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Post by andromedadench on Aug 20, 2018 15:59:54 GMT
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. Harvey Fierstein As Tevye? Oy Vey, that must have been really ‘unique’. Going on previous Menier casting, we may see one or all three Strallens as Tevye’s daughters( or Clare Foster perhaps as Tzeitel) Maureen Lipman as Fruma Sarah, Jenna Russell as a Golde, Damien Humbley as Motel and in his debut stage role, David Babani As Tevye. All three Strallens as the daughters (+ rewrite the book to add more daughters should more Strallen sisters emerge in the meantime) and Bonnie Langford as a gender-blind Tevye. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2018 16:22:46 GMT
There are at least four Strallen sisters, so we're only one short for the show as it is.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2018 17:03:32 GMT
Christopher Biggins as Tevye, Bonnie as Golde, and all Strallen sisters as the daughters.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2018 17:28:18 GMT
Alexei Sayle?
As Golde natch.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2018 9:43:24 GMT
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. I don't recall anyone raising the smallest eyebrow over the Chichester casting. I don't think it would occur to anyone to ask. Britain is not America. |
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Post by sf on Aug 21, 2018 14:06:26 GMT
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. I don't recall anyone raising the smallest eyebrow over the Chichester casting. I don't think it would occur to anyone to ask. Britain is not America. I don't recall anyone raising an eyebrow, either, at the casting at the Everyman last year - the show was performed by their repertory company, and had a multicultural cast, and it was glorious. Fiddler on the Roof production gallery - Liverpool Everyman |
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Post by orchestrator on Aug 21, 2018 21:19:43 GMT
But it wouldn't be as nice as a summer in Ohio
With a gay midget named Karl, playing Tevye and Porgy.
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Post by SageStageMgr on Aug 22, 2018 9:31:37 GMT
I understand Paul Chuckle is seeking solo opportunities?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2018 9:36:14 GMT
Disrespectful much?
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Post by SageStageMgr on Aug 22, 2018 9:37:07 GMT
I am being serious.
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Post by ncbears on Aug 22, 2018 20:46:39 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. Then there was this part of Avenue Jew - starting around 5:50: |
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Post by mallardo on Aug 22, 2018 21:03:35 GMT
Orchestrator was quoting relevant lines from JRB's A Summer in Ohio (The Last Five Years). Disrespectful? No.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2018 21:16:05 GMT
Orchestrator was quoting relevant lines from JRB's A Summer in Ohio (The Last Five Years). Disrespectful? No.
He was referring to the comment about the Chuckle Brothers. |
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Post by dazzerlump on Aug 24, 2018 16:21:32 GMT
I'm hoping the staging is a bit more imaginative than end on. to be honest with the big numbers it will probably work better in the round like Barnum
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Post by alicechallice on Aug 30, 2018 22:15:18 GMT
Andy Nyman, according to Baz.
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Post by Being Alive on Aug 30, 2018 22:18:26 GMT
Weird
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Post by oxfordsimon on Aug 30, 2018 22:57:09 GMT
Perhaps he has something on the Menier bosses?!
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Post by Phantom of London on Aug 30, 2018 22:58:16 GMT
Andy Nyman, according to Baz. Who? |
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Post by couldileaveyou on Aug 31, 2018 5:38:51 GMT
Ooh I thought he was fantastic in Assassins
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2018 7:16:21 GMT
I mean, on the one hand, it does immediately sound a bit like "oh no, they're casting a comedian instead of a musical theatre performer again", but Andy Nyman has already performed in a musical - at the Menier - so absolutely worth a shot.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2018 7:16:58 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2018 7:28:32 GMT
I mean, on the one hand, it does immediately sound a bit like "oh no, they're casting a comedian instead of a musical theatre performer again", but Andy Nyman has already performed in a musical - at the Menier - so absolutely worth a shot. To be fair to him though, he's a bit more than just a "comedian". I'd have called him an "actor" more than a "comedian". |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2018 7:42:53 GMT
Oh for sure, it's just in the greater context of people hoping the Menier wouldn't "pull a Brigstocke" again, I can all too easily imagine the more dramatic among us choosing to focus on the fact he's appeared in funny things rather than judging him fairly for the fact he's generally a very talented performer.
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Post by alece10 on Aug 31, 2018 8:36:20 GMT
He was excellent in Assassins and also an advisor to many magicians.
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Post by princeton on Aug 31, 2018 9:14:00 GMT
I think it's rather inspired casting. He was very good in the Abigail's Party and Assassins at the Menier, and in Hangmen when it transferred to Wyndham's. I remember reading in an interview once that he's a real musical theatre buff - making regular trips to New York to catch all the new openings. Not sure that I'd ever thought of him as a comedian. He's done some comidic parts for sure, but many which aren't - and as far as I know never done stand-up as such. He's a highly skilled magician, as mentioned above, and member of the Magic Circle, but his work there tends to be in an advisory role - writing and directing most of Derren Brown's shows (which probably means he can afford to spend three month's working for very little at the Menier).
Incidentally his daughter Macy is in Pack of Lies at the Menier.
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