Hoff Withdraws from PAL JOEY, Risch Takes Over — Page 4

I think Hoff would be great as Nathan Detriot in the Guys & Dolls revival!

Especially with the cast they're assembling. He'd fit right in to the group so far.

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I've said this before, but the injury was legit. I've been told that Hoff realized something was seriously wrong with it when he got home after the performane on Friday night. If it turns out to have been a blessing in disguise for the production and for Roundabout, I don't think any of it was deliberately done.

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What did you think of Martha Plimpton's voice, Chelsea?

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All of the posters in the city have these Matthew Risch stickers placed over Christian Hoff's name.

Okay, why don't we all take a deep breath and give Matthew Risch a week's chance to develop his performance. Most comments, including mine, were based on having seen him the third or fourth time he did it. It's not like they replaced Hoff with a disaster waiting to happen -- so give the guy a chance. I agree with the comment that the choreography, as is, doesn't provide him with ample opportunity to showcase his dancing abilities. Hopefully, they can do some last-minute thinking on the choreography, now that they have a real dancer doing the part. My original comments were negative, but I'd hate to see a career destroyed for reasons beyond the performer's control.

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wow. that's a lot of drama on stage and off. i've never heard of matthew risch but i hope he does well in the role.

i feel bad for christian hoff because for me he was one of the stand-outs in 'jersey boys'.

i'm kind of 'iffy' about this whole production anyway and more so now that i've read the extensive changes made to the original book.

i love me some rodgers and hart but i may just skip this one.