Norm Lewis Replacement?- Page 5
Norm Lewis Replacement?
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
Norm Lewis Replacement?#100
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.
Norm Lewis Replacement?#101
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'.
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
Norm Lewis Replacement?#102
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.
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
Norm Lewis Replacement?#103
Posted: 1/12/15 at 6:05pmBaritone.. all this has been said on this thread.
Norm Lewis Replacement?#104
Posted: 1/12/15 at 6:08pmPerhaps 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.
Broadway Star Joined: 10/29/14
Norm Lewis Replacement?#105
Posted: 1/12/15 at 6:09pmWhy didn't they hire Stephen Collins? At least he is a name!
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
Norm Lewis Replacement?#106
Posted: 1/12/15 at 6:09pmBased on the outrage on this thread, I'd say that's an understatement.
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/03
Norm Lewis Replacement?#107
Posted: 1/12/15 at 6:14pmPeople 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.
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
Norm Lewis Replacement?#108
Posted: 1/12/15 at 6:16pmNaw. The talk comes with the crime.. especially if your in the broadway "bubble" eye.
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
Norm Lewis Replacement?#109
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.
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/03
Norm Lewis Replacement?#110
Posted: 1/12/15 at 6:18pmDame, 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.
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
Norm Lewis Replacement?#111
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.
Norm Lewis Replacement?#112
Posted: 1/12/15 at 7:48pmStephen Collins is a great idea. Then Bill Cosby!
Norm Lewis Replacement?#113
Posted: 1/12/15 at 9:00pm
moved to " James Barbour" thread.
Norm Lewis Replacement?#114
Posted: 1/12/15 at 9:20pmI wonder if this push back will cost him his contract.
Norm Lewis Replacement?#115
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
Norm Lewis Replacement?#117
Posted: 1/12/15 at 9:49pmDoes anybody know how the rest of the cast is reacting to the news?
Norm Lewis Replacement?#118
Posted: 1/12/15 at 10:19pmI follow Jeremy Stolle on Twitter and he seemed pretty excited.
Norm Lewis Replacement?#119
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.
Broadway Star Joined: 4/14/12
Norm Lewis Replacement?#120
Posted: 1/12/15 at 11:23pmIt'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.
Norm Lewis Replacement?#121
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.
Norm Lewis Replacement?#122
Posted: 1/13/15 at 12:02amWas there this sort of backlash after it was announced he was in A Tale of Two Cities, which started right after his sentencing
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/05
Norm Lewis Replacement?#123
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?
Norm Lewis Replacement?#124
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.
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