Stunt casting at its worst! FOR SHAME ROUNDABOUT!!

#1

Stunt casting at its worst! FOR SHAME ROUNDABOUT!!

Posted: 2/13/13 at 2:25pm

Banana Joe, who was named Best in Show at the Westminster Kennel Club last night, is wasting NO TIME cashing in on HIS 15 minutes of fame and will replace Macaco (a real, working actor) at tonight's performance.

Repulsive.

"Matt Polk, a press representative for Roundabout Theater Company, said that Joey — as he is known to close friends and handlers — will be filling in for Macaco, the dog held by Stephanie J. Block in Act II of “Drood,” at Wednesday’s evening performance.

Macaco will still perform as scheduled in the Wednesday matinee of “Drood,” while Banana Joe is appearing on Fox News with Shepard Smith. On Thursday, Macaco will then resume regular performances in the musical."
Stunt casting makes me sick

#2

Stunt casting at its worst! FOR SHAME ROUNDABOUT!!

Posted: 2/13/13 at 2:29pm

SJB sounded very excited about Banana Joe's debut.
SJB Twitter

#3

Stunt casting at its worst! FOR SHAME ROUNDABOUT!!

Posted: 2/13/13 at 2:33pm

OK, so what would they have done if the sheepdog had won?

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#4

Stunt casting at its worst! FOR SHAME ROUNDABOUT!!

Posted: 2/13/13 at 2:34pm

First Jane Lynch and now this?!

#5

Stunt casting at its worst! FOR SHAME ROUNDABOUT!!

Posted: 2/13/13 at 2:40pm

We'll see how Steffy likes it when the winner of the Biggest Loser takes her part for the night.

#6

Stunt casting at its worst! FOR SHAME ROUNDABOUT!!

Posted: 2/13/13 at 2:42pm

Jen Cody is going to be LIVID.

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#7

Stunt casting at its worst! FOR SHAME ROUNDABOUT!!

Posted: 2/13/13 at 2:44pm

Seriously. She's gonna come storming out of her mushroom house and DEMAND to play that dog.

#8

Stunt casting at its worst! FOR SHAME ROUNDABOUT!!

Posted: 2/13/13 at 2:49pm

Well...at least Banana Joe isn't a bitch.

#9

Stunt casting at its worst! FOR SHAME ROUNDABOUT!!

Posted: 2/13/13 at 3:38pm

Who cares? It's a frakkin' dog.

#10

Stunt casting at its worst! FOR SHAME ROUNDABOUT!!

Posted: 2/13/13 at 3:44pm

Macaco frakkin' cares.

#11

Stunt casting at its worst! FOR SHAME ROUNDABOUT!!

Posted: 2/13/13 at 3:56pm

Someone's sarcasm meter is broken!

#12

Stunt casting at its worst! FOR SHAME ROUNDABOUT!!

Posted: 2/13/13 at 4:02pm

Today a Dog, tomorrow a DIVA.

#13

Stunt casting at its worst! FOR SHAME ROUNDABOUT!!

Posted: 2/13/13 at 4:10pm

I wonder if Banana Joe will get a standing O?

#14

Stunt casting at its worst! FOR SHAME ROUNDABOUT!!

Posted: 2/13/13 at 4:11pm

"mushroom house" made me laugh!

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#15

Stunt casting at its worst! FOR SHAME ROUNDABOUT!!

Posted: 2/13/13 at 4:13pm

"Today a Dog, tomorrow a DIVA."

In the "bizz", we call that the Rachel Berry syndrome.

#16

Stunt casting at its worst! FOR SHAME ROUNDABOUT!!

Posted: 2/13/13 at 5:26pm

Is this even legal?
In the UK if 'Banana Joe' went on stage it would need to be on a leash and not 'perform', and even then the local council would need to have been given 10 days notice that a dog not trained for stage appearance is going on stage. Take it off the leash and permission gets real difficult. See link below

http://www.thestage.co.uk/connect/eagle/0611.php

And what are equity doing?

And will the original dog get a percentage of Banana Joes payment (say 2%, like Tom Hanks for 'Lucky Guy')

#17

Stunt casting at its worst! FOR SHAME ROUNDABOUT!!

Posted: 2/13/13 at 6:03pm

Um, a dog who is trained to show has stage training. A lot of it actually.

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#18

Stunt casting at its worst! FOR SHAME ROUNDABOUT!!

Posted: 2/13/13 at 6:09pm

Yeah, he ain't a little bitch. He got dis!

#19

Stunt casting at its worst! FOR SHAME ROUNDABOUT!!

Posted: 2/13/13 at 6:14pm

I think it's a fun idea. And the original poster either has too much time on his hands, or he owns the original dog.

#20

Stunt casting at its worst! FOR SHAME ROUNDABOUT!!

Posted: 2/13/13 at 6:29pm

Two meters, and counting...

#21

Stunt casting at its worst! FOR SHAME ROUNDABOUT!!

Posted: 2/13/13 at 6:46pm

You just know Joe wouldn't be complaining if this guy stepped in!

#22

Stunt casting at its worst! FOR SHAME ROUNDABOUT!!

Posted: 2/13/13 at 7:25pm

Or this guy:

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#23

Stunt casting at its worst! FOR SHAME ROUNDABOUT!!

Posted: 2/13/13 at 9:03pm

OK, so what would they have done if the sheepdog had won?

I asked the same thing.

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#24

Stunt casting at its worst! FOR SHAME ROUNDABOUT!!

Posted: 2/13/13 at 9:47pm

"I think it's a fun idea. And the original poster either has too much time on his hands, or he owns the original dog."

The original dog belongs to SJB. It's her dog.

"OK, so what would they have done if the sheepdog had won? "

"I asked the same thing."

I think it would be even funnier.

#25

Stunt casting at its worst! FOR SHAME ROUNDABOUT!!

Posted: 2/14/13 at 12:10am

It's a great press opportunity for the show and that bitch was all over the media today! I'm not sure I would call this "stunt casting" or "repulsive," but I've seen posters on here go off on far less. And let's be honest ... it's a 15 second role!

WOOF!