Kinky Boots Original Cast
Kinky Boots Original Cast
Missk1717
Swing Joined: 4/21/14
#1Kinky Boots Original Cast
Posted: 4/21/14 at 8:19pmDoes anyone know if any of the other OBC(Original Broadway Cast) is leaving?.I love this cast and show. I want to go see it for a third time, but only if some of the OBC is still there. Thanks!
#2Kinky Boots Original Cast
Posted: 4/21/14 at 8:25pmReplacements don't kill a show. Personally I have enjoyed the replacements in this show more than the originals.
KathyNYC2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/2/10
#2Kinky Boots Original Cast
Posted: 4/21/14 at 8:58pm
I very much miss some of the originals but I really like the replacements as well. If you want to go again, I would definitely go.
#3Kinky Boots Original Cast
Posted: 4/21/14 at 10:26pmI MISS STARK SANDS!!!! Andy Kelso is both too old for the part and can't sing anywhere near as good as Stark did- especially Soul of the Man- I was very disappointed.
Sutton Ross
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#4Kinky Boots Original Cast
Posted: 4/21/14 at 10:52pmToo old for the part? Stark Sands was older than him!
#5Kinky Boots Original Cast
Posted: 4/21/14 at 11:00pmYes, but Stark passes for a guy in his Twenties- while Andy looks almost 40 (which is too old for Charlie)
#6Kinky Boots Original Cast
Posted: 4/21/14 at 11:07pm
Andy looks almost 40
Have you ever seen a 40 year old man? This ain't it. 
#7Kinky Boots Original Cast
Posted: 4/21/14 at 11:35pm
Whatever, he still looks at least a decade older then Stark.
And using a Resume photo as evidence doesn't make much sense considering the airbrushing and retouching that goes on with a lot of them. I mean, I really think he looks like a guy in his mid thirties, not his early twenties (Which is how old I picture Charlie)
#8Kinky Boots Original Cast
Posted: 4/21/14 at 11:37pmBut the most important part is that his Vocals were not as good as Starks- IMO.
#9Kinky Boots Original Cast
Posted: 4/22/14 at 12:22amI did miss Stark Sands and Annaleigh too when I saw the show last week (third time). I think Annaleigh was funnier and wackier. But the replacements are quite good, and someone seeing the show today for the first time would not be disappointed in the slightest. I'm glad Billy Porter stayed on, and it will be interesting to see what happens when he leaves. I think the show is in very good shape.
KathyNYC2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/2/10
#10Kinky Boots Original Cast
Posted: 4/22/14 at 7:14am
I miss Stark too but I thought Andy was terrific (and I didn't think he looked a bit older than Stark at all and Stark never passed for anyone in his 20's IMO either.). I missed Annaleigh more but if I had not seen her previously, I don't think I could have faulted her replacement. New Nicola is fine but the role is sort of meh.. Outside of kid Lola and a few of the factory workers, pretty much everyone else is the same.
Whenever Billy leaves, that will make a huge difference in the show but I have seen one of the angels Kyle as his understudy and he was really good. So who knows..If they get the right person, it might work fine. I have heard the audiences like the replacements for the shows where Billy is out..
Updated On: 4/22/14 at 07:14 AM
#11Kinky Boots Original Cast
Posted: 4/22/14 at 7:21amI actually saw Jenna in Wicked on tour and she was wonderful. Glad to see her do well. And yeah, like darreyl says, I think Andy looks like he's 40. Regardless of age, he looks too old for Charlie
Theater'sBestFriend
Featured Actor Joined: 3/5/13
#12Kinky Boots Original Cast
Posted: 4/22/14 at 7:29amBilly Porter is unarguably fantastic as Lola, but it is a fantastic role. Most definitely other actors could put their signatures on it and make it their own.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#13Kinky Boots Original Cast
Posted: 4/22/14 at 7:47am
I don't agree that Charlie should be in his 20s. I have no problem with a 30 OR 40 year old Charlie. A man that is unsatisfied with his life and without direction finds it.
#14Kinky Boots Original Cast
Posted: 4/22/14 at 12:16pm
Billy Porter is unarguably fantastic as Lola, but it is a fantastic role.
No, that is definitely arguable.
Theater'sBestFriend
Featured Actor Joined: 3/5/13
#15Kinky Boots Original Cast
Posted: 4/22/14 at 12:27pm
Well I guess you could take it up with the Tony voters who awarded him Best Actor. My point was that others can make the role their own.
Updated On: 4/22/14 at 12:27 PM
#16Kinky Boots Original Cast
Posted: 4/27/14 at 12:43pm
Well I guess you could take it up with the Tony voters who awarded him Best Actor.
Why? Do you agree with every Tony that has been awarded?
KathyNYC2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/2/10
#17Kinky Boots Original Cast
Posted: 4/27/14 at 3:14pm
I personally don't agree with every Tony award winner for sure - though I did in this case. I am sure some people will disagree but the majority did..hence Billy's win.
But I do feel that people are rarely nominated for no reason. I am sure others will disagree here too...but for the most part, if you are nominated for a Tony, there is a good reason for it. I am usually more upset that there are too many talented people around in a particular category and not everyone who deserves a nomination gets one. And no matter how happy I am for any particular winner, it's always a little sad because there are deserving talents that were certainly qualified to win as well...and didn't.
Updated On: 4/27/14 at 03:14 PM
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