Posted: 7/3/19 at 6:22pm
Streisand was 19 years old when she made her Broadway debut in I CAN GET IT FOR YOU WHOLESALE in a show-stopping featured role and was 21 when she starred in FUNNY GIRL. Both times she was nominated for Tony Awards and by 21 she had 3 enormously successful albums released, won a Grammy Award as well as an Emmy Award for being a Guest on THE JUDY GARLAND SHOW.
Posted: 7/3/19 at 6:27pm
Eh.
And I do wonder in the developmental process who has the say to tell the writers “this isn’t working.” Like, can a director say “This isn’t a good song.” There were times in Tootsie where I thought “why did no one point out that this song doesn’t work.”
Updated On: 7/3/19 at 06:27 PM
Posted: 7/3/19 at 7:10pm
Posted: 7/3/19 at 11:28pm
RippedMan said: "I do wonder in the developmental process who has the say to tell the writers “this isn’t working.” Like, can a director say “This isn’t a good song.” There were times in Tootsie where I thought “why did no one point out that this song doesn’t work.”"
Really depends on who the writers/director/producer are. Some teams are more collaborative than others. It also depends on who is the (as William Goldman put it) "muscle" behind the show.
Sometimes, it is also a matter of "we don't have anything better" or "we've run out of time." There comes a time when you have to play the hand you're dealt and focus on making the existing show as good as it can be. There's also the story Manny Azenberg tells about Neil Simon: There was a hemorrhoids joke that was bombing. After a week it hadn't been replaced so he went to Simon: "Hemorrhoids?" to which Simon said something like "don't you think I know it's bad?? I just don't have anything better!"
Posted: 7/9/19 at 12:23pm
There was a tweet from Hollywood Reporter re: a cast announcement that was posted and deleted. Only face I recognized in the bunch was Isaac Powell.
Updated On: 7/9/19 at 12:23 PM
Posted: 7/9/19 at 12:31pm
Ugghhhh, dying to know who's cast. Although I must say I LOVE Isaac Powell in this.
Posted: 7/9/19 at 12:53pm
Mike Barrett said: "Ugghhhh, dying to know who's cast. Although I must say I LOVE Isaac Powell in this."
I WAS THINKING THE SAME THING. He follows the Instagram page....coincidence?
Posted: 7/9/19 at 3:35pm
I suspect we'll get another 6am puff piece with David Rooney interviewing Scott Rudin about the casting announcement tomorrow or Thursday.
Posted: 7/9/19 at 4:10pm
This starts rehearsing in a few months, it premieres in December, a casting announcement should be coming in the next week I would imagine.
Posted: 7/9/19 at 4:40pm
And yet still no announcement for The Inheritance which starts much sooner. Powell would work for that too, no?
Posted: 7/9/19 at 4:44pm
LuPita2 said: "This starts rehearsing in a few months, it premieres in December, a casting announcement should be coming in the next week I would imagine."
The theatre announcement is far more pressing. They need to get this thing on sale. The Broadway (if that indeed is where it's going) has a ton of seats and the last revival was only 10 years ago. With the assumption that they're going with Powell-type names who won't help the box office a bit, they could announce the cast in October and it would have the same impact.
Posted: 7/9/19 at 6:07pm
Posted: 7/9/19 at 6:07pm
That terrible revival closed eight years ago. That was truly horrific. Anyways, yes, if they are casting people no one has ever heard of, they need another angle. I think people will be very curious about the brand new choreography involved. Yes, the theater and ticket sales are key to this since the cast is not.
Updated On: 7/9/19 at 06:07 PM
Posted: 7/9/19 at 6:22pm
So the Isaac rumors were true..that casting sounds pretty interesting. The cast reads a lot younger than the previous revival.
Posted: 7/9/19 at 6:23pm
natashalost said: "Hollywood Reporter accidentally posted announcement. Isaac Cole Powell, Amat Ramasar, Ben Cook, Yesenia Ayala, and more all confirmed for revival.
https://twitter.com/marvelbway/status/1148631337684873218?s=21"
So, interestingly, Ben Cook is in the Spielberg film and the revival.
Posted: 7/9/19 at 6:25pm
Posted: 7/9/19 at 6:28pm
Amar doing more Broadway. Talented but......ew.
Posted: 7/9/19 at 6:35pm
CT2NYC said: "So, interestingly, Ben Cook is in the Spielberg film and the revival."
Yesenia Ayala, too.
I assume Amar is Bernardo? That's...a choice........
Updated On: 7/9/19 at 06:35 PM
Posted: 7/9/19 at 6:36pm
ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "...I assume Amar is Bernardo? That's...a choice........"
Oh god no. He is probably the worst actor Broadway has seen in years. Please for the love of God and all things good, anyone but him!
Posted: 7/9/19 at 6:37pm
Posted: 7/9/19 at 6:39pm
He is a great dancer. You need two other things to be in a Broadway musical though so.....hm. I doubt he is Bernardo. If so......damn.
Why did they delete the article though?
Updated On: 7/9/19 at 06:39 PM
Posted: 7/9/19 at 6:45pm
Posted: 7/9/19 at 6:45pm
^ Probably cause the announcement is supposed to be tomorrow. I like this cast though, Amar is interesting for sure however. Im honestly excited to see where this revival goes its certainly intriguing
Posted: 7/9/19 at 7:36pm
At 37, Amar is entirely too old for Bernardo.
I feel like this revival is shaping up to be an absolute disaster.
Updated On: 7/9/19 at 07:36 PM
Posted: 7/9/19 at 7:40pm
LuPita2 said: "Amar doing more Broadway. Talented but......ew."
Didn’t he spread some girl’s n*de pictures? Trash.
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