Banana Joe, who was named Best in Show at the Westminster Kennel Club last night, is wasting NO TIME cashing in on HIS 15 minutes of fame and will replace Macaco (a real, working actor) at tonight's performance.
Repulsive.
"Matt Polk, a press representative for Roundabout Theater Company, said that Joey — as he is known to close friends and handlers — will be filling in for Macaco, the dog held by Stephanie J. Block in Act II of “Drood,” at Wednesday’s evening performance.
Macaco will still perform as scheduled in the Wednesday matinee of “Drood,” while Banana Joe is appearing on Fox News with Shepard Smith. On Thursday, Macaco will then resume regular performances in the musical." Stunt casting makes me sick
"Carson has combined his passion for helping children with his love for one of Cincinnati's favorite past times - cornhole - to create a unique and exciting event perfect for a corporate outing, entertaining clients or family fun."
Is this even legal? In the UK if 'Banana Joe' went on stage it would need to be on a leash and not 'perform', and even then the local council would need to have been given 10 days notice that a dog not trained for stage appearance is going on stage. Take it off the leash and permission gets real difficult. See link below
OK, so what would they have done if the sheepdog had won?
I asked the same thing.
When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain.
-Kad
It's a great press opportunity for the show and that bitch was all over the media today! I'm not sure I would call this "stunt casting" or "repulsive," but I've seen posters on here go off on far less. And let's be honest ... it's a 15 second role!