Stunt casting at its worst! FOR SHAME ROUNDABOUT!!
Stunt casting at its worst! FOR SHAME ROUNDABOUT!!
Unknown User
Joined: 12/31/69
#1Stunt 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
Rainbowhigh23
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/29/12
#2Stunt 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
#2Stunt casting at its worst! FOR SHAME ROUNDABOUT!!
Posted: 2/13/13 at 2:33pmOK, so what would they have done if the sheepdog had won?
#3Stunt casting at its worst! FOR SHAME ROUNDABOUT!!
Posted: 2/13/13 at 2:34pmFirst Jane Lynch and now this?!
Unknown User
Joined: 12/31/69
#4Stunt casting at its worst! FOR SHAME ROUNDABOUT!!
Posted: 2/13/13 at 2:40pmWe'll see how Steffy likes it when the winner of the Biggest Loser takes her part for the night.
#5Stunt casting at its worst! FOR SHAME ROUNDABOUT!!
Posted: 2/13/13 at 2:42pmJen Cody is going to be LIVID.
#6Stunt casting at its worst! FOR SHAME ROUNDABOUT!!
Posted: 2/13/13 at 2:44pmSeriously. She's gonna come storming out of her mushroom house and DEMAND to play that dog.
#7Stunt casting at its worst! FOR SHAME ROUNDABOUT!!
Posted: 2/13/13 at 2:49pmWell...at least Banana Joe isn't a bitch.
#8Stunt casting at its worst! FOR SHAME ROUNDABOUT!!
Posted: 2/13/13 at 3:38pmWho cares? It's a frakkin' dog.
Wynbish
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/27/12
#9Stunt casting at its worst! FOR SHAME ROUNDABOUT!!
Posted: 2/13/13 at 3:44pmMacaco frakkin' cares.
TalkinLoud
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/3/09
#10Stunt casting at its worst! FOR SHAME ROUNDABOUT!!
Posted: 2/13/13 at 3:56pmSomeone's sarcasm meter is broken!
Unknown User
Joined: 12/31/69
#11Stunt casting at its worst! FOR SHAME ROUNDABOUT!!
Posted: 2/13/13 at 4:02pmToday a Dog, tomorrow a DIVA.
TheresaG
Stand-by Joined: 8/31/06
#12Stunt casting at its worst! FOR SHAME ROUNDABOUT!!
Posted: 2/13/13 at 4:10pmI wonder if Banana Joe will get a standing O?
#13Stunt casting at its worst! FOR SHAME ROUNDABOUT!!
Posted: 2/13/13 at 4:11pm"mushroom house" made me laugh!
"In Oz, the verb is douchifizzation." PRS
#14Stunt 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.
mordav
Understudy Joined: 1/14/13
#15Stunt 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')
#16Stunt casting at its worst! FOR SHAME ROUNDABOUT!!
Posted: 2/13/13 at 6:03pmUm, a dog who is trained to show has stage training. A lot of it actually.
Wynbish
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/27/12
#17Stunt casting at its worst! FOR SHAME ROUNDABOUT!!
Posted: 2/13/13 at 6:09pmYeah, he ain't a little bitch. He got dis!
Matt Rogers
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/4/04
#18Stunt casting at its worst! FOR SHAME ROUNDABOUT!!
Posted: 2/13/13 at 6:14pmI think it's a fun idea. And the original poster either has too much time on his hands, or he owns the original dog.
Wynbish
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/27/12
#19Stunt casting at its worst! FOR SHAME ROUNDABOUT!!
Posted: 2/13/13 at 6:29pmTwo meters, and counting...
#20Stunt 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!
#21Stunt casting at its worst! FOR SHAME ROUNDABOUT!!
Posted: 2/13/13 at 7:25pm
Or this guy: 
#22Stunt 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.
ghostlight2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/5/04
#23Stunt 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.
#24Stunt 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!
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