Stamos, Gershon, Houdyshell, Irwin Will Put on a Happy Face in Broadway Birdie- Page 2

[Lamc16]

re: Stamos, Gershon, Houdyshell, Irwin Will Put on a Happy Face in Broadway#25

Posted: 4/2/09 at 1:51pm

I'm most excited about Bill Irwin. He's terrific.

"You've gotta have a swine to show you where the truffles are."

[Jon]

re: Stamos, Gershon, Houdyshell, Irwin Will Put on a Happy Face in Broadway#26

Posted: 4/2/09 at 1:51pm

Perhaps I should rent SHOWGIRLS to assess Ms. Gershon's dancing ability...

[sally1112]

re: Stamos, Gershon, Houdyshell, Irwin Will Put on a Happy Face in Broadway#27

Posted: 4/2/09 at 2:18pm

Absolutely agree that Tony Yazbeck would be a perfect Conrad. I actually opened this thread to see what people were saying about the casting of Conrad.

[BwayBaby18]

re: Stamos, Gershon, Houdyshell, Irwin Will Put on a Happy Face in Broadway#28

Posted: 4/2/09 at 2:24pm

Crystal Connors is Rosie... Thank you Jesus.

Not gonna lie i wanna see her do it!

[PattiLover]

re: Stamos, Gershon, Houdyshell, Irwin Will Put on a Happy Face in Broadway#29

Posted: 4/2/09 at 2:41pm

I think I'm the only one who finds this news exciting. Gina Gershon is crazy and I love her.

[jennamajig]

re: Stamos, Gershon, Houdyshell, Irwin Will Put on a Happy Face in Broadway#30

Posted: 4/2/09 at 2:55pm

Underwhelmed by the Gina Gershon news. I was one that was hoping Andrea Burns.

Haven't all these folks done a show with the Roundabout before (not sure about Houdyshell)? Couldn't they expand a bit.

I hope they cast wonderfully talented unknowns as Conrad and Kim.

[figaroindy]

re: Stamos, Gershon, Houdyshell, Irwin Will Put on a Happy Face in Broadway#31

Posted: 4/2/09 at 2:57pm

I swear this has been discussed ad nauseum on here before - Rosie ISN'T supposed to be Latin - that's WHY Spanish Rose is a funny number - she's going to pretend to be Spanish just to annoy Albert's mother....she's from Allentown, PA and says so in the script.

[wickedfan]

re: Stamos, Gershon, Houdyshell, Irwin Will Put on a Happy Face in Broadway#32

Posted: 4/2/09 at 3:02pm

Rosie is supposed to have LATIN origins. As in her ancestors were from Spain but she herself was born in America. While we're not looking for someone with a thick accent, we were hoping that they might cast someone with latin roots.

"Sing the words, Patti!!!!" Stephen Sondheim to Patti LuPone.

[blaxx]

re: Stamos, Gershon, Houdyshell, Irwin Will Put on a Happy Face in Broadway#33

Posted: 4/2/09 at 3:04pm

In fact, I don't see how the character works if played by an actress with no Hispanic background whatsoever. Lame.

Listen, I don't take my clothes off for anyone, even if it is "artistic". - JANICE

[wickedfan]

re: Stamos, Gershon, Houdyshell, Irwin Will Put on a Happy Face in Broadway#34

Posted: 4/2/09 at 3:07pm

They should just go back to the show's roots and rewrite the song as "Polish Rose." As much as I love Gershon, and hope she surprises me, I'm very put off by this casting.

"Sing the words, Patti!!!!" Stephen Sondheim to Patti LuPone.

[CurtainPullDowner]

re: Stamos, Gershon, Houdyshell, Irwin Will Put on a Happy Face in Broadway#35

Posted: 4/2/09 at 3:11pm

Wikpedia says Gershon plays the jews harp professionally.
I forgot she did CABARET, how was her singing voice?
I think she actually looks the part, If Maria can be Brazillian than Rose Alverez can be a Jew from LA.
(I was also hoping for Burns but they went in a whole different direction).

[blaxx]

re: Stamos, Gershon, Houdyshell, Irwin Will Put on a Happy Face in Broadway#36

Posted: 4/2/09 at 3:14pm

If Maria can be Brazillian than Rose Alverez can be a Jew from LA.

???

Listen, I don't take my clothes off for anyone, even if it is "artistic". - JANICE

[wickedfan]

re: Stamos, Gershon, Houdyshell, Irwin Will Put on a Happy Face in Broadway#37

Posted: 4/2/09 at 3:19pm

CPD- There are some videos of Gershon's Sally on youtube. Pretty good. Not the best, but very solid.

"Sing the words, Patti!!!!" Stephen Sondheim to Patti LuPone.

[ColorTheHours048]

re: Stamos, Gershon, Houdyshell, Irwin Will Put on a Happy Face in Broadway#38

Posted: 4/2/09 at 3:20pm

If Maria can be Brazillian than Rose Alverez can be a Jew from LA.

Brazilian? Try Argentinian.

[givesmevoice]

re: Stamos, Gershon, Houdyshell, Irwin Will Put on a Happy Face in Broadway#39

Posted: 4/2/09 at 3:20pm

or Evita can be an Italian from Long Island? or a blonde from North London?

When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain. -Kad

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

re: Stamos, Gershon, Houdyshell, Irwin Will Put on a Happy Face in Broadway#40

Posted: 4/2/09 at 3:25pm

You really don't see the difference?

[blaxx]

re: Stamos, Gershon, Houdyshell, Irwin Will Put on a Happy Face in Broadway#41

Posted: 4/2/09 at 3:26pm

This is different.

Mae doesn't approve of her because of her background - they're not pretending to give us the illusion of being a character from another country, but a joke that revolves around race.

Listen, I don't take my clothes off for anyone, even if it is "artistic". - JANICE

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

re: Stamos, Gershon, Houdyshell, Irwin Will Put on a Happy Face in Broadway#42

Posted: 4/2/09 at 3:28pm

Not to mention that Evita takes place IN Argentina, and ALL of the characters are Argentine.

[CurtainPullDowner]

re: Stamos, Gershon, Houdyshell, Irwin Will Put on a Happy Face in Broadway#43

Posted: 4/2/09 at 3:28pm

oops!
my bad, Argentinian.

[Yankeefan007]

re: Stamos, Gershon, Houdyshell, Irwin Will Put on a Happy Face in Broadway#44

Posted: 4/2/09 at 3:35pm

Vanessa Williams is black...
Updated On: 4/2/09 at 03:35 PM

[fflagg]

re: Stamos, Gershon, Houdyshell, Irwin Will Put on a Happy Face in Broadway#45

Posted: 4/2/09 at 3:35pm

A C-level cast. Spend the money and get Jennifer Lopez to be Rosie.

Do you know what happens when you let Veal Prince Orloff sit in an oven too long?

[CurtainPullDowner]

re: Stamos, Gershon, Houdyshell, Irwin Will Put on a Happy Face in Broadway#46

Posted: 4/2/09 at 3:41pm

"I'll be more Espanole that Abbe Lane."

Abbe Lane was a Jew from Brooklyn.

"Not Danish
Not British
Not Swedish
Not Yiddish
It's Spanish Rosa!"

[wickedfan]

re: Stamos, Gershon, Houdyshell, Irwin Will Put on a Happy Face in Broadway#47

Posted: 4/2/09 at 3:41pm

"Vanessa Williams is black... "
Yes, and Janet Leigh was white. Were either right for the role? No.

"Sing the words, Patti!!!!" Stephen Sondheim to Patti LuPone.

[blaxx]

re: Stamos, Gershon, Houdyshell, Irwin Will Put on a Happy Face in Broadway#48

Posted: 4/2/09 at 3:47pm

I'll be more Espanole that Abbe Lane."

Abbe Lane was a Jew from Brooklyn.

"Not Danish
Not British
Not Swedish
Not Yiddish
It's Spanish Rosa!"


The joke is that, even if she DOES have a Hispanic background (Alvarez!), she is just as American as Mae, but of course Mae doesn't get that and labels her as if she had immigrated from a land she's not from.

If they were not to hire an actress of hispanic background, at least someone who can certainly pass as one.

Listen, I don't take my clothes off for anyone, even if it is "artistic". - JANICE

[BobbyBubby]

re: Stamos, Gershon, Houdyshell, Irwin Will Put on a Happy Face in Broadway#49

Posted: 4/2/09 at 3:55pm

It's a sad thing that a regional theatre feels they need "names" like Stamos and Gershon to sell tickets. This should be the perfect opportunity to cast the right people in the roles. If Bailey Hanks is Kim this will prove to be more disappointing casting than the Guys and Dolls revival. Sad, because I had really high hopes for this long overdue revival.