Jonathan Groff Alternate for Little Shop — Page 3

DoTheDood said: "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."


There's no advantage to it. Different producers roll out casting differently. Some like to announce all at once, while others drip it out painfully for a cast of people that nobody cares it out (hey, Great Society and Pretty Woman).

A lot of casting announcements happen before actors have officially signed a contract, when there's a verbal agreement in place and final points are still being ironed out with the agent. Perhaps they're waiting til everyone is officially signed if they've been burned by that in the past? Inheritance still has 6+ weeks til the first preview, Little Shop has 5 weeks. I cannot imagine the casting for Inheritance would make a dent at the box office in the long run (unless they are sleeping on a "star" or semi-star), and Little Shop is already sold out.

Updated On: 8/13/19 at 10:11 AM

Little Shop is not sold out, plenty of seats left.

It's not sold out. That is what is stated. Which is untrue. Premium seats are still seats. Seats when he is not there are still seats. Again, plenty of seats still available folks.

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

So, while I doubt there will be the exact same amount of time between first rehearsal and full cast announcement as with The Inheritance, using that time frame, the full cast should be officially announced before the 21st. Still odd previews are a month away and we don't even know the plant.

I doubt they're actually going to get a "name" actor to cover for Groff's absence.

nasty_khakis said: "Kad said: "I doubt they're actually going to get a "name" actor to cover for Groff's absence."

I feel the same, but I can also see it being someone's dream role and saying yeah I'm around for 3 weeks, why not? I'm not saying Gyllenhaal star level, but a Ben Platt or Noah Galvin name.

Ben Platt is a "name."

Also: "The box office at The Westside Theatre (407 West 43rd St., between 9th & 10th Aves.) will open at 12 PM EST on Monday, August 19, where 180 front-row tickets during previews will be exclusively available for purchase (limit six per person). The first 25 people in line will also receive something special to take home and feed at their own risk."

Has it officially been expressed by the production he has an alternate at all- seems like it was only said here? He's only out a week, I can't imagine anyone coming in for that amount of time- stranger things have happened.

I understand that, but the title of the thread and some comments here make it sound definite. Though I wish he was, he's not a bigger name then Borle, I just can't imagine an Off Broadway production that is presumably selling well would spend the money on another actor when they have a Broadway name in it that would sell the show just as well, ie Borle. If those weeks aren't selling, it seems foolish that they wouldn't have announced it at the outset so the run was solidly sold. Again, stranger things, but this thread is speculative not absolute.