#1
Posted: 1/27/06 at 1:59am
Michael Beresse of Piazza fame and Charlotte D'Amboise will respectively play Zach and Cassie in the upcoming Chorus Line revival. Discuss
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#2
Posted: 1/27/06 at 2:03am
Wow. Great News! D'Amboise is a natural for Cassie and Beresse should be fine, I'm guessing (I love his dancing, but I've never seen him really act before, though he was fine in Piazza and Kiss Me Kate).
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Updated On: 1/27/06 at 02:03 AM
#3
Posted: 1/27/06 at 2:03am
*dies*
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#4
Posted: 1/27/06 at 2:04am
I just PISSED myself.... i love Beresse..... he can father my babies i can't have :)
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#5
Posted: 1/27/06 at 2:07am
I think D'Amboise is actually a little old for Cassie, but her dancing will be great.
#6
Posted: 1/27/06 at 2:11am
I got more confident in picturing the reality that will soon come to be of this production. I have never seen it, yet thrived on the cd for so long that I just can't wait any longer. After hearing these names-*dies like CJR*
#8
Posted: 1/27/06 at 2:23am
Oh wow Charlotte will be fantastic! Gets the lead she deserved in Sweet Charity. I'm really excited to hear the rest of the cast!
Wait a minute...Zach's the director right? Didn't people say in the original show as opposed to the movie that you only heard his voice and never saw him? Does that mean that will change for the revival? Or am I getting things mixed up...very possible.
Wait a minute...Zach's the director right? Didn't people say in the original show as opposed to the movie that you only heard his voice and never saw him? Does that mean that will change for the revival? Or am I getting things mixed up...very possible.
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Updated On: 1/27/06 at 02:23 AM
#9
Posted: 1/27/06 at 2:48am
If i am not mistaken you dont see Zach onstage much after the opening scene because he sits at the back of the house as if there was no audience in between he and the auditionees
Updated On: 1/27/06 at 02:48 AM
#10
Posted: 1/27/06 at 2:56am
You see Zach on stage in the opening audition scene (he demonstrates a couple of particularly difficult steps for a few of the dancers as the company is singing "I Hope I Get It"), he comes up on stage to comfort Paul after his monologue (roughly halfway through the show) and he dances with the company during the finale ("One"). Otherwise, he's just a voice on the loud speaker. It's mainly an acting role, though whoever plays it has to be able to dance convincingly well in those brief moments (Robert Lupone -- Patti's brother who got a Tony nod and went on to be a fine dramatic actor and now runs MCC which produced FROZEN a few years ago -- created the role in the OBC).
Berresse is way overqualified for the very limited dancing demands of the role. He must have given a terrific acting audition the land the part.
Berresse is way overqualified for the very limited dancing demands of the role. He must have given a terrific acting audition the land the part.
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#11
Posted: 1/27/06 at 3:10am
Ahh Margo and your infinite wisdom that seems to know all answers to our theater-related queries...
#12
Posted: 1/27/06 at 3:13am
GREAT GREAT GREAT news. D'Amboise might finally get a Tony!
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#13
Posted: 1/27/06 at 3:45am
Eh, although I love D'Amboise, I think the role just doesn't warrant an award. It doesn't have enough meat to compete with the other roles that a leading actress would be nominated for. I, personally, think that there should be no leading roles in Chorus Line, all should be considered featured.
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#14
Posted: 1/27/06 at 3:48am
I suppose there's a possibility they'd put D'Amboise in the featured category. I mean, until Music and the Mirror, which is about two thirds of the way through the show, Cassie really doesn't have any more to do than anyone else onstage.
#15
Posted: 1/27/06 at 3:50am
Yeah, I realize that she and Zach are the love story of the show, but the show isn't about them. It's about the DANCERS, the group.
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#16
Posted: 1/27/06 at 4:40am
Oh wow. It's so cool to think of a new Chorus Line for this generation!! I'm thrilled.
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#17
Posted: 1/27/06 at 5:16am
didn't Donna McKechnie win best actress in the mid 70's for the role of cassie? D'Amboise will be top billing so i bet she will be up for lead.
#18
Posted: 1/27/06 at 6:37am
That is great! I can not wait!
Where was this announced?
Where was this announced?
#19
Posted: 1/27/06 at 6:38am
Mara Davi from the non-eq national tour of "42nd Street" will be playing the part of Maggie. hooraaayyy Mara!
#20
Posted: 1/27/06 at 7:24am
Ahhh Yay Charlotte! I smell a TONY!!! Okay okay I know it's soon but you've gotta be happy for her!
#21
Posted: 1/27/06 at 7:29am
I'm surprised we've gotten this far down the thread without anyone asking for a link to the article(s) announcing this?
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"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
#22
Posted: 1/27/06 at 7:30am
D'Amboise sure has big shoes to fill.
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#23
Posted: 1/27/06 at 7:40am
Zach also plays a confrontational scene onstage with Cassie during the sequence when the company is learning One.
#24
Posted: 1/27/06 at 7:45am
#25
Posted: 1/27/06 at 8:17am
This is awesome news! I can't wait to see it! 
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