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re: Prior casting miscalculation: Henry Goodman/Dreyfuss as Max Bialystock
Posted by: AlanScott 05:28 am EDT 08/02/22
In reply to: re: Prior casting miscalculation: Henry Goodman/Dreyfuss as Max Bialystock - waterfall 01:38 am EDT 08/02/22

Yeah, they hired Goodman specifically because they wanted someone to break the mold, and then they found that audiences didn't want it broken. Truly, I think it's not a role that will work with something very different being done with it. My memory is that from the day his casting was announced, a lot of people thought it was a weird idea that was not likely to work too well.
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re: Prior casting miscalculation: Henry Goodman/Dreyfuss as Max Bialystock
Posted by: NewtonUK 07:51 am EDT 08/02/22
In reply to: re: Prior casting miscalculation: Henry Goodman/Dreyfuss as Max Bialystock - AlanScott 05:28 am EDT 08/02/22

Alan as I note in this thread, I saw Mr Goodmans final performance, and he was gamely trying to replicate Nathan's performance. My understanding is that the producers said one thing but when Mr Goodman arrived to rehearse, all they wanted was Nathan light. Or maybe they let Mr Goodman try a new take, then made him revert to Nathan - which seems unlikely to me. This was akin to the Funny Girl casting issue - what they were thinking?
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