#1
Posted: 1/7/04 at 7:32am
NEW 'ODD' MEN IN - nypost.com
#2
Posted: 1/7/04 at 8:04am
Ya know..this could really be terrific. Especially if they flip-flop the roles every so often.
"Christ, Bette Davis?!?!"
#3
Posted: 1/7/04 at 10:09am
What a great idea! I've always wanted to see Nathan as Oscar, and I think Matthew would be a perfect Felix. These two are turning into a legendary pair. Do they publish a Broadway version of "Tiger Beat"!? (Quiz # 36: "Why Nathan's lips are soooo kissable!")
#4
Posted: 1/7/04 at 10:14am
Yes, Marissa, there is a "Tiger Beat" of Broadway. It's Called SHOW PEOPLE.
"Christ, Bette Davis?!?!"
#5
Posted: 1/7/04 at 10:15am
Ain't that the truth! *rolls eyes*
#6
Posted: 1/7/04 at 10:21am
Super... when they are done with the Odd Couple they can take on some of the other great pairs:
Othello and Iago
Sigfried and Roy
Thelma and Louise...
Othello and Iago
Sigfried and Roy
Thelma and Louise...
Hamlet's father.
#7
Posted: 1/7/04 at 10:29am
LOL! Thelma and Louise, maybe Jenna Elfman can make her up for her aborted debut in the Brad Pitt role?
You've got to spread joy up to the maximum
Bring gloom down to the minimum
Have faith or pandemonium's
Liable to walk upon the scene
#8
Posted: 1/7/04 at 10:39am
Batman and Robin! (On more than one occasion I've heard Matthew referred to as "the boy wonder", so why not??)
#9
Posted: 1/7/04 at 10:40am
What a brilliant idea! Because NO OTHER ACTORS could POSSIBLY play the roles. I think Lane and Broderick should star in EVERY SHOW until they die. Well, them and Kristen Chenoweth.
Is there no original casting left?
Is there no original casting left?
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
#10
Posted: 1/7/04 at 10:44am
No, No, No, Mister Matt!
You need to add Sutton, Gavin & Audra to your list.
You need to add Sutton, Gavin & Audra to your list.
"Christ, Bette Davis?!?!"
#11
Posted: 1/7/04 at 10:52am
But Mister Matt, isn't everything about supply and demand? If Lane and Broderick supply what the public demands, why not them? The flip side is the oversaturation - people will undoubtedly get tired of watching them pair up, and the backlash will begin, probably very soon (undoubtedly you are already there).
#12
Posted: 1/7/04 at 11:05am
Who is demanding them? Where are the throngs of angry individuals with placards and bullhorns chanting "Matt and Nathan! Matt and Nathan!"?? I'm certainly not one of them. I would much rather see David Hyde Pierce and John Goodman in the show.
I don't think we'll be oversaturated with Sutton, Gavin, or Audra just yet, but the Lane, Broderick, Chenoweth obsession is just scary.
I don't think we'll be oversaturated with Sutton, Gavin, or Audra just yet, but the Lane, Broderick, Chenoweth obsession is just scary.
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
#13
Posted: 1/7/04 at 11:10am
I kind of agree that is plain OVERKILL.
#14
Posted: 1/7/04 at 11:14am
The demand = the fact that you can't buy a ticket to see them. But I do understand people feeling that it's overkill. BTW, I would LOVE to see Pierce and Goodman pair up for TP. Great idea.
#15
Posted: 1/7/04 at 11:15am
I hear ya MM, let's only cast certain performers in ALL the roles. Now I happen to adore Nathan, yes I said it, believe it or not he's always be peachy to me, but the current state of casting has been putting the the same tired few people in many shows, and Merman they ain't....
You've got to spread joy up to the maximum
Bring gloom down to the minimum
Have faith or pandemonium's
Liable to walk upon the scene
#16
Posted: 1/7/04 at 11:20am
Once again the wants of the theater audience are at odds with themselves. We complain that there aren't enough theater roles to keep people from going to TV and movies, then when the same people get cast we say its overkill and that there's no demand for them and that new people should be given the chance instead of continually casting the same people.
#17
Posted: 1/7/04 at 11:23am
MM, you haven't been here that long. A few months ago, the board was filled with comments that Sutton & Gavin would be "awesome!" in everything from PHAEDRA to SOUTH PACIFIC. Then there was the "Betty Boop" musical thread that elicited a tidal wave of Bernadettian proportions.
There hasn't been all that much for people to get hopped about the past season. Obsessions run in cycles. Now its Chenoweth, Menzels, Lane & Broderick's turn.
There hasn't been all that much for people to get hopped about the past season. Obsessions run in cycles. Now its Chenoweth, Menzels, Lane & Broderick's turn.
"Christ, Bette Davis?!?!"
#18
Posted: 1/7/04 at 11:25am
Ok demand...people do want to see Nathan and matthew in the producers!!! NO DOUBT tickets sales tell you that. it IS however overkill to now pair them up as the Odd couple in essence to copy that appeal! I personally think it is a bit much now. Good theater just happens to force it to cash in just makes it sad i think.
#19
Posted: 1/7/04 at 12:10pm
I'd rather they do "Having Our Say"
You've got to spread joy up to the maximum
Bring gloom down to the minimum
Have faith or pandemonium's
Liable to walk upon the scene
#20
Posted: 1/7/04 at 12:24pm
Good theater 'just happens?'
Uh, no, good theater is a result of a lot of blood, sweat and tears, not some happy artistic accident.
They shouldn't 'cash in?'
What SHOULD they do? Keep good theater in a box on the shelf?
It's silly. They absolutely should capitalize on their success. It's good for them and good for the audiences that want to see them. They're not out to come over the hill and save theater for our children, after all.
Uh, no, good theater is a result of a lot of blood, sweat and tears, not some happy artistic accident.
They shouldn't 'cash in?'
What SHOULD they do? Keep good theater in a box on the shelf?
It's silly. They absolutely should capitalize on their success. It's good for them and good for the audiences that want to see them. They're not out to come over the hill and save theater for our children, after all.
#21
Posted: 1/7/04 at 12:32pm
OK.. But I draw the line when I read this...
Lane IS Elphaba and Broderick brings a gentle sweetness to Glinda!
Lane IS Elphaba and Broderick brings a gentle sweetness to Glinda!
"A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men" - Willy Wonka
#22
Posted: 1/7/04 at 12:34pm
Oh, please, Lane would be a better Glinda. There's darkness in Broderick and the green warpaint is the one thing that will show it off!
#23
Posted: 1/7/04 at 12:37pm
JohnPopa - "We complain that there aren't enough theater roles to keep people from going to TV and movies" If there aren't enough theatre roles, then all the more reason to stop the overkill casting.
MasterLcZ - "A few months ago, the board was filled with comments that Sutton & Gavin would be "awesome!" in everything from PHAEDRA to SOUTH PACIFIC"
The obsession I mention about Chenoweth, Lane, and Broderick is not from the board, but from the articles posted by Playbill.com and Broadway.com regarding producers' interests in these actors to overuse them. Fan buzz is another thing entirely. It doesn't bother me at all.
MasterLcZ - "A few months ago, the board was filled with comments that Sutton & Gavin would be "awesome!" in everything from PHAEDRA to SOUTH PACIFIC"
The obsession I mention about Chenoweth, Lane, and Broderick is not from the board, but from the articles posted by Playbill.com and Broadway.com regarding producers' interests in these actors to overuse them. Fan buzz is another thing entirely. It doesn't bother me at all.
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
#24
Posted: 1/7/04 at 12:39pm
People seem to forget this is still show BUSINESS. I am sure there are better qualified actors for The Producers and The Odd Couple but producers want BUSINESS and Lane and Broderick can practically guarantee that.
Keep in mind Broadway needs mega hits and a mega stars; that is the only way "quality" shows can be produced. This is simple economics with two mega Broadway stars. Where can I buy tickets. :)
Keep in mind Broadway needs mega hits and a mega stars; that is the only way "quality" shows can be produced. This is simple economics with two mega Broadway stars. Where can I buy tickets. :)
Cake or death?
#25
Posted: 1/7/04 at 12:40pm
Matt: If the notion is that 'true' theater stars are going to be content to do all their work on Broadway then it's going to require them to play a lot of roles, otherwise they're going to need to work in TV or movies to supplement the times when there isn't work on Broadway. We can't complain that Marissa Jaret Winokur leaves 'Hairspray' to do a TV pilot because she's 'selling out' and then complain if she's being considered for three different new musicals because she's taking 'all the parts.' (Just an example, obviously.)
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