According to Todd Haimes, the artistic director of the Roundabout, the Van Dyke-Rivera strategy — casting a couple of talented no-names and crossing your fingers — is really a second choice these days. “Your first choice,” he said, “is to get a star who’s also great.”
--Charles McGrath for The New York Times
Does anyone know if O'Malley is covering Mrs. Wilkinson, as Hocking did?
She'd be terrific if given the opportunity to go on during her limited run (though I doubt she will.)
Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.