On Your Feet casting announcement
On Your Feet casting announcement
RW3
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#1On Your Feet casting announcement
Posted: 4/12/15 at 5:24pm
According to On Your Feet!'s Twitter account, the two leads of the show will be announced at 8:30 am on the Today Show.
#2On Your Feet casting announcement
Posted: 4/12/15 at 6:39pm
Handy direct link: https://twitter.com/OnYourFeetBway/status/587336889138417664
"This thread reads like a series of White House memos." — Mister Matt
Annetteiago
Stand-by Joined: 4/8/15
#2On Your Feet casting announcement
Posted: 4/12/15 at 6:48pm
"Handy direct link: https://twitter.com/OnYourFeetBway/status/587336889138417664"
Jerry Mitchell is such a good director really looking forward to this.
Updated On: 4/12/15 at 06:48 PM
Broadwaybound94
Understudy Joined: 6/5/14
#3On Your Feet casting announcement
Posted: 4/12/15 at 7:56pm
Any guesses or hopes to who will be announced as the leads?
Broadwaybound94
Understudy Joined: 6/5/14
#3On Your Feet casting announcement
Posted: 4/12/15 at 7:56pm
Any guesses or hopes to who will be announced as the leads?
neonlightsxo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/08
#8On Your Feet casting announcement
Posted: 4/12/15 at 8:51pm
"Didn't Janet Dacal do the workshop?"
She did.
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#9On Your Feet casting announcement
Posted: 4/12/15 at 10:17pm
I could be wrong, but wasn't there going to be a reality show to pick the leads Grease style?
LightsOut90
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/2/14
#11On Your Feet casting announcement
Posted: 4/13/15 at 12:06am
It's Janet Dacal playing Gloria, because she's such a talented performer and deserves a good vehicle for her talents.
"Anybody that goes to the theater, I think we’re all misfits, so we ended up on stage or in the audience.” --- Patti LuPone.
#12On Your Feet casting announcement
Posted: 4/13/15 at 12:55am
If Janet Dacal is indeed moving forward with the production, she brings a dream press story with her- she worked for Gloria and Emilio Estefan in their Miami recording studio after she graduated high school and eventually became a background singer for Gloria before she moved to New York to become a working actor.
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.
Updated On: 4/13/15 at 12:55 AM
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
#13On Your Feet casting announcement
Posted: 4/13/15 at 1:10am
It will also be nice to have an actual Cuban actress playing Gloria.
MrJNLong
Featured Actor Joined: 6/20/08
#14On Your Feet casting announcement
Posted: 4/13/15 at 1:32am
Gloria is a very short woman. Isn't Dacal...um...not?
I guess it probably wouldn't matter too much...
#15On Your Feet casting announcement
Posted: 4/13/15 at 9:17am
It looks like Janet Dacal is not moving forward with the show. Ana Villafañe will make her Broadway debut as Gloria opposite Josh Segarra as Emilio.
Andréa Burns is amongst the supporting cast as Gloria's mother.
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.
Updated On: 4/13/15 at 09:17 AM
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
LarryD2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/1/14
#16On Your Feet casting announcement
Posted: 4/13/15 at 9:27am
And the wonderful Alma Cuervo as Gloria's grandmother. I'm not familiar with Ana Villafañe, but I worked with Josh a few years ago and he's a great guy. Very happy for him.
GreasedLightning
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/11/14
#18On Your Feet casting announcement
Posted: 4/13/15 at 7:22pm
I really shouldn't try and post when half asleep, because my post should have said IF it's Janet.. but apparently my mind failed me.
Ana looks adorable and has such a striking young Gloria vibe to her, obviously. Josh Segarra is a really talented guy, and I can't wait to see him in a role that's different than his work in Dogfight and Lysistrata Jones.
"Anybody that goes to the theater, I think we’re all misfits, so we ended up on stage or in the audience.” --- Patti LuPone.
Annetteiago
Stand-by Joined: 4/8/15
#19On Your Feet casting announcement
Posted: 4/13/15 at 7:25pm
"I really shouldn't try and post when half asleep, because my post should have said IF it's Janet.. but apparently my mind failed me.
Ana looks adorable and has such a striking young Gloria vibe to her, obviously. Josh Segarra is a really talented guy, and I can't wait to see him in a role that's different than his work in Dogfight and Lysistrata Jones. "
I thought Jerry will being doing the Choreography. Sad he is not
#20On Your Feet casting announcement
Posted: 4/13/15 at 8:04pm
Well hopefully, Sergio could finally get his first Tony nomination next year.
Annetteiago
Stand-by Joined: 4/8/15
#21On Your Feet casting announcement
Posted: 4/13/15 at 8:10pm
"Well hopefully, Sergio could finally get his first Tony nomination next year."
But Jerry has a tony two if I remember why does he not want to do it. Worked for Kinky
#22On Your Feet casting announcement
Posted: 4/13/15 at 8:36pm
"Gloria is a very short woman. Isn't Dacal...um...not?
I guess it probably wouldn't matter too much..."
She's tiny! A little taller than the real deal, but not super tall. I'm sad she's not moving forward with it.
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asmith0307
Broadway Star Joined: 8/5/14
#23On Your Feet casting announcement
Posted: 4/13/15 at 9:00pm
""Well hopefully, Sergio could finally get his first Tony nomination next year."
But Jerry has a tony two if I remember why does he not want to do it. Worked for Kinky"
It may not be that he does not want to do it, but more dealing with Sergio Trujillo has a Latin background (so do his Assistants) while Jerry does not. In a video about the auditions, most of what they showed from the dance call had a salsa influence to it.
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#24On Your Feet casting announcement
Posted: 4/13/15 at 10:31pm
Josh is a basic, boring male lead. But maybe he'll surprise. Not sure this show is even attempting for any artistic credibility anyway. Is it having an out of town? Guess not?
