Dogfight casting?

[sidneyfalco]

Posted: 5/18/12 at 8:24pm

Has anyone heard anything about casting for Second Stage's upcoming production of Dogfight? I know they've started rehearsals but I can't seem to find anything that indicates who's in the show.

Thanks for any help!

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 5/18/12 at 8:25pm

I actually asked at 2nd Stage the other night and was told it would "be announced" soon.

[sidneyfalco]

Posted: 5/18/12 at 8:45pm

Are they purposefully trying to keep it secret until some announcement?

[dexter3]

Posted: 5/19/12 at 12:43am

That's weird. never heard of show announcing casting after rehearsals have started...wonder if someone dropped out at the last minute...

[sidneyfalco]

Posted: 5/20/12 at 11:36am

I've convinced myself that a certain actress is going to be in this show, and she just posted on her Twitter that she can announce what her next project is tomorrow, so hopefully we'll have an announcement then!

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 5/20/12 at 11:37am

and who would that be?

[sidneyfalco]

Posted: 5/20/12 at 11:50am

Let's just say she's leaving her Broadway show today and her name sort of rhymes with Whimsy Penheads. And if I'm right, I'm gonna freak out because she's absolutely perfect for the part in Dogfight.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 5/20/12 at 1:04pm

I'm lost.

[wicked1492]

Posted: 5/20/12 at 1:21pm

"Lindsay Mendez ?@LindsayMendez

Thanks all! I am so grateful for all your sweet messages and wishes! And I can announce what I'm moving onto tomorrow!!"

https://twitter.com/#!/LindsayMendez

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 5/20/12 at 1:26pm

Well then that would be fantastic. She's perfect for the role and it couldn't happen to a more talented person.

[AC126748]

Posted: 5/20/12 at 1:33pm

Mendez actually resembles Dogfight-era Lili Taylor quite a bit.

[RippedMan]

Posted: 5/20/12 at 1:59pm

Hm. I don't understand her appeal, but okay.

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 5/20/12 at 3:22pm

She should seriously consider changing her name to Whimsey Penheads, good career move.

I'm looking very forward to seeing this production.

[orangeskittles]

Posted: 5/20/12 at 4:25pm

"She's perfect for the role"

So she's ugly enough to be a believable dogfight contestant?

Is Max Crumm in it? He tweeted the other day that he was going to sing for Joe Mantello, but that seemed like an odd way of phrasing that he was starting rehearsals.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 5/20/12 at 4:48pm

She's not ugly at all. Neither is Lili Taylor.

[dexter3]

Posted: 5/20/12 at 8:01pm

I still don't understand why they didn't announce the casting BEFORE they got into rehearsal? It makes me think that either someone dropped out at the last minute, OR there was some weird Davenport-ian clause in Lindsay's contract that she couldn't promote other productions while under contract...blah blah blah. It's just a weird situation.

[AC126748]

Posted: 5/20/12 at 8:28pm

They just began rehearsals on Friday, and they're announcing tomorrow. It's not like they've waited a terribly long time.

[Anakela]

Posted: 5/20/12 at 9:24pm

Nothing near an official press release, but she's credited as such in this photo on Tony Sheldon's blog (emphasis is mine)...

Julie Foldesi of NEWSIES with Lindsay K. Northen, the angel-voiced Jose Llana, and two of the stars of the new musical DOGFIGHT, Lindsay Mendez and F. Michael Haynie.
Ever After Revisited

[MrMidwest]

Posted: 5/21/12 at 4:25pm

Did anyone else picture Sarah Stiles in the Lilli Taylor role?

[RippedMan]

Posted: 5/21/12 at 4:41pm

Eh. Boring cast.

Is Stephen Booth really trying to play straight?