
Updated On: 8/24/19 at 05:31 PM
Posted: 8/25/19 at 12:49am
Posted: 8/25/19 at 10:32am
Posted: 8/25/19 at 10:36am
superiska123 said: "Also, are the performers going to speak in an American accent? I ask since DEH seems like it could easily be adapted to take part in the UK instead of the USA."
In the Toronto production, the opening scene had Heidi Hansen holding an American bill. If they wouldn’t change something like the design of the currency for that production, I don’t think they would for any other.
Posted: 8/25/19 at 11:01am
Jordan Catalano said: "Is there anything specific that sets the show in the states? If not, I can’t imagine why a few words couldn’t/wouldn’t be changed to have it more obviously set in the UK. I mean, even “Wicked” changed a line when Glinda says something about her and Elphie going to “Uni” together."
I'm guessing that the baseball glove scene would be a bit anomalous in a British setting, but I could be wrong.
Posted: 8/25/19 at 12:12pm
Posted: 8/25/19 at 6:45pm
DEH is set in the US. Do British shows set in the UK change the setting to the US when they transfer here? Didn’t think so. If West End audiences can’t see and support great musicals set in the US and not reset in Britain, fewer and fewer shows will transfer there and it will be their loss.
Personally, I think DEH will be a big hit in London (Toronto notwithstanding) but I might well be wrong. It wouldn’t be the first time. (It would be interesting to know how the OCR is selling across the pond).
Posted: 8/25/19 at 7:36pm
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Posted: 9/2/19 at 1:56pm
Posted: 9/2/19 at 2:14pm
Jordan Catalano said: "The show now starts next month. I can’t believe we haven’t had any casting announcements yet!"
Is DEH usually good with announcing castings way ahead of the show? Like for the tour? I know there are some shows that do not give much notice at all, but have they been good about it? Maybe sometime within the next two weeks we'll know.
Posted: 9/2/19 at 2:22pm
I saw Ben Platt give a mini-concert at the US Open last Monday night and one of the songs was called "Rain". They even played it in the stadium later that night during a player break.
I hope this production sticks around for a while on the West End. I'm hoping to get there next year.
Posted: 9/2/19 at 2:32pm
Posted: 9/2/19 at 2:34pm
Jordan Catalano said: "The first few months are virtually sold out (I got the last ticket the other day for a matinee in December), so I’m sure it’ll be there for quite some time. I just want to see the casting so I know If I’ll be seeing a “matinee Evan”."
If you’re seeing a matinee, there is a 99% chance you’re seeing a “matinee Evan”, no?
Posted: 9/2/19 at 2:34pm
Jordan Catalano said: "The first few months are virtually sold out (I got the last ticket the other day for a matinee in December), so I’m sure it’ll be there for quite some time. I just want to see the casting so I know If I’ll be seeing a “matinee Evan”."
My prediction is that we'll get the announcement within the next two weeks.
Posted: 9/2/19 at 2:43pm
VotePeron said: "If you’re seeing a matinee, there is a 99% chance you’re seeing a “matinee Evan”, no?"
Most probably, but I don’t know how they’re going to be doing it there, yet. I just grabbed the only ticket for the show that was even for sale for the entire month and will plan the trip around that.
Posted: 9/3/19 at 1:32am
Posted: 9/12/19 at 7:28pm
Casting has been announced finally. There’s no talk of a “matinee Evan” which is interesting.
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Newcomer-Sam-Tutty-To-Lead-DEAR-EVAN-HANSEN-West-End-Additional-Casting-Announced-20190912
Posted: 9/12/19 at 7:38pm
Jordan Catalano said: "Casting has been announced finally. There’s no talk of a “matinee Evan” which is interesting.
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Newcomer-Sam-Tutty-To-Lead-DEAR-EVAN-HANSEN-West-End-Additional-Casting-Announced-20190912"
Perhaps it’s been updated since you posted but the alternate Evan is named in the paragraph below everyone else.
”Marcus Harman has been cast as alternate Evan, and will also cover the roles of Connor and Jared.”
Posted: 9/14/19 at 5:34am
SouthernCakes said: "I’ve never seen a show with such hype and such boring staging"
I also wonder if the British audiences are really into the themes of the show "social anxiety" and "lying out of insecurity" and "happiness depends on the confirmation of others" at the moment. Especially in the last few years, society between the USA and the UK has changed immensely. In the USA it is common for teenagers to use this term all day (last week I was on a bus and 2 American girls were sitting behind me, and really, the conversation was "how's your anxiety today? Mwah, I had a few attacks this morning when going to the grocery store, and yours? Today is fine, I skipped school because of it but yesterday was really bad. Oh yeah? I feel you...) . But the society in the UK is very, very different. Much more "grounded" if you will. Less tolerance for conversations like this, most parents would drag their kids to school. I also feel that the quality of the show, the music and the writing is extremely generic and that while the show might have received a sort of hype in the USA in theatre circles or certain other circles, I really don't see that hype happening in the UK. To me the show is old news and quality wise not good enough to sustain.
Updated On: 9/14/19 at 05:34 AM
