| re: Fosse wanted to cast Ruth Gordon.. |
| Posted by: PlayWiz 12:31 am EDT 04/01/23 |
| In reply to: re: Fosse wanted to cast Ruth Gordon.. - AlanScott 12:20 am EDT 04/01/23 |
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| Well, he was there and probably heard stuff from his agent, the producers, etc. -- and Ruth Gordon was a relatively recent Oscar winner for "Rosemary's Baby" at the time playing someone who turns out to be something akin to a witch, and who was starting to give very singular kinds of Ruth Gordon movie performances (starting around the time of "Inside Daisy Clover"). Maybe since Fosse couldn't use Gwen for "Sweet Charity" for that film recreating her stage role, he thought a bigger name (with an Oscar) might be an intriguing idea for "Cabaret", since most likely he wouldn't be fully credited for the role Grey had already been acclaimed for. But I don't know who else could confirm this who is still around, other than Mr. Grey. |
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