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| re: Doubt about Mrs. Doubtfire | |
| Posted by: theaterbear 01:04 pm EST 02/15/20 | |
| In reply to: Doubt about Mrs. Doubtfire - Kerick 12:34 pm EST 02/15/20 | |
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| I really enjoyed the original film - but without Robin Williams I don't know how successful the film would have been - I also think the timing of coming into NY so soon after Tootsie flopped is very ill advised. | |
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| re: Doubt about Mrs. Doubtfire | |
| Posted by: Indavidzopinion 04:32 pm EST 02/16/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Doubt about Mrs. Doubtfire - theaterbear 01:04 pm EST 02/15/20 | |
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| I'm glad you brought up Tootsie. Seeing Santino Fontana work so hard in that rickety vehicle was heart-breaking, particularly after he was so brilliant in the Encores God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater. | |
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| For me, the drawback is Rob McClure | |
| Posted by: aleck 08:30 am EST 02/16/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Doubt about Mrs. Doubtfire - theaterbear 01:04 pm EST 02/15/20 | |
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| No one works harder than Rob McClure. I've met him and no one is sweeter and sincerely gracious. But I put him in the category of everything-is-perfect and everything-is-boring along with Noah Racey, Andy Karl and Santino Fontana. Having seen McClure in everything he's done on Broadway and while he seems to check every box, they were all boring performances, except for portions of Chaplin. I don't see him carrying this show to exciting heights. Maybe Norbert Leo Butz could bring the right level of edgy comedic energy to the role (like Alex Brightman does to save Beetlejuice), but I can't imagine that McClure is capable. |
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| re: For me, the drawback is Rob McClure | |
| Posted by: Michael_Portantiere 04:58 pm EST 02/20/20 | |
| In reply to: For me, the drawback is Rob McClure - aleck 08:30 am EST 02/16/20 | |
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| "No one works harder than Rob McClure. I've met him and no one is sweeter and sincerely gracious. But I put him in the category of everything-is-perfect and everything-is-boring along with Noah Racey, Andy Karl and Santino Fontana." Of course you're entitled to that opinion, but I hope you realize how extremely subjective it is, especially when you make such a huge generalization and use such an amorphous word as "boring." I, for one, consider ALL of the actors you mentioned here to be among the most talented, and least boring, in the business. And if you feel that neither Rob McClure nor Santino Fontana have brought "edgy comedic energy" to some of their past roles, I would say that either (1) you didn't see WHERE'S CHARLEY? or TOOTSIE, or (2) I completely disagree with you. |
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| re: For me, the drawback is Rob McClure | |
| Last Edit: JereNYC 03:10 pm EST 02/21/20 | |
| Posted by: JereNYC (JereNYC@aol.com) 03:10 pm EST 02/21/20 | |
| In reply to: re: For me, the drawback is Rob McClure - Michael_Portantiere 04:58 pm EST 02/20/20 | |
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| Fontana also brought an essential kind of energy to CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND on television, during the early seasons while he was in the cast. His Greg, a depressed alcoholic who falls into a weird on/off relationship with Rebecca, a character later revealed to in the throes of borderline personality disorder, was dour and dependent and dark and such a brilliant counterpoint to every other character on the show. And you loved him all the same and the series was poorer for his absence. His version of the character was so much more detailed and interesting than the version of the character introduced in the final season played by Skylar Astin, although I did appreciate the way the show explained the switch. I continue to be surprised that film and television hasn't beaten his door down, but perhaps he threw a cog in that wheel by opting to star in TOOTSIE on Broadway, rather than pursue another series or film work. |
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