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Jeffrey Tambor Withdraws from LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
jonartdesigns
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/04
#100Jeffrey Tambor Withdraws from LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
Posted: 2/28/11 at 4:49pmi'm laying odds that it's Dick Latessa.
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Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#101Jeffrey Tambor Withdraws from LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
Posted: 2/28/11 at 4:50pmLoretta Swit
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#102Jeffrey Tambor Withdraws from LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
Posted: 2/28/11 at 4:56pmI thought Dick Latessa, too, but wouldn't they want to bring in the replacement sooner than he'd be available?
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#103Jeffrey Tambor Withdraws from LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
Posted: 2/28/11 at 4:56pmDick Latessa is doing Little Miss Sunshine at La Jolla right now.
bwayfan7000
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/28/09
#105Jeffrey Tambor Withdraws from LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
Posted: 2/28/11 at 5:13pmAfter the tweet, my first thought was Latessa, too. I wonder who else could be considered one of his "favorite people"?
"Art, in itself, is an attempt to bring order out of chaos."-Stephen Sondheim
#106Jeffrey Tambor Withdraws from LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
Posted: 2/28/11 at 5:14pm
Even if it were Latessa, isn't he a bit old? He's 80.
Grammer was 56. and Harvey is 58.
Updated On: 2/28/11 at 05:14 PM
bwayfan7000
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/28/09
#107Jeffrey Tambor Withdraws from LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
Posted: 2/28/11 at 5:23pm
Yeah, I was gonna say...Latessa would be wrong for the role at this point.
I really hope it's not someone that will lure me back for a third time. Loved this revival, but I think twice was enough.
"Art, in itself, is an attempt to bring order out of chaos."-Stephen Sondheim
#108Jeffrey Tambor Withdraws from LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
Posted: 2/28/11 at 5:24pmGeorges should be around 40 years old .
#109Jeffrey Tambor Withdraws from LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
Posted: 2/28/11 at 5:30pmBut isn't Jean-Michel 24? Not that it isn't possible for him to have gotten Sybill pregnant when he was 16 but I think it's more likely that he was in his early 20s, in which case Georges should be about 50.
#110Jeffrey Tambor Withdraws from LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
Posted: 2/28/11 at 5:37pmYes, you're right. Georges says he's 20 but he corrects him. My bad.
#111Jeffrey Tambor Withdraws from LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
Posted: 2/28/11 at 5:37pm
I haven't read the libretto recently, but I always thought that Jean-Michel had just turned 21. I think a 45-50 year old Georges sounds the most appropriate, although I had no problem with Grammer, and I wouldn't have any with Patinkin.
I'm leaning towards Mandy. He finishes up COMPULSION next week, and Harvey has said in the past how much he loves the idea of Mandy playing Georges. It would be a coup.
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#112Jeffrey Tambor Withdraws from LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
Posted: 2/28/11 at 5:43pm
To clarify:
Georges: ...You're twenty years old, Jean-Michel, there's plenty of time for other women besides Annisette.
Jean-Michel: Her name is Anne. And I'm twenty-four.
#113Jeffrey Tambor Withdraws from LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
Posted: 2/28/11 at 5:53pm
It could be Matthew Broderick.
Still hoping it's Victor Garber, though.
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#114Jeffrey Tambor Withdraws from LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
Posted: 2/28/11 at 6:38pmMatthew Brodrick is certainly one of Harvey's favorite people, having made their Broadway debut together and co-starred in the film. He's 49 this month and a box office name.
#115Jeffrey Tambor Withdraws from LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
Posted: 2/28/11 at 6:49pmTwenty bucks says it'll be Tom Wopat.
#116Jeffrey Tambor Withdraws from LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
Posted: 2/28/11 at 6:51pmTom Wopat seems to be the most likely. He's not necessarily a draw for tickets but let's be honest, Jeffrey Tambor wasn't much of a draw either.
#117Jeffrey Tambor Withdraws from LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
Posted: 2/28/11 at 6:52pmAre you guys kidding? Isn't Tom Wopat in rehearsals for Catch Me If You Can?
#118Jeffrey Tambor Withdraws from LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
Posted: 2/28/11 at 6:53pmOh good point. I forgot he was doing that. Maybe it's Orfeh.
bwayfan7000
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/28/09
#119Jeffrey Tambor Withdraws from LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
Posted: 2/28/11 at 6:54pmBroderick would be pretty exciting...
"Art, in itself, is an attempt to bring order out of chaos."-Stephen Sondheim
TheatreDiva90016
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/04
#120Jeffrey Tambor Withdraws from LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
Posted: 2/28/11 at 6:55pmCharlie Sheen
"TheatreDiva90016 - another good reason to frequent these boards less."<<>>
“I hesitate to give this line of discussion the validation it so desperately craves by perpetuating it, but the light from logic is getting further and further away with your every successive post.” <<>>
-whatever2
#121Jeffrey Tambor Withdraws from LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
Posted: 2/28/11 at 6:55pmWho needs Ambien when we've got Broderick.
TheatreDiva90016
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/04
#122Jeffrey Tambor Withdraws from LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
Posted: 2/28/11 at 7:48pm
Charlie Sheen.
Because no one seems to be talking about him enough, these days.
"TheatreDiva90016 - another good reason to frequent these boards less."<<>>
“I hesitate to give this line of discussion the validation it so desperately craves by perpetuating it, but the light from logic is getting further and further away with your every successive post.” <<>>
-whatever2
#123Jeffrey Tambor Withdraws from LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
Posted: 2/28/11 at 9:08pmHarvey fb-ed that he has to wait until tomorrow to announce it, but it was none of the commenters guesses. Victor Garbor was one of them, so he's out. Someone said they were very surprised about it. Hmmmm
broadwayguy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/03
#124Jeffrey Tambor Withdraws from LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
Posted: 3/1/11 at 1:44amI'd like to see Lee Roy Reams take a crack at it.
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