Ralph Macchio in HT$
Ralph Macchio in HT$
DrTheatre
Broadway Star Joined: 9/23/05
#1Ralph Macchio in HT$
Posted: 2/19/08 at 9:08pm
Did anyone see Ralph Macchio in How To Succeed....? How was he?
Is there a audio recording of it somewhere?
sally1112
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/13/04
#2re: Ralph Macchio in HT$
Posted: 2/19/08 at 9:23pm
I saw it. We kind of laughed at the idea of him being in this production, but he did fine. I remember being really impressed and realized I should not have prejudged him the way I did.
sally1112
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/13/04
#2re: Ralph Macchio in HT$
Posted: 2/19/08 at 9:25pmI'm sure there is an audio "somewhere" but not anywhere official or legal.
Princess Madge
Swing Joined: 8/1/06
#3re: Ralph Macchio in HT$
Posted: 2/19/08 at 9:28pmWaay back in 1996 in Tempe, AZ. He was decent. He understood the character and that counts for a lot in my book. Personally, I was more excited to see Roger Bart as Bud Frump and Pam Blair (the original Val from A Chorus Line) as Miss LaRue. I'm not aware of any recordings.
DrTheatre
Broadway Star Joined: 9/23/05
#4re: Ralph Macchio in HT$
Posted: 2/19/08 at 10:05pmThanks...I just wanted to see if he could sing well?
alterego
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/5/03
#5re: Ralph Macchio in HT$
Posted: 2/20/08 at 1:03amI saw him in SF, he was OK. You couldn't really say he was a singer, but at best could "carry a tune".
#6re: Ralph Macchio in HT$
Posted: 2/20/08 at 1:21amHe was OK (if I can remember back that far). Nothing special, as he didn't really stand out, but the whole production seemed to work really well.
#7re: Ralph Macchio in HT$
Posted: 2/20/08 at 1:30am
I caught the tour in Cleveland. He looked twelve.
He was boring and didn't rise above a good high school level performance.
#8re: Ralph Macchio in HT$
Posted: 2/20/08 at 11:44amPlease tell me he played the "wax on, wax off" game with Mr. Bigley's desk.
BrodyFosse123
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
#10re: Ralph Macchio in HT$
Posted: 2/20/08 at 12:52pm
That was my third big show--I won the tickets from a newspaper contest where I had to find a bizarre item at a garage sale listed in the paper. I remember enjoying the show tremendously, though I don't think I knew enough at the time to comment on Macchio's abilities (I was probably 18 or 19).
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#11re: Ralph Macchio in HT$
Posted: 2/20/08 at 2:34pmi remember enjoying the show very much and thought he did a fine job :)
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