The next Pierpont Finch in HOW TO SUCCEED will be...- Page 2

[eatlasagna]

Posted: 5/13/11 at 2:23am

well then the title of this thread is a little misleading

[DCROCKS]

Posted: 5/13/11 at 7:05am

DARREN CRISS WOULD BE AMAZING!!!!

[aasjb4ever]

Posted: 5/13/11 at 7:43am

^...no...not really.

[AC126748]

Posted: 5/13/11 at 8:27am

Zaden and Meron were smart to close PROMISES, PROMISES after the original stars left. They should follow suit here.

Updated On: 5/13/11 at 08:27 AM

[Neverandy]

Posted: 5/13/11 at 8:48am

ralph machio

[dreaming]

Posted: 5/13/11 at 10:01am

Ralph Macchio would be perfect, actually.

[newintown]

Posted: 5/13/11 at 10:01am

Is there some strange hallucinogen in the nation's water supply? What's all this idiotic talk about Darren Criss? Betty White would make more sense...

Like this group's last amateur Mad Men rip-off, the summer-stock-on-Broadway revival of Promises, this one will close when the star departs.

[madbrian]

Posted: 5/13/11 at 10:16am

Macchio turns 50 in November. I guess they could bring Mullally back to play Rosemary opposite him.

[dreaming]

Posted: 5/13/11 at 10:41am

Macchio doesn't LOOK 50 though. If you didn't know how old he was I'm pretty sure you'd never guess.

[Neverandy]

Posted: 5/13/11 at 10:46am

You all understand that I was joking, right?
Machio headlined the National Tour of the Last revival of H2$ and IIRC was supposed to come do the show on Broadway towards the end of the run. I'm not sure if the show closed before he appeared though.

[dreaming]

Posted: 5/13/11 at 10:52am

Well after he wins Dancing With the Stars (which I fully expect) he will definitely put butts in the seats.

Posted: 5/13/11 at 11:08am

Ashton Kutcher

or

Loretta Switt.

[trentsketch]

Posted: 5/13/11 at 11:13am

The obvious choice is Patti Lupone or Laura Benanti.

However, rumor has it that Angela Lansbury has been tapped as a replacement.

Posted: 5/13/11 at 11:29am

The grande dame of the theatre

Phylicia Rashad Allen

hey hey hey!

[ahhrealmonsters]

Posted: 5/13/11 at 11:38am

Bobby Steggert.

[greensgreens]

Posted: 5/13/11 at 12:29pm

Macchio was excellent in the tour (I thought on-par with Broderick, or even better), but even at that time he was a pretty old Finch. I can't imagine how he would come across nearly 15 years later in the same role!

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 5/13/11 at 12:33pm

I Ike the Phylicia Rashad idea but only if Bill Cosby can star opposite her.

[Almira]

Posted: 5/13/11 at 12:59pm

I saw Macchio and Broderick. No comparsion.

Macchio was dull. Just slightly above a community college level performance.

The only interesting part of his performance was actually his final bow. After 2 1/2 hours of nothing, he coolly strutted on stage for his curtain call like he had just left us in orgasmic afterglow. He had the "I know.. I know.. I'm THAT good" attitude. It was laughable.

Updated On: 5/13/11 at 12:59 PM

[jonartdesigns]

Posted: 5/13/11 at 1:18pm

Chris Hanke might actually make a better Finch than Frump...

[DCROCKS]

Posted: 5/13/11 at 1:31pm

Have you ever seen Glee, or his Harry Potter the Musical youtube videos...he's incredibly talented. Not to mention he would be box office gold!!!!

[Kad]

Posted: 5/13/11 at 4:12pm

I don't think he would be "box office gold". I think he's quite talented, but he is not a "name" yet.

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 5/13/11 at 4:18pm

A bigger question is, will the Producers be able to recoup with this show as they were not with PROMISES....

I don't see Elisha wood filling the seats like Danny R. does.

[wonkit]

Posted: 5/13/11 at 6:08pm

Does Noah Robbins (currently in ARCADIA) sing, because I think he would be fabulous.

[hyperbole_and_a_half]

Posted: 5/13/11 at 6:23pm

Lea Michele

Posted: 5/15/11 at 8:57am

Christy Carlson ROmano??



(I just like saying that name)