| re: So now it's hunk Seymours. | |
| Posted by: JereNYC (JereNYC@aol.com) 11:12 am EST 02/05/20 | |
| In reply to: So now it's hunk Seymours. - Delvino 10:59 am EST 02/05/20 | |
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| It's not a recent trend...in fact, the incredibly hot person that no one notices is incredibly hot until he/she takes off a pair of glasses is something of a Hollywood cliché. Superman may be the most famous example. The last major Seymour in New York, prior to this production, was the nebbish and nerdy and hopelessly invisible to women and gays Jake Gyllenhaal. The fun thing about that was that that event was probably the first time in Gyllenhaal's career when not a single soul in the room cared if he was there or not. It was all about the return of Ellen Greene who held the audience's focus and complete attention any time she was on the stage. She could have been playing opposite literally anyone. The sad thing about casting Seymour in this way, other than what you point out in the story about Audrey discovering the ordinary guy, is that the role can be a rare chance for a character man to play the lead. And people who look like Jonathan Groff or Jeremy Jordan or Jake Gyllenhaal get to play the lead every day. I think the issue simply boils down to producers wanting a "name." And names tend to be famous. And famous people tend to be hot. |
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