TORCH SONG Transferring to Broadway

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 12/9/17 at 12:02pm

I spoke to a cast member this week who told me that the show is most likely going to be transferring. Not sure when yet but it's exciting that this beautiful production is going to have a life after closing this weekend. 

Thought I'd pass on the (possible) good news.

[HogansHero]

Posted: 12/9/17 at 12:08pm

this had been reported somewhere before with the date fall 2018 attached

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 12/9/17 at 12:18pm

Oh, i hadn’t heard that.

[BroadwayConcierge]

Posted: 12/9/17 at 12:24pm

I've heard Fall 2018 on this one too, and that they're pretty much set with a theatre.

[HogansHero]

Posted: 12/9/17 at 12:49pm

I assume they would do it at the Hayes, after Straight White Men.

[Gizmo6]

Posted: 12/9/17 at 1:50pm

I saw it a couple of weeks ago and loved it. 

I was thinking it should transfer and was thinking of Harvey playing Ma. 

 

[GeorgeandDot]

Posted: 12/9/17 at 2:41pm

I also heard it was transfering in the fall. The production is great, but I'm still not sure Urie is right for the part.

[Scarywarhol]

Posted: 12/9/17 at 3:00pm

Saw this recently and thought it had aged very poorly, and Urie was almost comically wrong for the part.

[ELP]

Posted: 12/11/17 at 1:22am

GeorgeandDot said: "I also heard it was transfering in the fall. The production is great, but I'm still not sure Urie is right for the part."

Did not see this production or the original but did see it in Washington DC a few years ago and can't imagine a better Arnold than Brandon Uranowitz. He was absolutely brilliant in the role, and would guarantee him a Tony in the Broadway production, should he ever be cast.

Is the same cast transferring - Urie, et al? 

[Skip23]

Posted: 12/11/17 at 1:27am

Urie is SO miscast!

I'll bet Uranowitz was much more interesting.

 

 

[BroadwayConcierge]

Posted: 12/11/17 at 1:40am

Uranowitz would guarantee a ticket from me.

[GeorgeandDot]

Posted: 12/11/17 at 2:12am

Uranowitz is perfect. I wish it were his performance coming to Broadway.

[RndmAnswrs4RndmQstns]

Posted: 12/11/17 at 7:07am

Having not known anything about the play before seeing it, I thought it was easily one of the better things I’ve seen all year. I thought Urie was great in the role, and I would love to see this again when it transfers.

[HogansHero]

Posted: 12/11/17 at 9:22am

ELP said: "GeorgeandDot said: "I also heard it was transfering in the fall. The production is great, but I'm still not sure Urie is right for the part."

Did not see this production or the original but did see it inWashington DC a few years ago andcan't imagine a better Arnold than Brandon Uranowitz. He was absolutely brilliant in the role, and would guarantee hima Tonyin theBroadway production, should he ever be cast.

Is the same cast transferring -Urie, et al?"

***IF*** it transfers, it would be with Urie and would not transfer without him. That some people here think it would transfer with Brandon Uranowitz reflects the level of cluelessness that is common here. 

It doesn't really matter whether one personally likes Urie's performance or not. We are not at the point of debating that and it is irrelevant to this thread.

 

[Valentina3]

Posted: 12/11/17 at 9:34am

^

Huh?
1) we are at the point of debating that because a lot of people have seen the show which is supposedly transferring
2) how is it not relevant to this thread?

You often make really good points, Hoganshero but I wish you'd cut out the bs elitism and saying stuff like this just to say them.

That being said, I personally loved Urie's performance and didn't think he was miscast at all. The only thing I didn't like about the show were the cuts. I understand why they were done, but they were unnecessary. The trilogy aspect of the show is an absolute masterpiece and I hope they restore it for the Broadway run (I hope this debate is allowed and relevant to this thread).

[HogansHero]

Posted: 12/11/17 at 11:06am

Valentina3 said: "^

Huh?
1) we are at the point of debating that because a lot of people have seen the show which is supposedly transferring
2) how is it not relevant to this thread?

You often make really good points, Hoganshero but I wish you'd cut out the bs elitism and saying stuff like this just to say them.

That being said, I personally loved Urie's performance and didn't think he was miscast at all. The only thing I didn't like about the show were the cuts. I understand why they were done, but they were unnecessary. The trilogy aspect of the show is an absolute masterpiece and I hope they restore it for the Broadway run (I hope this debate is allowed and relevant to this thread)."

What I said was not elitist, unless logic has become an elitist notion. This show is not going to transfer without Urie, Urie has been well-enough liked that the show sold out at outrageous prices off-B and what some people here may think about him is not germane to the question of a transfer because the verdict is already in on that subject. 

As far as I am concerned, everything is allowed here, but that does not mean everything is relevant. When one posts in a public forum, the risk of being called out on any number of grounds is always present. Do you want to chill others from pointing out illogic in posts? That to me seems far more heinous than the alternative.

[GeorgeandDot]

Posted: 12/11/17 at 12:24pm

I'm confused. Did anyone suggest that Urie isn't transferring with the show?

[Luscious]

Posted: 12/11/17 at 12:24pm

I saw the final performance on Saturday. IMO, an overall good production - not great. Doesn't hold a candle to the original production(s), which I saw on and off-Broadway numerous times. Urie was indeed miscast, failing to even come close to landing many of the lines from Fierstein's acerbic stage play. Additionally, his performance did not deliver the emotional punch required of the role. I give him an A+ for effort for having the courage to take on an iconic role associated with only one other actor, especially an actor as unique as Fierstein, in a role that was tailor-made for him. Mercedes Ruehl as Mama was the best thing about the show, but even she failed to land certain lines and deliver as intense a performance as previously delivered by the likes of Estelle Getty, and Anne Bancroft in the film adaptation. The remainder of the cast were fine, with the exception of Jack Difalco, who was also unfortunately miscast as David. In addition to my not caring for his interpretation of the character, I felt that he came off as too mature to be playing a 15 going on 16-year old. As for a Broadway run, I really don't feel this production warrants one.

Despite its flaws, I enjoyed the show and am glad I saw it. It brought back many great memories of the original production and made me want to pull out my DVD of the movie, if for no other reason than to revisit Harvey's iconic performance as Arnold. I'm stumped as to why this film has never been remastered or released on Blu-ray.

[BroadwayRox3588]

Posted: 12/11/17 at 12:54pm

HogansHero said: "ELP said: "GeorgeandDot said: "I also heard it was transfering in the fall. The production is great, but I'm still not sure Urie is right for the part."

Did not see this production or the original but did see it inWashington DC a few years ago andcan't imagine a better Arnold than Brandon Uranowitz. He was absolutely brilliant in the role, and would guarantee hima Tonyin theBroadway production, should he ever be cast.

Is the same cast transferring -Urie, et al?"

***IF*** it transfers, it would be with Urie and would not transfer without him. That some people here think it would transfer with Brandon Uranowitz reflects the level of cluelessness that is common here.

It doesn't really matter whether one personally likes Urie's performance or not. We are not at the point of debating that and it is irrelevant to this thread.

"

Dude. Nobody said Uranowitz might be transferring with it. They said they **WISH** he was. Since we're talking irrelevance...

Updated On: 12/11/17 at 12:54 PM

[HogansHero]

Posted: 12/11/17 at 1:08pm

GeorgeandDot said: "I'm confused. Did anyone suggest that Urie isn't transferring with the show?"

Someone asked, and the response was (other than from me) an avalanche of negativity about Urie that flies in the face of the overall reaction (and that would make someone coming first to this discussion think there were compelling reasons for Considering an alternative), combined with accolades for a fine actor who would not sell tickets on Broadway even if the subject were open for discussion (IRL, which seems beside the point to some here). But feel free to post whatever makes you feel warm and fuzzy.

 

[GeorgeandDot]

Posted: 12/11/17 at 1:10pm

^Who p*ssed in your oatmeal, Hogan?

By the way, is Urie really that much of a box office name?  I would think Uranowitz would be about equal.

Updated On: 12/11/17 at 01:10 PM

[HogansHero]

Posted: 12/11/17 at 1:14pm

GeorgeandDot said: "^Who p*ssed in your oatmeal?"

I am on a low carb diet. (The question is, I guess, a typical response to logic from the logic-challenged.)

 

[BroadwayRox3588]

Posted: 12/11/17 at 1:17pm

I'm so excited for the dialogue that is about to come from this.

[GeorgeandDot]

Posted: 12/11/17 at 1:19pm

Wtf? What's your problem? I get what you're saying, but why are you being so confrontational? No one is suggesting that Urie won't be transferring if this production transfers. We're just saying that Urie was a bit miscast and the production would have been better had it starred another actor.

Also sir, please kindly go f*ck yourself.

Updated On: 12/11/17 at 01:19 PM

[HogansHero]

Posted: 12/11/17 at 1:23pm

No problem at all. And it's clear that you appreciate that there is no connection between the question at hand (a transfer) and what a few people here think of the production and/or its star. I call that irrelevant, but I don't really care enough to continue discussing, but have a ball.