| re: Dear Evan Hansen Film Casting | |
| Posted by: Michael_Portantiere 12:02 pm EDT 08/20/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Dear Evan Hansen Film Casting - mattyp4 10:51 am EDT 08/20/20 | |
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| "Even though I said it was 'a stretch on Broadway,' that was just a simple generalization. I actually saw it when it was Off-Broadway too! I didn't quite buy him as a high school student then but it was easily forgivable. Now? Over 4 years later? Ehhh...." I think we should all keep in mind that there's a huge difference between someone in their late 20s playing a high school-age student on stage as compared to film. On stage, including Broadway, teenagers are rarely played by actual teenagers, especially not when we're talking about leading roles or major supporting roles, whereas I would say such casting happens far more often in film and TV. There are a number of reasons for this, but the fact that it's true has, I would say, caused audiences to be far more accepting of young adults playing teenagers on stage than on film. THAT SAID, I think we should also keep in mind that two of the most popular film musicals of all time are GREASE and the 1961 film of WEST SIDE STORY, so......there are major exceptions to every rule. Maybe the producers of the DEAR EVAN HANSEN movie looked at those two huge hits in deciding it would be perfectly okay to sign Ben Platt to repeat his stage role in the movie despite his age. |
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