It's Official! Lansbury & Zeta-Jones Set for A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC; Lazar, Davie, Hanson, Larkin, Herdlicka, Mallory to Star- Page 2
It's Official! Lansbury & Zeta-Jones Set for A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC; Lazar, Davie, Hanson, Larkin, Herdlicka, Mallory to Star
millie_dillmount
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
#25re: It's Official! Lansbury & Zeta-Jones Set for A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC; Laza
Posted: 9/22/09 at 6:04pm
"I hope they don't bring over Alexander Hanson for this - I think he's too young for the role."
This is only the official announcement. Doesn't mean they are going to bring him over.
/sarcasm
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#26re: It's Official! Lansbury & Zeta-Jones Set for A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC; Laza
Posted: 9/22/09 at 6:07pm
umm, he's joking. lighten up jacobtsf ... i'm pretty sure Scripps saw the show in London.
I've been rooting for Alexander Hanson to win the Best Actor in a Musical Olivier Award for his portrayal ever since the show closed here, and I wish him all the luck in the world across the pond.
#27re: It's Official! Lansbury & Zeta-Jones Set for A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC; Laza
Posted: 9/22/09 at 6:12pm
I'm so excited!!! I'm especially excited for Leigh Ann Larkin and Bradley Dean!!! (I saw Leigh Ann in Gypsy and Bradley Dean in Spamalot) 
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#28re: It's Official! Lansbury & Zeta-Jones Set for A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC; Laza
Posted: 9/22/09 at 6:29pmI don't think it was announced in the press release. but Bradley Dean's role is Frid.
#30re: It's Official! Lansbury & Zeta-Jones Set for A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC; Laza
Posted: 9/22/09 at 6:48pmThe press release doesn't say that it's a limited run, so I would assume that it's an open-ended run. Can't wait!
#31re: It's Official! Lansbury & Zeta-Jones Set for A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC; Laza
Posted: 9/22/09 at 6:49pmHere's hoping that Angela wins her sixth Tony Award with this production. Looking forward to seeing it!
#32re: It's Official! Lansbury & Zeta-Jones Set for A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC; Laza
Posted: 9/22/09 at 7:03pmVery excited for Erin Davie. I'm glad that turned out to be true. Totally underwhelmed about Frederick after all of the hoopla, but honestly, as long as he's good, that's what matters. I hope he will be.
#33re: It's Official! Lansbury & Zeta-Jones Set for A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC; Laza
Posted: 9/22/09 at 7:15pmHanson was very good in London. In fact, he and Maureen Lipman were the only ones who really "got" the style of the show. Waddingham, good as she was, didn't quite settle into the role until the end of Act 1. I am surprised that Hanson is transferring as I don't think he was that essential to the production, but he'll be a fine Frederik. And the rest of the casting is wonderful. Looks like I'll have to see this production again. I'm hoping it really "clicks" this time.
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#34re: It's Official! Lansbury & Zeta-Jones Set for A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC; Laza
Posted: 9/22/09 at 7:29pmI would assume Lansbury and Zeta-Jones will be above the title, so if they are both nominated for a Tony, wouldn't they be competing for the same Tony?
#35re: It's Official! Lansbury & Zeta-Jones Set for A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC; Laza
Posted: 9/22/09 at 7:33pmI'm tired of Angie snapping up roles that should have gone to someone else. First Deuce, then Blithe Spirit, now this. Well I certainly won't be getting a ticket.
#36re: It's Official! Lansbury & Zeta-Jones Set for A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC; Laza
Posted: 9/22/09 at 7:33pmNot necessarily, the producers can petition otherwise and have them put in separate categories.
Chrysanthemum62001
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/14/04
#37re: It's Official! Lansbury & Zeta-Jones Set for A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC; Laza
Posted: 9/22/09 at 7:44pmCan I just say how excited I am that Bradley Dean is in this production! Yay!
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Chrysanthemum62001
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/14/04
#37re: It's Official! Lansbury & Zeta-Jones Set for A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC; Laza
Posted: 9/22/09 at 7:44pmCan I just say how excited I am that Bradley Dean is in this production! Yay!
"What a mystery this world. One day you love them and the next day you want to kill them a thousand times over." The Masked Bandit in THE FALL
#39re: It's Official! Lansbury & Zeta-Jones Set for A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC; Laza
Posted: 9/22/09 at 7:55pmI'm excited to see Hunter.
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Brick
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/21/06
#40re: It's Official! Lansbury & Zeta-Jones Set for A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC; Laza
Posted: 9/22/09 at 8:04pm
Well, Nunn was insisting on Waddingham. So, he was probably fighting for both of his London leads to come over. Or at least, after Sondheim snagged Zeta-Jones, Nunn pushed for Hanson.
Anticlimactic for sure, but not as much as a non-star playing Desiree would have been. But Nunn certainly is loyal, it seems!
#41re: It's Official! Lansbury & Zeta-Jones Set for A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC; Laza
Posted: 9/22/09 at 8:10pm
Yay...Yay..about Freaking time.
All I need now is a ticket in my hot little hand and we are all set.
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#42re: It's Official! Lansbury & Zeta-Jones Set for A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC; Laza
Posted: 9/22/09 at 8:22pm
Congrats, Leigh Ann Larkin!
Can't wait to see it!
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bwaylvsong
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/28/05
#43re: It's Official! Lansbury & Zeta-Jones Set for A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC; Laza
Posted: 9/22/09 at 8:32pmYay! I assume that Betsy Morgan will understudy Anne and Marissa McGowan will understudy Petra and/or Charlotte, but can't tell from the rest. What a phenomenal cast!!!!
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#44re: It's Official! Lansbury & Zeta-Jones Set for A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC; Laza
Posted: 9/22/09 at 8:38pm
Yes, the run is open-ended.
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#44re: It's Official! Lansbury & Zeta-Jones Set for A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC; Laza
Posted: 9/22/09 at 8:38pm
Yes, the run is open-ended.
#46re: It's Official! Lansbury & Zeta-Jones Set for A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC; Laza
Posted: 9/22/09 at 8:41pm
I'm not really interested in seeing Angela Lansbury win yet another Tony. Why? I mean, if she really is the best in her category, then why not, but she shouldn't win just because she's Angela Lansbury in a Sondheim show.
I'm far more interested in seeing if Erin Davie is able to win a Tony for Charlotte like Patricia Elliot did. Davie was spectacular in GREY GARDENS (and should have been nominated over someone like Rebecca Luker), where she had excellent direction and excellent material to work with. She wasn't nearly as good in APPLAUSE, but you could still see that she was trying to create a character out of the crappy material. She was working with a not so great director and Ebersole was not at the top of her game. Hopefully in NIGHT MUSIC she'll be as good as she was in GREY GARDENS, I think she's fantastic.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 3/3/09
#47re: It's Official! Lansbury & Zeta-Jones Set for A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC; Laza
Posted: 9/22/09 at 8:55pm
Finally! I'll be interested to see how Hansen is.
I'm going to try really hard to see the first preview. I'm so pumped!
#48re: It's Official! Lansbury & Zeta-Jones Set for A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC; Laza
Posted: 9/22/09 at 10:00pm
Patricia Elliot won a Tony for Charlotte, but she should have won a Pulitzer or the Nobel Acting Prize...she was that good.
Does Aaron Lazar possess the comic deadpan for Carl-Magnus?
#49re: It's Official! Lansbury & Zeta-Jones Set for A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC; Laza
Posted: 9/22/09 at 10:03pmI'm so underwhelmed by this casting. I think I'm still depressed that Natasha Richardson will never be in it.
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Updated On: 9/22/09 at 10:03 PM
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#50re: It's Official! Lansbury & Zeta-Jones Set for A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC; Laza
Posted: 9/22/09 at 10:32pm
She was exquisite in the benefit.
Vanessa, however, didn't get it. Angela will be perfect.
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