| Tony Yazbek | |
| Posted by: | bearcat 03:30 pm EDT 08/16/14 |
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| if anyone has seen him at 54Belo, please report. | |
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| Posted by: | pierce 01:34 am EDT 08/17/14 |
| In reply to: | Tony Yazbek - bearcat 03:30 pm EDT 08/16/14 |
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| Seems unlikely I'll catch the solo show, but I love Tony Yazbeck. The moment I see he's in something, I want to get tickets. | |
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| Yes, it's Yazbeck | |
| Posted by: | Ann 10:03 am EDT 08/17/14 |
| In reply to: | re: Tony Yazbek - pierce 01:34 am EDT 08/17/14 |
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| And I'm a fan, too. | |
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| Posted by: | MikeR 01:22 pm EDT 08/17/14 |
| In reply to: | Yes, it's Yazbeck - Ann 10:03 am EDT 08/17/14 |
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| I am, too. I liked him a lot in Little Me and A Chorus Line (those are the only shows I've seen him in). Very much looking forward to seeing him in On The Town. | |
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| Tony Yazbeck: A leading man on tap | |
| Posted by: | WaymanWong 01:32 am EDT 08/17/14 |
| In reply to: | Tony Yazbek - bearcat 03:30 pm EDT 08/16/14 |
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| I've seen Tony Yazbeck in ''A Chorus Line,'' ''Gypsy,'' ''White Christmas,'' and ''Chicago,'' and I think he'll be great as Gabey in ''On the Town.'' If they were still making MGM musicals, Tony strikes me as a modern-day Gene Kelly. He can play working-class, but also can look classy in a tux. (Yazbeck's got one more cabaret show this Tuesday at 54 Below.) Tony did our ''Leading Men IV'' benefit for Broadway Cares and got it off to a rousing start by belting ''Marry Me a Little.'' | |
| Link | ''On the Town'' paints the town in ''New York, New York'' |
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| Posted by: | CamMacFan 05:34 pm EDT 08/17/14 |
| In reply to: | Tony Yazbeck: A leading man on tap - WaymanWong 01:32 am EDT 08/17/14 |
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| I agree. I saw him play Bobby in Crazy For You at Maine State Music Theatre in 2009 opposite his then-fiancé (and A Chorus Line co-star) Jessica Lee Goldyn. He was quite charismatic and was really wonderful in the show. | |
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| Posted by: | FrankF 12:16 am EDT 08/17/14 |
| In reply to: | Tony Yazbek - bearcat 03:30 pm EDT 08/16/14 |
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| I always want him to be good and instead he's just, IMHO, mediocre. Not UN-talented, but worse, boring. He doesn't have that special something. He's like a good chorus boy who is aging now. I hope he turns it around in Wonderful Town. | |
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| Posted by: | BruceinIthaca 12:38 am EDT 08/17/14 |
| In reply to: | re: Tony Yazbek - FrankF 12:16 am EDT 08/17/14 |
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| Or even in On the Town. Actually, I thought he was the best Tulsa I've seen--and I saw Lansbury, Daly, Buckley, and LuPone "Gypsies." | |
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| Posted by: | lowwriter 11:17 am EDT 08/17/14 |
| In reply to: | re: Tony Yazbek - BruceinIthaca 12:38 am EDT 08/17/14 |
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| I thought Yazbek was quite fine as Gabey when Encores did On the Town. I saw him in Me and My Girl at Goodspeed and I liked his dancing a lot. Though I was pretty close to the stage and I could feel him sweating. He was more the center of attention. I think he's right for On the Town and he doesn't carry the show on his shoulders. | |
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| Posted by: | FrankF 12:57 am EDT 08/17/14 |
| In reply to: | re: Tony Yazbek - BruceinIthaca 12:38 am EDT 08/17/14 |
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| Thank you, yes, On The Town. | |
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| Posted by: | KCforBway 06:02 pm EDT 08/16/14 |
| In reply to: | Tony Yazbek - bearcat 03:30 pm EDT 08/16/14 |
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| I do not get the appeal of Mr. Yazbek. I have found him to be bland - the weak link in the LuPone Gypsy. Are there no other NYC dancer-actors that could do On The Town? So I just cannot imagine Yazbek having the charisma to connect with an audience at 54B. | |
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| Posted by: | bearcat 06:32 pm EDT 08/16/14 |
| In reply to: | re: Tony Yazbek - KCforBway 06:02 pm EDT 08/16/14 |
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| He's got a classic look, he's handsome, he's very accomplished as a dancer, he is earnest and engaging I will admit his voice as such is not particularly distinctive and there is something vaguely odd about its high pitch (little boy voice, such manly looks). who currently or recently do you think would be his competition? | |
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| Posted by: | PlayWiz 07:18 pm EDT 08/16/14 |
| In reply to: | re: Tony Yazbek - bearcat 06:32 pm EDT 08/16/14 |
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| He didn't really sell the "I've Got Your Number" song in the Encores "Little Me", and that should be a show-stopper. The not-too-great choreography didn't help, but his execution and singing weren't outstanding. He's a good-looking guy and he can move, but where's today's Harold Lang? Paging Michael Berresse... though he's probably too mature for the "On the Town" fellas. | |
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| Posted by: | lowwriter 11:24 am EDT 08/17/14 |
| In reply to: | re: Tony Yazbek - PlayWiz 07:18 pm EDT 08/16/14 |
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| I agree about I've Got Your Number. The number was no longer sexy. Michael Park was closer to what I was expecting in the Roundabout production. Would have loved to have seen Swen Swenson. | |
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| Posted by: | AlanScott 12:29 am EDT 08/17/14 |
| In reply to: | re: Tony Yazbek - PlayWiz 07:18 pm EDT 08/16/14 |
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| I think that if someone had come in to recreate the original Fosse choreography for Yazbeck to perform at City Center, he would have torn the place apart. The choreography he was given to do was completely uninspired. | |
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| Posted by: | MikeR 01:25 pm EDT 08/17/14 |
| In reply to: | re: Tony Yazbeck - AlanScott 12:29 am EDT 08/17/14 |
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| Totally agree. I don't think that the failure of that number to fully land was in any way Yazbeck's fault. | |
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| Posted by: | MikeR 09:00 pm EDT 08/16/14 |
| In reply to: | re: Tony Yazbek - PlayWiz 07:18 pm EDT 08/16/14 |
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| No probably about it. Michael Berresse is 50 - and while still very handsome and fit, would look like Chip and Ozzie's father. | |
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| Posted by: | jrjr (joereganjr@yahoo.com) 01:56 am EDT 08/17/14 |
| In reply to: | re: Tony Yazbek - MikeR 09:00 pm EDT 08/16/14 |
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| I saw his act at 54 Below and reviewed it on TheatrePizzazz.com He was sensational and danced up a storm with a great band and two great other dancers. He also sang great. Again, it was an autobiographical show and was very vivid about his stage mother. | |
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| Tony Yazbeck: ''The Floor Above Me'' | |
| Posted by: | WaymanWong 02:07 am EDT 08/17/14 |
| In reply to: | re: Tony Yazbek - jrjr 01:56 am EDT 08/17/14 |
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| Tony's show sounds like a winner to me. | |
| Link | TheaterPizzazz: Tony Yazbeck review by Joe Regan Jr. |
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