Who'd make a good Captain Hook?
Who'd make a good Captain Hook?
#0Who'd make a good Captain Hook?
Posted: 6/22/04 at 10:57am
Cathy Rigby's 'final bow' in PETER PAN starts this September in a National Tour, possibly Broadway bound.
Who do you think would make a good Captain Hook?
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
--Aristotle
Matt_G
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#1re: Who'd make a good Captain Hook?
Posted: 6/22/04 at 10:59amAlan Cumming.
"Noah, someday we'll talk again. But there's things we'll never say. That sorrow deep inside you. It inside me, too. And it never go away. You be okay. You'll learn how to lose things..."
SamIAm
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#2re: Who'd make a good Captain Hook?
Posted: 6/22/04 at 11:08amVictor Garber, but unfortunately he will be busy doing Alias
"Life is a lesson in humility"
Matt_G
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/1/04
#3re: Who'd make a good Captain Hook?
Posted: 6/22/04 at 11:09amAlec Baldwin might even be a good Hook.
"Noah, someday we'll talk again. But there's things we'll never say. That sorrow deep inside you. It inside me, too. And it never go away. You be okay. You'll learn how to lose things..."
#4re: Who'd make a good Captain Hook?
Posted: 6/22/04 at 11:13am
Alan Cumming! LOVE that idea!
Not sure if Jason Isaacs can sing, but he was a perfect Hook in the new live-action movie. He wouldn't leave the movie biz to tour, though.
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
--Aristotle
Dollypop
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#5re: Who'd make a good Captain Hook?
Posted: 6/22/04 at 11:22amAhem....Has anyone considered the man who genuinely hates children and has enormous acting talent? Me?
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Updated On: 6/22/04 at 11:22 AM
#6re: Who'd make a good Captain Hook?
Posted: 6/22/04 at 11:29amI think Alan Cumming would be perfect!! He would definitely make an incredible Hook. He has the voice, the look, the acting ability- it's perfect.
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#7But, Dolly we couldn't let you near the children in the show
Posted: 6/22/04 at 11:37am
for fear that you might take your child hating tendenices too seriously and we would have to keep hiring new little actors !! :)
Way too expensive
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judy_in_disguise
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#8But, Dolly we couldn't let you near the children in the show
Posted: 6/22/04 at 12:02pmChristopher Plummer fits that description.
shavens
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#9CAPTAIN HOOK
Posted: 6/22/04 at 12:05pmI vote for one of the most versatile, talented actors in theatre: LEWIS J. STADLEN.
#10CAPTAIN HOOK
Posted: 6/22/04 at 12:15pmI saw Lewis J. Stadlen as Max in "The Producers" and personally found him to be nothing special. But then again the sound system kept malfunctioning the whole performance...so maybe it was that.
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#11CAPTAIN HOOK
Posted: 6/22/04 at 1:32pmHow about..James Barbour.
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broadwayguy2
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#13CAPTAIN HOOK
Posted: 6/22/04 at 2:51pmI have always thought that Brent Barrett would be aspectacular Captain Hook!!! Maybe Chris Sieber... but I wouldn't want them in a "Rigby" Pan......
#14CAPTAIN HOOK
Posted: 6/22/04 at 2:53pmI was thinking Brett Barrett, too. I think that Alan Cumming would be a better choice. He's more sinister and dark-looking. I think he'd be perfect. Jessica Grove for Wendy!
broadwayguy2
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#15CAPTAIN HOOK
Posted: 6/22/04 at 2:54pm
Jessica is also my top "Wendy". Though once again, not in a "Rigby" Pan....
Elisa Sagardia is once again playing Wendy for this tour.....
#16CAPTAIN HOOK
Posted: 6/22/04 at 2:57pm
Yes, Dana Solimando also returns for the first part of the tour. She leaves at some point.
What about casting for Smee? I'd always wanted to see a great Smee/Hook duo.
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
--Aristotle
broadwayguy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/03
#18CAPTAIN HOOK
Posted: 6/22/04 at 3:01pmI guess I have to duke it out with Dollypop for the role. (of Hook, that is)
"I don't really get the ending,all i can go with is when after several months,Judith saw Pat sang,and later she kissed him on the toilet,after that the story back to where Pat went down from the stage after he'd sung,and he went to the italian lady.I just don't get it,what Judith exatcly meant when he kissed Pat that she had seen,and did Pat end up together with The Italian Lady?Please help me,thank u very much!"
Quote from someone on IMDB in reference to a movie he/she didn't understand. Such grammar!
SamIAm
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/04
#19CAPTAIN HOOK
Posted: 6/22/04 at 3:23pmErnie Sabella as Smee...perfect
"Life is a lesson in humility"
broadwayguy2
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SamIAm
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#21CAPTAIN HOOK
Posted: 6/22/04 at 3:24pmStandlen is a very talented actor though I didn't see him in the role of Max...thought he was terribly miscast. Saw him in the Man Who Came to Dinner, playing Banjo and he was superb
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#23CAPTAIN HOOK
Posted: 6/22/04 at 9:00pmLewis J. Stadlen was brilliant in THE PRODUCERS. Second only to Mr. Brad Oscar... haha... I love him! I love Alan Cumming more than pizza, but I think he is too sexy and famous to be Captain Hook. Come on, Rigby getting billing over a novelist Tony Award Winner who is a star of stage and screen? I don't think so. It would be very difficult to see anyone other than Paul Shoefller (sp?) in the role because he is an incredible actor and irreplaceable as Hook. John Lithgow would never do it, also too famous and a bit of a jerk, but he would be brilliant as Hook as well. I am going to have to suggest my old friend Brad Oscar. Haha! Just because I love him and he could sing the crap out of Hook.
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