Posted: 12/12/18 at 7:21pm
Posted: 12/12/18 at 8:24pm
Has Taylor Trensch already left the show? If not, when is his last performance?
Posted: 12/12/18 at 9:25pm
Posted: 12/12/18 at 10:04pm
Updated On: 12/12/18 at 10:04 PM
Posted: 12/13/18 at 1:01am
The Other One said: "Has Taylor Trensch already left the show? If not, when is his last performance?"
Not yet. He leaves on or about Jan 30. The new Evan will be Andrew Feldman (winner of the 2018 Jimmy Award) :)
Posted: 12/13/18 at 2:31am
Fosse76 said: "It's a shame that we have to make a big deal about this"
Who's making a big deal about it?! The actor himself posted it on his personal Instagram account and the OP here mentioned it... it's not like they wrote it up in the NYT.
Posted: 12/13/18 at 6:24am
everythingtaboo said: "HeyMrMusic said: "It’s rare that a person of color gets the opportunity to play a character that doesn’t have race as part of their story arc, especially the title character in one of the biggest hits in recent years, so this is absolutely something to celebrate."
Perfect answer, thank you.
And I'm very excited that the producers have learned and are promising to be race-blind in their DEH West End casting, to take advantage of the full diversity of their actors over there."
I would hope and assume they always did this. Are you saying up until now they deliberately would only cast a white lead? That is blatant racism. I hope, trust and assume that’s not what happened.
Posted: 12/13/18 at 6:29am
qolbinau said: "everythingtaboo said: "HeyMrMusic said: "It’s rare that a person of color gets the opportunity to play a character that doesn’t have race as part of their story arc, especially the title character in one of the biggest hits in recent years, so this is absolutely something to celebrate."
Perfect answer, thank you.
And I'm very excited that the producers have learned and are promising to be race-blind in their DEH West End casting, to take advantage of the full diversity of their actors over there."
I would hope and assume they always did this. Are you saying up until now they deliberately would only cast a white lead? That is blatant racism. I hope, trust and assume that’s not what happened."
This shouldn’t be shocking to you, this happens every day everywhere, whether consciously or not, but it happens. It takes an extra bit of will to think “outside the box” and that is what makes this news exciting.
Posted: 12/13/18 at 6:43am
Posted: 12/13/18 at 9:32am
My best friend was there yesterday and was seeing the show for the first time. He thought there was a sound balance problem that made it seem as if Roman’s voice was being drowned out at times by the orchestra. He thinks the skill set is there and hopes they can fix the sound issue. He was sitting fifth row center orchestra (house seats).
Posted: 12/13/18 at 10:07am
Posted: 12/15/18 at 7:32pm
I would really appreciate it if we could speak about the boy's talent, type, voice, charisma, acting, etc.
Or are these things not important or not "on topic" when discussing someone that won a role? I know it was done with every previous Evan Hansen.
Not 1 reaction on the whole board is about the boy.
I think he has a wonderful voice, I'm not really sure about his technique. He might be a little too goodlooking/handsome for the role, but he will be fine.
Updated On: 12/16/18 at 07:32 PM
Posted: 12/15/18 at 7:33pm
RaisedOnMusicals said: "My best friend was there yesterday and was seeing the show for the first time. He thought there was a sound balance problem that made it seem as if Roman’s voice was being drowned out at times by the orchestra. He thinks the skill set is there and hopes they can fix the sound issue. He was sitting fifth row center orchestra (house seats)."
That really should be fixed by the sound team then.
Posted: 12/15/18 at 7:46pm
Dave28282 said: "I would really appreciate it if we could speak about the boy's talent ..."
As he is 20 years old, I'd consider him a MAN.
Posted: 12/15/18 at 8:07pm
BalconyClub said: "Dave28282 said: "I would really appreciate it if we could speak about the boy's talent ..."
As he is20 years old, I'd consider him a MAN."
True.
In any case, still refreshing to discuss the actual man. (who plays a teenage boy).
Updated On: 12/15/18 at 08:07 PM
Posted: 12/15/18 at 9:09pm
"but the role was also only created 2 years ago"
Nope. Benj and Justin created that role years before it's debut, which was 3.5 years ago, not two.
I can understand why the orchestra may have drowned him out at times, he seems to be all over the place. Needs a bit of work but he has some of it down.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8NavC7ttZ8
Posted: 12/16/18 at 12:02am
I'm just saying that a black man can play Jewish, but a blonde man can't. It's..dumb. Casting is dumb...
And yeah his voice is .... all over
Posted: 12/16/18 at 12:04am
I'm just saying that a black man can play Jewish, but a blonde man can't. It's..dumb. Casting is dumb...
And yeah his voice is .... all over
Posted: 12/16/18 at 6:07am
I think the role is written in such a way that good singing is not a priority. The way Ben Platt played it was very neurotic, trembling, nervous and with many corresponding mannerisms in his singing (which I believe are the natural mannerisms of Ben Platt and not acting, but it kind of shaped/defined the role).
So the more nervous, unstable he is, that might be what they are looking for in the role.
Posted: 12/16/18 at 8:13am
Dave28282 said: "Not 1 reaction on the whole board is about the boy."
Well, he only did ONE show, so not sure why there would be a large number of people who attended this one random performance to be talking about it?! The only thing we know is it happened, really.
