Mario Lopez in A CHORUS LINE?- Page 5

[dancingthrulife04]

Posted: 4/14/08 at 10:52am

https://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=26898

[broadwayrob]

Posted: 4/14/08 at 11:21am

yay for stunt casting...........

not so much. the only good news is he'll be out for a few weeks in june and michael will be coming back.

[dancingthrulife04]

Posted: 4/14/08 at 11:27am

Has there been any actual confirmation on Berresse coming back for the 3 weeks? The only place I've heard it mentioned is here.

[dancingthrulife04]

Posted: 4/14/08 at 11:31am

Nick Adams doesn't cover Zach. I'd be interested to go back and see him if he does.

[morosco]

Posted: 4/14/08 at 11:34am

Nice outfit.

[broadwayrob]

Posted: 4/14/08 at 11:34am

dancing-- add this to the list of things i forgot to ask cast members after the show. yeah the only place i've heard it is here.. but i'm really hoping it turns out to be true because i plan on coming back to the city to see it again as long as he's in it..and also provided jessica is still in the show. :) however i've heard her understudy is quite good as well.

[husk_charmer]

Posted: 4/14/08 at 11:37am

Bah, I meant Grant Turner (For some reason, I get those two confused.)...assuming he's still in the show.

[dancingthrulife04]

Posted: 4/14/08 at 11:38am

Ha, I didn't even think about that (still curious as to what happened that the show couldn't start at first). I think Jessica's in the show until July, so you're safe.

The captions on those pictures are all messed up...


Bah, I meant Grant Turner (For some reason, I get those two confused.)...assuming he's still in the show.



Ahh, okay. That's good. I liked him as Zach.

Updated On: 4/14/08 at 11:38 AM

[DMsquared2]

Posted: 4/14/08 at 11:50am

Were they not selling enough tickets that they really needed Mario or was it just for $h!ts and giggles?

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 4/14/08 at 11:56am

"Lopez may be good enough for Dancing with the Stars, but I highly doubt he's taken years and years of ballet and jazz classes that are normally a requirement of anyone appearing in a professional production of ACL."

Actually, I believe Mario has had dance training before, specifically in ballet. I'll have to find that out for sure, but I'm pretty sure I heard this somewhere.

Didn't you ever see him dance in Saved by the Bell? In the first episode, and also the episode where he tries to win Jesse back after they argued about where to go on their first date? Granted, it wasn't the best dancing, but still.

[dancingthrulife04]

Posted: 4/14/08 at 12:57pm

Since my last post got deleted: Is anyone seeing the show this week (or soon)?

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 4/14/08 at 1:11pm

Yup. Seems Mario Lopez has taken control over this thread as several posts have been deleted.

Hmmm.

Its either La Lopez or could be Karina Smirnoff.

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 4/14/08 at 1:18pm

I blame Karina.

[broadwayrob]

Posted: 4/14/08 at 1:49pm

Paul? really? you think he has the ability to deliver that scene and make people really feel what he is saying?? seriously?

well .. that's why we have opinions right?

:)

[Fosse76]

Posted: 4/14/08 at 1:53pm

Wow! My posts are suspiciously disappearing! Is Mario Lopez moderating the board?

[broadwayrob]

Posted: 4/14/08 at 1:56pm

so in order to push the curse on myself. why are my posts seeming to be the only ones NOT being deleted. of course now that i say this.. it will be deleted.

[Fosse76]

Posted: 4/14/08 at 1:56pm

"Paul? really? you think he has the ability to deliver that scene and make people really feel what he is saying?? seriously?"

He couldn't even play AC Slater convincingly, so he certainly can't handle Paul. I'm surprised he's playing Zack...considering Charlotte is noticeably older it would be difficult to buy that he made HER a star.

[broadwayrob]

Posted: 4/14/08 at 1:57pm

agree completely with you fosse.

[Buscee]

Posted: 4/14/08 at 3:43pm

I feel that Mario is too young for the role, and I think people who don't know the show, and go to see him will feel cheated by the lack of stage time he has. However, I do believe he can handle the dancing. Im just sorry he didnt take the role of Paul,...He has the acting chops for it, and I would think he would have been considered perfect for that role.

[Fosse76]

Posted: 4/14/08 at 3:53pm

Personally, if they had to put him in the show, he is more suited to play Al. There is no way he would make a good Paul. But as Paul at least he would rightfully belong at the front of the line in the finale as opposed to his diva-like tantrums to force the other actors into the background because they take the attention away from him.

[Buscee]

Posted: 4/14/08 at 4:01pm

I am not a fan of stunt casting, but at least he can dance. I think its totally assine when they cast people in shows who admitt they can't even sing or dance. Much like Harry Hamlin said about being cast in CHICAGO...That show is all about STUNT CASTING of people that should NEVER be on a Broadway stage.

I will agree however with the posts that say A CHORUS LINE is a ENsemble show, and should not have "STARS" in it. But imagine how many people will see a Broadway show for the first time just to see Mario Lopez, and then become a fan of A CHORUS LINE, and other Broadway shows? That you can't put a price on. So hopefully it will work out for all concerned.

[Fosse76]

Posted: 4/14/08 at 4:13pm

"But imagine how many people will see a Broadway show for the first time just to see Mario Lopez"

I can't imagine it would be that many (about as many as flocked to see Harry Hamlin in Chicago). His appeal is very limited, and other than those avid fans of Saved By the Bell and the curiosity seekers of Dancing with Celebrities (or whatever it's called), no one's ever heard of him.
Updated On: 4/14/08 at 04:13 PM

[dancingthrulife04]

Posted: 4/14/08 at 5:07pm

They hung a sign outside the Schoenfeld. "Now with MARIO LOPEZ!"

[musicandtemiror]

Posted: 4/14/08 at 5:45pm

Does anyone know how he has been doing acting wise? Since he has to act more audibly than physically? (or how he will do?)

[dancingthrulife04]

Posted: 4/14/08 at 6:16pm

http://www.broadway.com/Gen/Buzz_Photo_op.aspx?ci=563671