Okay, so I just misread the article headline on this site as "Denzel Washington & Jake Gyllenhaal to Star in OH, HELLO on Broadway" *facepalm* Carry on...
EDSOSLO858 said: "Molly Osborne will make her Broadway debut in this production as Desdemona."
She was tremendous in the Benjamin Button musical when I saw it at the Southwark Playhouse in London. I'm guessing she isn't making the West End transfer. Does she have a profile outside of Button? As great as she is, it's kind of a surprise, out-of-the-box casting...
Owen22 said: "EDSOSLO858 said: "Molly Osborne will make her Broadway debut in this production as Desdemona."
She was tremendous in the Benjamin Button musical when I saw it at the Southwark Playhouse in London. I'm guessing she isn't making the West End transfer. Does she have a profile outside of Button? As great as she is, it's kind of a surprise, out-of-the-box casting..."
Now I'm looking up this Benjamin Button musical... I had no clue...
Owen22 said: "EDSOSLO858 said: "Molly Osborne will make her Broadway debut in this production as Desdemona.Does she have a profile outside of Button? As great as she is, it's kind of a surprise, out-of-the-box casting..."
I knew they wouldn't need a"name" with Denzel and Jake so it doesn't surprise me. The producer said he was looking at West End understudies and stand-bys when casting Desdemona, and her name kept coming up.
Othello, Good Night and Smash all must have/are looking at theatres with shows that are conceivably “open ended’ right now. Or have a short run tenant before them.
The show’s web site says it’s a 15 week engagement- and while they may have a short extension built into the stars’ contracts, I doubt it’s very much (4 weeks)? I suspect they know that they only have Denzel and Jake for a finite period, so I’m guessing they know the dates, even if they have to stage the thing in an empty lot.
Makes sense for massive stars. Five shows a week means you can make your ticket prices incredibly high knowing people will pay them. Like Springsteen did.
Sutton Ross said: "Makes sense for massive stars. Five shows a week means you can make your ticket prices incredibly high knowing people will pay them. Like Springsteen did."
Sutton Ross said: "Makes sense for massive stars. Five shows a week means you can make your ticket prices incredibly high knowing people will pay them. Like Springsteen did."
How does it make sense? Everyone working on the show still gets paid for 8 shows. The theatre doesn’t reduce the rent.