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| So a singing and dancing "Mrs. Doubtfire" is also on its way; with "Tootsie," an embarrassment of drag tales? | |
| Last Edit: Delvino 06:01 pm EDT 08/28/18 | |
| Posted by: Delvino 05:58 pm EDT 08/28/18 | |
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| The new musical will be written by "Something Rotten!" co-creators John O’Farrell, Karey Kirkpatrick, and Wayne Kirkpatrick and directed by Jerry Zaks. Two shows about heterosexual men turning to drag for other than identity-establishing purposes*, though perhaps they'll be spaced by development on "Doubfire." Maybe they'll be wonderful, both. I remember "Sugar," and how much it was anticipated. And I enjoyed it, at age 20. *shorthanding here; a big complicated subject -- why people express themselves via another gender -- not necessarily right for a theater board. This is a general enough category, since both stories are about straight men who self-identify thus. |
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| And to think, you can see "Mrs. Doubtfire" and "Tootsie" back to back on a matinee day. n/m | |
| Posted by: broadwaybacker 01:31 pm EDT 08/29/18 | |
| In reply to: So a singing and dancing "Mrs. Doubtfire" is also on its way; with "Tootsie," an embarrassment of drag tales? - Delvino 05:58 pm EDT 08/28/18 | |
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| re: Will Tyler Perry's MADEA THE MUSICAL be far behind? | |
| Posted by: NewtonUK 03:21 am EDT 08/29/18 | |
| In reply to: So a singing and dancing "Mrs. Doubtfire" is also on its way; with "Tootsie," an embarrassment of drag tales? - Delvino 05:58 pm EDT 08/28/18 | |
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| re: Will Tyler Perry's MADEA THE MUSICAL be far behind? | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 10:53 pm EDT 08/29/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Will Tyler Perry's MADEA THE MUSICAL be far behind? - NewtonUK 03:21 am EDT 08/29/18 | |
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| To be honest, that might be a fun idea. Just sayin'... | |
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| Please oh PLEASE let Mrs. Doubtfire be Brian D'Arcy James (nm) | |
| Posted by: wizrdofoz27 11:17 pm EDT 08/28/18 | |
| In reply to: So a singing and dancing "Mrs. Doubtfire" is also on its way; with "Tootsie," an embarrassment of drag tales? - Delvino 05:58 pm EDT 08/28/18 | |
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| re: Please oh PLEASE let Mrs. Doubtfire be Brian D'Arcy James (nm) | |
| Posted by: KingSpeed 01:10 pm EDT 08/29/18 | |
| In reply to: Please oh PLEASE let Mrs. Doubtfire be Brian D'Arcy James (nm) - wizrdofoz27 11:17 pm EDT 08/28/18 | |
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| That's a good idea. | |
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| re: Please oh PLEASE let Mrs. Doubtfire be Brian D'Arcy James (nm) | |
| Posted by: Chazwaza 03:41 am EDT 08/29/18 | |
| In reply to: Please oh PLEASE let Mrs. Doubtfire be Brian D'Arcy James (nm) - wizrdofoz27 11:17 pm EDT 08/28/18 | |
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| I love me some BDJ, but I think he's wrong for this. The part really truly needs a comedian, and he is just not that funny. Not in what we've seen in his career so far, and I'm not sure they should risk a big budget musical on giving him the chance to prove he is really funny. | |
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| re: Please oh PLEASE let Mrs. Doubtfire be Brian D'Arcy James (nm) | |
| Posted by: KingSpeed 01:10 pm EDT 08/29/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Please oh PLEASE let Mrs. Doubtfire be Brian D'Arcy James (nm) - Chazwaza 03:41 am EDT 08/29/18 | |
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| Shrek? Something Rotten? | |
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| re: Please oh PLEASE let Mrs. Doubtfire be Brian D'Arcy James (nm) | |
| Last Edit: Chazwaza 05:53 am EDT 08/30/18 | |
| Posted by: Chazwaza 05:53 am EDT 08/30/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Please oh PLEASE let Mrs. Doubtfire be Brian D'Arcy James (nm) - KingSpeed 01:10 pm EDT 08/29/18 | |
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| We have different ideas of funny, it would seem. Being IN a comedy (including ones that aren't especially funny) isn't the same as being funny. He's surely not without the ability to play comedy, but I don't think that's the bar they need to pull off a musical of Mrs. Doubtfire. | |
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| re: Please oh PLEASE let Mrs. Doubtfire be Brian D'Arcy James (nm) | |
| Posted by: BroadwayTonyJ 10:30 am EDT 08/30/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Please oh PLEASE let Mrs. Doubtfire be Brian D'Arcy James (nm) - Chazwaza 05:53 am EDT 08/30/18 | |
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| I was thinking along the lines of Rob McClure or Michael Urie as Daniel/Euphegenia. I think McClure would be almost perfect, although Urie would be considered a bigger draw and might be funnier. | |
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| re: So a singing and dancing "Mrs. Doubtfire" is also on its way; with "Tootsie," an embarrassment of drag tales? | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 09:42 pm EDT 08/28/18 | |
| In reply to: So a singing and dancing "Mrs. Doubtfire" is also on its way; with "Tootsie," an embarrassment of drag tales? - Delvino 05:58 pm EDT 08/28/18 | |
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| Time for a revival of Where's Charley, perhaps? ;-) | |
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| And kinky boots is still playing | |
| Posted by: dramedy 06:38 pm EDT 08/28/18 | |
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| Nm | |
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| Dramedy, can you elaborate on your point? | |
| Posted by: GabbyGerard 11:49 pm EDT 08/28/18 | |
| In reply to: And kinky boots is still playing - dramedy 06:38 pm EDT 08/28/18 | |
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| Obviously, I see the "drag" connection, but I'm not sure what you meant beyond it. | |
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| HarveyF intended lola to straight man in drag | |
| Posted by: dramedy 01:23 am EDT 08/29/18 | |
| In reply to: Dramedy, can you elaborate on your point? - GabbyGerard 11:49 pm EDT 08/28/18 | |
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| Similar to casa Valentina with straight men dressed in drag. I found lola to be asexual instead of either straight or gay or trans. | |
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| re: HarveyF intended lola to straight man in drag | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 01:12 pm EDT 08/29/18 | |
| In reply to: HarveyF intended lola to straight man in drag - dramedy 01:23 am EDT 08/29/18 | |
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| I think it's made very clear that Simon, aka Lola, is a straight man. The "What A Woman Wants" sequence in Act II helps to define this, IMO. | |
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| re: HarveyF intended lola to straight man in drag | |
| Posted by: KingSpeed 01:49 pm EDT 08/29/18 | |
| In reply to: re: HarveyF intended lola to straight man in drag - Chromolume 01:12 pm EDT 08/29/18 | |
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| Yes that is what Harvey has said was his intention but Tony winner Billy Porter said he played the role as a gay man | |
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| re: HarveyF intended lola to straight man in drag | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 10:53 pm EDT 08/29/18 | |
| In reply to: re: HarveyF intended lola to straight man in drag - KingSpeed 01:49 pm EDT 08/29/18 | |
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| ...but Tony winner Billy Porter said he played the role as a gay man. Fine for him as long as it was something that Mitchell and Fierstein in particular were ok with. The idea that Porter's interpretation is the law of the land is another issue altogether, lol. Just like any other actor in any other role. ;-) |
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