Harvey as Tevye? Say it ain't so, Leveaux
Harvey as Tevye? Say it ain't so, Leveaux
JeffG
Leading Actor Joined: 12/28/03
#0Harvey as Tevye? Say it ain't so, Leveaux
Posted: 11/5/04 at 3:23pm
I adored Harvey in Hairspray. He was a wonderful Edna with plenty of warmth and sweetness, he even pulled off singing the songs in the show that were required. But Tevye? I can imagine him acting the hell out of the role, but singing "If I Were A Rich Man" and the sweet melody that the song possesses?
I would most likely want to go to see him as Tevye but with reservations
B.B. Wolf
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/26/04
#1re: Harvey as Tevye? Say it ain't so, Leveaux
Posted: 11/5/04 at 3:24pmoy. I think I just threw up a little bit in my mouth. :P
Word. Word, indeed.
#2re: Harvey as Tevye? Say it ain't so, Leveaux
Posted: 11/5/04 at 3:30pm
I really hope this is not the case. What the heck are they thinking?? This is a classic role, and although Harvey is special in his own way---he cannot play this part.
Mario Cantone would be a better pick (and that would be horrid as well...)
#3re: Harvey as Tevye? Say it ain't so, Leveaux
Posted: 11/5/04 at 3:30pmAnd he would be worse than Molina because...
Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson
B.B. Wolf
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/26/04
#4re: Harvey as Tevye? Say it ain't so, Leveaux
Posted: 11/5/04 at 3:31pmhe can't sing.
Word. Word, indeed.
#5re: Harvey as Tevye? Say it ain't so, Leveaux
Posted: 11/5/04 at 3:31pmWhen is Molina leaving?
I have my books and my poetry to protect me...
B.B. Wolf
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/26/04
#6re: Harvey as Tevye? Say it ain't so, Leveaux
Posted: 11/5/04 at 3:32pmI thought I heard January.
Word. Word, indeed.
#7re: Harvey as Tevye? Say it ain't so, Leveaux
Posted: 11/5/04 at 3:32pmWhere does it say he is playing Tevye?
David walked into the valley
With a stone clutched in his hand
He was only a boy
But he knew someone must take a stand
There will always be a valley
Always mountains one must scale
There will always be perilous waters
Which someone must sail
-Into the Fire
Scarlet Pimpernel
Updated On: 11/5/04 at 03:32 PM
#8re: Harvey as Tevye? Say it ain't so, Leveaux
Posted: 11/5/04 at 3:33pmOk, Molina is not wonderful by any stretch of the imagination--but at least his voice doesn't grate on every last nerve in your body. He can carry a tune... Updated On: 11/5/04 at 03:33 PM
#9re: Harvey as Tevye? Say it ain't so, Leveaux
Posted: 11/5/04 at 3:34pm
"Where does it say he iss playing Tevye?"
http://www.broadway.com
I have my books and my poetry to protect me...
#10re: Harvey as Tevye? Say it ain't so, Leveaux
Posted: 11/5/04 at 3:35pm
Once again that journalistic haven that is Broadway.com releases a story without credible sources and, in fact, goes out of its way to point out that the actual sources who would have the information are out of the country and, thus, haven't made this decision in the first place.
Why people keep hitting that gossip rag of a site is beyond me.
JeffG
Leading Actor Joined: 12/28/03
#11re: Harvey as Tevye? Say it ain't so, Leveaux
Posted: 11/5/04 at 3:35pmHe leaves in January. I just reread the thing on Broadway.com and realized that it's one of their reports that says they learned it, but it hasn't been confirmed nor has Leveaux seen anyone who has auditioned. I laughed though when I brought the story up on my computer. There was the story about Harvey and a picture of Jordan (last name?) from Avenue Q with his Scream mask!
JeffG
Leading Actor Joined: 12/28/03
#12re: Harvey as Tevye? Say it ain't so, Leveaux
Posted: 11/5/04 at 3:39pmBut JohnPopa. The site is all new and shiny. You must go look!
B.B. Wolf
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/26/04
#13re: Harvey as Tevye? Say it ain't so, Leveaux
Posted: 11/5/04 at 3:51pm
Thanks Johnpopa. I wasn't gonna be the one to say it. 
Word. Word, indeed.
#14re: Harvey as Tevye? Say it ain't so, Leveaux
Posted: 11/5/04 at 3:54pmPersonally, I think Harvey would make a wonderful Tevye...he's charming, sincere, a great actor, and his singing, though definitely "character" is quite sweet if you ask me.
"I don't really get the ending,all i can go with is when after several months,Judith saw Pat sang,and later she kissed him on the toilet,after that the story back to where Pat went down from the stage after he'd sung,and he went to the italian lady.I just don't get it,what Judith exatcly meant when he kissed Pat that she had seen,and did Pat end up together with The Italian Lady?Please help me,thank u very much!"
Quote from someone on IMDB in reference to a movie he/she didn't understand. Such grammar!
B.B. Wolf
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/26/04
#15re: Harvey as Tevye? Say it ain't so, Leveaux
Posted: 11/5/04 at 3:58pm
Very true, Redhot. His performance in Hairspray was absolutely wonderful. But, Tevye is a Broadway royalty role. Granted, Molina didn't quite qualify in my book, but I thought he did a fine job. That role needs someone like, oh, I don't know, Zero friggin Mostel. It needs someone who is a force of nature unto themself. And, don't flame me, but the role is also very masculine and paternal. Harvey pulls off paternal fantastically. Masculine? Um...you see my point. My opinion anyway.
Word. Word, indeed.
Updated On: 11/5/04 at 03:58 PM
VeuveClicquot
Broadway Star Joined: 11/2/04
#16re: Harvey as Tevye? Say it ain't so, Leveaux
Posted: 11/5/04 at 4:01pm
I suppose after Harvey they'll get Lea Delaria to do it.
Oy, indeed.
#17re: Harvey as Tevye? Say it ain't so, Leveaux
Posted: 11/5/04 at 4:09pmSince Nathan Lane is following in Zero Mostel's footsteps so much, wouldn't he be a better option? Maybe not old enough looking or something, but there's makeup and a fake beard for that. I'm not knocking Harvey until I see it. Who knows? Weren't people skeptical about Bernadette as Mama Rose at first, too?
There's always room for pathos - and jazz hands.
#18re: Harvey as Tevye? Say it ain't so, Leveaux
Posted: 11/5/04 at 4:19pmI was never skeptical about Bernadette being Mama Rose...
Plum
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/4/04
#19re: Harvey as Tevye? Say it ain't so, Leveaux
Posted: 11/5/04 at 4:21pmBernadette has a unique voice, but Fierstein makes her sound like the most prototypical singer in existence. Calling his voice "unique" is like calling the sun "shiny."
#20re: Harvey as Tevye? Say it ain't so, Leveaux
Posted: 11/5/04 at 4:22pm
Thank you Plum.
Can anyone imagine him trying to blurt out Sunrise, Sunset
"Is this the little girl I carried...?"
#21re: Harvey as Tevye? Say it ain't so, Leveaux
Posted: 11/5/04 at 4:23pm
While on this subject when is Dame Edna gonna play Edna Turnblad???
And Nathan as Tevye??? Timone singing those songs??? You've gotta be out of your mind!
#22re: Harvey as Tevye? Say it ain't so, Leveaux
Posted: 11/5/04 at 4:27pmAnd Harvey did sing the part of Golda when he sang "Do You Love Me?" for that Broadway on Bravo thing...
SamIAm
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/04
#23re: Harvey as Tevye? Say it ain't so, Leveaux
Posted: 11/5/04 at 4:28pm
Nathan is a tad busy to be doing Fiddler. He will be in London until 1/8 doing the Producers there and starts filming the movie of the Producers in February.
Rumor has it that they are in discussions with Mandy Patinkin to play Tevye. I think he'd be a perfect choice but I know this will start a firestorm from the Mandy haters on the Broadway boards.
Ah well, you can't please everyone.
"Life is a lesson in humility"
B.B. Wolf
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/26/04
#24re: Harvey as Tevye? Say it ain't so, Leveaux
Posted: 11/5/04 at 4:29pm
That might bring in a new audience for the show. More people are always good.
Word. Word, indeed.
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