Freddy Benson Replacement Ideas

#1

Freddy Benson Replacement Ideas

Posted: 3/26/06 at 3:30am

Hunter Foster all the way!

What do y'all say?



(P.S. I know there was a previous thread related to replacements for Norb AND John, and since John's been replaced, I started this new thread regarding Norb's replacement only.)

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Updated On: 3/26/06 at 03:30 AM

#2

re: Freddy Benson Replacement Ideas

Posted: 3/26/06 at 3:35am

i support hunter in absolutely anything. that being said, i'd also love to see aaron lohr be given a shot.

#3

re: Freddy Benson Replacement Ideas

Posted: 3/26/06 at 3:58am

Jack Black
David Cross

Akiva

#4

re: Freddy Benson Replacement Ideas

Posted: 3/26/06 at 7:42am

Were you listing all 3 names there?

1. Jack Black
2. David Cross
3. Akiva

Wow! Give it a go, buddy! We'll all be cheering ya on!

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"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad

"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)

#5

re: Freddy Benson Replacement Ideas

Posted: 3/26/06 at 7:45am

I second Aaron Lohr. I think he'd be brilliant.

#6

re: Freddy Benson Replacement Ideas

Posted: 3/26/06 at 8:55am

i don't think Jack Black could do it (and I don;t think he would do it). I think if Gavin Creel cut his hair, I think he could pull it off.

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#7

re: Freddy Benson Replacement Ideas

Posted: 3/26/06 at 9:11am

wow, didn't even think of Aaron Lohr, but when you just mentioned it, i think a few sparks in people's heads (including mine) went off!

#8

re: Freddy Benson Replacement Ideas

Posted: 3/26/06 at 9:11am

I really have a hard time seeing Hunter Foster in it. I think that Norbert should do it untill time runs out. Or just promote the stand-by, people say he is great!

Updated On: 3/26/06 at 09:11 AM

#9

re: Freddy Benson Replacement Ideas

Posted: 3/26/06 at 9:24am

Norbert's stand-bye is great, but I would htink they would try to get a bigger name in. I can see Hunter in the role, but I would love to see the guy originate another role first.

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#10

re: Freddy Benson Replacement Ideas

Posted: 3/26/06 at 9:42am

Hunter Foster? You have to be loud, crude, obnoxious and funny. He plays characters with more of a quiet, prude, kind and funny side, but maybe he could do it. I totally agree with some of you, Jack Black would be great.

Updated On: 3/26/06 at 09:42 AM

#11

re: Freddy Benson Replacement Ideas

Posted: 3/26/06 at 10:31am

Jake Gyllenhaal. *siiiigh* Just ugly him up? Maybe? Downgrade the age of the rest of the cast? Hmm? So I could meet him and have his babies?

No, really, Jack Black would be great.

#12

re: Freddy Benson Replacement Ideas

Posted: 3/26/06 at 10:35am

oh wow- All these people have been saying Jack Black and I was about to post a message remding them he can't sing, but then I remember School of Rock and his own band. He would be great at that role!

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#13

re: Freddy Benson Replacement Ideas

Posted: 3/26/06 at 10:37am

I don't see Jack Black in the role... I really don't think he'd be able to work on Broadway very well.

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#14

re: Freddy Benson Replacement Ideas

Posted: 3/26/06 at 10:48am

I think Jack Black would be fabulous, its a balls to the wall role and thats what he specializes in, although he's also proven in *ahem*King Kong he can restrain his style as needed, too.

Whether he would do it is a whole other story though...perhaps he wants to get back to his music roots!

Edited: As I can't tell the difference between monster movies

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Updated On: 3/26/06 at 10:48 AM

#15

re: Freddy Benson Replacement Ideas

Posted: 3/26/06 at 11:09am

Hunter would be amusing. I'd like to see his interpretation of the role.

How about Dan Fogler? Or someone mentioned Wayne Brady a few months ago, he'd be hysterical.

#16

re: Freddy Benson Replacement Ideas

Posted: 3/26/06 at 11:10am

Whoever it is needs to be a BIG name.

They have already asked a few who have turned it down.

#17

re: Freddy Benson Replacement Ideas

Posted: 3/26/06 at 11:19am

Raul Esparza or Brian D'Arcy James

#18

re: Freddy Benson Replacement Ideas

Posted: 3/26/06 at 11:24am

I am telling you, it is going to be a BIG name star that sells tickets.

#19

re: Freddy Benson Replacement Ideas

Posted: 3/26/06 at 11:34am

... the thought of seeing Jack Black's butt cheek is a very scary thought !!

#20

re: Freddy Benson Replacement Ideas

Posted: 3/26/06 at 11:40am

Well, I am not so sure it has to be a BIG name, given that Norbert was not a BIG name before (and still isnt outside the theater world alas). Lawrence, however, needs to be a BIG name. Back to topic, Jack Black seems to be the number one consensus among the fans as the next Freddy but I doubt it will happen. As Drama said, its hard to see him in the Broadway environment. Jason Gillman does an excellent job understudying but yes, they will want someone with a bit more credentials. Hunter Foster would be a solid candidate.

Edit: Wasn't Norbert's 'cheeky' showing something he added to the scene? If so, Black shouldn't have to do it (please no...)

#21

re: Freddy Benson Replacement Ideas

Posted: 3/26/06 at 11:42am

David Josefsberg would take that role and run with it. It'd be amazing.

#22

re: Freddy Benson Replacement Ideas

Posted: 3/26/06 at 11:51am

If they want a "name" they should try to get someone like Dana Carvey or another SNL person.

#23

re: Freddy Benson Replacement Ideas

Posted: 3/26/06 at 12:40pm

not dana carvey. no please

dramadork, i with you 100%. I don;t think he can do it

liz, he was in King Kong not godzilla.

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<--- the set of A Midsummer Night's Dream that I was assistant stage manager for during the 2007 season at the STNJ outdoor stage.

-Dre- You must remember all the same that at the crux of every game is knowing when it's time to leave the table... And it's important to be artful in your exit. No turning back, you must accept the con is done... It was a ball, it was a blast. And it's a shame it couldn't last. But every chapter has to end, you must agree.
~Dirty Rotten Scoundrels~
There's a special kind of people known as show people. We live in a world full of dreams. Sometimes we're not too certain what's false and what's real. But we're seldom in doubt about what we feel.
~Curtains~
It is a far, far better thing I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest I go to, than I have ever known.
~A Tale of Two Cities ~

#24

re: Freddy Benson Replacement Ideas

Posted: 3/26/06 at 12:43pm

I don't know that Dan Fogler could handle the role vocally.

#25

re: Freddy Benson Replacement Ideas

Posted: 3/26/06 at 12:45pm

Raul Esparza? Seriously? He could do it, but it's not something I'd immediately drop him into. That doesn't seem like his thing, at all.

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