Should French people only be cast in La Cage Aux Folles?

[Albin]

Posted: 5/30/05 at 7:02pm

just wondering...

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 5/30/05 at 7:05pm

Only if only Jews are in Fiddler

[iluvtheatertrash]

Posted: 5/30/05 at 7:08pm

That's like asking if only gay men can play Albin and George. That's absurd.

[justthefacts2]

Posted: 5/30/05 at 7:16pm

In France, you mean?

[BreakingTheCircle07]

Posted: 5/30/05 at 7:22pm

What what what!!?? Unless I'm totally missing something, this is one off kiltered question.

[grizzabella]

Posted: 5/30/05 at 7:40pm

Why is the world would you consider an idea like this?

[Albin]

Posted: 5/30/05 at 7:41pm

" That's absurd."

Of course it is. I was mocking the "should Puerto Ricans only be cast as Sharks" thread.

[Thenardier]

Posted: 5/30/05 at 7:44pm

My question is this: in POTO, everyone is French except La Carlotta and Piangi...why, then, is Mme. Giry the only character that does a French accent?

[DTBG2]

Posted: 5/30/05 at 7:46pm

no...Broadway is an equal opportunity employer...

[jaded_october]

Posted: 5/30/05 at 7:53pm

"My question is this: in POTO, everyone is French except La Carlotta and Piangi...why, then, is Mme. Giry the only character that does a French accent?"

ive been wondering that for a long time

[Jon]

Posted: 5/30/05 at 8:10pm

I've been wondering why the lower class characters in the London cast of LES MIZ have cockney accents. To denote class structure? Using that logic, in the American cast, The Thernardiers and Gavroche should use either white trash hillbilly accents, or Brooklyn "Bowery Boy" accents!

I've been wondering why the people in the revival of NINE speak with Italian accents. The play is set in Italy, and they would be speaking Italian. When you do ROMEO AND JULIET, or TAMING OF THE SHREW, you don't use Italian accents, even though they are set in Italy.