Where's Franz (Tom Lenk) ?
Where's Franz (Tom Lenk) ?
Stage Door Sally
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/4/09
#1Where's Franz (Tom Lenk) ?
Posted: 11/24/09 at 10:26am
Got a discount offer from Broadway World for Rock of Ages today, but noticed Franz missing from the picture.
Hmm...having trouble creating a link to the picture. It's titled Give the gift of Rock and it's a group shot....
Updated On: 11/24/09 at 10:26 AM
#2re: Where's Franz (Tom Lenk) ?
Posted: 11/24/09 at 11:54amApparently he didn't want to be in the pictures.
#2re: Where's Franz (Tom Lenk) ?
Posted: 11/24/09 at 12:00pm
Here he is:
Maybe he just never wants pictures.
He should think about getting over that.
Goshen doesn't do High-School-shows.
#3re: Where's Franz (Tom Lenk) ?
Posted: 11/24/09 at 12:05pmFrom what I understand he's not a very pleasant individual.
Craww
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/13/06
#5re: Where's Franz (Tom Lenk) ?
Posted: 11/24/09 at 12:32pm
I love making fun of Tom Lenk on the internet for the high probability of him actually reading it.
I'm still mad at him for icing Jonathan on BtVS.
#6re: Where's Franz (Tom Lenk) ?
Posted: 11/24/09 at 12:37pmI got that discount offer too.... what is weird is that it is a publicity photo! It seems odd that an actor would be MIA from a group shot like that (it's the picture from the end of Act I BTW- the "Jazz Hands" Moment) I wonder what is going on there....
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Stage Door Sally
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/4/09
#7re: Where's Franz (Tom Lenk) ?
Posted: 11/24/09 at 12:38pm
I'm going to try once more to link the picture in question...
Also, how do you post an actual image? Not sure how "Optional Image" works. If there is a thread explaining this please let me know.
Here is the picture in question
Updated On: 11/24/09 at 12:38 PM
Dolly_Levi
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/8/04
#8re: Where's Franz (Tom Lenk) ?
Posted: 11/24/09 at 1:20pm
I thought Tom seemed like a totally sweet guy.
Is this not true?
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Carol Channing
#9re: Where's Franz (Tom Lenk) ?
Posted: 11/24/09 at 2:31pmHe seemed like a sweetie when I met him...
jonartdesigns
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/04
#10re: Where's Franz (Tom Lenk) ?
Posted: 11/24/09 at 4:06pmI think (I could be wrong) that this is one of the promo shots they did when don stephenson was still hertz. I think when they photoshopped Paul Schoffler in they may have accidentally left out Lenk
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#12re: Where's Franz (Tom Lenk) ?
Posted: 11/24/09 at 4:14pmSome of those publicity shots are taken during hours when not every cast member is able to be there. Perhaps that's what happened, who knows? Not that important, really.
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JP2
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/2/07
#13re: Where's Franz (Tom Lenk) ?
Posted: 11/24/09 at 4:28pm
Those shots are NEW. They were taken just a bit ago, and cover the front of the Brooks. Not a single Lenk picture is anywere around that theater, and that is his choice.
And, to answer Dolly_Levi, no.
Dolly_Levi
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/8/04
#14re: Where's Franz (Tom Lenk) ?
Posted: 11/24/09 at 4:37pm
I am sad to hear that, JP2.
Of course, I do not know him, but I enjoyed his talents on Buffy and in the show and in interviews he seemed sweet and quite likeable.
Is he unhappy in ROA? NYC?
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JP2
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/2/07
#15re: Where's Franz (Tom Lenk) ?
Posted: 11/24/09 at 4:40pm
I donno. He tweets about missing LA a lot.
But, I should get off the subject as Tom Lenk's google alert on Tom Lenk will go off and he'll find this thread.
Updated On: 11/24/09 at 04:40 PM
jonartdesigns
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/04
#17re: Where's Franz (Tom Lenk) ?
Posted: 11/24/09 at 6:29pm
there are existing pictures of him as franz. Its odd that they'd shoot them but not use them. 
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JP2
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/2/07
#18re: Where's Franz (Tom Lenk) ?
Posted: 11/24/09 at 6:36pmTom has mentioned via twitter about how awful he thought those pictures of him are. Maybe that's why he didn't want to be in the new group shot, and didn't want any pictures of him on the theater doors.
#19re: Where's Franz (Tom Lenk) ?
Posted: 11/24/09 at 7:09pm
I hope he video blogs about our nonsense on YouTube.
I now feel like I should have taken more pictures of him 
Goshen doesn't do High-School-shows.
lstbutifulgrl2
Broadway Star Joined: 10/10/07
#20re: Where's Franz (Tom Lenk) ?
Posted: 11/24/09 at 8:20pm
When Wes Franz, he was superimposed on that picture and it looked ridiculous. Based on their positions he'd be there but depending upon the angle the picture was taken at it may be hard to see him.
And I second, JP... no, Tom is not a sweetie.
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"I'm a butterfly, trivial and small, and in the greater scheme of things, I don't mean much at all." ~The Story of My Life
"Forget Regret, or life is yours to miss." ~Rent
#21re: Where's Franz (Tom Lenk) ?
Posted: 11/24/09 at 8:22pmI just didn't expect him to seem so arrogant.
Goshen doesn't do High-School-shows.
Dolly_Levi
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/8/04
#22re: Where's Franz (Tom Lenk) ?
Posted: 11/24/09 at 8:23pm
Well, boo, another report that he's not nice.
Have you formed these opinions from meeting him? Maybe he's just shy?
Laughter is much more important than applause. Applause is almost a duty. Laughter is a reward.
Carol Channing
#23re: Where's Franz (Tom Lenk) ?
Posted: 11/24/09 at 8:41pm
I never claimed that he is not a nice person, for all I know he could be the sweetest kitten-loving, rainforest-saving, baby-kissing person to grace the earth, but I don't know.
All I said was when I encountered him briefly, at theat time, he seemed arrogant.
Goshen doesn't do High-School-shows.
#24re: Where's Franz (Tom Lenk) ?
Posted: 11/24/09 at 8:42pmDoes anyone else think that his suit looks way too big for him in those shots? Looks much different then Wes's suit.
"If we don't live happily ever after at least we survive until the end of the week!" -Kermit the frog "I need the money... it costs a lot to look this cheap!" -Dolly P. "Oh please, Over at 'Gypsy' Patti LuPone hasn't even alienated her first daughter yet!" Mary Testa in "Xanadu" "...Like a drunk Chita Rivera!" Robin de Jesus in "In the Heights"
"B*tch, I don't know your life." -Xanadu After that if he still doesn't understand why you were uncomfortable and are now infuriated, kick him again but this time with Jazz Hands!!! -KillerTofuVideos