FALSETTOS 2016

Anyone know why this thread was locked?

Anyway... I've been listening to the two recordings a lot lately (March of the Falsettos and Falsettoland), I forgot how much I loved the score. At this point they've cast Marvin: Christian Borle; Trina: Stephanie J. Block and Whizzer: Andrew Rannells. Who else would we like to see cast? Mendel, Jason, Charlotte and Cordelia haven't been cast yet (or announced). Josh Colley would be terrific as Jason (I assume only based on his performance at Miscast).

Updated On: 5/10/16 at 10:05 PM

John Cariani told me he's auditioning for Mendel and I REALLY hope he gets it. That would be amazing.

He might be too old, but I think Jake Lucas could be a great Jason!

I would've loved to have seen Leslie Kritzer as Trina, but alas.

Rannells as Whizzer seems like perfect casting to me. He may be the sweetest guy in the world, but the persona he projects is very Whizzer-like. (I'm not saying Whizzer is a villain, just that he is very confident of his own appeal.)

Personally, I think Borle would make a better Mendel, but I don't live in New York and know him only from TV. (No, I don't care about his personal life and it doesn't affect my opinion on casting.)

I don't think Andrew has the right voice for Whizzer. The original actor was so sexy.

I was listening to Patti Murin's podcast with Andrew Ranells and he mentioned it was a limited run and would close in January. I'm not sure if it was announced already, but thought I'd add that here.

Does anyone have any further info on the limited run? I wil be in NYC Jan 3-11 and I'm so hoping to see it.

Do we know when tickets go on sale?

It's possible (Josh Grisetti). He'd make a great Mendel. There's also Hello Dolly (but I don't think he's a big enough name for latter).

The original was cast brilliantly. Not easy to do. Borle is ABSOUTELY more of Mendel. Marvin is more like a Younger Raul Esparza, like when he did Company. He needs to be complicated and a bit edgy, more typical tall dark and handsome. That's not Borle.

Rannells is also just not right for Whizzer. Whizzer is supposed to be unaffected, a regular guy, not camp. His song at the end, You Gotta Die Sometime is a take on Operatic Tragedy. Rannells voice is wrong ..Rannells is all camp. This casting is potentially what could make this revival a failure.

Block as Trina is the best of the three at least. She will sing this exactly the way it should be sung. What she lacks as actress she makes up for in song interpretation and the show is almost entire sung through.

Lisa Howard would be a perfect Dr. Charlotte. Her type is a nod do Heather MacRea and she is quite possibly the best Will Finn interpereter out there.

Cordelia is a tough one...she needs to be funny and quirky but believable. Annaleigh Ashford would be fun, leslie kritzer (toned down) Kerry Butler (she'll have to go for more nuanced.

I think James Lapine is the wrong choice to helm this in 2016. He is a decent director, a better designer, but he's dated and I'm not sure he's going to investigate this piece the way it needs to be investigated now.

I agree with ALL of this. Rannells is all wrong, and could sink the ship. And Lapine should have tried harder to find a different director. Borle is terrific at everything he does but I agree, he's miscast.

They're just stating they believed it is miscast, and I can't say I disagree. Amazing performers, all of them, of course. I just hope the rest of the cast is more suited for their roles.