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| Posted by: Chazwaza 11:04 am EDT 08/07/17 | |
| In reply to: Totally agree. But PBS pledge drive stars are few in number. - GrumpyMorningBoy 09:56 pm EDT 08/06/17 | |
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| It's a bit early to say that NONE of the Hamilton cast besides Lin and Daveed Diggs have "true STAR quality"... -Lin was already a star from starring in and writing (therefor getting even more attention, press, and awards than he ever would have as just an actor) In the Height -Amelia would have failed with almost anyone in it, anyone whose name doesn't sell tickets just on their name alone (i.e. not from a mix of star name and title, like in most cases)... I don't think Soo is there yet either way, but I don't think we have the perspective to tell. She certainly had "true STAR quality" in Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812. -We will see what happens with other relative breakout Renée Elise Goldsberry... people LOVED her and she had very showy material. -Daveed has not proven himself as a breakout beyond Hamilton just yet. Yes people loved him (and his material) in the show, and his unique look helps too, but we'll see if that goes any further for him. People taking the chance that it will by hiring him or giving him contracts does not yet prove that it will, he then has to deliver and continue shining his star quality. He does seem to be working in TV much more than the others (The Get Down, Blackish, Kimmy Schmidt), but recurring guest roles on tv shows doesn't necessarily equate to true star quality. We'll see. -Hamilton was a big cast with a lot of stand outs, kind of like Rent. Lin was the star of the show and the face of it (for very good reason). It is hard to be THE star besides the star among at least 5 stand out performers... so getting a ton of attention from Hamilton but not quite becoming THE breakout does not necessary spell "never gonna happen" for these actors (in terms of being stars). I think one of the most important factors to being a star, or defining star quality, is that audiences know seeing you perform will be something special. Special meaning not just because you're really good at the things you do, but an exceptional quality, creating a buzz or magnetism in an audience member... it's something I think sadly the majority of broadway performers these days do not have... i'm sure most didn't in any decade because if everyone did there wouldn't be stars, but it just seems to happen less and less because film and tv and theater too now do not tend to embrace off-beatness or uniqueness unless they already know it can be sold (which means someone similar already sold it, which often means the public won't want to buy more from someone else), so those stars don't really get the chance to shine -- and the kind of shows that show them off don't come around enough for them to build a career out of it. Well anyway... |
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