Lewis J. Stadlen?

[NathanLaneStalker]

Posted: 7/7/06 at 2:29pm

Has any one met or seen him in a show? I saw him on DVD in The Man Who Came to Dinner, A Funny Thing Happened on the way to the Forum, and many other things! Was he good in The Producers? Is he going to be in any new shows soon? He's AWESOME!

Thanks!

[CurtainUp]

Posted: 7/7/06 at 4:46pm

He was a pretty good Bialystock, but his needed to work on his diction. I had never heard hte music, and didn't understand a lot of it until I heard the OCR. Quite a bit of presence with a decent voice, but Don Stephenson (the Leo Bloom at the time) outshone him, when I think it should be fairly equal.

[philcrosby]

Posted: 7/7/06 at 4:58pm

In addition to PRODUCERS, I saw Lewis Stadlen in the Chelsea CANDIDE revival (he was brilliant), as Nathan in GUYS AND DOLLS with Lorna Luft as Adelaide, and as Trigorin opposite Anita Gillette as Arkadina in a surprisingly wonderful production of THE SEAGULL in Cleveland. He is a quiet talented and versatile actor and one of the last farceurs left.

[NathanLaneStalker]

Posted: 7/7/06 at 6:09pm

He's one of my favorite actors! have either of you met him?

[singtopher]

Posted: 7/7/06 at 6:20pm

I saw him as Max about a year and a half ago. I thought his acting was brilliantly funny, but his singing was sub-par (for me). However it didn't take away from the show because Max does not need to be a fantastic singer. I didn't get to meet him, but from what I hear he was a very gracious man.

[NathanLaneStalker]

Posted: 7/7/06 at 6:31pm

Cool! He's not a real big singer! but he's good in a comicle way when he sings!!!

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 7/7/06 at 6:35pm

Our actor friend took us backstage when he was in The Producers. He (Stadlen) was having back problems so my friend took my Minnies Boys playbill & got him to sign it

We loved his Max

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[NathanLaneStalker]

Posted: 7/7/06 at 6:38pm

I don't understand! Nathan Lane, Richard Dreyfuss, and Lewis had back problems after playing Max! How?

[Mythus]

Posted: 7/7/06 at 7:01pm

I'm guessing because it's a physically demanding role for someone who isn't in the prime of their youth.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 7/7/06 at 7:02pm

Stadlen was a great Groucho in Minnies Boys - an underrated show

[NathanLaneStalker]

Posted: 7/7/06 at 7:04pm

Sad to say I've never heard of that show! What's it about?

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 7/7/06 at 7:08pm

About the Marx brothers & how they formed & their real mother Minnie played by Shelly Winters. Totie Fields was considered but Groucho nixed her as being too Jewish -Huh ?

The actors who played the other brothers were never heard from again except Daniel Fortis ( who played Harpo ) was in Molly ( musical of The Goldbergs). He has a great song in Minnies Boys " Mama A Rainbow" Harpo's love song to his mother

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[Pippin]

Posted: 9/14/06 at 2:59pm

it was just announced that he is going to play Lupowski in the Wilma theatre's production of "the Pillowman" in philly. never saw him, or the play, but I am very excited to see it in Philly, since I am still kicking myself for missing it in NY.

[tophertilson]

Posted: 9/14/06 at 3:04pm

Strange piece of casting. But he's a brilliant actor and I'd like to see what he can do with the part.

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 9/14/06 at 3:06pm

Tupolski, not Lupowski.

[HamletWasBipolar]

Posted: 9/14/06 at 3:14pm

He also pops up on The Soprano's every so often:)

[Pippin]

Posted: 9/14/06 at 3:22pm

oops, sorry about that. as I said, I've never seen it.

[Jon]

Posted: 9/14/06 at 3:22pm

And of course, he was on BENSON for a season or two.

His voice was much stronger when he was young. Listen to his rendition of "My Love" on the 1975 CANDIDE CD (just released).

[devonian.t]

Posted: 9/14/06 at 4:41pm

The sinister detective Tupolski needs a darkly comic touch. I imagine he will be excellent!