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Post by showtoones on Aug 16, 2018 22:13:35 GMT
It just looks like the usual menier type of artwork to be honest. I'd be surprised if they don't cast a Jewish actor in the lead What does the artwork look like? It's not on their site and Broadwayworld is using the last Broadway revival artwork in their story.
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Post by lonlad on Aug 17, 2018 7:44:36 GMT
It's a gorgeous show if done well but Nunn is totally the wrong director for it, so expect it to be ponderous, self-serious, and stodgy. Why he won't just retire and rest on his (considerable) laurels is one of the great imponderables, especially since everything he has touched in the past few years has turned to dross -- "Dessert" at Southwark Playhouse, anyone?
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Post by alece10 on Aug 17, 2018 8:33:25 GMT
Only ever seen the film and never seen it on the stage. Can't say I have any desire to either I'm afraid. It's a bit drawn out and dreary.
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Post by Boob on Aug 17, 2018 20:43:26 GMT
Jeremy Corbyn to play Tevye.
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Post by littlesally on Aug 17, 2018 21:52:28 GMT
Peter Polycarpou as Tevye would be my choice.
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Post by sf on Aug 17, 2018 22:09:36 GMT
Peter Polycarpou as Tevye would be my choice. Inspired choice. I'd go and see that. And Maureen Lipman as Yente.
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Post by lonlad on Aug 17, 2018 22:31:52 GMT
oh God please don't put La Lipman anywhere near it --some of us are still recovering from her Aunt Eller, also directed by Nunn -- oy vey!
maybe he'll see sense and bring over his beloved Judy Kuhn to play Golde, since she played the same part in the recent Bway revival with Danny Burstein
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Post by sf on Aug 17, 2018 22:41:46 GMT
oh God please don't put La Lipman anywhere near it --some of us are still recovering from her Aunt Eller, also directed by Nunn Some of us also saw it and thought she was excellent. In the case of 'Fiddler', she's obvious casting for that particular role - maybe too obvious - but she'd be very funny.
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Post by showtoones on Aug 17, 2018 22:57:06 GMT
oh God please don't put La Lipman anywhere near it --some of us are still recovering from her Aunt Eller, also directed by Nunn Some of us also saw it and thought she was excellent. In the case of 'Fiddler', she's obvious casting for that particular role - maybe too obvious - but she'd be very funny. I’d love to see Josie Walker as Golde...and maybe Jenny Galloway as Yente
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2018 4:04:37 GMT
Polycarpou is inspired. Of course, Nunn once approached Henry Goodman about doing Tevye after they both did Merchant of Venice together, and Goodman declined stating that he didn't want to be a 'professional Jew' for the rest of his career or something to that extent... several years later Goodman saw sense and finally did the role for the 2007 production. So Nunn has obviously wanted to do Fiddler for quite some time.
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Post by clair on Aug 18, 2018 7:34:21 GMT
Peter Polycarpou and I'm there! Casting the daughters will also be interesting, Alexandra Silbur's Hodel was fabulous and will take a lot of living up to for me.
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Post by alece10 on Aug 18, 2018 9:01:15 GMT
Can I throw Samantha Spiro's name in there too.
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Post by Oleanna on Aug 18, 2018 9:15:05 GMT
Can I throw Samantha Spiro's name in there too. Bit too old for Hodel.
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Post by alece10 on Aug 18, 2018 9:32:20 GMT
Can I throw Samantha Spiro's name in there too. Bit too old for Hodel. To be honest I have no idea what characters are in the musical but someone mentioned Maureen Lipman earlier and Samantha is younger than her. So I'm sure there must be a role she could do.
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Post by Oleanna on Aug 18, 2018 9:49:25 GMT
To be honest I have no idea what characters are in the musical but someone mentioned Maureen Lipman earlier and Samantha is younger than her. So I'm sure there must be a role she could do. Oh no, Samantha would definitely make a wonderful Golde!
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Post by jgblunners on Aug 18, 2018 9:59:29 GMT
Polycarpou would be perfect. To be honest, I'm not sure I want to see another production so soon after Daniel Evans' fantastic CFT version last year, but Polycarpou would certainly make it very tempting!
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Aug 18, 2018 13:09:18 GMT
Maureen Lipman has just signed up for an extended stint in Coronation Street and is moving to Manc for a year, so she’s out of the picture.
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Post by TallPaul on Aug 18, 2018 13:14:23 GMT
And, at 72, she's surely too old to play the mother of teenagers. I know its acting, but there are limits, especially somewhere as intimate as the Menier!
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Post by sf on Aug 18, 2018 14:49:54 GMT
And, at 72, she's surely too old to play the mother of teenagers. I know its acting, but there are limits, especially somewhere as intimate as the Menier!
Who was suggesting Lipman play the mother of teenagers?
As I said - Coronation Street apparently puts her out of the picture, and the fact that she was joining the show (which I haven't watched since about 1988) had passed me by - I thought she'd be great as Yente.
YENTE. NOT GOLDE.
In the film, Yente was played by Molly Picon, who was 73 at the time. On Broadway, the role was originated by Bea Arthur - only 42 in 1964, but there's no reason Yente can't be played older, and she usually is.
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Post by sf on Aug 18, 2018 14:58:40 GMT
Can I throw Samantha Spiro's name in there too.
You certainly can, she'd be a wonderful Golde. With her and Peter Polycarpou in the cast, I'd go and see it.
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Post by jgblunners on Aug 18, 2018 18:39:30 GMT
Polycarpou would be perfect He would, but if he isn't Jewish, will there be some stupid campaign by the professional moaners to prevent him playing it? Hope not, as I agree it's a brilliant idea. Well most of these campaigns seem to be based on caucasian performers stepping into non-caucasian roles so I would hope that a man of Greek descent playing a Russian Jew wouldn't constitute a significant enough ethnic disparity to ruffle anyone's feathers. Those professional moaners will take any excuse though...
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Post by squidward on Aug 18, 2018 18:55:11 GMT
Polycarpou would be perfect He would, but if he isn't Jewish, will there be some stupid campaign by the professional moaners to prevent him playing it? Hope not, as I agree it's a brilliant idea. Exactly who are ‘the professional moaners’ you are referring to? I don’t recall them staging a protest when either Omid Djalili or Alfred Molina played Tevye?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2018 19:01:41 GMT
In The current climate I'd be surprised if they don't cast a Jewish actor. especially as I seem to recall some comments surrounding the last Broadway revival and how it was great an actor of Jewish decent was cast. the idea of a none Jewish actor seemed to be frowned upon
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Post by musicalmarge on Aug 18, 2018 20:47:56 GMT
In The current climate I'd be surprised if they don't cast a Jewish actor. especially as I seem to recall some comments surrounding the last Broadway revival and how it was great an actor of Jewish decent was cast. the idea of a none Jewish actor seemed to be frowned upon FOR GOODNESS SAKE IS IT THEATRE AND MAKE BELIEVE!!!! IT IS CALLED ACTING!!! HAS THE WORLD GONE MAD?!
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Post by gra on Aug 18, 2018 21:36:50 GMT
In The current climate I'd be surprised if they don't cast a Jewish actor. especially as I seem to recall some comments surrounding the last Broadway revival and how it was great an actor of Jewish decent was cast. the idea of a none Jewish actor seemed to be frowned upon FOR GOODNESS SAKE IS IT THEATRE AND MAKE BELIEVE!!!! IT IS CALLED ACTING!!! HAS THE WORLD GONE MAD?! Unfortunately, yes. The world has gone mad, and i fear there's no turning back!
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Post by londonmzfitz on Aug 19, 2018 0:09:06 GMT
Can I throw Samantha Spiro's name in there too. *shudder* I've not forgiven her for forgetting the lyrics in Guys and Dolls.
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Post by mallardo on Aug 19, 2018 2:13:02 GMT
He would, but if he isn't Jewish, will there be some stupid campaign by the professional moaners to prevent him playing it? Hope not, as I agree it's a brilliant idea. Exactly who are ‘the professional moaners’ you are referring to? I don’t recall them staging a protest when either Omid Djalili or Alfred Molina played Tevye?
There was a considerable controversy in New York when Molina played Tevye. And, unsurprisingly, he was extremely good in the part - though no one seemed to care about that.
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Post by ali973 on Aug 19, 2018 5:27:17 GMT
There was indeed controversy when Molina played Teyve. Has no one heard Forbidden Broadway's Fiddler With No Jew? After Sheridan Smith in Funny Girl, the world does not need a Fiddler with no Jewish leading man. Let's all stop being a bunch of Scarlet Johansson and cast consciously.
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Post by popcultureboy on Aug 19, 2018 6:49:36 GMT
There was indeed controversy when Molina played Teyve. Has no one heard Forbidden Broadway's Fiddler With No Jew? After Sheridan Smith in Funny Girl, the world does not need a Fiddler with no Jewish leading man. Let's all stop being a bunch of Scarlet Johansson and cast consciously. Harvey Fierstein took over from Molina in that New York production and was the least convincing father of teenage girls I've ever seen on stage...... I fled at the interval, bored beyond all measure. Saw the most recent revival with Danny Burstein and really loved it. Fully expect the Menier to cast Marcus Brigstocke and Lara Pitt Pulford again.
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Post by squidward on Aug 19, 2018 11:38:42 GMT
Exactly who are ‘the professional moaners’ you are referring to? I don’t recall them staging a protest when either Omid Djalili or Alfred Molina played Tevye?
There was a considerable controversy in New York when Molina played Tevye. And, unsurprisingly, he was extremely good in the part - though no one seemed to care about that.
Well apologies, I stand corrected then. I hadn’t heard about that. I’m Jewish and personally I disagree that the part MUST be played by a Jewish actor. My opinion is that casting should purely be dependent on the best person for the part.
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