Norm Lewis Replacement?- Page 5

[DAME]

Posted: 1/12/15 at 6:03pm

"He pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts of endangering the welfare of a minor. Not rape."

BAD ENOUGH.

[The Distinctive Baritone]

Posted: 1/12/15 at 6:04pm

broadwayguy2, thank you for being a voice of reason.

What Barbour did was BAD. No question. She was only 15, and although the sex was consensual, it was legally and morally wrong.

HOWEVER, it was what - thirteen years ago? I mean really. He has paid the price legally, professionally, and I'm sure socially as well. The stigma will always be with him. If you Google "James Barbour actor" (go ahead, try it), what you immediately see is not YouTube clips of him singing, but articles about his conviction. Everyone knows what he did, and always will.

He will always be "that Broadway guy who had sex with an underage girl." So let him be The Phantom for nine months or whatever. He has still basically lost at the game of life.

BTW, anyone think it's ironic that his last role was Jean Valjean? There might be some parallels there. Just sayin'.

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 1/12/15 at 6:05pm

"Convicted rapist" is still a pretty bad thing to have on your record."

It is. But, since he doesn't have that on his record, perhaps suggesting that is not the best thing to say.

[DAME]

Posted: 1/12/15 at 6:05pm

Baritone.. all this has been said on this thread.

[Elfuhbuh]

Posted: 1/12/15 at 6:08pm

Perhaps he doesn't have "rapist" on his record, but the fact remains that he was sexually involved with a minor. People still have a bad view of him because of what happened.

[SmokeyLady]

Posted: 1/12/15 at 6:09pm

Why didn't they hire Stephen Collins? At least he is a name!

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 1/12/15 at 6:09pm

Based on the outrage on this thread, I'd say that's an understatement.

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 1/12/15 at 6:14pm

People have a bad view of him less because of what he DID and more because of loud mouth idiots saying inaccurate and inflammatory things with no bearing on the facts of what happened.

[DAME]

Posted: 1/12/15 at 6:16pm

Naw. The talk comes with the crime.. especially if your in the broadway "bubble" eye.

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 1/12/15 at 6:17pm

I agree broadwayguy. People are attacking someone but they are ignorant of the facts (calling him a felon, rapist, pedo). People should do their research but we all know they won't because....drama.

I saw Phantom with Norm, so I'm good for the rest of my life. I doubt this will affect ticket sales.

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 1/12/15 at 6:18pm

Dame, I am not telling people not to talk. Far from it. I am telling people to learn what they want to speak about rather than breed and multiply ignorance.

[DAME]

Posted: 1/12/15 at 6:21pm

Not all people. The facts are very strong on their own. So you are right about that. But people can talk all they want and misinformation will come with that. He is a criminal. He has a record.


@broadway we agree.

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[Producer2]

Posted: 1/12/15 at 7:48pm

Stephen Collins is a great idea. Then Bill Cosby!

[PB ENT.]

Posted: 1/12/15 at 9:00pm

moved to " James Barbour" thread.

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[Visceral_Fella]

Posted: 1/12/15 at 9:20pm

I wonder if this push back will cost him his contract.

[Burke4]

Posted: 1/12/15 at 9:33pm

"The 15-year-old is now a 20-year-old woman with a career in the theater."

http://www.foxnews.com/story/2006/12/07/second-underage-girl-accuses-beauty-and-beast-actor-sex-abuse/



Updated On: 1/12/15 at 09:33 PM

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 1/12/15 at 9:46pm

She IS?

[Dallas Theatre Fan]

Posted: 1/12/15 at 9:49pm

Does anybody know how the rest of the cast is reacting to the news?

[RW3]

Posted: 1/12/15 at 10:19pm

I follow Jeremy Stolle on Twitter and he seemed pretty excited.

[Kad]

Posted: 1/12/15 at 10:37pm

"The 15-year-old is now a 20-year-old woman with a career in the theater."

Well, now she's a 29-year-old woman with a career in television.

[Back Row]

Posted: 1/12/15 at 11:23pm

It's not hard to figure out who she is. Connecting the dots with just the information in one old article will be all you need.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 1/12/15 at 11:48pm

Does anybody know how the rest of the cast is reacting to the news?


I'm sure some memos have gone out.

[wdwfreak]

Posted: 1/13/15 at 12:02am

Was there this sort of backlash after it was announced he was in A Tale of Two Cities, which started right after his sentencing

[blaxx]

Posted: 1/13/15 at 12:22am

Was there this sort of backlash after it was announced he was in A Tale of Two Cities, which started right after his sentencing

Sure, but nobody saw Tale. I vaguely remember it even happened.

Phantom is another story. I love his voice, I think he's amazing.

But, who is willing to separate the person from the error when it comes to his profession?

Does his action mark him for life? Is there any redemption or is he just a great singing criminal forever?

[Taryn]

Posted: 1/13/15 at 12:26am

I remember hearing from a friend/colleague of his at one point that he "absolutely didn't do it" and took the plea deal because there was no way he'd come out of a trial unscathed whether he was innocent or not.

It was a super, super uncomfortable conversation. But he definitely has friends in the business who don't believe it happened.