Taboo

[aurora1958]

Taboo#0

Posted: 6/25/03 at 12:57am

Anyone know anything about this Boy George musical? All I know is that Asa S. is understudying the Boy George roll...anyone know who else is in it?

[broadwayguy2]

re: Taboo#1

Posted: 6/25/03 at 5:07am

Cary Shields is in it. Curently, he is playing Roger in Rent at the Neder. he also played the role on the Benny tour, and Toronto as well as in the Toronto company.

[IssaMe]

re: re: Taboo#2

Posted: 6/25/03 at 6:04am

Raul Esparza?

[JakeB]

re: re: re: Taboo#3

Posted: 6/25/03 at 7:24am

Weren't there rumours of Kelly Osbourne?

[broadwayguy2]

re: re: re: re: Taboo#4

Posted: 6/25/03 at 7:26am

Rumors.
haven't heard anymore about her being involved.

[PigletH13]

re: Taboo#5

Posted: 6/25/03 at 8:49am

She was asked but I think she may have recently said no. I think the website is:

www.tabooonbroadway.com

addition to the serenity prayer: Help me hide the bodies of the people I had to kill because they pissed me off!!! :-)

[BrdwyThtr]

re: re: Taboo#6

Posted: 6/25/03 at 12:23pm

Broadway can do without Kelly Osbourne!

[broadwayguy2]

re: re: re: Taboo#7

Posted: 6/25/03 at 7:06pm

i see that raul esparza and Srah Uriarte-Berry have officially joined the cast. I loved her In Les Miz.

[LC]

re: Taboo#8

Posted: 6/26/03 at 3:57pm

So far:

Euan Morton as Boy George
Raul Esparza as Philip Sallon
"Boy" George O'Dowd as Leigh Bowery
Sarah Uriarte-Berry as Nicola (Bateman/Bowery)
Cary Shields as Marcus (Can anyone confirm this is the role he is cast for?)

Of these 5 roles, Marcus is the only ficticious character.

Recently Boy George was asked on UK TV if the Kelly Osbourne rumours were true. His reply: Over my dead body, I'm not being funny, but we need people who can really sing. Updated On: 6/26/03 at 03:57 PM

[broadwayguy2]

re: re: Taboo#9

Posted: 6/26/03 at 6:39pm

Cary Shields is confirmed. If you look at his Rent bio, it says he will be in Taboo this fall.

[LC]

re: re: re: Taboo#10

Posted: 6/26/03 at 8:05pm

Thanks for the info

[BrdwyThtr]

re: re: re: re: Taboo#11

Posted: 6/26/03 at 8:39pm

Weren't there some legal problems with the audience participation? I believe the producers were scared that if they used the same amount of participation as in London, people would be suing? I guess the participation is intense!

[broadwayguy2]

re: re: re: re: re: Taboo#12

Posted: 6/26/03 at 8:40pm

No, the procducer's weren't worried. The lawyers were. I HAVE to see Taboo though. I love Sarah Uriarte-Berry and Cary Shields.

[BrdwyThtr]

re: re: re: re: re: re: Taboo#13

Posted: 6/26/03 at 8:47pm

I'm excited too!

[ChrisLovesShows]

re: re: re: re: re: re: re: Taboo#14

Posted: 6/26/03 at 8:51pm

What is a Tabooon?

"Do you know ChrisLovesShows?" "Yes. Why, yes he does!"

[broadwayguy2]

re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: Taboo#15

Posted: 6/26/03 at 8:53pm

www.tabooonbroadway.com = www. Tabboo On Broadway .com

[LC]

re: re: re: re: re: Taboo#16

Posted: 6/26/03 at 8:59pm

Er, not intense, just bitchy! And Boy George may sit on your lap wearing a green feathered tutu

[Menken Fan]

re: Taboo#17

Posted: 6/27/03 at 5:59pm

Cary's casting was reported on Broadway.com today. One more reason to see this show...
Cary's badly outdated website

[PJ]

re: re: Taboo#18

Posted: 6/28/03 at 12:32pm

I'd like to see this show. But I'd have to go alone because I don't think my mother would enjoy a musical about Boy George. I think she's afraid of him...as wrong as that is.

[Phantom05]

re: re: re: Taboo#19

Posted: 6/28/03 at 1:46pm

Asa Somers from "Dance Of The Vampires" is supposed to be cast in the ensemble, and is also understudying for the lead character!

See Ya!!!

Phantom05

------- "We Drink Your Blood And Then We Eat Your Soul, Nothings Gonna Stop Us Let The Bad Times Roll" -------"Past The Point Of No Return, No Backward Glances, Abandon Thought And Let The Dream Begin"

[LC]

re: re: re: re: Taboo#20

Posted: 6/28/03 at 5:59pm

Yes, he is understudying the role of Boy George.

Does anyone know if this occurs in any other show? A real life character being portrayed on stage, whilst that real life character portrays someone else!

[catcher]

re: re: re: re: re: Taboo#21

Posted: 6/29/03 at 12:46am

I hate that ad! Has anyone seen it in times square? We must discuss.

[Feathah]

re: re: re: re: re: re: Taboo#22

Posted: 6/29/03 at 2:19am

The casting just makes me more and more excited to see this show. Although ideally I'd like to see it play at Circle In The Square. *sigh* Oh well! Maybe I just miss Rocky Horror. :)

"The theater is my life. I live it. I breathe it. I fondle it till it falls asleep." Jack (Will And Grace) http://feathah.blogspot.com

[LC]

re: re: re: re: re: re: Taboo#23

Posted: 6/29/03 at 4:44am

By the way, that's the real Leigh Bowery, not an actor, in that ad.

[BrdwyThtr]

re: re: re: re: re: re: re: Taboo#24

Posted: 6/29/03 at 5:38am

Thats not a bad idea! It should have booked The Circle in the Square. Perfect theatre for participation!