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When did gay critics deduce that the cast of The Inheritance was straight? Are they simply undeclared or was there some "no-h*mo" posturing in the press? "As a straight man with a gay cousin it's an honor to play a gay role... etc. etc."

itsjustmejonhotmailcom said: "MrsSallyAdams said: "When did gay critics deduce that the cast ofThe Inheritancewas straight? Are they simply undeclared or was there some "no-h*mo" posturing in the press? "As a straight man with a gay cousin it's an honor to play a gay role... etc. etc.""

A cursory check of social media gives you a good idea. As did the three leads bringing their girlfriends to opening night."

I don't understand why that matters though? If you hadn't have told me I never would have known. Their performances are incredible and I completely bought into each of their characters.

 

itsjustmejonhotmailcom said: "Chowd95 said: "itsjustmejonhotmailcom said: "MrsSallyAdams said: "When did gay critics deduce that the cast ofThe Inheritancewas straight? Are they simply undeclared or was there some "no-h*mo" posturing in the press? "As a straight man with a gay cousin it's an honor to play a gay role... etc. etc.""

A cursory check of social media gives you a good idea. As did the three leads bringing their girlfriends to opening night."

I don't understand why that matters though? If you hadn't have told me I never would have known. Their performances are incredible and I completely bought into each of their characters.

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As a gay man, I didn't find their performances authentic."

How so?

It honestly never crossed my mind  if any of the actors were straight. The central performances are genuine. I was very surprised to learn some of them weren't gay. Which means they are doing their jobs beautifully. 

Here is part of EW's recent interview with Matthew Lopez, which will perhaps be the final word on this issue.

Since this is a play about what it means to be a gay man, do you prioritize casting gay actors or the best person for the job?

"I have to go for whoever’s right for the role. The play is too enormous. The roles are too enormous to not do that. I’m very sensitive to the feelings of out gay actors in this business who see roles going to straight actors. As we were casting, we made a lot of overtures to out gay actors, many of whom passed on these roles. So, I’ve learned you cannot force an actor to do a play at gunpoint. We opened the doors to all corners and we looked at who was best for the part in terms of their spirit, in terms of their voices, and we cast the show according to those needs."

The entire interview can be found here.

Updated On: 11/23/19 at 05:08 AM

Maybe I'm cynical, but that strikes me as the only answer Lopez could give, when it comes his and the production's best interests- sort of vague and puts the onus elsewhere and rests on the old "it's the best actors for the job always!" appeal to meritocracy. All the offers to out gay actors were declined? How... interesting. 

Updated On: 11/27/19 at 11:29 AM

David Cote was snoring loudly at The Michaels 2 weeks ago - I'm surprised he stayed awake to write his review.

Wait, offers were made to a list of gay male actors who turned this down? Quite a statement. It either speaks to their other stellar opportunities or their issues with the script. Or maybe he's, like, you know, exaggerating to make a point. 

Maybe the "Boys" revival is still in my consciousness. An old  gay play -- to many boomers, THE gay play, before "Angels," though one with a track record of being un-PC -- pulled stars. But a new gay play couldn't get 'em on board?

Interesting.

Will3700 said: "Can anyone at this point hazard a guess if they will release tickets through at least May 2020?

I so want to see this and have left open slots on my May trip."

The producers are committed to running through to the Tonys.

 

Miles2Go2 said: "Today I decided I might bite the bullet and buy tickets for both parts. It looks like the codes that I want to use work best on January 5 if I want to see both parts on the same day. That’s during the time that I will be there. However when I go to Telecharge Offers and try to use the codes I get as far as the seat map loading and then it just never loads. And I know that it usually takes a while for the seat map to load but it shouldn’t take 15 minutes. Any thoughts? I could probably wait at least for part two and get a discount ticket for that Sunday hen Audience Rewards releases January dates. "

Telecharge’s website can be very unfriendly when trying to book performances in succession. Their customer service is usually very helpful. You might want to call them.