Nick Jonas to take over for Darren Criss in How to Succeed?

[theaterfangirl]

Posted: 9/2/11 at 1:51pm

Anyone else heard this rumor?

http://chrisluner.wordpress.com/2011/09/02/luner-rumor-nick-jonas-plans-to-star-in-how-to-succeed-in-business/

[bwayfan7000]

Posted: 9/2/11 at 1:57pm

If true, it'd at least be better casting than his brother, Joe, who was also rumored.

[ClapYo'Hands]

Posted: 9/2/11 at 2:18pm

NO F*CKING WAY.

[best12bars]

Posted: 9/2/11 at 2:23pm

Well, at least they already know how to deal with the crowd control and security there.

[theaterfangirl]

Posted: 9/2/11 at 3:36pm

I have a feeling that the Joe rumor was just a mixup, and they meant Nick the entire time. There would be no way Joe could do it. He's got a new CD coming out and he's going to be going on tour for it through next year.

[ReggieonBway]

Posted: 9/2/11 at 3:50pm

ugh. Why do they think he'll draw any kind of crowd? Darren and Daniel both have massive fanbases, but the last time Nick Jonas was relevant was in 2008.

[quizking101]

Posted: 9/2/11 at 3:57pm

I'm going to echo ClapYo'Hands on this one...

NO F*CKING WAY!

[Kad]

Posted: 9/2/11 at 4:04pm

I'd say Nick Jonas has just as much of a fanbase as Darren Criss. Perhaps larger.

[bwayfan7000]

Posted: 9/2/11 at 4:11pm

Oh, he has a huge fanbase. Not that of Radcliffe, but few have that. And I think he'd actually be pretty decent in the role. It's much easier than, say, Marius.

[best12bars]

Posted: 9/2/11 at 4:25pm

I can just hear Nick now.

"How to apply for a ..."

*screaming, screaming, screaming, screaming, and more screaming*

[bwayfan7000]

Posted: 9/2/11 at 4:27pm

As opposed to what Radcliffe did? I'd say Nick Jonas is much more of a singer than Daniel Radcliffe.

[jdtp12]

Posted: 9/2/11 at 4:27pm

Would this at least keep him out of the Les Mis film?

[best12bars]

Posted: 9/2/11 at 4:47pm

"As opposed to what Radcliffe did? I'd say Nick Jonas is much more of a singer than Daniel Radcliffe."

Well, we'll never know, because you won't be able to hear him over the screaming.

(See the recent Hairspray at the Bowl clips.)
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[SondheimFan5]

Posted: 9/2/11 at 6:06pm

An 18-year-old finch??? REALLY GUYS? REALLY?

If they're casting young now, I probably know high school kids and college freshmen who could play the role better than Mr. Jonas...

[Katurian2]

Posted: 9/2/11 at 6:19pm

I think this would actually work. Nick was always the most, and maybe the only talented member of the group. And it's a perfectly reasonable selection by the producers. Although, if I were them I'd be interested in seeing how Criss did before continuing to run a show on the predicted draw of teens/tweens/nostalgic 20-somethings. I think Criss does actually have a bigger fanbase than Nick at this moment though. And I say this as a former JoBro fan.

[orangeskittles]

Posted: 9/2/11 at 6:32pm

An 18-year-old finch??? REALLY GUYS? REALLY?

I didn't realize Nick Jonas was only 18; I assumed he was older.

Barely legal is pushing it. But Finch does start out getting a job in the mailroom. I think it works better when he isn't middle-aged.

[JohnBoy2]

Posted: 9/2/11 at 7:43pm

Well thank God then, for Nick Jonas being 18, because that thing didn't work at all with Bobby Morse.

[phantomcrazy14]

Posted: 9/2/11 at 8:56pm

This better be a rumor. It's not that I don't like Nick, I just think he should stay away from Broadway. Thank God I'm seeing Daniel.

[orangeskittles]

Posted: 9/2/11 at 9:04pm

^Too late, he already has 2 Broadway credits.

Whether the actor was good or not wasn't the point. It's just a little unlikely to have a man getting his first grown-up job in his mid-30s in the 1960s setting. And unmarried? The average age for a man's first marriage at that time was 22. Finch should have been a freak of nature in the business world at age 36, not looked upon as an eager young man.

Updated On: 9/2/11 at 09:04 PM

[tazber]

Posted: 9/2/11 at 9:27pm

I think he'd be a pretty good choice. He sings, he dances, he obviously has stage presence. Never seen him act but I have a feeling he'd excell in this role.

And I'm in no way a JoBro fan.

My only issue would be, as besty pointed out, the screaming fangirls.

[bwayfan7000]

Posted: 9/2/11 at 9:55pm

Though I am no champion of his, to be sure, if he can reasonably handle the score of Les Miserables, he can handle the score of How to Succeed without screaming. I also don't judge anything based on the Hollywood Bowl...

[hyperbole_and_a_half]

Posted: 9/2/11 at 10:26pm

if he can reasonably handle the score of Les Miserables,

He can't

[JohnBoy2]

Posted: 9/2/11 at 11:47pm

The job in the mail room is not his first job. Just the first job at The World Wide Wicket Company. My problem with Radcliffe, and anyone who is that young and has a mediocre director, is that they have nothing to bring to the character of the role. The role, as written, is undefined as to character. As hard as Radcliffe tries in the role (and succeeds more than fails), he completely fails during his big number. For two reasons. One, his director failed to give him what he needed to act the scene, and two, his age prevents him from naturally having the cool, clear eyes of a seeker of wisdom and truth.
Updated On: 9/2/11 at 11:47 PM

[inlovewithjerryherman]

Posted: 9/3/11 at 12:01am

i heard this rumor about a month ago. I assume that by now, it's true. why else would they put such an investment in filling three weeks with Criss? And the Jonas brothers are done for the time being, with Joe going solo.

[theaterfangirl]

Posted: 9/3/11 at 10:44am

^Too late, he already has 2 Broadway credits.

He's got a few more than that. He had quite a few roles on Broadway as a kid. This site has info on them:

http://nicholasjonasbroadway.jimdo.com/nicholas-s-musicals/

There's lots of Youtube videos as well of him on Broadway as a kid. Which I know it was a long time ago, but he does have quite a bit of experience in the past.

If this rumor is true, I wonder how long he'd step into the role for. It seems silly to me for the producers to go into a cycle of recasting the role every 3-6 weeks, and I'd think people would take Nick stepping into the role a bit more seriously if he committed to a longer run, like Daniel Radcliffe did.
Updated On: 9/3/11 at 10:44 AM