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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2016 8:48:28 GMT
I know of several people who've been in for 'meetings' for this. They're a talented bunch, I'll say that much!
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Post by ali973 on Aug 26, 2016 9:48:12 GMT
^ do you mean for the London production?
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Post by 49thand8th on Aug 26, 2016 12:12:30 GMT
Given how merciless the "fan" resellers were for Lin-Manuel's final show ($12,000 a ticket on on Ticketmaster, something that was reported in the press without so much as a hint at any condemnation), I imagine this isn't poor management. I would say this is the producers doing what little they can to try and prevent scalpers from cashing in, so giving as little advance notice as possible for the main leads departing is one way of doing that. Book of Mormon on Broadway took a similar tack with their original cast members too. Yeah, but they didn't rotate understudies until they finally announced the replacements. But that seems to only be happening with Burr and Lafayette/Jefferson, to a slightly ridiculous degree. I remember being in line for Josh Gad's last show (which was three days before Andrew Rannells' last show) when they finally announced Nic Rouleau and Jared Gertner were replacing. It was a mixture of FINALLY! and anti-climactic, since they'd both been the standbys and it made the most sense. |
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Post by Hamilton Addict on Aug 26, 2016 13:07:58 GMT
Given how merciless the "fan" resellers were for Lin-Manuel's final show ($12,000 a ticket on on Ticketmaster, something that was reported in the press without so much as a hint at any condemnation), I imagine this isn't poor management. I would say this is the producers doing what little they can to try and prevent scalpers from cashing in, so giving as little advance notice as possible for the main leads departing is one way of doing that. Book of Mormon on Broadway took a similar tack with their original cast members too. Yeah, but they didn't rotate understudies until they finally announced the replacements. But that seems to only be happening with Burr and Lafayette/Jefferson, to a slightly ridiculous degree. At least with Burr they had announced who will be taking over and when, I haven't a clue what they're doing with Lafayette/Jefferson. There must be someone out there who can play the part?? |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2016 13:19:26 GMT
I get the feeling Daveed left at the last minute, considering he left only a week after Lin, Pippa and Leslie. Perhaps he found out he'd got one of his TV/film roles that week and needed to leave for it, leaving them in the lurch a little bit to find a replacement.
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Post by theatremadness on Aug 30, 2016 13:57:08 GMT
So breakdowns have just gone out on Spotlight for all characters and ensemble for the West End. As much as I'd love to, I'm not really at liberty to publically divulge in specific casting information as Spotlight make it clear that it's not allowed, but I'm sure MT actors up and down the country have just gone into meltdown!
For each character, they do these "'Musical theatre character' meets 'well known rapper/R&B singer'" to give you an idea of the character.
Some of them are quite inspired!
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Post by primitivewallflower on Aug 30, 2016 14:06:04 GMT
So breakdowns have just gone out on Spotlight for all characters and ensemble for the West End. As much as I'd love to, I'm not really at liberty to publically divulge in specific casting information as Spotlight make it clear that it's not allowed, but I'm sure MT actors up and down the country have just gone into meltdown! For each character, they do these "'Musical theatre character' meets 'well known rapper/R&B singer'" to give you an idea of the character. Some of them are quite inspired! Similar to what they've done before? Here are the Los Angeles casting descriptions:  |
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Post by 49thand8th on Aug 30, 2016 14:09:50 GMT
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Post by theatremadness on Aug 30, 2016 14:12:29 GMT
Ah yes that's exactly them!! Didn't realise they had been posted/were the same as the Broadway calls, should've guessed! As I said, Spotlight don't allow their casting information to be spread, so I'm glad they've already been discovered and thanks for posting primitivewallflower and 49thand8th!!  |
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Post by theatremadness on Aug 30, 2016 14:16:26 GMT
Does make me wonder how many actors see those comparisons and when asked to bring songs to audition with (usually 2 contrasting in the style of the show) will bring Herod's Song, Brotherhood of Man, Ordinary People, Empire State of Mind, etc!!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2016 15:30:21 GMT
Is it these? 'Cos these have been on the internet since at least before the original move to Broadway.
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Post by Hamilton Addict on Aug 31, 2016 8:08:01 GMT
Move over Baz, I have some breaking theatre news!
I was told by a certain actor at a certain stage door of a certain show, which I shall not reveal, some certain casting news for Hamilton...
LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA WILL BE STARRING IN HAMILTON FOR THE FIRST FEW MONTHS!!!!!!
Was so excited to share that news! I cannot wait to see Lin, will try and get tickets for opening night!
This actress claimed to know it due to the fact she is currently in the final round of auditions for Angelica.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2016 8:13:45 GMT
Wow wow wow! take my money now.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2016 10:45:02 GMT
If this is true, I'm very happy and it definitely makes more sense than the 2018/2019 rumour considering he's moving here next year anyway for Mary Poppins filming. I didn't think he'd want to stay for 2-3 years! This is certainly going to make for a very tough ticket though (if it wasn't already!)
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Post by ali973 on Aug 31, 2016 18:57:58 GMT
I'm not saying it's not true, because it's really not a thing that is far from the realm of possibility, but why should the word of an actress who didn't even book the part yet have any credibility? Hamilton Addict I'm not doubting you heard it, and I'm not even doubting she said it, but I just question why this particular performer would even have this clearly secretive information without even having the job yet.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2016 20:10:26 GMT
If this is true, do people think they would announce it when tickets go on sale or wait?
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Post by showtoones on Aug 31, 2016 20:36:22 GMT
To use a double negative, there is no way that that isn't true....Lin wants an Olivier and Cameron will pay him a boat load of money...
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2016 20:51:46 GMT
Lin already has an Olivier to be fair! But yes I'm sure Cameron would be willing to splash out for him.
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Post by theatreliker on Aug 31, 2016 20:57:03 GMT
Surprised it's not John Barrowman.
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Post by Hamilton Addict on Aug 31, 2016 21:32:38 GMT
I'm not saying it's not true, because it's really not a thing that is far from the realm of possibility, but why should the word of an actress who didn't even book the part yet have any credibility? Hamilton Addict I'm not doubting you heard it, and I'm not even doubting she said it, but I just question why this particular performer would even have this clearly secretive information without even having the job yet. That is completely understandable Ali973, you can never know what to believe and what not to believe. The reason I believe her is because she has been a lead in a West End show before and has done several West End shows, it would just seem really odd for her to lie or to over exaggerate. The way she worded it as well, it was like she was sure of what she was saying. She may have heard it from a casting director at the auditions, she may have a friend who's in the Broadway cast, there are many possibilities. As I'm sure you can tell, I really want Lin to come so staying really positive about what I've heard. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2016 21:40:38 GMT
I'm not saying it's not true, because it's really not a thing that is far from the realm of possibility, but why should the word of an actress who didn't even book the part yet have any credibility? Hamilton Addict I'm not doubting you heard it, and I'm not even doubting she said it, but I just question why this particular performer would even have this clearly secretive information without even having the job yet. That is completely understandable Ali973, you can never know what to believe and what not to believe. The reason I believe her is because she has been a lead in a West End show before and has done several West End shows, it would just seem really odd for her to lie or to over exaggerate. The way she worded it as well, it was like she was sure of what she was saying. She may have heard it from a casting director at the auditions, she may have a friend who's in the Broadway cast, there are many possibilities. As I'm sure you can tell, I really want Lin to come so staying really positive about what I've heard. I think from this and the 2018/2019 rumour from Baz, it seems very likely that he will do the London production at some point, even if it isn't at the beginning. |
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Post by westendwendy on Aug 31, 2016 22:18:53 GMT
Can a white actor play a black character that is portraying a white character in history? Or is that reverse positive discrimination meets blind colour casting in 360?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2016 23:31:26 GMT
I'm not saying it's not true, because it's really not a thing that is far from the realm of possibility, but why should the word of an actress who didn't even book the part yet have any credibility? Hamilton Addict I'm not doubting you heard it, and I'm not even doubting she said it, but I just question why this particular performer would even have this clearly secretive information without even having the job yet. That is completely understandable Ali973, you can never know what to believe and what not to believe. The reason I believe her is because she has been a lead in a West End show before and has done several West End shows, it would just seem really odd for her to lie or to over exaggerate. The way she worded it as well, it was like she was sure of what she was saying. She may have heard it from a casting director at the auditions, she may have a friend who's in the Broadway cast, there are many possibilities. As I'm sure you can tell, I really want Lin to come so staying really positive about what I've heard. If it is true, I don't understand why on earth she would be telling people at the Stage Door!? That kind of talk can lose people jobs. They've been very strict with audition materials and telling people what they're allowed to tell people being seen for. For an auditionee to then go blurting out confidential information is wholly unprofessional. Nonetheless, I hope it's true! |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2016 23:54:20 GMT
Can a white actor play a black character that is portraying a white character in history? Or is that reverse positive discrimination meets blind colour casting in 360? Your question is making my head hurt haha, I can't quite figure out what you mean. A black character playing a white character? So the character is an actor or something? |
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Post by andrew on Sept 1, 2016 1:16:22 GMT
I think the question WEWs getting at is if it's OK for a Caucasian actor to play, for example, Aaron Burr. Part of the ethos of the original casting was to show America then made up of the people that live there today, so the vast majority of the cast were non-White. Are the lead roles (apart from King George) exclusively for non-White actors or are they for anyone? The shows been in trouble for specifying ethnicities before so it's clear the American producers were keen to keep the very diverse casting demographics consistent, but perhaps Cameron over here will feel that it's ok for white people to play some of the leads.
I'm sure we could easily fill a decent cast either way, so it's almost more of a political statement than a casting choice. It'll be interesting to see what they do.
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