OUR TOWN revival starring Dustin Hoffman; Bartlett Sher directs- Page 5

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 3/21/22 at 1:45pm

I’m told this is now back on, which makes me VERY happy.

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 3/21/22 at 2:24pm

Jordan Catalano said: "I’m told this is now back on, which makes me VERY happy."

Still with Dustin Hoffman? And who is producing now?

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 3/21/22 at 2:36pm

I was told with Hoffman. As for the other, Im told another big producer has picked it up. 

[spicemonkey]

Posted: 3/21/22 at 2:51pm

assuming this may come in 2022-2023 season? 

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 3/21/22 at 2:53pm

That’s what I’m hearing. 

[Stephen75]

Posted: 3/21/22 at 4:28pm

Any other casting rumors? 

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 3/21/22 at 6:13pm

Perhaps there are enough people that can turn a blind eye, in regards to Hoffman, where this could still be successful. I personally don’t think he’s appealing as an actor anymore.

[ATerrifyingAndImposingFigure]

Posted: 3/21/22 at 7:13pm

I hope this rumor’s true, it sounds like a great choice in lead actor and director.

[BritCrit]

Posted: 3/22/22 at 6:54am

Call_me_jorge said: "Perhaps there are enough people that can turn a blind eye, in regards to Hoffman, where this could still be successful. I personally don’t think he’s appealing as an actor anymore."

Sadly, I think it's likely that the passage of time means the sexual harassment/assault allegations against Dustin Hoffman have faded from memory. Even with Hoffman's status as one of #MeToo's most high-profile falls from grace, five years is a long enough time for a lot of casual audiences to treat his misconduct as something "from the past" not worthy of further punishment (Plus Broadway has ploughed on through various scandals involving producers and jukebox musical subject matter, so...). However, I also agree that he's a spent force as an actor - I can't think of the last time he was in a film that people really paid attention to (maybe Kung Fu Panda 3, and as an animated sequel, that's an anomaly) and he pretty much vanished from Hollywood after the allegations went public. Our Town will certainly be framed as a comeback for Hoffman, but I'm not sure casual audiences will come back for him.

[RippedMan]

Posted: 2/5/24 at 11:05am

Casting notice for the Kenny Leon production says rehearsals start in August. 

[TaffyDavenport]

Posted: 2/5/24 at 11:21am

This is the existing thread for the Kenny Leon production:

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.php?thread=1157657