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[ggersten]

Posted: 5/4/21 at 8:00pm

Jordan Catalano said: "Mackie would be a major draw right now."

Depending on the re-write, Moses and Kitch are, I believe, supposed to be anywhere from 18-25. That was my sense when I saw it in Denver - but then, that was also the age of the actors. I don't know what the script actually calls for. 

Mackie is 42. Mahershala Ali is 47. Michael Jordan is 34. Yahya Abdul-Mateen also is 34. Can they play younger?  Perhaps. 

 

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 5/4/21 at 9:17pm

The two names I have heard on very good authority are:

 

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Nipsey Russell and Bernie Mac

If they iron out the fine details of the negotiation...truly event theatre!

[JBroadway]

Posted: 5/4/21 at 9:44pm

ggersten said: "Jordan Catalano said: "Mackie would be a major draw right now."

Depending on the re-write, Moses and Kitch are, I believe, supposed to be anywhere from 18-25. That was my sense when I saw it in Denver - but then, that was also the age of the actors. I don't know what the script actually calls for.

Mackie is 42. Mahershala Ali is 47. Michael Jordan is 34. Yahya Abdul-Mateen also is 34. Can they play younger? Perhaps.

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Hmm, fair point. I didn’t remember that the characters were supposed to be so young. Stanfield and Kaluuya just played characters in their early 20s in Judas, though I remember seeing some criticism online that this was problematic, on the grounds that it contributes to the harmful trend of erasing Black youth - similar to how young Black men and teens are seen as fully grown, “dangerous” adults in the eyes of society, and the justice system. 

Having said that, I don’t remember the ages of these characters being particularly important. Are their ages mentioned in the script? Or just in the character descriptions? Either way, the script is being changed, so it’s all up in the air. But I guess my point is that, sadly, the persecution these characters face often continues for Black men in their 30s and 40s. 

If they were to cast the characters age-appropriately, that would severely limit their options for “very big” names. Maybe Kelvin Harrison Jr.? Caleb McLaughlin? Jaden Smith? Shameik Moore? Nothing against these actors, but I don’t think any of them would be as good as the older actors I mentioned. 

[Wick3]

Posted: 5/4/21 at 10:21pm

Jeremy Pope is 28 and has done Broadway before.

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 5/4/21 at 10:41pm

Wick3 said: "Jeremy Pope is 28 and has done Broadway before."

He wouldn't qualify as VERY big even in theatre circles, imho...

If she's changing the ending, I'm sure there's no issue in aging up the characters a bit if the guys they hired are in their 30s/40s.

[The Distinctive Baritone]

Posted: 5/5/21 at 12:35am

Interesting that she is going to change the ending - it was the shocking ending that made it such a big deal. It is like Dutchman in that the sudden murder at the end is so upsetting and unexpected but fits with the Waiting for Godot/absurdism style in an effective way. Then again, the original ending might be too hard to watch after the George Floyd tragedy. Also, the original production was pro shot live and is easily available on Amazon video.

Making the characters middle aged or older would change the play a good deal IMO. It would make it more like Godot but as written the characters definitely seem like early to mid twenties. I guess most A-list Black actors are older though and they gotta sell tickets.

It’s a good play and I’m glad it’s getting a Broadway production.

[hearthemsing22]

Posted: 5/5/21 at 7:05pm

RippedMan said: "Be curious if tickets are affordable. Seems interesting to bring a very POC/Black driven play to Broadway, and then make the tickets only available to the 1% that can afford them....

And curious to see who they get. It'll def need some star power."

And what exactly would affordable ticket prices be?? 

[mar6411]

Posted: 5/5/21 at 8:15pm

hearthemsing22 said: "RippedMan said: "Be curious if tickets are affordable. Seems interesting to bring a very POC/Black driven play to Broadway, and then make the tickets only available to the 1% that can afford them....

And curious to see who they get. It'll def need some star power."

And what exactly would affordable ticket prices be??"

Go back and read the thread - the question was previously asked and previously answered

 

[Kad]

Posted: 5/5/21 at 8:56pm

The play should be extremely inexpensive to put up and run- 3-person cast, an abstract unit set, not terribly long. With some marquee names, it could easily do very well.

[Wick3]

Posted: 5/5/21 at 11:37pm

The play just needs to get at least 1 marquee name to create some buzz and get people excited to buy tickets and do very well.

Updated On: 5/5/21 at 11:37 PM

[chrishuyen]

Posted: 6/4/21 at 10:23am

Just grabbed LincTix for the first performance for this! The process was a bit confusing since I thought that being logged into SeatGeek with my LincTix linked account would automatically show the LincTix pricing, but I had to add "linctix" into the access code box before they'd show up. It looks like LincTix are just the last row of the mezzanine and they showed up as $33 before fees rather than the $30 that they're advertised as so I wonder if there's a baked-in Lincoln Center fee or something there. Total came out to be $83.20 for two tickets after SeatGeek fees, which was a tiny bit higher than what I was expecting but still not a bad price for Broadway

[Det95]

Posted: 6/4/21 at 10:44am

I got tickets for the 9/15 matinee. I originally wasn't going to see this, but when I was that there was a Wednesday matinee I thought "why not?". A good addition to my trip of musicals.

[Alexander Lamar]

Posted: 6/4/21 at 11:30am

Got a ticket for first preview. Should be interesting. 

Updated On: 6/4/21 at 11:30 AM

[MadonnaMusical]

Posted: 6/4/21 at 9:24pm

RippedMan said: "Be curious if tickets are affordable. Seems interesting to bring a very POC/Black driven play to Broadway, and then make the tickets only available to the 1% that can afford them....

And curious to see who they get. It'll def need some star power."

I think they're banking on the fact that they have a "trailer."  Trailers actually really can help a show, but equity rules make them VERY hard to make.