| Celia Keenan-Bolger also confirmed she was fired on another podcast. (Plus memories of her performance) | |
| Posted by: DanielVincent 02:42 pm EDT 05/25/23 | |
| In reply to: Celia Keenan-Bolger talks with Kelly O'Hara in her Podcast - FIG 12:32 pm EDT 05/25/23 | |
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| She was interviewed on the Hollywood Reporter's "Awards Chatter" podcast after she was Tony nominated for To Kill a Mockingbird, and discussed being sort of gently let go, how much it hurt, and how it all sort of worked out in the end. I saw Keenan-Bolger during Piazza's run in Chicago. She was not, by any stretch of the imagination, "bad," but the show didn't work as well with her as Clara. Her acting choices and petite stature first made it very difficult to discern how old the character was supposed to be. When it became clear she was supposed to be a young adult, it became so obvious that Clara was living with a mental impairment that it was impossible to believe Fabrizio and his family wouldn't notice it. Margaret's "tricky game" didn't make sense and felt lower stakes. And, yes, as Keenan-Bolger has acknowledged, she could not sing the score with the huge and luscious soprano that O'Hara has. I was not shocked when it was announced that O'Hara would be replacing her. I was much more surprised that Wayne Wilcox, who was FANTASTIC as Fabrizio, was also let go. I've always felt that, had he opened the show in New York, he would have become quite the musical theatre star. It may also be worth mentioning that, as much as I loved Sarah Uriarte-Berry as Franca, O'Hara was ALSO better in that role. Her Franca was funnier and more mercurial. |
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| Link | Celia Keenan-Bolger on Awards Chatter |
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