Simon Russel Beale to replace Tim Curry starting Dec. 19

[Yankeefan007]

Simon Russel Beale to replace Tim Curry starting Dec. 19#0

Posted: 9/19/05 at 1:30pm

And the tourists said "Who?"

http://www.broadway.com/Gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=518146

[MargoChanning]

re: Simon Russel Beale to replace Tim Curry starting Dec. 19#1

Posted: 9/19/05 at 1:33pm

Oh my god, that's so great and SO bizarre. One of the greatest actors on the planet doing such a silly, thankless role -- I'm sure he'll have a blast (and it probably pays a lot better than doing Shakespeare and Stoppard).

"What a story........ everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end." -- Birdie [http://margochanning.broadwayworld.com/] "The Devil Be Hittin' Me" -- Whitney

Updated On: 9/19/05 at 01:33 PM

[MagicToDo82]

re: Simon Russel Beale to replace Tim Curry starting Dec. 19#2

Posted: 9/19/05 at 1:43pm

Yay for great actors and bizarre but fabulous casting choices...

though I was rooting for Eddie Izzard..:)

There's always room for pathos - and jazz hands.

[BobbyBubby]

re: Simon Russel Beale to replace Tim Curry starting Dec. 19#3

Posted: 9/19/05 at 1:47pm

That's so kooky. Fits the show perfectly. Wow Curry really didn't want to stay with the show for long did he? Is he that unhappy?

[Magdalene]

re: Simon Russel Beale to replace Tim Curry starting Dec. 19#4

Posted: 9/19/05 at 1:53pm

I can't wait to see this!

"NOT MY DAUGHTER, YOU BITCH!"

[Cabchic]

re: Simon Russel Beale to replace Tim Curry starting Dec. 19#5

Posted: 9/19/05 at 2:12pm

Well I wasn't familar with Alan Tudyk before and that was a great casting choice. I saw both him and Hank and with the exception of the Knights of Ni part, I preferred Alan.
I am surprised Tim is leaving before the holiday rush though. Maybe he wants to go home for Christmas.

[sanda]

re: Simon Russel Beale to replace Tim Curry starting Dec. 19#6

Posted: 9/19/05 at 2:13pm

who?

[MargoChanning]

re: Simon Russel Beale to replace Tim Curry starting Dec. 19#7

Posted: 9/19/05 at 2:18pm

Beale is one of the finest (and some would say THE finest) actors on the English-speaking stage. A three-time Olivier Award winner (the West End equivalent of the Tony), he's a brilliant classical and Shakespearean actor, but also excels at comedy and contemporary plays. Basically there's nothing he can't do -- truly a genius and an actor's actor.

"What a story........ everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end." -- Birdie [http://margochanning.broadwayworld.com/] "The Devil Be Hittin' Me" -- Whitney

[popcultureboy]

re: Simon Russel Beale to replace Tim Curry starting Dec. 19#8

Posted: 9/19/05 at 2:21pm

The tourists don't care who is in the show, they care about the show.

Nothing precious, plain to see, don't make a fuss over me. Not loud, not soft, but somewhere inbetween. Say sorry, just let it be the word you mean.

[Elphaba]

re: Simon Russel Beale to replace Tim Curry starting Dec. 19#9

Posted: 9/19/05 at 2:37pm

hmmm, I may have to come back and see this again.

It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City is itself a detective story... AGATHA CHRISTIE, Life magazine, May 14, 1956

[Unknown User]

re: Simon Russel Beale to replace Tim Curry starting Dec. 19#10

Posted: 9/19/05 at 3:00pm

I'm looking forward to seeing him when I see the show again next May. My only question is: Who else may leave the show before then? (I hope Michael McGrath and Christian Borle stay---they're amazing) Anyone know the answer?

[OtherDaryl]

re: Simon Russel Beale to replace Tim Curry starting Dec. 19#11

Posted: 9/19/05 at 3:30pm

I saw Beale years ago in Edward Bond's RENAISSANCE in Stratford at The Swan - I have seldom seen anybody, anywhere, have such a good time while carrying a whole friggin' performance - verse, yet.

Edit - wait, no, I've come to my senses (those what I have left) - it was RESTORATION, not Renaissance - foolish me!

"Love Life. Live." Michael Bennett

Updated On: 9/19/05 at 03:30 PM

[melissa errico fan]

re: Simon Russel Beale to replace Tim Curry starting Dec. 19#12

Posted: 9/19/05 at 3:39pm

Beale is one of the most brilliant and intense actors working today (anyone who saw him in Jumpers on Broadway or Uncle Vanya at BAM can attest). I hope this works out for him. I wouldn't want this to turn into Henry Goodman, Part Deux.

[wendy72]

re: Simon Russel Beale to replace Tim Curry starting Dec. 19#13

Posted: 9/19/05 at 4:12pm

Eddie Izzard,..I like that, or Jim Dale. I have tickets once Tim is gone, so I will report back on Simon.

And aren't Jim Broadbent and Michael Gambon in the same league as Simon? Just asking..
Updated On: 9/19/05 at 04:12 PM

[sanda]

re: Simon Russel Beale to replace Tim Curry starting Dec. 19#14

Posted: 9/19/05 at 4:18pm

Thanks,Margo, as always.

[Ladyofthe Lake]

re: Simon Russel Beale to replace Tim Curry starting Dec. 19#15

Posted: 9/19/05 at 4:30pm

"Wow Curry really didn't want to stay with the show for long did he? Is he that unhappy?"

He'll have been with the show for a year, including the Chicago run. That's not such a short time. I'm not one bit surprised he isn't extending his run, for any number of reasons.

[mominator]

re: Simon Russel Beale to replace Tim Curry starting Dec. 19#16

Posted: 9/19/05 at 4:49pm

Wow, saw him in "Jumpers". Sounds like an interesting choice. (And I mean that in a good way!)

"All I ask of you is one thing: please don't be cynical. I hate cynicism -- it's my least favorite quality and it doesn't lead anywhere. Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you're kind, amazing things will happen." Conan O'Brien

[broadway betty]

re: Simon Russel Beale to replace Tim Curry starting Dec. 19#17

Posted: 9/19/05 at 5:24pm

I saw Jumpers and he was magnificent. He's too great an actor for such a role but I look forward to seeing what he does with it.

"I'm the STAR!"--Daniel Reichard during Glory Daze sound check