Michael C. Hall to star in Big Fish

[sundayclothes2]

Posted: 9/9/11 at 11:58am

As per Nikki Finke...
Excited about this project, especially with Stro steering. Hoping she can coax better material out of Lippa than the puppetmasters behind Addams.

Deadline Updated On: 9/9/11 at 11:58 AM

[tazber]

Posted: 9/9/11 at 2:11pm

Saw him as the emcee in Cabaret at 54. He was absolutely fantastic.

[xxdrewboy85xx]

Posted: 9/9/11 at 2:19pm

I would have loved to see him as the Emcee! I did, however, catch him in Chicago and thought he was great.

[themysteriousgrowl]

Posted: 9/9/11 at 2:45pm

Well, color my interest significantly raised.

[AC126748]

Posted: 9/9/11 at 2:50pm

I saw him in MISTER MARMALADE off-Broadway. The play wasn't much but he was brilliant.

[B3TA07]

Posted: 9/9/11 at 3:28pm

I saw him in Six Feet Under.

[timote316]

Posted: 9/9/11 at 10:55pm

If the timeline mentioned is accurate, I wonder what this means for the 7th season of Dexter. I may be mistaken, but they normally film the show in Miami starting mid-summer.... surely they'd want Hall in the show for more than 3-4 months, no?

[xxdrewboy85xx]

Posted: 9/10/11 at 2:17am

Hall's contract with Dexter is up October 1st I believe. Word is he wants more money and is in negotiations. So maybe he's working on getting his contracts to allow him to do both?

I hope Showtime gives him more money like he wants, Dexter is one of my favorite shows and I do not want this season to be its last!

[tazber]

Posted: 9/10/11 at 3:40am

He was easily as good as Cumming in Cabaret, xxdrewboy85xx.

He was slinky and feral. And he brought an element of sexiness that I never thought Cumming quite captured.

I was unfamiliar with him going in. We were offered house seats for a perfromance (not the comp ones, we paid full price, but they were at the table where Susan Egan's guests were seated). I went to see Susan but was just mesmerized by Hall.

Susan was fantastic also, btw.

Anyway, I was instantly a fan. And then he went and got on a couple of successful tv shows. I've been hoping he would return to a musical!

Note to Hunter: please remember Hall's theatrical roots when he is (hopefully) nominated for a Tony.

I don't care for the movie Big Fish, but I'm really getting excited about this show. I also enjoy Lippa's music (ok, Addams was moedicore, but I LOVE his Wild Party and several "one off" songs that can be found on various vocalists solo cds.

[Katurian2]

Posted: 9/10/11 at 10:18am

YES! Saw him in Chicago ages ago. He was the best Billy Flynn I've ever watched. 'Big Fish' the film makes me break down in hysterical sobbing fits every time I watch it, so I'm stoked to see what comes of this.

[Wilmingtom]

Posted: 9/10/11 at 10:54am

I first saw him in the David Hare play Skylight in the mid-90s. He was an understudy and happened to be on the night I saw it. I'd really gone to see Michael Gambon but left the theater thinking, "Who the hell was THAT kid?" Fantastic actor!

[tazber]

Posted: 9/12/11 at 7:29am

Just fyi, he does want to continue doing Dexter for a 7th season (and beyond).
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