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| Posted by: | bruceb 04:49 pm EDT 08/08/14 |
| In reply to: | re: Josh Gad and others - JohnPopa 04:22 pm EDT 08/08/14 |
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| I just cannot see an advertising campaign for a Broadway lead saying "he voiced the character of Olaf in FROZEN" and think that would sell tickets. Yes, he's done other films and yes he did MORMON and got a Tony nomination but I don't think he's ANYWHERE near a Mostel, Silvers or Lane ... but that's just my thoughts. If he is cast, which I doubt because he is concentrating on film/TV, we would see what happens. FORUM sells when you attach a fantastic comic name to it. If you say Josh Gad to a tourist, they would probably not know him. Yes, theater fans would but I still don't think he has a name to lead a major musical. | |
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| re: Josh Gad | |
| Posted by: | KingSpeed 01:49 am EDT 08/09/14 |
| In reply to: | re: Josh Gad - bruceb 04:49 pm EDT 08/08/14 |
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| When Lane did Forum, he was Tony-less and was most famous for playing Timon in The Lion King.. | |
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| re: Josh Gad | |
| Posted by: | Singapore/Fling 02:59 pm EDT 08/09/14 |
| In reply to: | re: Josh Gad - KingSpeed 01:49 am EDT 08/09/14 |
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| "Forum" opened on Broadway a month after Nathan Lane starred in "The Birdcage", which was a big hit nationwide and made him a hot commodity with the public. Prior to this, he was already Broadway famous, on the back of his work in "Guys and Dolls" and "Love! Valour! Compassion!". You may recall that he co-hosted the Tonys in 1995 Tony Awards, with Glenn Close and Gregory Hines. So he was already a big name, and "Forum" was part of what sent him into the stratosphere (although he was never able to turn that into true movie or TV stardom). | |
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| re: That is totally not true... | |
| Posted by: | bruceb 02:30 pm EDT 08/09/14 |
| In reply to: | re: Josh Gad - KingSpeed 01:49 am EDT 08/09/14 |
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| Yes, it was perhaps his best known Film Voice in THE LION KING at that tie but Lane was a Broadway critics darling from almost the first time he stepped on stage He had already done on Broadway: Love! Valour! Compassion! Laughter on the 23rd Floor Guys and Dolls On Borrowed Time Some Americans Abroad Wind in the Willows Merlin Present Laughter And just two of his Off-Broadway roles were in: Lips Together Teeth Apart Lisbon Traviata He had not only voiced Timon in THE LION KING FILM he had several small or supporting roles in films of note which garnered notice. He may have been Tony-less at that time but he certainly was considered a possibility for GUYS AND DOLLS. So I would say he was quite the draw when he got to FORUM - I mean just taking in the GUYS AND DOLLS factor which he had already done. You make it sound like he was nothing prior to Forum... yes, he hadn't hit Superstardom like Mostel or Silvers but he was well on his way - and as I stated before in this thread - a large enough comic force to be give Pseudelus with producers probably smelling his Tony win when he accepted the role. | |
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| re: Josh Gad | |
| Posted by: | AnyaS 05:09 pm EDT 08/08/14 |
| In reply to: | re: Josh Gad - bruceb 04:49 pm EDT 08/08/14 |
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| Funny. I could see an advertising campaign exactly like the one you just described. Given the choice of using his Frozen connection or not, you honestly think the Forum team would just sit on their hands and not use it? Not a chance. Of course they would jump on it, and if they didn't, they are not so great at their jobs. Incidentally, I've seen If/Then use Idina's Frozen connection many times for a show that is far less family-friendly than Forum. But as you said, he's too knee-deep in movie projects that it would never happen. Bring on Jack Black please. :) | |
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| re: Josh Gad | |
| Posted by: | bruceb 01:19 pm EDT 08/09/14 |
| In reply to: | re: Josh Gad - AnyaS 05:09 pm EDT 08/08/14 |
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| I didn't sat they wouldn't use it. I said it wouldn't help much. FORUM is a pretty adult show - maybe the parents care a lot but the parents won't bring 10 year olds to FORUM. | |
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| Does Zack Galifianakis sing? | |
| Posted by: | PlayWiz 11:22 pm EDT 08/08/14 |
| In reply to: | re: Josh Gad - AnyaS 05:09 pm EDT 08/08/14 |
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| He might be a possibility; he's very funny, plus he can also at time be charming. Or --- how about Steve Carrell? | |
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| Yes | |
| Posted by: | KingSpeed 01:51 am EDT 08/09/14 |
| In reply to: | Does Zack Galifianakis sing? - PlayWiz 11:22 pm EDT 08/08/14 |
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| He sings in his act. He is a great idea. | |
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| Great point re: Idina | |
| Posted by: | Esther 05:14 pm EDT 08/08/14 |
| In reply to: | re: Josh Gad - AnyaS 05:09 pm EDT 08/08/14 |
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| She was introduced with the Frozen connection before she did the anthem at the MLB All-Star Game too on FOX last month. And actually, I just got the OBCR of If/Then from Amazon today (CD) & the sticker on it says: Starring: IDINA MENZEL The Voice of "Let It Go" from Disney's Frozen Lead Actress Tony Winner for Wicked Starred in Original Broadway Cast of RENT. I second your Jack Black pick! Or AlanScott's Norbert suggestion a few days ago. Or the Jonah Hill one somewhere in this thread. | |
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| re: Great point re: Idina | |
| Posted by: | Singapore/Fling 05:22 pm EDT 08/08/14 |
| In reply to: | Great point re: Idina - Esther 05:14 pm EDT 08/08/14 |
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| Yes, but "Let It Go" is the Disney anthem of this generation, and Idina has been lucky to be attached to it very front and center, partly because the movie version outperformed the radio/pop version by leagues and leagues. Olaf, though, is arguably a generic sidekick with a half-decent song. Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella were able to get some mileage out of Timon and Pumba, but those were the rare sidekicks who really make a strong impression on the audience - they were being written about in Entertainment Weekly. Josh Gad isn't getting the same attention. | |
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| re: Great point re: Idina | |
| Posted by: | KingSpeed 01:55 am EDT 08/09/14 |
| In reply to: | re: Great point re: Idina - Singapore/Fling 05:22 pm EDT 08/08/14 |
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| Josh is being written bout in Enteretainment Weekly too. In fact, they announced the birth of his daughter. Mormon/Fozen star becomes a father again. | |
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