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I'm going to say it...

Posted by: JAllenC3 05:59 pm EDT 05/10/15
In reply to: Next Season at Encores - jmill 01:03 pm EDT 05/10/15

Please, please let Jason Alexander play John Adams! He would never do it in a full production, but he might do it here.


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Posted by: musicaldirny 06:15 pm EDT 05/10/15
In reply to: I'm going to say it... - JAllenC3 05:59 pm EDT 05/10/15

Love Jason Alexander, but not as Adams. He's too contemporary in style, too New York/Jewish. I could sort of see him as Ben Franklin.


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Posted by: Renfield1950 06:02 pm EDT 05/10/15
In reply to: I'm going to say it... - JAllenC3 05:59 pm EDT 05/10/15

I wish you hadn't said it.


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Please, no.

Posted by: FrankF 06:12 pm EDT 05/10/15
In reply to: re: I'm going to say it... - Renfield1950 06:02 pm EDT 05/10/15

n/m


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Posted by: JAllenC3 06:07 pm EDT 05/10/15
In reply to: re: I'm going to say it... - Renfield1950 06:02 pm EDT 05/10/15

I admit he has some tics that make it hard to see (and concern me), but with a strong director I truly think he could be great in the role.


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Posted by: Michael_Portantiere 10:03 pm EDT 05/10/15
In reply to: re: I'm going to say it... - JAllenC3 06:07 pm EDT 05/10/15

I think Jason Alexander is very wrong for the role for several reasons, including the fact that he's way too old for it.


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Posted by: Chromolume 08:26 pm EDT 05/10/15
In reply to: re: I'm going to say it... - JAllenC3 06:07 pm EDT 05/10/15

And yes, apropos Zorba, haven't we been commenting on the fact that these shows don't get very much rehearsal time? It doesn't matter how strong the director is, he wouldn't be given very much time to work with Alexander. It's a moot point.


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Posted by: scoot1er 07:00 pm EDT 05/10/15
In reply to: re: I'm going to say it... - JAllenC3 06:07 pm EDT 05/10/15

You will hate me for this, but: I can't see Jason Alexander being great in anything. I find him annoying and arrogant in everything he does. He is the main reason I stopped watching Seinfeld.


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Posted by: Michael_212 07:09 pm EDT 05/10/15
In reply to: re: I'm going to say it... - scoot1er 07:00 pm EDT 05/10/15

I find him annoying and arrogant in everything he does.

In other words, he comes off as obnoxious and disliked?

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Posted by: PlayWiz 08:35 pm EDT 05/10/15
In reply to: re: I'm going to say it... - Michael_212 07:09 pm EDT 05/10/15

I could see where John Adams comes off as rather obnoxious and disliked at times, but Benjamin Franklin and Abigail certainly like him as played by William Daniels. We'll see what kind of box-office Alexander does when he takes over for Larry David in his play, but Alexander, while rather jovial at times in "Jerome Robbins' Broadway" years ago, has become rather hard in the many years since that time. I'd rather see someone else as Adams too.


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rather "hard to take", that is.

Posted by: PlayWiz 08:39 pm EDT 05/10/15
In reply to: re: I'm going to say it... - PlayWiz 08:35 pm EDT 05/10/15

Otherwise it's all shrinkage from what I remember from a famous "Seinfeld" episode. :)


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Posted by: scoot1er 08:01 pm EDT 05/10/15
In reply to: re: I'm going to say it... - Michael_212 07:09 pm EDT 05/10/15

You know that, sir.


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