Steven Pasquale and American Son — Page 2

The man working at the Box Office said that his back gave out.

As I said earlier, I love Steve, thought he was great in the play, and am truly sorry to hear he has been ill. Sending positive thoughts his way for speedy and full recovery.

Saw the matinee yesterday and he is still out. Understudy was excellent, but think Steven might be more believable as someone Kerry Washington's character would fall for.

It closes in 11 days, it doesn't seem like he will make it back. They needed to handle this better and announce it for people who went to the show looking forward to seeing Steven. The actor or the production usually are more open about absences.

Updated On: 1/16/19 at 04:13 AM

The Other One said: "It sounds as though his understudy will have done more performances than Steven by the time the play closes, if he hasn't already. I hope he is able to recuperate.

Just curious, whether you find the performance worthy or not: would a Tony nominator be allowed to nominate Brian Avers?"

As he was listed as an understudy on the opening night credits , probably not unless it worthy enough to cause a major impression. They could get recognition from another body though (I.e Judy Kaye in the original ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY got a Theatre World Award)

According to the Tony Award rules, the person who is in the role on opening night is the one eligible for the Tony Award. So, despite the fact that Pasquale is still out (I saw the show on Jan 16, 2019 and Brian Avers is still in - and the box office had no info as to if Pasquale would return) and Avers will have been in for much of the run, he isn't able to be nominated. Also, nominators are invited to see the show during press previews, and hopefully all of them saw the show before Pasquale was sidelined, otherwise they'll have to recuse themselves as nominators for the entire season. Nominators are required to see all of the eligible elements of the original production and if they missed Pasquale for whatever reason, they're not able to attend the nominating meeting.

As others have mentioned, since Pasquale is above the title, if you have tickets and want your money back, they will give you a refund at the box office.

They did actually bring in another cast member. I can't find my playbill at the moment, but I know there was not only an understudy slip but a "this person has joined the cast" bio slip in there when I saw it a week ago.

Updated: Jerome Preston Bates joined the cast as an understudy for Jeremy Jordan.

Updated On: 1/17/19 at 03:33 PM

Fordham2015 said: "loliveve said: "They did actually bring in another cast member. I can't find my playbill at the moment, but I know there was not only an understudy slip but a "this person has joined the cast" bio slip in there when I saw it a week ago.

Updated: Jerome Preston Bates joined the cast as an understudy for Jeremy Jordan."

He was already Eugene Lee's understudy, so he's doubling up now."

When I saw it Saturday night, there was a "Welcomes to the Company" slip saying Luke Smith is understudy for Officer Paul Larkin and Scott.

Two thoughts:

1. I can think of at least one time when the replacement received the Tony Nomination. Dean Jones opened in Company in 1970, and left (as I recall) a couple of months later. Larry Kert replaced him and was in the role for a long time when the Tony noms came out. He was nominated for his performance, losing to Hal Linden in The Rothschilds. I seem to recall that win being a big upset at the time, but I always thought that it want to the right person.

I never understood why Kert was deemed eligible -- Jones is even on the original cast recording -- but always assumed that he benefited from being in the role for so long before the Tony noms. The show was a huge critical success, many other performers were nominated (silly that the central role would be disqualified on a technicality), and Tony voters had (I think) 8 or 9 months to see the show between his arrival and the Tonys. (As I recall, it opened late in the prior season that it was open almost a year when the Tony noms came out).

2. Hardly worth the time even thinking about it, since there is no humanly way that he or Pasquale would EVER get nominated for a Tony in this year. We already have a number of people who have gotten reviews ranging from very good to great (not the case with Pasquale, who got mixed reviews): Jeff Daniels, Paddy Considine, Brian Cranston, Daniel Radcliffe, Michael Urie, Ethan Hawke, the lead in Choir Boy (can't remember his name right this second), and still have Tracy Letts, Nathan Lane, John Lithgow, Adam Driver, Bertie Carvel and Johnny Lee Miller to come. It is a moot point but, IMO, would NEVER happen. First of all, Tony voters would all have to see the play again, which ain't gonna happen.

how anyone could sit through this three times is beyond me.



diisappionted I missed Pasquale. his understudy was acting out the idea of the role, and not living in the moment.



but this play is bad ya'll. could not sit through it again