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| Posted by: | charles1055 03:34 pm EDT 05/08/15 |
| In reply to: | Why didn't Jonathan Groff play HAIR on Broadway? - BillyG 03:28 pm EDT 05/08/15 |
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| I could be wrong but I recall people thinking he wasn't wonderful in Hair. Wasn't it around this time that he was doing that Ang Lee film about Woodstock that didn't really get the attention it was supposed to? | |
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| re: Why didn't Jonathan Groff play HAIR on Broadway? | |
| Posted by: | FrenchDip 04:19 pm EDT 05/08/15 |
| In reply to: | re: Why didn't Jonathan Groff play HAIR on Broadway? - charles1055 03:34 pm EDT 05/08/15 |
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| The filming of Taking Woodstock was why he had to leave the Central Park run. Christopher J. Hanke played Claude for the last few weeks there. | |
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| re: Why didn't Jonathan Groff play HAIR on Broadway? | |
| Posted by: | Someday 05:02 pm EDT 05/08/15 |
| In reply to: | re: Why didn't Jonathan Groff play HAIR on Broadway? - FrenchDip 04:19 pm EDT 05/08/15 |
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| I really enjoyed Hanke in Hair and was sad he didn't get the transfer, since Groff couldn't do it. Hanke was wonderfully funny and interesting in the failed Cry-Baby musical, doing work that felt like more than the sum of its twitchy parts. Before that, he kept his chin up in the hilariously bad In My Life. I kind of feel for him — those two notorious flops must have dented his career somewhat. I'd love to see more of his work. | |
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| Cry-Baby isn't a "notorious flop" | |
| Posted by: | Chazwaza 06:14 pm EDT 05/08/15 |
| In reply to: | re: Why didn't Jonathan Groff play HAIR on Broadway? - Someday 05:02 pm EDT 05/08/15 |
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| it is just a flop... it wasn't bad, but wasn't great... and it wasn't so bad you couldn't believe it opened or so great you can't believe it flopped. This describes lots of shows that don't make it for whatever reason in their Broadway run. In My Life is a notorious flop, but Cry-Baby is not. | |
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| re: Why didn't Jonathan Groff play HAIR on Broadway? | |
| Posted by: | JereNYC (JereNYC@aol.com) 05:19 pm EDT 05/08/15 |
| In reply to: | re: Why didn't Jonathan Groff play HAIR on Broadway? - Someday 05:02 pm EDT 05/08/15 |
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| I certainly hope that Hanke wasn't penalized in his career for appearing in those two flops. While both of those shows had their issues, none of the problems had much to do with the cast. I would say the same about the misguided recent revival of HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING. That production was not a flop in any way, except artistically, but Hanke was terrific in it. | |
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| Hanke in 'HAIR' ... | |
| Posted by: | flaguy 05:10 pm EDT 05/08/15 |
| In reply to: | re: Why didn't Jonathan Groff play HAIR on Broadway? - Someday 05:02 pm EDT 05/08/15 |
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| Someday -- I agree with you completely about Hanke in 'HAIR' and 'CRY-BABY.' He's a real talent!, and I very much enjoyed his performances in those two shows, though I missed him in 'IN MY LIFE.' | |
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| Hanke very much! | |
| Posted by: | WaymanWong 01:38 am EDT 05/10/15 |
| In reply to: | Hanke in 'HAIR' ... - flaguy 05:10 pm EDT 05/08/15 |
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| I agree. If I were on the Tony committee, he would've been nominated for his brilliant comic turns in ''Cry-Baby'' and ''How to Succeed.'' I've also seen him in ''In My Life,'' ''Hair'' and most recently, ''Buyer and Cellar,'' and he's always amazing. | |
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| re: Why didn't Jonathan Groff play HAIR on Broadway? | |
| Posted by: | MikeR 04:24 pm EDT 05/08/15 |
| In reply to: | re: Why didn't Jonathan Groff play HAIR on Broadway? - FrenchDip 04:19 pm EDT 05/08/15 |
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| Another gay actor! It's a conspiracy! | |
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| re: Why didn't Jonathan Groff play HAIR on Broadway? | |
| Posted by: | JereNYC (JereNYC@aol.com) 03:45 pm EDT 05/08/15 |
| In reply to: | re: Why didn't Jonathan Groff play HAIR on Broadway? - charles1055 03:34 pm EDT 05/08/15 |
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| For me, Groff seemed out of place in the ensemble in the sense that he sort of seemed like a kid playing dress up as a hippie, rather than an authentic character. I felt the same about him in some of his other early performances and have been pleased to see him grow into himself, so to speak, on television. Groff wasn't terrible, just...not right. Creel was a huge improvement for Broadway. The only thing worthy of mention concerning the fact that both Groff and Creel are gay is that they were supposedly together at the time. And, yes, I think it was the WOODSTOCK film that prevented Groff from transferring to Broadway in HAIR. | |
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| re: Why didn't Jonathan Groff play HAIR on Broadway? | |
| Posted by: | Michael_Portantiere 05:28 pm EDT 05/08/15 |
| In reply to: | re: Why didn't Jonathan Groff play HAIR on Broadway? - JereNYC 03:45 pm EDT 05/08/15 |
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| "For me, Groff seemed out of place in the ensemble in the sense that he sort of seemed like a kid playing dress up as a hippie, rather than an authentic character." Interesting comment. I imagine that at least some of the real-life hippies were just kids playing dress-up, rather than being "authentic," if you know what I mean. | |
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| re: Why didn't Jonathan Groff play HAIR on Broadway? | |
| Posted by: | Charlie_Baker 08:45 pm EDT 05/08/15 |
| In reply to: | re: Why didn't Jonathan Groff play HAIR on Broadway? - Michael_Portantiere 05:28 pm EDT 05/08/15 |
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| That was precisely the quality that made Groff's performance work for me. He was good in the role IMO. | |
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| re: Why didn't Jonathan Groff play HAIR on Broadway? | |
| Posted by: | Keattie 11:33 pm EDT 05/08/15 |
| In reply to: | re: Why didn't Jonathan Groff play HAIR on Broadway? - Charlie_Baker 08:45 pm EDT 05/08/15 |
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| I agree. He was VERY good in the role. | |
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