| Is Betty Buckley a commercial Broadway name rather than an ATC name? |
| Posted by: BrianJ 02:38 am EDT 05/29/18 |
| In reply to: re: Kristin Chenoweth - ryhog 07:42 am EDT 05/27/18 |
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I'm not even advocating either Buckley or Chenoweth as great for the role or likely to give great performances, but I'm confused about why Rudin wouldn't cast Chenoweth in this in a million years and yet did cast Buckley - because Betty Buckley is so much more commercial and so much more of a magnet for ticket buyers than Chenoweth?
And yes, I'm aware that Rudin cast Buckley for the tour rather than Broadway, but my impression is that (contrary to the situation in David Merrick's day) the road is now dicier than, and harder to make profits on than, Broadway - is that true or not true? Would Rudin cast Cheno on the road but not on Broadway? Does Betty Buckley in 2018 have a major following in mid-sized American cities where the citizenry loves her but won't turn out for Kristin Chenoweth? |
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