Fully Committed at the Lyceum
Fully Committed at the Lyceum
asmith0307
Broadway Star Joined: 8/5/14
#1Fully Committed at the Lyceum
Posted: 11/16/15 at 9:08am
"Five-time Emmy Award nominee Jesse Tyler Ferguson, the "Modern Family" star last seen on Broadway in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, will return to The Great White Way in April 2016 playing more than 40 outrageous characters in Becky Mode's Fully Committed.
Directed by Jason Moore, previews will begin April 2, 2016, prior to an official opening April 25 at the Lyceum Theatre. The limited engagement will continue through July 24.
Ferguson will play a harried reservations clerk at an in-demand eatery, a series of guests clamoring for a table and more."
Updated On: 11/16/15 at 09:08 AM
TheGingerBreadMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/7/12
#3Fully Committed at the Lyceum
Posted: 11/16/15 at 9:40am
There could be a conflict since he has a TV show on ABC, but does anyone think Jesse Tyler Ferguson could host next year's Tony Awards?
#4Fully Committed at the Lyceum
Posted: 11/16/15 at 9:43am
When does modern family usually stop filming?
TheGingerBreadMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/7/12
#5Fully Committed at the Lyceum
Posted: 11/16/15 at 9:46am
I feel like he'd try (or least his writers would) to be similar to NPH on the Tonys.
neonlightsxo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/08
#6Fully Committed at the Lyceum
Posted: 11/16/15 at 10:09amDo they really think Jesse's name is enough to fill the Lyceum? Ouch.
#7Fully Committed at the Lyceum
Posted: 11/16/15 at 10:45am
Call_me_jorge said: "When does modern family usually stop filming?"
That show's still on?
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#8Fully Committed at the Lyceum
Posted: 11/16/15 at 10:47am
Excuse my ignorance, but is this a one man show? Cause...this will be a tough sell.
neonlightsxo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/08
#9Fully Committed at the Lyceum
Posted: 11/16/15 at 10:50am
"Excuse my ignorance, but is this a one man show? Cause...this will be a tough sell. "
Yes. And yes.
indytallguy
Broadway Star Joined: 7/13/08
#11Fully Committed at the Lyceum
Posted: 11/16/15 at 10:52am
neonlightsxo said: "Do they really think Jesse's name is enough to fill the Lyceum?"
This is only Ferguson's first Broadway show since making a name for himself in Hollywood, so we'll if this ends up being the right vehicle for him.
FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#12Fully Committed at the Lyceum
Posted: 11/16/15 at 10:53am
It's a funny show. The reservation clerk is very Mitchell from Modern Family, but the dozens of other characters will give Ferguson the chance to show off his comedic chops, which we know are there.
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#13Fully Committed at the Lyceum
Posted: 11/16/15 at 10:58am
I don't think he's that kind of star yet. I mean if Clive Owen and Kiera Knightly can't make themselves a "hot ticket" then I don't see this doing so hot. But who knows. I mean a single set, one person show can't be too expensive to run anyway.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#14Fully Committed at the Lyceum
Posted: 11/16/15 at 11:01am
Call_me_jorge said: "When does modern family usually stop filming?
"
I don't think the concern is about his filming, but rather the Tonys are on a competing network. I don't know that there are those kind of restrictions on actors anymore. (But I really don't know.)
#15Fully Committed at the Lyceum
Posted: 11/16/15 at 11:02am
I enjoyed this at the Vineyard years ago, but I do think that the Lyceum is way too big a theater for this show.
#16Fully Committed at the Lyceum
Posted: 11/16/15 at 11:09am
So based on its history, this seems like another "revival by the Classics rule" show, right?
If so, we should prepare ourselves for yet another round of "Why is it a revival if it's never been on Broadway?" questions in various threads.
neonlightsxo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/08
#17Fully Committed at the Lyceum
Posted: 11/16/15 at 11:10am
Jeffrey, stop acting like you know more than I do. He has been doing Shakespeare in the Park all along, and people weren't exactly beating down the door to get in. This may be his "first Broadway show" since MF, but Modern Family is no longer in its heyday. And by no means is he the biggest star from it. I would also guess that he is the LEAST known main Modern Family cast member.
Updated On: 11/16/15 at 11:10 AM
FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#18Fully Committed at the Lyceum
Posted: 11/16/15 at 11:19am
Oh for crying out loud. It's a three-month run. Mark Setlock toured the original production around the US where it played much bigger houses than the Vineyard. Granted, audiences all around the country knew him for his beloved turn as an Angel understudy in RENT, which had a much wider reach than Modern family in its non-heyday, right?
Markecib
Featured Actor Joined: 4/13/11
#19Fully Committed at the Lyceum
Posted: 11/16/15 at 12:21pm
"I am My Own Wife" played the Lyceum, so I don't think it's "too big" for "Fully Committed."
Unknown User
Joined: 12/31/69
#20Fully Committed at the Lyceum
Posted: 11/16/15 at 1:58pm
In all fairness, a lot of Broadway people didn't know How I Met Your Mother, or watch it, or like it, but Neil still did well on Broadway. Neil wasn't any more famous than Jesse.
Updated On: 11/16/15 at 01:58 PM#21Fully Committed at the Lyceum
Posted: 11/16/15 at 2:44pm
NPH was a child star, had been on Broadway before, has Hosted the Tonys several times and has become something of a pop culture icon. He is definitely more famous than Jesse.
Unknown User
Joined: 12/31/69
#22Fully Committed at the Lyceum
Posted: 11/16/15 at 2:47pm
He is now, but was Neil really that famous when he was on HIMYM? I didn't really think so.
sabrelady
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/03
#23Fully Committed at the Lyceum
Posted: 11/16/15 at 9:46pm
"Doogie" had is own hit show when he was a kid( nostalgia demographic) then laid low and came back as a psycho version of NPH in the Harold and Kumar films , (gave him the "dude"slacker/stoner demographic ) Did the West Coast concert version of Sweeney ( Broadway demographic) and then got Barney on HIMYM. So he kept building his recognition all the time.
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#24Fully Committed at the Lyceum
Posted: 11/16/15 at 11:46pm
NPH is fair more famous than Ferguson. I don't think anyone in my family would know his name if I said it.
Like someone said it's only a 3 month run, but I can't see this becoming a must see or anything.
#25Fully Committed at the Lyceum
Posted: 11/16/15 at 11:51pm
How I Met Your Mother is responsible for NPH's career resurgence. Yes, he had success before then, but Barney Stinson is what made him a household name. How I Met Your Mother was on CBS for 9 years and was watched by millions of people. Jesse Tyler Ferguson doesn't have the same kind of name recognition as Neil, but few do.
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