Should French people only be cast in La Cage Aux Folles?
Should French people only be cast in La Cage Aux Folles?
Albin
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#0Should French people only be cast in La Cage Aux Folles?
Posted: 5/30/05 at 7:02pmjust wondering...
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#1re: Should French people only be cast in La Cage Aux Folles?
Posted: 5/30/05 at 7:05pmOnly if only Jews are in Fiddler
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iluvtheatertrash
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/9/04
#2re: Should French people only be cast in La Cage Aux Folles?
Posted: 5/30/05 at 7:08pmThat's like asking if only gay men can play Albin and George. That's absurd.
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justthefacts2
Broadway Star Joined: 4/24/05
#3re: Should French people only be cast in La Cage Aux Folles?
Posted: 5/30/05 at 7:16pmIn France, you mean?
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#4re: Should French people only be cast in La Cage Aux Folles?
Posted: 5/30/05 at 7:22pmWhat what what!!?? Unless I'm totally missing something, this is one off kiltered question.
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grizzabella
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/05
#5re: Should French people only be cast in La Cage Aux Folles?
Posted: 5/30/05 at 7:40pmWhy is the world would you consider an idea like this?
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Albin
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#6re: Should French people only be cast in La Cage Aux Folles?
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.
#7re: Should French people only be cast in La Cage Aux Folles?
Posted: 5/30/05 at 7:44pmMy 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
Featured Actor Joined: 3/15/05
#8re: Should French people only be cast in La Cage Aux Folles?
Posted: 5/30/05 at 7:46pmno...Broadway is an equal opportunity employer...
#9re: Should French people only be cast in La Cage Aux Folles?
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
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Jon
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/20/04
#10re: Should French people only be cast in La Cage Aux Folles?
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.
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