Paddington at the Al Hirschfeld- Page 4
Paddington at the Al Hirschfeld
BoringBoredBoard40
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/27/21
#75Paddington at the Al Hirschfeld
Posted: 4/21/26 at 9:35pm
i really doubt this show transfers with none of the original cast....
#76Paddington at the Al Hirschfeld
Posted: 4/21/26 at 11:56pm
I loved Paddington and I loved this cast. But I doubt we’ll see many of the cast transfer, outside of Hameed and Shah.
MadsonMelo
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/24/14
#77Paddington at the Al Hirschfeld
Posted: 4/22/26 at 1:25am
And I hope they receive a special Tony instead of the ludicrous category placement that the Oliviers did.
DeNada
Broadway Star Joined: 7/7/07
#78Paddington at the Al Hirschfeld
Posted: 4/22/26 at 3:08am
inlovewithjerryherman said: "I loved Paddington and I loved this cast. But I doubt we’ll see many of the cast transfer, outside of Hameed and Shah."
Why on earth would they transfer? Finding a sweet-voiced tenor who can do the accent shouldn't be too hard, and denying American performers who could play Paddington the opportunity would be a terrible PR move IMO. If anyone transfers, it'll be Edden (Tony nominee and an expert at what he does) and Adrian der Gregorian because he's married to the producer.
#79Paddington at the Al Hirschfeld
Posted: 4/22/26 at 11:19am
I don't think there's a single person in the West End cast whose name could measurably move tickets on Broadway.
OhHiii
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/30/16
#80Paddington at the Al Hirschfeld
Posted: 4/22/26 at 12:52pm
No name matters for a show like this. Matilda didn't have any names in it that mattered. Have said it before and will say it again, Sonia Friedman holds great affection for her casts and more often than not brings leads over when they transfer. I'd say there's close to zero chance she doesn't bring over Hameed and Shah at the very least and would be very surprised if most if not all of the principal cast doesn't come over with it too. The kids may outgrow the roles, however.
DeNada
Broadway Star Joined: 7/7/07
#81Paddington at the Al Hirschfeld
Posted: 4/22/26 at 1:08pm
Well, Sonia Friedman most likely holds affection for her husband, even if frankly no-one cares who plays Mr Brown... where have you got the idea that she transfers casts from, though? Oedipus's leads played Broadway but otherwise the cast was pretty different, and Kenrex is entirely built around its star, the Merrily revival was not only ten years after its London run but with an understandably totally different cast... I'm really struggling to think of examples of this, even going back a decade or so.
Timon3
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