| re: Brian d'Arcy James | |
| Last Edit: AlanScott 11:11 pm EDT 04/06/18 | |
| Posted by: AlanScott 11:11 pm EDT 04/06/18 | |
| In reply to: Brian d'Arcy James - Michael_Portantiere 02:46 pm EDT 04/06/18 | |
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| While I imagine James would have sung the role well, I don't see him as being very right for Billy. Perhaps more of a Mr. Snow but also probably a good choice for Jigger. Obviously not remotely a Mr. Bascombe at the time, but that just shows the insanity of these things sometimes. The understudy for Billy was Duane Boutté, who usually played Enoch Snow, Jr., and Orin Peesley. Odd to have Enoch Snow, Jr. understudy Billy. As you may recall, four performances were canceled when Hayden (according to the Times) "damaged his vocal cords by singing while suffering from a viral infection, and Duane Boutté, Mr. Hayden's understudy, developed a bronchial infection. With neither man able to go on, the Wednesday matinee and evening shows were canceled. The next day, the Thursday and Friday performances were canceled." The problems had actually started a couple of weeks earlier. Rumor at the time said that part of the problem was that Boutté was simply miscast, although it seems he was also genuinely unwell. He did get through one performance, but barely, and it was reported that 25 people asked for a refund after the performance. So, as mentioned above (and as you probably already knew), Marcus Lovett was brought in on two days' rehearsal to take over the role as necessary. Was James considered as a possible emergency replacement? I guess not, or it was decided that he wasn't really right for it. |
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