MATT DOYLE in for Groff in SA 07.14- Page 3

[rockstarland2]

Posted: 7/16/07 at 7:38pm

Well seeing as how she's taking a year off from Columbia to stay with the show, I think it's safe to assume that she enjoys being in the show.

Why wouldn't she try to stretch out another year of a more than decent salary if she could?

She's easily the most replaceable girl in the cast. I think she needs to be scared into the idea that she may not be asked to stay for another year. Then maybe she'd bother to get her sh*t together.

[being.jeremiah]

Posted: 7/17/07 at 12:26am

Back to Matt-

How was he as Hanschen in previous performances?

[Becoz_i_knew_you21]

Posted: 7/17/07 at 1:00am

Matt has also learned some of the other boys tracks so he can go on for them as well.

[JKlock]

Posted: 7/17/07 at 1:05am

good for him! im curious as well to how his performance of Hanschen was jeremiah

[gustof777]

Posted: 7/17/07 at 1:53am

"Matt Doyle just comes off as grimey and skeevey to me."

don't worry BG2 I sort of feel that way too. Not in personality...he seems like a sweet sweet guy but I'm sorry I'm glad if he did a good job but I think he looks 100% wrong for Malchior and I don't know there is some weird vibe I've gotten from him and I REALLY disliked his Hanschen. So while he may have done a good job and I truly hope he did. I really would have to see it to believe it.

[gman07]

Posted: 7/17/07 at 8:52am

In all fairness to Mr. Doyle, I think it would be difficult to match Jonathan B. Wright's Hanschen. So many layers in such a short period of time.

[brainpolice23]

Posted: 7/17/07 at 10:25am

i would see the show again if johnny b. wright were playing melchior. his decent vocals would be made up for quite a bit by his outstanding acting. imo, he's the strongest actor in the show, save for maybe john gallagher. plus, the physicality that wright would bring to the role, and acting chops, would be more along the lines of wedekind's melchior...instead of the wussy "all-american dream" that they have groff playing.

besides gallagher and wright, the cast has always seemed a bit eh to me. if you were seriously abused, would you always look as composed as lilli?

[gymdudeva]

Posted: 7/17/07 at 11:09am

re: Doyle as Hanshen: I thought he was OK. He did particularly well in the seduction scene with Ernst. The acting was fine. But I think that what was lost was the physicality: Wright is physically imposing, and, if I dare say, rather Aryan looking. Which fits the part. He stands out from the other boys. Whereas Doyle physically just blends in IMO.

I think Wright would be a great Melchior. I heard someone say something about the part not being in his vocal range, or something.

[popular_elphie]

Posted: 7/17/07 at 12:19pm

if you were seriously abused, would you always look as composed as lilli?

1. She didn't want anyone to know she was being beaten
2. She was afraid her friends would think differently of her
3. She thought she brought it on herself; "my uncle klaus says if you don't discipline a child, you don't love it." "that must be."

There's no reason she has to be a little weird all the time just because she gets beaten. She can hide it.

[antiandrewx]

Posted: 7/17/07 at 12:20pm

"I heard someone say something about the part not being in his vocal range, or something."

Even HE says that he's not strong enough vocally. I don't even think he understudies for Melchior anymore.

[gman07]

Posted: 7/17/07 at 2:36pm

"Even HE says that he's not strong enough vocally". I don't even think he understudies for Melchior anymore.

Did HE tell you that personally or are you quoting from a written source?

[popular_elphie]

Posted: 7/17/07 at 2:42pm

He no longer covers Melchior.

[brainpolice23]

Posted: 7/17/07 at 8:07pm

popular elphie, i'm sure you feel strongly connected to this show and this cast, but you must be digging hard to feel any sort of connection or sympathy for her character...or anyone besides moritz for that matter. i had the opportunity to ask some of them questions about their character development, and research, and approach to each individual role, and NONE OF THEM had read up on Wedekind, read Lulu, etc. save for Wright and Gallagher. The whole introduction of subplots, especially the abuse theme, comes way out of left-field partly due to sater's ****ty book writing, but also b/c of unbelievable (not in a good sense) acting.

Anyways, the whole rationalization that a 13-year-old kid would be able to hide all symptoms of child-abuse, is completely ridiculous. Ultimately, that kid would be ****ed up in one way or another. She wouldn't be able to look down for one song, and then jump back into happy town, deutschland.

You should have jumped off the SA bandwagon and seen a great show in passing strange.

[xoangel2789xo]

Posted: 2/5/08 at 11:03pm

actually i kinda had the same feeling the first time i met him...but now i think he's awesome.

[antiandrewx]

Posted: 2/5/08 at 11:07pm

Such an old and random thread to bump.

[steven22]

Posted: 2/6/08 at 6:41am

not random andrew..just bumped..SA is still running and strong