Theatre roles for Timothee Chalamet

I had tickets to see him in 4000 Miles at The Old Vic in May of 2020. The Old Vic still maintains that they're committed to putting that on one day...probably just waiting for his schedule to clear.

He's also won a Lucile Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actor for Prodigal Son.

I'd imagine that he wants to start diving back into theater, he'll do at least a couple plays before he'd feel comfortable doing a musical. He's talked before about how he loved the work he got to do in Prodigal Son but that it was discouraging to perform it to extremely homogenous audiences, many of whom slept through it.

Owen22 said: "52889j said: "I had tickets to see him in 4000 Miles at The Old Vic in May of 2020. The Old Vic still maintains that they're committed to putting that on one day...probably just waiting for his schedule to clear.

He's also won a Lucile Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actor for Prodigal Son.

I'd imagine that he wants to start diving back into theater, he'll do at least a couple plays before he'd feel comfortable doing a musical. He's talked before about how he loved the work he got to do in Prodigal Son but that it was discouraging to perform it to extremely homogenous audiences, many of whom slept through it."

The Old Vic finally announced its new season and "4000 Miles" isn't part of it... I don't think I got a refund on my tickets, did you?"

I still haven't! But they have clarified here that they won't produce it "before Summer 2022" https://www.oldvictheatre.com/your-visit/postponed-cancelled-performances



Even if it ends up falling through, I don't mind my tickets being a temporary loan for the theater.

Updated On: 5/26/21 at 04:32 PM

As I said in the other thread, I like Chalamee less and less the more things I see him in, and I don't think he has much range. That said, I still think he has talent, and I think he'd be great in:

-This is Our Youth / maybe some other Kenneth Lonergan stuff

-Arcadia, as Septimus, depending on the quality of his accent

-Glass Menagerie, as the Gentleman Caller (I know, I know, he's too famous for it, but I think he's better for that role than he is for Tom)

-Iceman Cometh, as Parritt

-The Sound Inside, as the kid - actually, this role would be pretty perfect for him.

-The Seagull, as Konstantin

-Death of a Salesman, as Biff

There are several Shakespeare roles that would be good for him on paper, except that his performance in "The King" (which was dumbed-down Shakespeare) was dreadful. He clearly had no clue what any of his lines meant. Maybe with a good director.

He'd be a perfect Dauphin in GOODTIME CHARLEY (the Joel Grey part) if anyone had the gumption to revive it in honor of the late great Anne Reinking.

Chalamet has sung on film and played Oscar in his high school production of SWEET CHARITY.

10 years ago he would have been a shoo-in for the "How To Succeed..." revival.

^That's a good one too.

Also, if (and I do mean IF) he were up to the task vocally, I would also suggest Pippin, and maybe Orpheus in Hadestown

sbflyfan said: "10 years ago he would have been a shoo-in for the "How To Succeed..." revival."

Unlikely. He would have been 16 with the face and body of a 12 year old.

Theatrefanboy1 said: "...- I wonder how he'd fair in BYE BYE BIRDIE or a SECRET GARDEN Revival... or in PRINCESS BRIDE"

Oh please, no. There is no role I can imagine him playing in The Princess Bride.

The first roles that came to mind for me were Dennis in THIS IS OUR YOUTH and Billy in Edward Albee’s THE GOAT. Maybe even Michal in THE PILLOWMAN. And I know he’s not a trained dancer but I always thought he would have made a great Riff in Spielberg’s WSS. His mother was a Broadway Dancer and he did train as kid. Definitely not a Mile Faist dancing wise but I think he could have acted the hell out of that role, IMHO.