Dream replacement: JOSH GROBAN

[Skimbleshanks2]

Dream replacement: JOSH GROBAN#1

Posted: 2/7/17 at 8:00pm

Reports are a replacement for JOSH GROBAN in THE GREAT COMET will be announced soon...Any ideas for whom it will be?? Any dream ideas??

http://nypost.com/2017/02/07/disappointed-josh-groban-fans-are-sobbing-on-broadway/

I am personally hoping it's MICHAEL CERVERIS... What a talent and great replacement he'd be....Such a great actor and singer...

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[willep]

Dream replacement: JOSH GROBAN#2

Posted: 2/7/17 at 9:17pm

I still think they are going to bump up Scott Stangland, but I also think it's going to hurt them if they don't get a name.

[icecreambenjamin]

Dream replacement: JOSH GROBAN#3

Posted: 2/7/17 at 9:39pm

Jake Gyllenhaal would be wonderful, but I'm pretty sure his schedule wouldn't allow this happen.  Also, he'd have to learn to play the accordian.

It will probably be Dave Malloy or Scott Strangland, but they're going to need a big name to sell tickets.  That big name however will also have to play the accordian which will be problematic when casting.

Michael Cerveris is an inspired choice. With a wig and beard, he would look the role.  He's also a musician, so he could probably learn the accordian.  

Brian D'Arcy James would be a nice choice.  As would Michael Arden and Norm Lewis.

[Brave Sir Robin2]

Dream replacement: JOSH GROBAN#4

Posted: 2/7/17 at 9:45pm

Cerveris, Arden, and Lewis are fantastic choices, and would draw a lot of musical theatre fans to the show. He might be a little too bright, but it would be fun to see Norbert Leo Butz in the role. 

"I saw Pavarotti play Rodolfo on stage and with his girth I thought he was about to eat the whole table at the Cafe Momus." - Dollypop

[sondmon]

Dream replacement: JOSH GROBAN#5

Posted: 2/7/17 at 10:18pm

Lewis is doing Sweeney through August so it won't happen but Cerveris would be nice.

[phan24]

Dream replacement: JOSH GROBAN#6

Posted: 2/7/17 at 10:24pm

accordion*

accordion*

accordion*

They will need a name or the show might as well close when he leaves. It's tragic really, because he's not even the main part of the show.

[willep]

Dream replacement: JOSH GROBAN#7

Posted: 2/7/17 at 10:26pm

I agree that they need a name, but Kagan's quote at the end of the article makes it sound like they aren't going for a name.

[VintageSnarker]

Dream replacement: JOSH GROBAN#8

Posted: 2/7/17 at 10:28pm

Not that anyone else in the cast is looking to leave anytime soon but who's to say it has to be his part that has to be recast with an actor that's a "draw"?

[icecreambenjamin]

Dream replacement: JOSH GROBAN#9

Posted: 2/7/17 at 10:29pm

phan24 said: "accordion*

accordion*

accordion*

They will need a name or the show might as well close when he leaves. It's tragic really, because he's not even the main part of the show.

 

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I hate to say this, but was it really necessary for you to rudely call me out like that?  For some odd reason my phone gave me accordiAn as the proper spelling.  Really rude and really unnecessary and thanks for just rehashing what we've all been saying already.

 

[phan24]

Dream replacement: JOSH GROBAN#10

Posted: 2/7/17 at 10:33pm

Sorry, misspellings are a pet peeve of mine, especially seeing it three times in a row! All T no Shade.

VintageSnarker: That's a great point, no reason to only stunt cast Pierre. I could see Natasha or Sonya being recast with a powerhouse vocalist.

[bjh2114]

Dream replacement: JOSH GROBAN#11

Posted: 2/7/17 at 10:35pm

I'd expect another "star", but one who, unlike Groban, is slightly more miscast.  Someone along the lines of a Darren Criss.  I don't think it's going to be someone who is going to be great.

[sondmon]

Dream replacement: JOSH GROBAN#12

Posted: 2/7/17 at 10:46pm

phan24 said: "Sorry, misspellings are a pet peeve of mine, especially seeing it three times in a row! All T no Shade.

VintageSnarker: That's a great point, no reason to only stunt cast Pierre. I could see Natasha or Sonya being recast with a powerhouse vocalist.

or maybe a new anatole though he is kind of a main character without any real big songs.

"

 

[Skimbleshanks2]

Dream replacement: JOSH GROBAN#13

Posted: 2/7/17 at 10:57pm

I think their best hope at this point is for GREAT COMET to beat DEAR EVAN HANSEN for Best Musical...

"See that poster on the wall? Rocky Marciano." - Andy Karl as Rocky in 'ROCKY'

[Robbie2]

Dream replacement: JOSH GROBAN#14

Posted: 2/7/17 at 11:03pm

It will need to be  a Star!

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[GreasedLightning]

Dream replacement: JOSH GROBAN#15

Posted: 2/7/17 at 11:08pm

I'd rather see a name for Anatole than Pierre. 

[wonderfulwizard11]

Dream replacement: JOSH GROBAN#16

Posted: 2/7/17 at 11:13pm

GreasedLightning said: "I'd rather see a name for Anatole than Pierre. "

Steele is likely the show's best chance at an acting Tony, so I wouldn't expect him to leave anytime soon. Plus, Anatole is a harder part vocally, so were they to go with a name, it would have to be rewritten. 

I still think that, accordion and all, Pierre is not that hard a part to get a star for. That doesn't mean the Kagans are savvy enough producers to do so, of course. 

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[AEA AGMA SM]

Dream replacement: JOSH GROBAN#17

Posted: 2/7/17 at 11:17pm

If someone knows how to play piano then the accordion is not as hard to pick up as some might imagine. Donna Lynne Champlin did not play the accordion before being cast in Sweeney Todd, and yet she managed to figure it out. I'm sure most competent musicians can do so as well, especially if they are already in talks and negotiations now to go into the show five months or so from now.

 

Donna Lynne Champlin, Amateur Accordionist

[haterobics]

Dream replacement: JOSH GROBAN#18

Posted: 2/8/17 at 5:09am

Star, accordion... duh, it's obviously going to be Weird Al.

[MannPhan24601]

Dream replacement: JOSH GROBAN#19

Posted: 2/8/17 at 7:54am

Chris Mann would be a good choice to replace Josh but I don't think he'd draw a crowd.. He can play piano so he could learn accordion....

[Call_me_jorge]

Dream replacement: JOSH GROBAN#20

Posted: 2/8/17 at 8:27am

bjh2114 said: "I'd expect another "star", but one who, unlike Groban, is slightly more miscast.  Someone along the lines of a Darren Criss.  I don't think it's going to be someone who is going to be great.

 

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I was thinking about Darren as well, maybe he could be Anatole, though.

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[@z5]

Dream replacement: JOSH GROBAN#21

Posted: 2/8/17 at 8:46am

Justin Timberlake.

[Back Row]

Dream replacement: JOSH GROBAN#22

Posted: 2/8/17 at 8:58am

So many Broadway names come to mind as capable replacements, but I'm having a tough time coming up with even a single name of a non Broadway celebrity who would not be terribly miscast. Their best bet might be to stunt cast Anatole and let Stangland take over the role of Pierre.

[Skimbleshanks2]

Dream replacement: JOSH GROBAN#23

Posted: 2/8/17 at 9:49am

NORBERT LEO BUTZ.... What a suggestion!!! He is SUCH a talent...Ugh... I would go broke if he joined the show...

What about JONATHAN GROFF??? 

"See that poster on the wall? Rocky Marciano." - Andy Karl as Rocky in 'ROCKY'

[bjh2114]

Dream replacement: JOSH GROBAN#24

Posted: 2/8/17 at 9:53am

I think people are really delusional if they think Anatole will be stunt cast.  It's a pretty small role ultimately, but one that requires a pretty large vocal range. 

[ACL2006]

Dream replacement: JOSH GROBAN#25

Posted: 2/8/17 at 10:14am

I honestly think though without a name to replace Groban, the show won't survive. We see how the grosses dip when he misses a show or two.

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