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#1

Tveit Officially Frank Jr in CMIYC

Posted: 11/2/08 at 2:57pm

I'm not sure if this has been posted. But right from his mouth he confirmed he is Frank Jr. Which apparently means that the show is in full swing to be brought to Broadway. Good job Aaron! You are gonna have a HUGE career!

Updated On: 11/2/08 at 02:57 PM

#2

re: Tveit Official Frank Jr in CMIYC

Posted: 11/2/08 at 3:01pm

Isn't there a pre-Broadway engagement scheduled for somewhere in 2009? I want to say that I heard it was in Chicago...?
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#3

re: Tveit Official Frank Jr in CMIYC

Posted: 11/2/08 at 4:26pm

Excuse my ignorance, but what the hell is "CMIYC". I'm drawing a blank.
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#6

re: Tveit Official Frank Jr in CMIYC

Posted: 11/2/08 at 4:34pm

Nathan Lane was attached at one point as the Tom Hanks role, but I don't know what's going on with that now.
#8

re: Tveit Official Frank Jr in CMIYC

Posted: 11/2/08 at 4:41pm

I believe Norbert has been bruted about for that role. But stuff happens...
#9

re: Tveit Official Frank Jr in CMIYC

Posted: 11/2/08 at 4:44pm

Hmm..with NEXT TO NORMAL rumored to be eyeing a possible Broadway opening next season, this should be interesting.
#11

re: Tveit Official Frank Jr in CMIYC

Posted: 11/2/08 at 5:06pm

Where has it been rumored N2N is eyeing a Broadway transfer? I haven't heard that discussed, though I'd be thrilled if it were true.
#13

re: Tveit Official Frank Jr in CMIYC

Posted: 11/2/08 at 7:03pm

I hope Mr. Shaiman will log on soon and clear all of this speculation. If I remember correctly a few months ago someone started a thread with the same topic and Mr. Shaiman said that it was not true at all.
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#15

re: Tveit Official Frank Jr in CMIYC

Posted: 11/2/08 at 9:25pm

I've been following this show closely, and it seems to me that Tveit and Butz were going to move on with the show to Broadway, because Lane chose Addams. Tom Wopat has been constant with every workshop, I believe. Louise Pitre and Christine Ebersole have workshopped the mother role. All of the other roles have had various actors, such as Brenda (Keenan-Bolger, Kerry Butler, and Annaleigh Ashford).
#16

re: Tveit Official Frank Jr in CMIYC

Posted: 11/2/08 at 9:41pm

What speculation? There is no speculation. Tveit said it in an "interview"

Updated On: 11/2/08 at 09:41 PM

#17

re: Tveit Official Frank Jr in CMIYC

Posted: 11/3/08 at 2:04am

ucjrdude, can you link to the interview?

From your initial post of "right from his mouth," it sounded like you were saying he told you personally. Nothing against you, but Aaron has one or two crazies on this board who claim he tells them about roles he's taking (a la WSS) when it's not true so I think people take word of mouth stuff with a grain of salt.

Shaiman did post on here when the WSS thing happened "may the best show win" regarding Aaron being up for Catch Me If You Can. The implication being that they definitely wanted him.
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Updated On: 11/3/08 at 02:04 AM

#18

re: Tveit Official Frank Jr in CMIYC

Posted: 11/3/08 at 11:15am

Sure. Go your search bar and type in www.broadway.com
Then when you get on that page click "My New York" Scroll down to his favorite memory of NY Theatre. He talks about A) his opening night in Hairspray and B)Getting cast in CMIYC
#19

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Posted: 11/3/08 at 12:07pm

To me, that interview makes it seem like he was just cast in the workshops, not in the future Broadway production.
#21

re: Tveit Official Frank Jr in CMIYC

Posted: 11/3/08 at 1:55pm

adam, I heard it from more than one prospective producer who have been following the show since before Second Stage and are really set on bringing it to Broadway soon.

They had considered taking it to the Helen Hayes when XANADU was doing really poorly in the Spring of last season but decided to wait and see what would happen with a little retooling. Hence why it's in D.C. So hopefully it'll make its way to Broadway next season. It has immense potential.
#22

re: Tveit Official Frank Jr in CMIYC

Posted: 11/3/08 at 2:20pm

My guess would be that it may well be what Second Stage opens their ownership of the Helen Hayes with when that starts.
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#23

re: Tveit Official Frank Jr in CMIYC

Posted: 11/3/08 at 4:25pm

Some of you guys seem to forget that this is a business. Aaron is probably still attached to the show now, and probably has every intention of keeping it that way but any number of things can happen between workshops and Bway productions that can change the situation- things we've even seen happen to other actors(schedule conflicts, script changes, out of town reviews, bigger jobs, etc). Anything said at this point wouldnt be a rock solid guarantee to either production, its way too early.
#24

re: Tveit Official Frank Jr in CMIYC

Posted: 11/3/08 at 6:24pm

I wonder if he lives in Brooklyn Heights, since he talks about eating pizza there.
#25

re: Tveit Official Frank Jr in CMIYC

Posted: 11/5/08 at 7:02pm

i think Tveit went to Ithaca College. He is such a talent. And he's definitely doing CMIYC. Gavin creel also went in for the role, i heard.

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