Mandy Patinkin to join THE GREAT COMET as Pierre for 3 week run! — Page 5

The biggest question is still, and always has been, what is happening after 9/3?

Kinginthenorth said: "The biggest question is still, and always has been, what is happening after 9/3? "

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Updated On: 7/26/17 at 01:37 PM

Bernadette or Patti as replacement Natashas!

Mandy Pantinkin would be the one thing to get me to see this show again, if I were going to be in New York at that time (sadly, I'm going in November). To those complaining about his age: 1. this is not War and Peace, and is not beholden to references Tolstoy made to Pierre's age, and 2. Pierre isn't a "romantic role" to Natasha -- the whole idea is that he doesn't feel worthy of her because of his looks and his social status. So the actor's age is sort of irrelevant.

Updated On: 7/26/17 at 01:42 PM

I would imagine he doesn't/won't play any instruments. I mean, he gets to sing some pretty songs, minimal heavy lifting on his part, and it's 3 weeks. Sounds like a great gig!

dramamama611 said: "Itonlytakesajourney said: "I'm not necessarily opposed to this but? I'm kind of disappointed that Oak isn't doing this for longer. It's certainly kind of weird to see a 64-year old play a romantic role to a girl 40 years younger than him, but I'm willing to overlook it since he is a legend. Plus he isn't doing it for very long either.



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But there isn't romance between them until the very end....and the romance part of that can be played way down. Its going to be more noticeable playing agains Helene, his wife. But she's a gold digger, so it could work.



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And not even really there. So many people act like they get together in the end. They don't. She's incredibly despressed and thinks her life is ruined and he says that if he were the perfect version of himself he would still want her. If you read the book it's still a couple years before they end up together. I kept hearing people taking about Natasha as some kind of slut jumping from guy to guy, just listen to the words

DottieD'Luscia said: "Schubox, I had wanted to see Oak. I have no desire to see Mandy Patinkin. It's also the principal of the matter of dismissing Oak.



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That's fine. If you were all about Oak and that's why you wanted to see it I get it. It's a fantastic show though, and I would kill to see a lot of the OBC again. And seeing Patinkin would be amazing. If I had he money I'd fly out for a weekend for sure

asimplegal2 said: "I wish they would stop switching up the Pierre actors and instead find a new Anatole..."

Probably have to wait until his contract is up in a few months... even then, if the show is closing in January, maybe some of the long-timers will finish it off?

Y'all worry and speculate too much. I'm sure the show will be just fine.

schubox said: "dramamama611 said: "Itonlytakesajourney said: "I'm not necessarily opposed to this but? I'm kind of disappointed that Oak isn't doing this for longer. It's certainly kind of weird to see a 64-year old play a romantic role to a girl 40 years younger than him, but I'm willing to overlook it since he is a legend. Plus he isn't doing it for very long either.




But there isn't romance between them until the very end....and the romance part of that can be played way down. Its going to be more noticeable playing agains Helene, his wife. But she's a gold digger, so it could work.



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And not even really there. So many people act like they get together in the end. They don't. She's incredibly despressed and thinks her life is ruined and he says that if he were the perfect version of himself he would still want her. If you read the book it's still a couple years before they end up together. I kept hearing people taking about Natasha as some kind of slut jumping from guy to guy, just listen to the words



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Oh, I 100% agree. I've made the argument in other threads about that very thing. He is there, supporting her and says the one thing that might give her hope.

^except The Great Comet is based on (one part of ) one of the most famous and oft-adapted novels ever written, at the conclusion of which Natasha and Pierre are in love and married.

While the adaptation is inventive, anachronistic and highly theatrical, and while there are some changes (as there are in most adaptations), it is actually quite loyal to Tolstoy's story.

Updated On: 7/26/17 at 02:07 PM

How long before Patinkin starts beating cast members in character

LizzieCurry said: "https://twitter.com/RafaelCasal/status/890236137100513280"

I'm not really liking this for a few reasons.

1.) He's making it out to sound like Oak's race had something to do with it? They're not replacing a black actor with a white actor (well, they are, but that's not the point), they're replacing a relative no one with Mandy Patinkin, which is a very different story.

2.) He's straight up resorted to calling Great Comet bad (https://twitter.com/RafaelCasal/status/890245202375565313) which is honestly just immature and insulting to people like Dave Malloy and Rachel Chavkin, who probably had zero say in the matter beyond "Yeah, Mandy would be good."

3.) He's claiming that Oak being pushed out is an example of the show only trying to be diverse "when it's financially convenient," which is just ?? Not true. And kind of insulting to a cast and crew who has done literally everything they could to make it diverse as possible.

I'm upset with how this went down, too, but I think he's being very inappropriate in response to it.