Weinstein in Secret negotiations with Morrison — Page 2

Should the rumors prove true, is now a good time to ask that a shirtless scene be added to the script? :-P

He may not be the most interesting actor on the block...but he's still damn hot.

^This. Morrison is only a draw for the tween moms with a teacher fetish.

I really liked Morrison in South Pacific and think he's better suited for the role than Jordan (IMO, he's the 'bland actor'). He's more mature and I prefer his acting.

I'll bet dollars to donuts that Weinstein will issue a statement on the matter.

And as much as i hate to agree with DAME….yeah, I don't like the idea of Morrison in the role either.

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Updated On: 9/3/14 at 04:27 PM

Is Matthew Morrison the person known in the states, or is he 'that guy from glee'? Because that's the other issue, his career really hasn't taken off outside glee and will seeing his name alone on a poster mean anything to anyone?

Maybe they'll call him Glee's Mathew Morrison and he can be on the poster next to tinker bell with his hand in the shape of an L.

I think the shows biggest problem is its source material. It just isn't a family entertainment spectacle, and that's what they seem to want to change it into

Agreed. Vocals: Jordan wins hands down. Morrison is a very bland leading man type. He was perfect for South Pacific because there's nothing challenging about the role and he wasn't carrying the show. I'm just not sure he has the "spark" that would make people want to come see the show. The whole show reeks of blandness, so to put such a boring leading man in the role... I don't know. Doesn't excite me.

It's funny to me that everyone here is calling Morrison a bland leading man type, when that is exactly how I describe Jordan to others. At least Morrison is somewhat more age appropriate for the role (granted, I think the whole production's representation of Barrie is misguided).

Morrison has done the music for this incarnation, I believe. He did a workshop less than two months before the show went to ART, so unless they rewrote the whole score... Also, he nominated Mia Michaels and Gary Barlow (I believe) for the ice bucket challenge and bought a new apartment in NYC. Which does imply he's still attached in some manner to the production.

He is definitely more of a draw than Jordan. If I polled my students, I would say at least half would know who Morrison was, where as I would be lucky if any of them knew of Jordan. My mother and several of her friends know "that guy from Glee," if not his name. So between the two... I think that Morrison stands more of a chance of drawing in the family tourist crowd (which seems to be what Harvey is aiming for) than Jordan.

I wouldn't say Jordan is not-bland - at least compared to say to someone like James Corden - but in Bonnie and Clyde and A Bed and A Room I found him to be watchable. Morrison is just like milk toast.

I am team Morrison all the way. Disagree that he lacks charisma and acting chops. I remember when on Glee his character discovered that his wife was faking a pregnacy and he blew up, I couldnt keep my eyes off him, very well done. His singing voice is also lovely, his performance of Dannys Song was really sweet.

Morrison took part in the workshop earlier this year and the director out right said that the reason that he was not going to be in the preview was because it clashed with Glee. It sounds like they idealy wanted him to continue the role based on his performace in the workshop. IF he gets the broadway opening then I cant hold it against him that he didnt do the preview since he was honoring a longstanding committment to another project.

Updated On: 9/3/14 at 06:05 PM

We can debate it all we want, but the show is the star. Her direction is the star. It's not the leading man. They want someone serviceable, so I think either is a fine choice. They're not trying to reinvent the wheel. Look at her Pippin, the people were very "Broadway" style acting.