Is James Barbour ever going to be back on Broadway
Is James Barbour ever going to be back on Broadway
winston89
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/18/06
#1Is James Barbour ever going to be back on Broadway
Posted: 3/25/08 at 5:53pm
I know that the producers of Tail of Two Cties said prior to the court ruling that they are standing behind Barbour regardless of what the outcome of the trial was going to be.
Now that it has been determend that the show is going to go to Broadway will they still keep Barbour in the show. Considering the fact that he is in jail.
And, on a seperate note it has been mentioned a few times that the AEA website had principal audition notices so that makes me wonder about the fate of the rest of the leads and wonder if they are going to recast the entier thing prior to Broadway. Some of the original talent in this show is good.
That being said, are they going to keep barbour in the show or are they going to re cast him in fear of having to deal with the outcome of being the first Broadway show he is in prior to his limited run of his one man show. James Barbour: Live at Rikers.
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#2re: Is James Barbour ever going to be back on Broadway
Posted: 3/25/08 at 6:25pm
Not if Tkt2Ride has anything to say about it!!!
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Yankeefan007
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
#2re: Is James Barbour ever going to be back on Broadway
Posted: 3/25/08 at 6:28pmHe's getting out in a month or so. I believe it was a 90 (or was it 60) day sentence.
#3re: Is James Barbour ever going to be back on Broadway
Posted: 3/25/08 at 6:37pmI heard he's hoping to play Rooster in the Annie revival.
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#4re: Is James Barbour ever going to be back on Broadway
Posted: 3/25/08 at 6:39pmFunny Lizzie, but I didn't know, you model? Who would have guessed? Of course, just knowing you won't be able to see it in San Francisco will make the rest of my year very happy indeed.
#5re: Is James Barbour ever going to be back on Broadway
Posted: 3/25/08 at 6:40pmActually, that picture is of Fenchurch when he was protesting the ACL lotto fiasco.
"This thread reads like a series of White House memos." — Mister Matt
#6re: Is James Barbour ever going to be back on Broadway
Posted: 3/25/08 at 6:41pmThen you've never seen a picture of Fenchurch. Trust me, that ain't him.
....but the world goes 'round
SueleenGay
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/9/03
#7re: Is James Barbour ever going to be back on Broadway
Posted: 3/25/08 at 6:45pmClay is taking over. They wanted to go with someone without a whiff of sexual scandal.
PEACE.
#8re: Is James Barbour ever going to be back on Broadway
Posted: 3/25/08 at 6:49pmedit: nevermind.
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Updated On: 3/25/08 at 06:49 PM
#10re: Is James Barbour ever going to be back on Broadway
Posted: 3/25/08 at 7:33pmI'm just waiting for those, "prison tapes"! The jail inmates really treat child molesters extra special. Maybe he will become famous in a whole new medium?
Tom148502
Featured Actor Joined: 5/21/07
#11re: Is James Barbour ever going to be back on Broadway
Posted: 3/25/08 at 7:44pmToo bad he has to serve the entire 90 days. Cole Porter got William Eythe out of jail in a matter of hours on the opening day of Porter's OUT OF THIS WORLD in which Eythe had a major role.
#12re: Is James Barbour ever going to be back on Broadway
Posted: 3/25/08 at 8:00pmHe's not playing Rooster, he will be playing the Daddy in ANNIE instead.
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Rotel1026
Broadway Star Joined: 8/12/06
#13re: Is James Barbour ever going to be back on Broadway
Posted: 3/25/08 at 8:08pmThere's always a role for him in August: Osage County.
kissmeimirish
Stand-by Joined: 1/20/08
#14re: Is James Barbour ever going to be back on Broadway
Posted: 3/25/08 at 9:01pmmaybe it's time to revive LOLITA, MY LOVE?
#15re: Is James Barbour ever going to be back on Broadway
Posted: 3/25/08 at 9:25pm
He's only in jail for 60 days - not 90.
The article stating that the producers would stay with him came out after the trial. But then the listing at actorsequity.org sings another song. I find that listing worrying but not so much for Barbour but for other roles that I'm hoping are NOT recast.
https://www.playbill.com/news/article/113957.html
https://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=24153
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#16re: Is James Barbour ever going to be back on Broadway
Posted: 3/25/08 at 9:49pm
They often make actors re-audition just as a formality after doing a show out of town or off-broadway before taking it to Broadway.
I don't imagine them walking away from Barbour, especially considering the reviews he got for his performance, but Derek Keeling could be another story.
#17re: Is James Barbour ever going to be back on Broadway
Posted: 3/25/08 at 9:57pm
"They often make actors re-audition just as a formality after doing a show out of town or off-broadway before taking it to Broadway."
This was something I suspected but wasn't sure about and I was waiting for someone to say it. Thanks.
And I liked Derek in the show. But what do I know? lol
"All our dreams can come true -- if we have the courage to pursue them." -- Walt Disney
We must have different Gods. My God said "do to others what you would have them do to you". Your God seems to have said "My Way or the Highway".
#18re: Is James Barbour ever going to be back on Broadway
Posted: 3/25/08 at 10:03pmDoes no one here think that having a convicted child molester (regardless of who came on to whom) may hurt sales just a teensy bit?
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whatever2
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/25/06
#19re: Is James Barbour ever going to be back on Broadway
Posted: 3/25/08 at 10:04pm
personally, i see every "amber mother" in the tristate area picketing the theater ...
... not that i welcome such a spectacle, or wish it on this wonderful show, but isnt it almost inevitable?
"You, sir, are a moron." (PlayItAgain)
#20re: Is James Barbour ever going to be back on Broadway
Posted: 3/25/08 at 10:09pm
"Does no one here think that having a convicted child molester (regardless of who came on to whom) may hurt sales just a teensy bit?"
Honestly, it could go either way. I think the producers are hoping that Joe Nobody from Kansas won't have any idea what happened. I don't know anyone not involved in the theatre community who knows. That could totally change between now and when the show opens but thus far not much attention has been given to it outside of NYC/Broadway. We know because we follow the news but will the average tourist know? Maybe/maybe not.
But...if the mainstream touristy person DOES find out will it keep them away? Maybe/maybe not. There are many camps on this issue. There are the people who will stay away and then there are the people who will come to see "that guy who was in jail". Which group is larger? I have no idea.
"All our dreams can come true -- if we have the courage to pursue them." -- Walt Disney
We must have different Gods. My God said "do to others what you would have them do to you". Your God seems to have said "My Way or the Highway".
Updated On: 3/25/08 at 10:09 PM
#21re: Is James Barbour ever going to be back on Broadway
Posted: 3/25/08 at 10:11pm
Taz, I definitely see your point, but don't you think the majority of audiences won't know?
I mean, James Barbour isn't a huge star, so the news went fairly untravelled. It's not like a movie star scandal, where the news is everywhere.
This show seems to be marketing itself in the vein of LES MIZ, and that caters generally to out-of-town audiences- tourists who can recognize the title and decide that they want to go with something familiar.
I mean, it affects us, but anyone who doesn't really pay attention to the goings-on of Broadway won't really know enough to turn away from the show.
At least, that's how I see it.
SDav 10495
Broadway Star Joined: 7/21/06
#22re: Is James Barbour ever going to be back on Broadway
Posted: 3/25/08 at 10:14pm
The itty bitty sex offender thing did make headlines beyond our little Broadway-obsessed circles...it made the mainstream news when he was convicted.
That doesn't mean I expect more than a fraction of the average theatergoer to remember the offense, but you can bet that some groups will get wind of his return to Broadway and stir up some bad publicity.
The producers may think it's noble to stand by their leading man, but I'd rethink that choice if I were in their shoes.
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#23re: Is James Barbour ever going to be back on Broadway
Posted: 3/25/08 at 10:15pmI personally think James Barbour is a phenomenal leading man and if this conviction stops him from performing again on Broadway it would be a real shame. I do, however, see the NY Post continuing its vendetta against him so I fear that the producers may buckle to pressure if the NY Post continues their hysterical tirade.
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#24re: Is James Barbour ever going to be back on Broadway
Posted: 3/25/08 at 10:20pm
"The itty bitty sex offender thing did make headlines beyond our little Broadway-obsessed circles...it made the mainstream news when he was convicted."
Yes, but it wasn't huge news that people paid attention to. Most of them don't know who Barbour is in the first place to even give his conviction much attention.
Things could totally change now that the show is finally coming to Broadway.
"All our dreams can come true -- if we have the courage to pursue them." -- Walt Disney
We must have different Gods. My God said "do to others what you would have them do to you". Your God seems to have said "My Way or the Highway".
whatever2
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/25/06
#25re: Is James Barbour ever going to be back on Broadway
Posted: 3/25/08 at 10:30pm
wait til some local TV news reporter gets a hold of this during sweeps month ... remember the protests over miss saigon? a tea party by comparison if this thing goes nuclear. and unlike miss saigon, the public's only ever going to see one side to this story.
i dont like this, but them's the facts. my $0.02.
"You, sir, are a moron." (PlayItAgain)
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