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West Side Story revival?

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DramaTeach
#100West Side Story revival?
Posted: 7/10/19 at 2:04pm

Anyone have the cast list? It's been taken down from all sites.

jpiedrafite
#101West Side Story revival?
Posted: 7/10/19 at 2:07pm

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/west-side-story-broadway-revival-cast-unveiled-1223044

Casting article is back up. Previews start on 12/10 at the Broadway.

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LuPita2
#102West Side Story revival?
Posted: 7/10/19 at 2:12pm

Wow. 23 Broadway debuts. This is either going to be amazing or absolutely terrible. Interesting that the actors' playing Bernardo and Anita were both in Carousel last year.  

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VotePeron
#103West Side Story revival?
Posted: 7/10/19 at 2:20pm

Ahmad Simmons leaving Hadestown must've been a tough move. He has guaranteed work in Hadestown for as long as he'd want, but a speaking/featured role in WSS is definitely a good move for the resume. Good for him, and the entire cast. This show is going to be wild.

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QueenAlice
#104West Side Story revival?
Posted: 7/10/19 at 2:24pm

ACL2006 said: "If this is going into the Broadway with no names, it won't last longer than 6-9 months."

When has there ever been a stage production of West Side Story that cast bankable names in it? 

 


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Fetus
#105West Side Story revival?
Posted: 7/10/19 at 2:28pm

Amar Ramasar is a stain on an otherwise exciting cast of new talent. A poor actor with a disgusting past.

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IdinaBellFoster
#106West Side Story revival?
Posted: 7/10/19 at 2:29pm

They had my attention at Isaac Powell.


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FlyHigh523
#107West Side Story revival?
Posted: 7/10/19 at 2:30pm

Fetus said: "Amar Ramasar is a stain on an otherwiseexciting cast of new talent. A poor actor with a disgusting past."

Absolutely agreed. Such a shame.

InTheBathroom1
#108West Side Story revival?
Posted: 7/10/19 at 2:36pm

I thought Isaac was the weak link in Once On This Island so I’m not really feeling too excited by this.

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Mike Barrett
#109West Side Story revival?
Posted: 7/10/19 at 2:38pm

Someone mind brushing me up on the history of Amar? Otherwise, I’m thrilled this will be my first cast for a professional production of West Side Story

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joevitus
#110West Side Story revival?
Posted: 7/10/19 at 2:41pm

Another male sent him naked pics of a female dancer (that she apparently had sent or at least let be taken). He sent back a topless pic of another female dancer (presumably gotten in similar circumstances. There was a third male dancer also trading such pics with them. One of the women found out and pressed for reprisal. He and the others were fired from their dance company for their actions, they in turn sued, and the decision was--as it was not a work-related incident--that while a suspension would have been acceptable, firing was unjust. He was reinstated in the company. Now he's doing Broadway, and the incident is shadowing him. 

Updated On: 7/10/19 at 02:41 PM

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Sauja
#111West Side Story revival?
Posted: 7/10/19 at 2:41pm

Mike Barrett said: "Someone mind brushing me up on the history of Amar? Otherwise, I’m thrilled this will be my first cast for a professional production of West Side Story"

Amar was fired by the NYC Ballet for harassing another dancer by sharing videos of her having sex with...him? Another dancer? I can't remember exactly who did what sharing and who was involved, but it was a really icky story that made him sound dreadful. I  don't love that he's included. But I'm especially baffled by his inclusion because he was TERRIBLE in Carousel. 

 

Morally repugnant AND a bad actor? What are you doing, Ivo?

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bwayphreak234
#112West Side Story revival?
Posted: 7/10/19 at 2:45pm

InTheBathroom1 said: "I thought Isaac was the weak link in Once On This Island so I’m not really feeling too excited by this."

100% agreed. I just can't see him as Tony. The inclusion of Amar in the cast is baffling considering his past behavior and atrocious acting. I am fully expecting another self-indulgent and pretentious production from Ivo Van Hove for this. I hope I am wrong.

 


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ljay889
#113West Side Story revival?
Posted: 7/10/19 at 2:45pm

^ I agree. I’m smelling a huge flop.

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joevitus
#114West Side Story revival?
Posted: 7/10/19 at 2:46pm

Pics, not sex, and sharing a pic shared with you isn't harassment. It's cretinous behavior, but not harassment.  He's a jerk, not a predator. And the person allowed the pic (or even the video of sex, if you like) to be taken. Pro tip: don't do that if you don't trust the person who will have the image.

Updated On: 7/10/19 at 02:46 PM

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LuPita2
#115West Side Story revival?
Posted: 7/10/19 at 2:47pm

Morally repugnant AND a bad actor? What are you doing, Ivo?

I love that. Almost as much as seeing the posters here defending him for obvious reasons. But, that bro rape culture has to stick together!

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bwaylyric
#116West Side Story revival?
Posted: 7/10/19 at 2:49pm

A bunch of who? who? and who?  I can't get excited about this one either.

I didn't find Isaac Powell convincing as TiMoune's love interest in OOTI.  I hope that changes with Maria.  

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joevitus
#117West Side Story revival?
Posted: 7/10/19 at 2:49pm

Sharing a picture is rape? It's bad behavior, but rape????

I'm a gay man, not part of any bro culture. I have no idea how many people I've shared pics with. If they share those pics with others, that's more on me than on them. Personal responsibility isn't a trait just for others to adopt. It starts with the decisions we make ourselves.

Updated On: 7/10/19 at 02:49 PM

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FlyHigh523
#118West Side Story revival?
Posted: 7/10/19 at 2:49pm

joevitus said: "Pics, not sex, and sharing a pic shared with you isn't harassment. It's cretinous behavior, but not harassment. He's a jerk, not a predator. And the person allowed the pic (or even the video of sex, if you like) to be taken. Pro tip: don't do that if you don't trust the person who will havethe image."

If you don’t think that sharing a naked picture with another person constitutes as harassment, you’ve got a lot of soul searching to do, friend. It is absolutely harassment. I smell a lot of victim blaming here, but we won’t get into that. 

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AC126748
#119West Side Story revival?
Posted: 7/10/19 at 2:51pm

Ramasar was awful in Carousel. Then he weaseled his way out of accountability for his bad actions on a technicality. This stinks any way you scratch it.


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Fetus
#120West Side Story revival?
Posted: 7/10/19 at 2:51pm

joevitus said: "Pics, not sex, and sharing a pic shared with you isn't harassment. It's cretinous behavior, but not harassment. He's a jerk, not a predator. And the person allowed the pic (or even the video of sex, if you like) to be taken. Pro tip: don't do that if you don't trust the person who will havethe image."

This is victim shaming. Taking any focus away from how disgusting this action is and trying to pass it off on the victim who had their photos distributed without consent is just morally repugnant.

natashalost
#121West Side Story revival?
Posted: 7/10/19 at 2:51pm

Fetus said: "Amar Ramasar is a stain on an otherwise exciting cast of new talent. A poor actor with a disgusting past."
Couldn't have said it better myself.

I can think of at least twelve actors off the top of my head who would play this role better than Amar, so I can't even imagine the number of actors someone with the reach of Scott Rudin could find. It's absolutely baffling to me why they had him fill this role. There was nobody better? I don't believe it.

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#122West Side Story revival?
Posted: 7/10/19 at 2:52pm

Really wanted to check this one out, but totally just lost all interest I had when reading Amar was cast. Wtf Rudin.

dphibbs94
#123West Side Story revival?
Posted: 7/10/19 at 2:53pm

I don't know why there are so many preconceived notions that this is going to be a bad production. When they announced it back in 2017 it was billed as a completely reimagined piece. Yes, the Broadway is huge, but maybe it's going to be that big of a production. No one knows anything about it and I don't think it's fair to just assume that it's going to be bad. 

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Call_me_jorge
#124West Side Story revival?
Posted: 7/10/19 at 2:53pm

FlyHigh523 said: "joevitus said: "Pics, not sex, and sharing a pic shared with you isn't harassment. It's cretinous behavior, but not harassment. He's a jerk, not a predator. And the person allowed the pic (or even the video of sex, if you like) to be taken. Pro tip: don't do that if you don't trust the person who will havethe image."

If you don’t think that sharing a naked picture with another person constitutes as harassment, you’ve got a lot of soul searching to do, friend. It is absolutely harassment. I smell a lot of victim blaming here, but we won’t get into that.
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