James Marsden Wants To Try Broadway
James Marsden Wants To Try Broadway
#1James Marsden Wants To Try Broadway
Posted: 1/4/23 at 9:35pm
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/James-Marsden-Wants-to-Do-a-Broadway-Show-20230104 I think the role of "Billy Flynn" in "Chicago" would be a good choice.
"Noel [Coward] and I were in Paris once. Adjoining rooms, of course. One night, I felt mischievous, so I knocked on Noel's door, and he asked, 'Who is it?' I lowered my voice and said 'Hotel detective. Have you got a gentleman in your room?' He answered, 'Just a minute, I'll ask him.'" (Beatrice Lillie)
Updated On: 1/4/23 at 09:35 PM
#2James Marsden Wants To Try Broadway
Posted: 1/4/23 at 9:57pm
Have been waiting for this for a long time. Hope he actually does it.
ErmengardeStopSniveling
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/18
#3James Marsden Wants To Try Broadway
Posted: 1/4/23 at 10:00pm
Marsden's a weird case, because he would mean next to nothing at the box office but would demand to be compensated like a semi-star. And I doubt he'd want to be yet another Billy Flynn; I'm sure Barry & Fran have offered it to him every other year for the past 15 years.
#4James Marsden Wants To Try Broadway
Posted: 1/4/23 at 10:05pm
I don’t think he’d mean “next to nothing” at box offices. He’s not a massive star, but he’s been around for a long time and has notoriety from Westworld, The Notebook, Enchanted, Sonic, 27 Dresses, Dead do Me, etc.
ErmengardeStopSniveling
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/18
#5James Marsden Wants To Try Broadway
Posted: 1/4/23 at 10:14pm
It's all a matter of knowing vs. caring. Billy Crystal, Allison Janney, George Takei, and Laurie Metcalf have also been in a ton of popular movies & TV shows, yet their Bway shows flopped. In terms of actual full-priced-ticket-selling name value, he means a little more more than Craig Bierko but less than Zachary Levi or Josh Radnor. Maybe he even sells half-decently for 6 weeks but that's the extent of his fandom. He's a "that guy" to large swaths of people. But come to Broadway and prove me wrong, James!
Updated On: 1/4/23 at 10:14 PM
Tenor8674
Chorus Member Joined: 12/13/22
#6James Marsden Wants To Try Broadway
Posted: 1/4/23 at 10:18pm
Maybe Mack the Knife in a revival of Threepenny Opera at Lincoln Center? I would see that.
Hairspray0901
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/29/08
#7James Marsden Wants To Try Broadway
Posted: 1/4/23 at 10:47pm
He would have great as either Prince in ITW. He would have been great in BoM too - about 10 years ago. Could maybe pull off the Duke in MR or Oren in Little Shop off broadway.
ErmengardeStopSniveling
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/18
#8James Marsden Wants To Try Broadway
Posted: 1/4/23 at 10:54pm
Hairspray0901 said: "He would have great as either Prince in ITW."
He'd be good but that would be kind of lazy casting since he basically did that already in ENCHANTED.
I wish his name meant more. He's great in ENCHANTED (and wasted in its sequel). If only talent mattered but not sales, he could pull off KISS ME KATE or ON THE 20TH CENTURY.
#9James Marsden Wants To Try Broadway
Posted: 1/5/23 at 7:46am
Hairspray0901 said: "He would have great as either Prince in ITW. He would have been great in BoM too - about 10 years ago. Could maybe pull off the Duke in MR or Oren in Little Shop off broadway."
Per Josh Gad on Twitter -
“Trivia. He was offered Elder Price in Mormon before the brilliant Andrew Rannells came in and made it instantly iconic.“
https://twitter.com/joshgad/status/1610891961858412544?s=46&t=bZ4Cj2KhizTEPO7Da2u0bA
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bwaydreamer
Stand-by Joined: 3/29/11
#10James Marsden Wants To Try Broadway
Posted: 1/5/23 at 9:04am
He's invited to audition just like everyone else. He's great on tv/film when he can be edited and his voiced smoothed in a studio but as far as singing and acting live 8 shows a week that is a different story.
#11James Marsden Wants To Try Broadway
Posted: 1/5/23 at 9:34am
Here comes the “Broadway actors are more talented than film/tv” high horse
taragel2
Understudy Joined: 6/1/17
#12James Marsden Wants To Try Broadway
Posted: 1/6/23 at 1:32am
He was great as Corny Collins in Hairspray the movie musical and really fun in Enchanted. I think he's got a knack for roles that ask for a funny blend of smarm + charm, so Billy Flynn does make some sense. Could he take over Harold Hill from Hugh Jackman?
Alex M
Broadway Star Joined: 11/16/13
#13James Marsden Wants To Try Broadway
Posted: 1/6/23 at 11:43am
" Could he take over Harold Hill from Hugh Jackman?"
A little late for that lol.
#14James Marsden Wants To Try Broadway
Posted: 1/6/23 at 12:54pm
Maybe he can do some classic revival for the Roundabout. He would have been great in She Loves Me.
#15James Marsden Wants To Try Broadway
Posted: 1/6/23 at 1:08pm
Cabaret?
A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.
starlightlocamotion
Stand-by Joined: 1/22/14
#17James Marsden Wants To Try Broadway
Posted: 1/8/23 at 2:24pm
But like…hear me out…a James Marsden // Ashley Park led MUSIC MAN tour. ✨
#18James Marsden Wants To Try Broadway
Posted: 1/8/23 at 6:31pm
I’d love to see Marsden onstage. He’s not a name that will sell out houses, but I think he knows that and would be perfectly fine doing a show where he’s not the star attraction.
I realize this doesn’t fit that description, but I think he could be a great Stone in City of Angels.
djjd007
Chorus Member Joined: 7/27/10
#19James Marsden Wants To Try Broadway
Posted: 1/8/23 at 9:27pm
He’d be a great Joe Gillis in Sunset, although he may have aged out of that role already!
Updated On: 1/8/23 at 09:27 PM
Rentaholic2
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/14/04
ErmengardeStopSniveling
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/18
#21James Marsden Wants To Try Broadway
Posted: 1/9/23 at 1:01am
djjd007 said: "He’d be a great Joe Gillis in Sunset, although he may have aged out of that role already!"
Very much so. He's 49. Similar reaction to the suggestions of AGYG, Cabaret, and She Loves Me, which are all roles for guys in their 30s-very early 40s.
The Other One
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/1/08
#22James Marsden Wants To Try Broadway
Posted: 1/9/23 at 2:12pm
They're Playing Our Song, if anyone wants to revive it, might be a good fit for him.
The Full Monty would probably get the audiences in. The nude scene is brief, he wouldn't embarrass himself and the press around it would bring crowds.
#23James Marsden Wants To Try Broadway
Posted: 1/9/23 at 2:54pm
Guys and Dolls is like the most obvious choice apart from the ones mentioned already.
And this is mostly because I REALLY want a revival and Marsden might just be a name enough to make it happen - A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum is long overdue at this point.
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