Megan Mullally and Rupert Grint Replacements?
Megan Mullally and Rupert Grint Replacements?
Megan Mullally and Rupert Grint Replacements?#1
Posted: 11/24/14 at 12:25pm
I got an email from Telecharge talking about the extention for It's Only a Play, and they listed Martin Short, Stockard, F. Murray, Micah and Matthew, but not Megan and Rupert. Are they staying with the show or being replaced?
Updated On: 11/24/14 at 12:25 PM
Megan Mullally and Rupert Grint Replacements?#2
Posted: 11/24/14 at 6:30pm
Megan Mullally and Rupert Grint Replacements?#2
Posted: 11/24/14 at 8:20pmThe only people I was actually interested to see in this show (Lane, Mullally, and Grint) are all leaving before I get the chance to see it. I'm sure Martin Short will be great though... Wonder who the producers will get to replace these two.
Megan Mullally and Rupert Grint Replacements?#3
Posted: 11/24/14 at 8:35pmAwww! I had a chance of seeing this early next year. Was really looking forward to catching Mullally. Glad Stockard is staying.
Megan Mullally and Rupert Grint Replacements?#4
Posted: 11/24/14 at 8:54pmhttp://www.broadway.com/buzz/178583/thats-showbiz-its-only-a-pl ays-megan-mullally-rupert-grint-to-exit-stage-left/
Megan Mullally and Rupert Grint Replacements?#5
Posted: 11/25/14 at 3:22amHmmm I wonder who they will get as replacements. I would guess they are going to try to keep it "star-studded". Rupert was actually one of my personal favorites when I saw it...what young Brit could be available to take over the role?
Megan Mullally and Rupert Grint Replacements?#6
Posted: 11/25/14 at 9:04am
"what young Brit could be available to take over the role?"
Is there a new rule on Broadway that British characters must be played by British actors?
Megan Mullally and Rupert Grint Replacements?#7
Posted: 11/25/14 at 9:07amNo, but at least they will get the accent right!
Megan Mullally and Rupert Grint Replacements?#8
Posted: 11/25/14 at 9:09amI'm curious how much they can alter the cast and have a hit, in a show where the cast was the main attraction.
Megan Mullally and Rupert Grint Replacements?#9
Posted: 11/25/14 at 9:20amHmmm...I wonder if Andrew Garfield is available.
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Megan Mullally and Rupert Grint Replacements?#10
Posted: 11/25/14 at 9:38am
Isn't Alexander Sharp, who plays Christopher in "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" American-born? He was educated in Britain, but he's an American-and he plays a British boy very well. (Come to think of it, I think Taylor Trensch, the alternate, is also American.)
So Americans can indeed play Brits.
Megan Mullally and Rupert Grint Replacements?#11
Posted: 11/25/14 at 9:50amAlex Sharp has a British accent in real life. I chatted with him at the stage-door, and unless he's super method, his accent is not fake.
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Megan Mullally and Rupert Grint Replacements?#12
Posted: 11/25/14 at 10:22amYou're right-he's British (educated here-and well-traveled from what I've read). (Taylor Trensch isn't though-and I'd be curious to hear from anyone who's seen him how he does with the accent.)
Megan Mullally and Rupert Grint Replacements?#13
Posted: 11/25/14 at 10:55amDoes anyone know when their final performance is?
Megan Mullally and Rupert Grint Replacements?#14
Posted: 11/25/14 at 10:58am
January 4, 2015 as stated in the article.
I'm trying to think of a 'star studded' type actor in their 20's or even 30's that would make a great Frank, hmmm...Does anyone think Adam Driver would be a good fit? Would be nice to have him back on stage and he is a sort of name now with Girls.
Updated On: 11/25/14 at 10:58 AM
Megan Mullally and Rupert Grint Replacements?#15
Posted: 11/25/14 at 12:09pmIt doesn't have to be a British actor, of course, I just figured they would keep in the same path they were. Obviously they could go with an American actor though.
Megan Mullally and Rupert Grint Replacements?#16
Posted: 11/25/14 at 12:25pmDamn, they are replacing everyone but the person who needs to be replaced, the bland and boring Matthew Broderick.
Megan Mullally and Rupert Grint Replacements?#17
Posted: 11/25/14 at 12:39pmI could easily see Sarah Jessica Parker replacing Megan Mullally (for the second time, ironically). She has played that type of ditzy but earnest before.
Megan Mullally and Rupert Grint Replacements?#18
Posted: 11/25/14 at 5:53pm
The mention of Brooke Shields in the tv star thread - esp. the quote from a Playbill article where she mentions her interest in acting in a straight play - got me thinking she might be a pleasant (if a bit unimaginative) choice to replace Mullally. She'd have some of the star cred the production requires and I believe she's able to pull off "ditzy but earnest" as nasty_khakis termed it. While she is a bit of a standard replacement star on the boards, I'd like to see what she could bring to a straight play, especially one that seems suited to her talents. I'm not a huge fan but I'll support anyone who seems so loyal to the theatre.
As for Rupert it would be great if they could get a Game of Thrones or Downton Abbey heartthrob like Joe Dempsie or Allen Leech. I'm not sure they're exactly right for the part but they'd keep people coming. I personally would like to see someone like Domhnall Gleeson or perhaps Douglas Booth.
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Megan Mullally and Rupert Grint Replacements?#19
Posted: 11/25/14 at 6:31pmOh man I bet they would shell out a big bucks to have the new duo SJP and Broderick once Broderick and Lane are split.
Megan Mullally and Rupert Grint Replacements?#20
Posted: 11/25/14 at 8:26pmUgh, I would make a return trip for Domhnall Gleeson.
Megan Mullally and Rupert Grint Replacements?#21
Posted: 11/25/14 at 9:36pmI think Brooke Shields would be a great choice!
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Megan Mullally and Rupert Grint Replacements?#22
Posted: 11/26/14 at 8:07am
I also think Brooke Shields would work as Mullalley's replacement. As far as SJP replacing, the issue would be family considerations at this point, so I would doubt that is a possibility.
Megan Mullally and Rupert Grint Replacements?#23
Posted: 11/26/14 at 12:09pmI'd be the first in line to see Domhnall Gleeson back on stage.
Megan Mullally and Rupert Grint Replacements?#24
Posted: 11/26/14 at 12:28pm
Well, SJP has been in Italy for the past month, so they're not exactly tucking their kids in at night anyway. They're children are old enough now where I think it wouldn't be a huge deal.
I've never seen Brooke Shields be funny. I can see her being...fine, though.
What about Judith Light?
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