Openly gay heartthrob Nicholas Rodriguez to star in Cinderella!

[eslgr8]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 3:24pm

Out actor, the handsome and talented Nicholas Rodriguez, who understudied Val Kilmer in The Ten Commandments while playing the role of Aaron, opens on Tuesday in R&H's Cinderella at the North Shore Theatre in Beverly, MA. Those of us who suffered through Kilmer's performance of Moses while Rodriguez burned up the stage as Aaron envied the lucky ones who got to see Nicholas take over the starring role late in the run. Now, the lucky ones are those who live close enough to catch him as the Prince in Cinderella. (Unfortunately L.A. based Eslgr8 is not one of them.) Nicholas recently starred in The Last Five Years, in Raleigh, NC (wish I'd seen that one!), and in Nefertiti, in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Three cheers for yet another leading man with the guts to come out, and best wishes for a successful run in Cinderella. Hope some of you on the East Coast can review this show for us!

Openly Gay Actor to Star in Cinderella Updated On: 7/11/05 at 03:24 PM

[cturtle]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 3:34pm

he's ... well ... he's CHARMING!

[eslgr8]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 3:49pm

Cinderella is one lucky girl!!!

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 4:06pm

the poster irks me. looks like something for the Disney version... are they going to use the recent tour script or the original? if anyone sees the show I'd be interested in seeing a song list.

[timote316]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 4:11pm

Gee, I'd never guess why you'd get that idea, CATS...

[eslgr8]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 4:12pm

I see that Sara Schmidt (Cinderella) was recently on Broadway in Brooklyn, understudying the title role. Wonder if anyone saw her go on for Eden. Cinderella is far from my favorite R&H show, but this production sounds like it would be worth seeing, if only for the two stars.

[cturtle]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 4:13pm

oh, that poster! gag! well, now we know who their intended audience is ...

[apdarcey]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 4:14pm

i generally don't like north shore's shows... though their midsummer night's dream was fantastic.

[eslgr8]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 4:17pm

Cinderella will always be a "family show," so I can't see them marketing it to a sophisticated adult audience. But I know that some adults will definitely enjoy seeing Nicholas as Prince Charming. Wonder if he'll have a shirtless moment like Paolo Montalban in the Brandy TV version.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 4:19pm

I liked the tour poster better...

[apdarcey]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 4:20pm

north shore markets everything to a family audience. and most audiences are subscription members who are families.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 4:23pm

Paolo had an "almost" shirtless moment in the tour. he took off his coat thing during a reprise of "The Sweetest Sounds" but he was wearing an undershirt...

[Flight0017]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 4:34pm

Methinks he should cut his hair!

Also, in the third picture he looks a little bit like me. Except for the long hair

[eslgr8]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 5:36pm

I also think he'd look better with shorter hair. It's a bit too "heavy metal 70s" for my taste. But I can put up with it. :) As for Paolo, it was possible to freeze frame the DVD in that scene when he was changing clothes quickly, and there was no undershirt then.
Updated On: 7/11/05 at 05:36 PM

[muscle23ftl]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 6:53pm

thats not Aida...thats the musical "nefertiti" that was trying to make it to broadway and i knew it wouldnt make it when i saw it....a waste of $32 for me!!! it was sooooooooo bad. good for him if he got a better gig.

[muscle23ftl]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 6:54pm

thats not Aida...thats the musical "nefertiti" that was trying to make it to broadway and i knew it wouldnt make it when i saw it....a waste of $32 for me!!! it was sooooooooo bad. good for him if he got a better gig.

[eslgr8]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 7:13pm

You're absolutely right.
You're absolutely right.

[BreakingTheCircle07]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 7:18pm

Hehehehe, Eslgr8.

[La Vie Boheme]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 8:13pm

I love Northshore Music Theatre. Obviosly they are gonna aim CInderella more towards famalies because its Cinderella!

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 8:15pm

A bit off topic, but wasnt R&H's Cinderella supposed to open on Bway a few years back? Im guessing it never did. Any details?

[wicked4life51]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 11:37pm

nefertitti nice is playing,or was down in florida (i didnt wanna see it ,but if i knew that A HUNK LIKE THATR WAS IN IT i wouldve gona and seen it right away

[midtowngym]

Posted: 7/10/05 at 1:47am

I saw NYCOpera's Cinderella last year with another gay heartthrob-Chris Sieber. AND it also starred Lypsinka and Lea Delaria. Fairy Tale indeed!

Updated On: 7/10/05 at 01:47 AM

[musicgal04]

Posted: 7/10/05 at 1:57am

He was my assistant choir director in 7th grade. And his grandmother was my first music teacher and the person who encouraged me to go into theatre when I was a kid. He is amazing.

[zoran912]

Posted: 7/10/05 at 3:47am

Midtowngym - You can't forget Ana Gasteyer! ...Sarah Uriarte Berry!

[eslgr8]

Posted: 7/10/05 at 4:34am

It's a small world, isn't it, musicgal! I would love to see Nicholas Rodriguez in a starring role. As I said in the first posting, hearing his gorgeous powerful voice in The Ten Commandments and also just looking at him on stage, I couldn't help thinking, why don't they just sack Kilmer and get this guy to play Moses all the time? A friend of mine was lucky enough to see NR play the lead near the end of the run and she said he was tremendous!