Seth Rudetsky as Man in Chair

[James2]

Seth Rudetsky as Man in Chair#1

Posted: 3/26/07 at 8:50pm

This is something that I put in another thread, so now I'm putting it under a more noticeable title.

I think Seth Rudetsky would be pretty good as the Man in Chair in Drowsy Chaperone. He sounds like Bob Martin and adores the show already. Any comments?

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[Yankeefan007]

re: Seth Rudetsky as Man in Chair#2

Posted: 3/26/07 at 8:51pm

Too young.

[everythingtaboo]

re: Seth Rudetsky as Man in Chair#2

Posted: 3/26/07 at 8:53pm

Maybe too young, but I think that he would be far too interesting to listen to should he be allowed to ad lib - the audience would probably want to forget the show and just listen to him!

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[C is for Company]

re: Seth Rudetsky as Man in Chair#3

Posted: 3/26/07 at 8:59pm

I don't read him as being too young at all. Especially since Bob Martin looks 35 and Seth doesn't seem that far off.

Then again, I never regarded the role as being so age particular.

[AudreyTwoTwo]

re: Seth Rudetsky as Man in Chair#4

Posted: 3/26/07 at 9:01pm

I think it would be pretty rad. :)

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[defyingravity11]

re: Seth Rudetsky as Man in Chair#5

Posted: 3/26/07 at 9:02pm

I think he'd be PERFECT! I saw it three times with Bob, but I'd run back to see it with Seth!

[timote316]

re: Seth Rudetsky as Man in Chair#6

Posted: 3/26/07 at 9:05pm

He could definitely do it, but he sort of strikes me as the type who'd go too far with his adlibs. Not that I don't love his random tangents (seriously, some of the things he wrote in his GREASE recaps nearly made me cry from laughing so hard), but I can see him taking away from the show.

[NathanLaneStalker]

re: Seth Rudetsky as Man in Chair#7

Posted: 3/26/07 at 9:13pm

He'd be AWESOME! He's not too young. And if anyone recently saw him in TORCH SONG TRILOGY with the Gallery Players as Arnold, you know he's a great actor!

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[courtnyj]

re: Seth Rudetsky as Man in Chair#8

Posted: 3/26/07 at 9:23pm

Now there's a man who is pretty much man in chair's real life counterpart...sustitute powerbars for cereal and eliminate Seth's boyfriend...hmmm
Updated On: 3/26/07 at 09:23 PM

[morosco]

re: Seth Rudetsky as Man in Chair#9

Posted: 3/26/07 at 9:24pm

Seth would be fascinating in the role.

[best12bars]

re: Seth Rudetsky as Man in Chair#10

Posted: 3/26/07 at 9:32pm

Seth would be great!

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[popular_elphie]

re: Seth Rudetsky as Man in Chair#11

Posted: 3/26/07 at 9:32pm

As much as I love Seth, I really don't think it would work. The role does need a man obsessed with Broadway, but Man in Chair seems more shy and reserved.

[PaintWordPictures]

re: Seth Rudetsky as Man in Chair#12

Posted: 3/26/07 at 10:49pm

He might not be as reserved in real life, but I'd like to imagine there's hope for people to ACT in a way they wouldn't normally be... I'd love to see Seth Rudestsky in anything. I think he'd be quite a powerful Elphaba, and an even more compelling Glinda.

[AC126748]

re: Seth Rudetsky as Man in Chair#13

Posted: 3/26/07 at 10:51pm

I've seen Seth Rudetsky attempt to act, and it ain't pretty. He's fabulous at what he does, but an actor he surely is not.

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[NathanLaneStalker]

re: Seth Rudetsky as Man in Chair#14

Posted: 3/26/07 at 11:00pm

I think he's a good actor. He was fantastic in TORCH SONG TRILOGY.

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[PARISinNYC]

re: Seth Rudetsky as Man in Chair#15

Posted: 3/26/07 at 11:48pm

Would that be fair? Seth's basically the living Man in Chair.

[NathanLaneStalker]

re: Seth Rudetsky as Man in Chair#16

Posted: 3/27/07 at 6:08am

Seth saw this thread! He said that he would love to play Man in Chair someday!

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[Tom1071]

re: Seth Rudetsky as Man in Chair#17

Posted: 3/27/07 at 10:19am

"I've seen Seth Rudetsky attempt to act, and it ain't pretty. He's fabulous at what he does, but an actor he surely is not."

I tend to agree with you. He's more of a personality than an actor.