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re: My thoughts on Hunchback

Posted by:	BillEadie 05:23 pm EST 11/17/14
In reply to:	My thoughts on Hunchback - Kaoru 04:10 pm EST 11/17/14

I, too, agree with the problems you noted. Obviously, they're stuck with the songs they've used from tha animated feature, and I presume the Parnell book is better than the one by Lapine. But, it's very inconsistent, and perhaps some of that can be smoothed out. Much as I enjoyed Michael Arlen's singing in particular, I'll bet that he will be gone before the production debuts at Paper Mill. I suspect he'll be seen as not being charismatic enough to carry the show. Since there are a number of local and UCSD MFA student actors in this version, I'd guess that the plan all along was to do a fair amount of recasting prior to the New Jersey opening. And if the stars align there might be a chance of moving that version across the river in time to open for Tony consideration, so they'll be careful about who is cast from here on. Bill, in San Diego

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