Jonathan Groff Alternate for Little Shop- Page 2

[EllieRose2]

Posted: 7/29/19 at 7:18pm

Jordan is incredibly popular, people LOVED him when he was in Hamilton and on Rent:Live. He has a much better voice and is way hotter than Jonathan. If true, I made a very wise choice!

[Hot Pants]

Posted: 7/29/19 at 7:33pm

I’d personally love either Brandon Uranowitz or Ethan Slater. I love Groff, but I think both of them are actually much better fits for the part.

[The Distinctive Baritone]

Posted: 7/29/19 at 7:59pm

Jonathan Groff and Jordan Fischer are both way, way too handsome to be playing Seymour. The entire plot revolves around him being an unattractive loser. Were they the only demi-celebrities able and willing to do this production?

[EllieRose2]

Posted: 7/29/19 at 8:20pm

Hot leading men sell more tickets, it's kind of a thing. Jake Gyllenhaal anyone?

[dramamama611]

Posted: 8/6/19 at 12:20pm

Attractive people can be low self confidence losers, too.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 8/6/19 at 12:21pm

Not the point, but OK

[dramamama611]

Posted: 8/6/19 at 12:27pm

So many people harping that Groff is miscast because he's too attractive. I think that's bs. I see tons of students/people that are nebbish, withdrawn and socially awkward that are entirely attractive...or could be if they took the time to groom better.

Heck...how many movies make a beauty out of a nerd by this very premise -just by removing her glasses?

[SouthernCakes]

Posted: 8/6/19 at 1:10pm

It’s not like Hunter Foster is a troll lol

[EllieRose2]

Posted: 8/6/19 at 2:11pm

Im sorry, is he the alternate when Groff is away?  Hunter Foster?

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 8/6/19 at 2:16pm

Hunter Foster was in the last revival.

[EllieRose2]

Posted: 8/6/19 at 2:19pm

Thank you. 

[DoTheDood]

Posted: 8/6/19 at 2:47pm

SouthernCakes said: "It’s not like Hunter Foster is a troll lol"

Neither is Rick Moranis. Honestly I always just saw Seymour as slubby. He doesn't have to be ugly, but it's probably one of the few roles where it doesn't hurt to be not conventionally attractive. 

[SweetLips22]

Posted: 8/7/19 at 12:14am

I'm sure Mr Groff can look nerdy with glasses and a cardigan but whatever his appearance he is so darn gorgeous that I could just keep kissing him till his lips fall off.

 

ADDED--Ben Platt-the perfect nerd. No pay just a percentage of the gate for the 2 weeks

Updated On: 8/7/19 at 12:14 AM

[missthemountains]

Posted: 8/7/19 at 5:29am

JBroadway said: "Larry Owens!!!"

Couldn't agree more. Larry is perfect for this, in fact, it should be him not Groff in the first place. 

[dramamama611]

Posted: 8/7/19 at 7:48am

Oh, please.

[ChildofEarth]

Posted: 8/7/19 at 8:29am

Names I’ve heard thrown around - Jordan Fisher, Jellani Aladdin, Corbin Bleu, Darren Criss, and Chris Fitzgerald. I’d also heard Ben Platt but I don’t think that’s realistic unless they play him quite a bit.

[DoTheDood]

Posted: 8/7/19 at 8:49pm

Another name that would be a good alt would be Gerard Canonico. BMC had a little post-show hangout that did a BMC/Little Shop medley that showed him as a great Seymour (4:33 and 7:48 show him off the best). 

 

The medley starts off officially at 3:47, but I would say skip it if you are not a fan of this show. I adore BMC but they kind of just shove the BMC score into Little Shop. It doesn't work as well as they thought it would, but still Canonico would be a fantastic Seymour.

(PS Unrelated, but Lauren Marcus would kill it at Audrey, I would link some more videos, but that's not what this thread is for, so I'll just leave it at that haha).

Updated On: 8/7/19 at 08:49 PM

[dramamama611]

Posted: 8/7/19 at 9:25pm

While I don't think he'd be cast, I DO think he'd be fabulous. 

[electrode10]

Posted: 8/12/19 at 2:05pm

This started rehearsals today! Any more rumblings on who might be stepping in for those two weeks?

[DoTheDood]

Posted: 8/12/19 at 2:17pm

electrode10 said: "This started rehearsals today! Any more rumblings on who might be stepping in for those two weeks?"

We don't even know who Audrey II is yet, I really hope all of cast gets announced soon.

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 8/12/19 at 2:43pm

Please remember these are the same producers who, a full week into rehearsal, have still not announced the cast of THE INHERITANCE! 

[Pose2]

Posted: 8/12/19 at 2:52pm

Right? I am not expecting a casting announcement for at least another month!

[electrode10]

Posted: 8/12/19 at 3:47pm

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Please remember these are the same producers who, a full week into rehearsal, have still not announced the cast of THE INHERITANCE!"

HA true...

DoTheDood said: "electrode10 said: "This started rehearsals today! Any more rumblings on who might be stepping in for those two weeks?"

We don't even know who Audrey II is yet, I really hope all of cast gets announced soon."

Also true. I am definitely looking forward to finding out the rest of the cast first. Just got a little too excited haha. Very much looking forward to this production thus far.

[oncemorewithfeeling2]

Posted: 8/12/19 at 4:09pm

Gerard can do the nebbish dork type, but he’s also doing Almost Famous this fall at La Jolla, which would probably cause some conflicts.

[DoTheDood]

Posted: 8/13/19 at 2:24am

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Please remember these are the same producers who, a full week into , have still not announced the cast of THE INHERITANCE!"

Is there any advantage for not releasing the whole cast yet, even as there are rehearsals happening? Like I would think the opposite would be better, as it gives people more time to get tickets. Not like this production of Little Shop needs it, but I can't think of any reason to keep this (nor The Inheritance) under wraps at this point.