Las Vegas Phantom casting news??- Page 2

[Bdwy24]

Posted: 3/31/06 at 11:48pm

How sad to see Ted Keegan back in the ensemble. That is like such a waste of a Phantom.....

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 4/1/06 at 2:15am

Try telling that to Barrett and Crivello.

[SnowFire]

Posted: 4/2/06 at 4:40pm

Bway24

Patience. I think Ted is right where he wants to be, watching what is going on and what will be needed to make it actually work.

[VegasLady]

Posted: 4/2/06 at 4:47pm

Ted began playing Reyer and then went on to take the lead on B'way in either '98 or '99 before he went on tour. He may be just getting back in shape to take the lead again. Does anyone know the length of contract for Barrett and Crivello? It could be a short or limited engagement for either. Casting for this may have to do with the type of patronage at that hotel/casino. With it being on the high end, it's looking for high rollers and some that would recognize Barrett and Crivello's name. Once the novelty dies, I don't think either player can get the pay that they can on Brodway itself and it will be bye bye Vegas.

[SnowFire]

Posted: 4/2/06 at 5:07pm

bye bye Vegas? Do I hear a musical? Sorry, wicked sense of morbid humor.

I agree with you though. Big spenders and high rollers are the ones who bring the money to Vegas. And what else does Vegas offer for a family who comes to visit? A couple of B'way shows, a musuem or two, and the dam?

Maybe they should have hired Michael Crawford for opening night!

I wish them all the best and will wait until the prices are back within range and hope the show is still playing this coming winter. I might see it then.

[VegasLady]

Posted: 4/2/06 at 5:21pm

Vegas has a lot to offer on and off the Strip...I guess you'll have to come out and see for yourself. As for Michael Crawford, unless his bad feelings about this time have gone away, I doubt he'll set foot in this town.

[PB ENT.]

Posted: 4/2/06 at 7:55pm

I doubt there is one person in that very talented broadway line up that any Las Vegas regular or tourist would recognize. Most people outside of NYC don't know who Brent Barrett is.

Broadway to a non-theater or not so frequent theater person is Michael Crawford in POTO, "the guy with the white hair in Les Miz from the PBS special" (Colm Wilkinson) and maybe Bernadatte Peters. If you're lucky you might get a person or two that knows that Hugh Jackman, Wolverine from X-Men, was on Broadway, but it's bonus points if they know the name of the show or a show called WICKED and have no clue who's in that, past or present.

Vegas is trying to broaden their popularity by bringing in some Broadway. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Our Broadway people go where the work is. And I think you'd be surprised what the main leads will be paid, even if the contracts are short and they rotate leads. This is a good deal for everyone. Just my take.

[COOOOLkid]

Posted: 4/10/06 at 12:36am

I just saw an full-page advertisement in LA Times (not the Calendar section, but the main one)

I'm sooo excited!

[CarolynW]

Posted: 4/10/06 at 2:33pm

Many of our Las Vegas regulars (I assume you do not mean local residents) know theatre names. Since many of our regular visitors are celebrities,producers and other people in showbiz.:) In fact when PHANTOM opens the following weekend we have our yearly film festival that brings out lots of theatre and film fans. CineVegas, which I cover and they always ask me about what is playing in Las Vegas.

Since the show is not playing in Los Angeles, SF or San Diego, or any other western states in the US. There will be many people who know the names. Plus there are people all over the internet that know the lead Phantom actors names and are hoping to see the show here.

Remember this community is made up of many people who have done theatre/films in the past. We have many Performing Arts schools also. Some of us do get to NYC to see Broadway performers. I think the word Broadway preformer is kind of not true anymore. Many of the actors who have worked on Broadway, have also played in the the UK, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Germany, etc.

Just my 2 cents.


Yours,

Carolyn