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| re: Can SUTTON sing THE MUSIC MAN as written? | |
| Posted by: AlanScott 06:31 pm EST 02/13/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Can SUTTON sing THE MUSIC MAN as written? - KingSpeed 06:08 pm EST 02/13/20 | |
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| I agree that he was not a movie star on the level of Jackman, but he had starred in several Hollywood movies. That stopped (except for The Four Poster, a somewhat special case in a couple of ways) after the Carole Landis scandal. The scandal was certainly at least part of the reason why Unfaithfully Yours was a flop despite getting generally favorable reviews, with raves for Harrison. But Harrison continued as a theatre star and he was definitely a draw on Broadway and London in a way that Preston wasn't before The Music Man and never had been in Hollywood. Anyway, I think Osnes, say, is a big enough name and experienced enough performer to have been cast as Marian here, but I would think that part of the reason for the casting of Foster is that she's 10 years older than Osnes. |
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| re: Can SUTTON sing THE MUSIC MAN as written? | |
| Posted by: KingSpeed 08:32 pm EST 02/13/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Can SUTTON sing THE MUSIC MAN as written? - AlanScott 06:31 pm EST 02/13/20 | |
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| I think one of their selling points is that all the leads have won Tonys. | |
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| re: Can SUTTON sing THE MUSIC MAN as written? | |
| Posted by: AlanScott 08:39 pm EST 02/13/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Can SUTTON sing THE MUSIC MAN as written? - KingSpeed 08:32 pm EST 02/13/20 | |
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| Yes, I forgot about the selling point that six cast members have won Tonys. Although I doubt that the presence of any of those people is going to make a notable difference to ticket sales. | |
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