Steven Pasquale & Kerry Washington to Star in Broadway Premiere of AMERICAN SON, Fall 2018 at the Booth
Posted: 6/8/18 at 7:19am
Posted: 6/8/18 at 7:52am
I saw this play last year at George Street Playhouse in New Jersey and found it a rather simplistic and formulaic exploration of a complicated subject (the intersection of race and police violence). It didn't have a lot of depth and often felt like an episode of Law and Order. Pasquale and Washington are both good actors -- although Washington wasn't very convincing in her last Broadway role -- but the piece itself leaves me cold.
Posted: 6/8/18 at 8:52am
boooooooo, Pasquale should only be allowed to do musicals. So sad to keep that voice locked up!
Posted: 6/8/18 at 9:36am
I'll admit I never watched Scandal, but I did see her in Race, and I didn't care for her acting at all. But it is Steven Pasquale, and a Broadway premiere, so as long as it's not a two-hander, I'd be up for seeing it.
"Hey little girls, look at all the men in shiny shirts and no wives!" - Jackie Hoffman, Xanadu, 19 Feb 2008
Posted: 6/8/18 at 10:34am
I'm excited for both of them but seriously, WHAT do we have to do to get this guy another Broadway musical??? His talent is beyond. Still upset I didn't get to see him in Carousel live (and that he and Osnes weren't cast in this revival).
Posted: 6/8/18 at 11:15am
everythingtaboo said: "I'll admit I never watched Scandal, but I did see her in Race, and I didn't care for her acting at all. But it is Steven Pasquale, and a Broadway premiere, so as long as it's not a two-hander, I'd be up for seeing it."
IMO Washington is a very charismatic performer. The interesting thing about Scandal is that the whole cast appeared to be directed to overact, slightly to enormously. Hopefully, after 7 years, this will not be an issue.
With this show, the Radcliffe / Jones / Canavale show, The Ferryman, Janet McTeer playing Sarah Bernhardt (even if the play turns out to be typical Rebeck-mediocre), The Waverly Gallery, The Nap, and Torch Song, this fall is looking to be potentially incredible for plays. How refreshing!!!
Posted: 6/8/18 at 12:35pm
Also saw this at George Street Playhouse. Thought it was fine; had some nice production values and though entertaining, certainly did not have a lot of depth. Great show for regional or Off-Broadway, yet with one set, four actors and a 90 minute running time, I believe there is no way that it is going to sell with Broadway prices and with these competent, though not STAR-like actors. That said, I wish them only the best!
Posted: 6/8/18 at 6:14pm
Why does he keep doing plays? Don't get me wrong, he's a great actor, but there was a reason everyone was so blown away when he finally did a Broadway musical. His voice is perfection in every way. And when he was in The Wild Party? Get the FU&K OUT OF HERE.
Updated On: 6/8/18 at 06:14 PM
Posted: 6/8/18 at 8:38pm
Imagine this will be up on TDF plenty.
Posted: 7/10/18 at 10:39am
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Breaking-Broadway-Here-He-Comes-Jeremy-Jordan-Joins-Kerry-Washington-Steven-Pasquale-More-in-AMERICAN-SON-20180710
Now it's a play with two gifted musical theatre actors who we all wish were singing instead, lol!
Posted: 7/10/18 at 11:47am
Jeremy and Steven make this a must-see for me, but I wish Steven had gotten to star in this past season's ''Carousel.'' He got great reviews for his Billy in Chicago, and I bet he would've won his Tony.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNQqKP-zk&list=RDXNQqKP-zk&start_radio=1
Updated On: 7/10/18 at 11:47 AM
Posted: 7/10/18 at 12:32pm
BroadwayConcierge said: "https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Breaking-Broadway-Here-He-Comes-Jeremy-Jordan-Joins-Kerry-Washington-Steven-Pasquale-More-in-AMERICAN-SON-20180710
Now it's a play with two gifted musical theatre actors who we all wish were singing instead, lol!"
Unrelated - I wonder how Washington's voice is. She played Nina in at least one IN THE HEIGHTS workshop.
Posted: 7/10/18 at 1:26pm
Kerry Washington also was an original producer of ''In the Heights,'' along with David Moscow, whom she was dating at the time. Last year, I interviewed Moscow, who played Davey in the original 1992 Disney movie of ''Newsies,'' to mark its 25th anniversary. Among many things, Moscow dished the little-known story about how he discovered and invested in ''In the Heights'' at the very beginning. But somehow as Lin-Manuel Miranda's show journeyed to Broadway, Moscow somehow got shoved aside. …
And now Washington will co-star with Jordan, who led the Broadway version of ''Newsies.'' … ''It's a small world, after all! ...''
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/BWW-Exclusive-David-Moscow-Shares-His-Secrets-From-NEWSIES-on-Its-25th-Anniversary-20170731
Updated On: 7/10/18 at 01:26 PM
Posted: 7/10/18 at 1:40pm
Yuck, Kerry Washington has zero acting talent. Pass.
Posted: 7/10/18 at 2:25pm
Has anyone seen a discount code for this show yet? With the Jeremy Jordan addition, I now have an interest.
Posted: 7/10/18 at 2:30pm
No discounts yet. Short run, huge tv star, doubt there will be any.
Posted: 8/9/18 at 11:07am
LOVE this artwork wish Jeremy was in it too. I'm going first week of previews
https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2018/08/kerry-washington-in-american-son
Posted: 8/9/18 at 1:44pm
Updated On: 8/9/18 at 01:44 PM
