Sebastian Arcelus to Succeed Daniel Reichard in Jersey Boys — Page 2

He may not be horrible... he prob will be fairly mediocre since he does have some talent, he wouldn't be on Broadway if he wasn't, I just don't know how he keeps getting cast in things and DEF cannot see how he got cast in this!

I too have seen Sebastian in other things and I while I agree he is talented, I just don't see him in this role. I was hoping either Erich or Dominic would get it.

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I am sorry to hear Michael's voice is "blowing out" as Popular Elphie says. I haven't seen Michael as Frankie since late last summer when JLY was out sick. I really enjoyed Jarrod Spector as Frankie and would have been really happy if he got it but I think Michael worked hard and deserved it. I have also seen Rick Faugno and thought he was okay. Have not seen a full performance nof CKJ to render judgment. JLY is still my favorite out of the 4 I have seen.

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I hate that his voice is blowing out as well. I saw Michael as an understudy last summer, and loved his vocals - his "Can't Take My Eyes" was the best version I'd ever heard. However, I was at both shows on Saturday, and hearing him during the evening show was just painful. His voice sounds vastly different than it did in summer '06, or on his solo CD. I don't think it's Michael's fault, I just don't think he's got six shows a week in him. And plus, his baby face just cannot age into an older Frankie. When he talks about his daughter Francine, you're just like, "Hahaha, right. Daughter. How old are you?"

I'm not saying Michael hasn't worked hard - everyone knows he has, and that could be part of the reason they gave the role to him. But if he hasn't got it in him, he hasn't got it in him. Simple as that.

Anyways, back to Gaudio: Has anyone who's seen the show recently noticed how sarcastic Daniel's Gaudio is now? He played it with little twinges of sarcasm for a while, and I love how it's shaping up now. Never a dull moment.

I agree Jarrod is very "JLY" like. When I saw Jarrod last December in San Fran I thought that. From his profile he looks very much like JLY too. I spoke with him after the show and he told me a funny story of how he was in NYC (I believe it was the 1 year anniversary party) and some lady told him how great his performance was that night thinking he was JLY. JLY also told me he loves Jarrod and says he is hard worker and has the "heart of Frankie." Let's hope Jarrod makes it one day to Broadway as Frankie.

I also agree that while Michael has a gorgeous voice (at least when I saw him) and plays young FRankie well, he does not make the age transition as well as JLY does. He's just too baby faced.

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Lizzie Curry -- Yes. Although Jarrod too is baby-faced, he really does transition nicely into the older Frankie.

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Brilliant attendance record?

Daniel was out 3 of the 12 times I saw the show. Matt Scott was terrific 2 of the times and Dominic Nolfi was great the other time.

Wasn't Colin hired to replave Steve Gouveia? And was hired to cover Nick THEN they added the Bob cover, which is the one role they already had amazing understudies for.


PS-not getting what the big deal was with Colin (other than being cute). He was so unfunny in the small roles that Steve Gouveia played brilliantly...and he seemed too young to be a Nick.

Of the 15 (16 tomorrow) times I've seen the show I missed Daniel once. Matt Scott was great as Bob and I definitely would've liked to see Colin's Bob. I did see his Nick and loved it.

I have seen Colin in a few readings and in FOLLIES, he is a good romantic lead type young leading man. I am sure he would have been a great Bob.

However, he was hired in the Steve Gouveia track, and to cover Nick. He was not a great Nick (fine, cute, nothing special, just fine) and NOT GOOD as Mika, Hank, etc. They should be hiring actors for the role they are playing...they should have been looking for a Steve Gouveia replacement NOT a Bob replacement. I think maybe they were thinking DOWN THE LINE he could be a Bob someday, and decided to bank on him and use him the JERSEY BOYS team somewhere... I think they have been doing that a lot lately...because a good young, GL leading man doesn't come along everyday. However, Colin was miscast in Steve's track, and that bothers me.

I liked the fact that, like in Farnsworth invention, there is a chore group of chameleon-like actors who can become different people. Steve is in his 30s, and has a great comic presence, Colin is a cute guy and became invisible in brief comic bits that Steve just made land. NO SMALL ROLES. Every beat matters in a quick paced show like JERSEY BOYS. Think about how Jen Naimo NAILS "You're not from around here, are you?" night after night, day after day. Colin couldn't do that with a single look or glance the way Steve could.

My point is that it never made sense to me that Colin was cast to replace Steve. They should have replaced Steve with someone who could provide age, comic chops, and be a wonderful musician.

Updated On: 12/15/07 at 02:08 PM

while we're on the topic of cast members... today's matinee was corys grants first time going on as frankie as well as eric gutman's first time (and broadway debut!) as hank/ect.

i would say daniel's attendance is pretty outstanding as well. i've seen the show 10+ times and i have always caught him. most of the leads are pretty good when it comes to attendance.

i could have been wrong but i did sro today, and i could have sworn sebastian arcelus was standing behind the orchestra taking notes and watching the show. so if he was out of today's matinee of wicked, that would be why. i can't wait to see how he does in the role, though i'll admit, daniel will be missed.

Hey, cheapcoloredlights2, how was Cory???

Cory is inexcusably pitchy.

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