| re: Prior casting miscalculation: Henry Goodman as Max Bialystock |
| Posted by: tmwctd (bfreimueller@gmx.at) 04:29 pm EDT 08/03/22 |
| In reply to: re: Prior casting miscalculation: Henry Goodman as Max Bialystock - larry13 04:02 pm EDT 08/03/22 |
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Here we go as far as I can remember:
I love Richard Kind but he struggled mightily with the songs and especially the dances. Found enough laughs though.
Stadlen I love too. Used the same raspy voice like in "Funny Thing" or "Hello Dolly". Hard worker, found the laughs, was good at playing a dirty old(er) man. Might be better in a supporting role than having to carry the show but he certainly was game.
Applegate might have been the most benevolent Bialy. Reminded me of Lou Costello at times.
English I remember the least but he was fine.
Have to go on record that for me Goodman was perfectly fine and not nearly as far off Lane´s mark as many think. But I know I am in the minority with this opinion. I interviewed Stroman years later in Vienna and she told me that he was far too Shakespearian for the role. Don´t agree but who am I to argue with her?
I had the pleasure of seeing Lane both on Broadway and in London and the praise for him is certainly well-deserved. He brought the house down with every line and you could always expect something new. A pity the movie is sort of a muffled version of the show. Oscar was a clone of him, yes.
Saw the show here in Vienna too, also in Helsinki of all places. Some things worked, some got lost in translation. |
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