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| Nathan Lane as —— | |
| Posted by: Johno60 11:18 pm EST 12/01/20 | |
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| It seems like Nathan Lane would have been a perfect fit as Barry in THE PROM. Any thoughts? Was he considered? |
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| re: Nathan Lane as —— | |
| Posted by: ryhog 09:14 am EST 12/02/20 | |
| In reply to: Nathan Lane as —— - Johno60 11:18 pm EST 12/01/20 | |
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| Hasn't Nathan made it clear that he is not interested in doing musicals anymore? | |
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| re: Nathan Lane as —— | |
| Posted by: Chazwaza 11:04 am EST 12/02/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Nathan Lane as —— - ryhog 09:14 am EST 12/02/20 | |
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| Do you mean by not doing them for awhile? Or has he said this in interviews? | |
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| re: Nathan Lane as —— | |
| Posted by: TheOtherOne 11:13 am EST 12/02/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Nathan Lane as —— - Chazwaza 11:04 am EST 12/02/20 | |
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| He has said it in interviews, but I believe he was referring to the rigors of doing a Broadway musical live 8 times a week. He might feel differently about being in a musical film. | |
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| re: Nathan Lane as —— | |
| Posted by: ryhog 11:16 am EST 12/02/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Nathan Lane as —— - TheOtherOne 11:13 am EST 12/02/20 | |
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| That could be. My recollection (or maybe my assumption) was that he wanted to recalibrate the way he was perceived. | |
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| re: Nathan Lane as —— | |
| Posted by: JereNYC (JereNYC@aol.com) 11:35 am EST 12/02/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Nathan Lane as —— - ryhog 11:16 am EST 12/02/20 | |
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| If that is the case, he couldn't have chosen a better project than PENNY DREADFUL: CITY OF ANGELS. Although it was cancelled after its single season this year, it provided Lane with the opportunity to do, arguably, his finest work on screen. He is so good in this show. I hope all the right people noticed, even if it wasn't the ratings bonanza that I'm sure Showtime was hoping for. | |
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| re: Nathan Lane as —— | |
| Posted by: MockingbirdGirl 12:09 pm EST 12/02/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Nathan Lane as —— - JereNYC 11:35 am EST 12/02/20 | |
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| Agreed, he was fantastic. I'm sorry he was overlooked at Emmy time. | |
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| Going to 'The Prom' with James Corden | |
| Last Edit: WaymanWong 12:06 am EST 12/02/20 | |
| Posted by: WaymanWong 12:06 am EST 12/02/20 | |
| In reply to: Nathan Lane as —— - Johno60 11:18 pm EST 12/01/20 | |
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| I guess only Ryan Murphy can say who was or wasn't considered to play Barry in his ''Prom.'' But he told Variety: ''It was a bucket-list experience to get to work with Meryl, Nicole, James, Kerry, all people I love. ''' Meantime, there are critics who haven't been keen on Corden and wondering why Nathan Lane wasn't cast instead ... |
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| Link | Indiewire.com: James Corden in 'The Prom' Sparks Critic Outrage: 'Offensive' and 'Worst Gay-Face' |
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| re: Going to 'The Prom' with James Corden | |
| Last Edit: KingSpeed 01:37 am EST 12/02/20 | |
| Posted by: KingSpeed 01:23 am EST 12/02/20 | |
| In reply to: Going to 'The Prom' with James Corden - WaymanWong 12:06 am EST 12/02/20 | |
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| I don’t think Nathan’s singing voice is right for the role. Corden sounds good in the “Tonight Belongs To You” teaser. | |
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| re: Going to 'The Prom' with James Corden | |
| Posted by: mlop 01:22 am EST 12/02/20 | |
| In reply to: Going to 'The Prom' with James Corden - WaymanWong 12:06 am EST 12/02/20 | |
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| I was lucky enough to see THE PROM a press preview and benefit for Broadway Cares on Sunday. I thought James Corden was great. I loved what they did and the recreation of the Theatre DIstrict West 44th Street in a Studio in California including Sardi's I cannot wait to see it again when it streams on Netflix. There was a virtual talk back after the movie. Kevin Chamberlain was in the movie too and he said Casey Nickolaw was his understudy. Nickolaw choreographed the movie too. | |
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| Casey was Kevin’s understudy in SEUSSICAL on Broadway | |
| Posted by: KingSpeed 01:34 am EST 12/02/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Going to 'The Prom' with James Corden - mlop 01:22 am EST 12/02/20 | |
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| Is that what he’s referring to? There are no understudied in movies. | |
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| re: Casey was Kevin’s understudy in SEUSSICAL on Broadway | |
| Posted by: mlop 03:04 am EST 12/02/20 | |
| In reply to: Casey was Kevin’s understudy in SEUSSICAL on Broadway - KingSpeed 01:34 am EST 12/02/20 | |
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| sorry, the Show Seussical got deleted.by accident. | |
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| re: Casey was Kevin’s understudy in SEUSSICAL on Broadway | |
| Posted by: Roman 03:56 pm EST 12/02/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Casey was Kevin’s understudy in SEUSSICAL on Broadway - mlop 03:04 am EST 12/02/20 | |
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| If only. | |
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| I would imagine... | |
| Last Edit: MockingbirdGirl 12:16 am EST 12/02/20 | |
| Posted by: MockingbirdGirl 12:15 am EST 12/02/20 | |
| In reply to: Going to 'The Prom' with James Corden - WaymanWong 12:06 am EST 12/02/20 | |
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| ... that Lane's leading role in Penny Dreadful, which didn't wrap until March, precluded any involvement. | |
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| Not won over by the new, starry cast | |
| Posted by: FasterTheater 01:23 am EST 12/02/20 | |
| In reply to: I would imagine... - MockingbirdGirl 12:15 am EST 12/02/20 | |
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| With the exception of Meryl Streep, I am in general not won over by the casting. It seems like a kind of betrayal to sack all the original performers, replacing them mostly with screen stars; if you’re going to skewer theater people, shouldn’t you at least allow theater people to be in on the joke, and to profit from it? And some of the cast seem chosen for their marquee names alone, at the expense of the character |
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| Link | The Prom on Netflix Review: Movie Stars as Broadway Divas, Hams and Indiana Lesbians |
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| So far, critics are agreeing with you | |
| Posted by: shocktheatre 04:35 pm EST 12/02/20 | |
| In reply to: Not won over by the new, starry cast - FasterTheater 01:23 am EST 12/02/20 | |
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| 55 on Metascore. This movie is probably critic-proof, but this has got to be somewhat of a disappointment. |
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| Very good review from Peter Marks in Washington Post | |
| Posted by: stevemr 08:03 pm EST 12/02/20 | |
| In reply to: So far, critics are agreeing with you - shocktheatre 04:35 pm EST 12/02/20 | |
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| Marks liked it a lot, while conceding it may be a little too broad for non-musical fans | |
| Link | Washington Post review: The Prom |
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| Avoid Metacritic for a few days | |
| Last Edit: shocktheatre 04:45 pm EST 12/03/20 | |
| Posted by: shocktheatre 04:40 pm EST 12/03/20 | |
| In reply to: Very good review from Peter Marks in Washington Post - stevemr 08:03 pm EST 12/02/20 | |
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| It is not improving. But I don't really think reviews will matter. Dang country needs a new Meryl Streep musical set in Indiana. |
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| re: Not won over by the new, starry cast | |
| Posted by: Roman 03:59 pm EST 12/02/20 | |
| In reply to: Not won over by the new, starry cast - FasterTheater 01:23 am EST 12/02/20 | |
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| I concur. I find Corden to be grating, hammy, and about as inauthentic a performer there is. Plus, he kissed Sean Spicer. Just, NO. | |
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| re: Not won over by the new, starry cast | |
| Posted by: jurinac 07:52 am EST 12/02/20 | |
| In reply to: Not won over by the new, starry cast - FasterTheater 01:23 am EST 12/02/20 | |
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| I'm just as sorry as the next theater lover that Julie Andrews wasn't asked to recreate her Eliza on the big screen (to choose but one of countless examples), but there's a certain naïveté to cries of "Why weren't the original stage people asked to make the movie?" Ashmanskas, Leavel et al. are very talented, and beloved by their New York public, but their names mean nothing to the wider audience. (Hell, they weren't even big enough draws on Broadway to keep the show running much more than 300 performances, and that was with love-letter reviews.) Who on Earth would fund a movie starring them, or at least who would do so and expect to draw a large audience? Moreover, automatically using the stage stars guarantees nothing. RENT notoriously suffered from exactly that choice, both artistically and commercially, but there are plenty of other examples. Sitting through the movie of THE PRODUCERS, for instance, I felt again and again that retaining so many of the Broadway people -- worst of all, perhaps, Stroman herself behind the camera -- was a fatal mistake, since everyone involved seemed to assume that the magic from their stage success would automatically transfer. |
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| re: Not won over by the new, starry cast | |
| Posted by: LouHarry 10:49 am EST 12/03/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Not won over by the new, starry cast - jurinac 07:52 am EST 12/02/20 | |
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| But they could have taken the stage Emma. | |
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| re: Not won over by the new, starry cast | |
| Posted by: Ann 08:18 am EST 12/02/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Not won over by the new, starry cast - jurinac 07:52 am EST 12/02/20 | |
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| They could have brought on one of the original cast. I suppose most will not notice, but if James Corden isn't fantastic I'll really be disappointed. That said, I'm very happy they are doing this musical, and I hope it's a big success. |
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| re: Not won over by the new, starry cast | |
| Posted by: Jax 01:47 am EST 12/02/20 | |
| In reply to: Not won over by the new, starry cast - FasterTheater 01:23 am EST 12/02/20 | |
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| Towards the end of this seemingly endless review, deep into a comparison of the sitcom careers of Andrew Rannells and Christopher Sieber, the writer pauses to say, "Do all these strike you as quibbles?" To which I thundered YES. | |
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| Huh? | |
| Posted by: KingSpeed 01:36 am EST 12/02/20 | |
| In reply to: Not won over by the new, starry cast - FasterTheater 01:23 am EST 12/02/20 | |
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| Streep, Corden, Rannells, and Kidman ARE theater actors who have performed on Broadway and elsewhere. | |
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| re: Huh? | |
| Posted by: mlop 03:06 am EST 12/02/20 | |
| In reply to: Huh? - KingSpeed 01:36 am EST 12/02/20 | |
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| I wasnt too sure about the casting but I was pleasantly surprised. | |
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| The real problem is not the casting... | |
| Posted by: chrismpls 12:50 pm EST 12/02/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Huh? - mlop 03:06 am EST 12/02/20 | |
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| It's the script. All of the tedious "backstory" monologues added for the Broadway-based principles fly in the face of what the story is trying to do and they throw the movie off balance. | |
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| re: The real problem is not the casting... | |
| Posted by: LouHarry 10:49 am EST 12/03/20 | |
| In reply to: The real problem is not the casting... - chrismpls 12:50 pm EST 12/02/20 | |
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| Agreed. | |
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| re: Huh? | |
| Posted by: huskyital (huskyital@yahoo.com) 11:43 am EST 12/02/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Huh? - mlop 03:06 am EST 12/02/20 | |
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| I'm just glad that Netflix is doing THE PROM and MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM.....at least we will get a taste of Broadway on television,. | |
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