Dracula Casting

[Missy37]

Posted: 6/14/04 at 11:48am

It has been reported that Hinton Battle is out of the production. Will this show be cast in time? Does anyone know the status on whether the show is mostly cast?

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 6/14/04 at 12:03pm

Where was that reported?

[redhotinnyc2]

Posted: 6/14/04 at 12:08pm

just check out the threads above the board - there is a listing for it right there...
the Battle is over

Updated On: 6/14/04 at 12:08 PM

[magruder]

Posted: 6/14/04 at 12:09pm

The show is completely cast and the cast has been in rehearsal for two weeks.

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 6/14/04 at 12:11pm

DOH! I see it now....thanks redhot! It's a shame....I was looking forward to seeing him perform.

[SamIAm]

Posted: 6/14/04 at 1:56pm

though Broadway.com also reported Bart was in the production and he's not...this show sounds like it has been cursed from the beginning.

Hmmm.

[magruder]

Posted: 6/14/04 at 2:23pm

Not really. Broadway.com announced Roger Bart but the production never announced him. Though their scoops are correct nine times out of 10, the need to be first with the news got the better of them. It seems to me too, that with the casting of Hinton Battle, the production tried to do something a little unusual, but after a couple of weeks of rehearsal, perhaps it just wasn't working out. Who knows. "Cursed" though, seems a bit extreme.

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 6/14/04 at 2:46pm

"Cursed"?? Hardly. Hinton Battle has been the only tidbit of semi-negative press, but it says it was a "mutual agreement" between Battle and producers. No mention of storming out or hissy fits.

Taboo was cursed. Dracula....not so far.

[localonecrew]

Posted: 6/14/04 at 3:08pm

the word i got was that they felt he was too short. seriously

[SamIAm]

Posted: 6/14/04 at 3:39pm

just saying...we'll see