NYT Profile of Joe Mantello

Nice article about Joe Mantello and a Q and A where he reveals these two gems—

NYT—Whenever you get a new play to read, your first thought is always, “Is there a part for Laurie Metcalf?”

JM—Confirm, even when — and especially when — it’s an all-male cast. She can do anything.

NYT—Stephen Sondheim will deliver a completed musical that you’re directing by the end of the summer.

JM—Hopefully confirm.

Updated On: 5/30/18 at 06:21 PM

Wait-- isn't the Sondhiem-musical-at-the-end-of-summer news actually HUGE NEWS? Is this the Bunuel project? Or another revival like ASSASSINS was? Shouldn't all of us know-nothings on this board be working overtime to come up with rumors and guesses to fill the void?

Sondheim himself has says he's a slow/lazy writer who works better under deadlines. Part of me just wants them to announce it so then he has to finish it by next spring.

Interesting that profiles of Mantello never mention his, ahem, participation in "Fun Home," which probably financed one of those three gorgeous homes mentioned in this piece.

fashionguru_23 said: "KnewItWhenIWasInFron said: "Interesting that profiles of Mantello never mention his, ahem, participation in "Fun Home," which probably financed one of those three gorgeous homes mentioned in this piece."

Care to elaborate, or PM me? lol"

Me too, please

I'm pretty sure that a great portion of what Mantello owns has been financed by what he's made from Wicked, which in 2012 totaled over 23 million.

Kad said: "I'm pretty sure that a great portion of what Mantello owns has been financed by what he's made from Wicked, which in 2012 totaled over 23 million."

This. Obviously.

No, it's that Mantello maintained a piece of the show after being supplanted by Gold.