Ana Gasteyer, Dan Fogler, Aaron Lazar in A NEW BRAIN
Ana Gasteyer, Dan Fogler, Aaron Lazar in A NEW BRAIN
#1Ana Gasteyer, Dan Fogler, Aaron Lazar in A NEW BRAIN
Posted: 5/19/15 at 3:50pm
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
Stew123
Stand-by Joined: 2/17/10
#2Ana Gasteyer, Dan Fogler, Aaron Lazar in A NEW BRAIN
Posted: 5/19/15 at 4:14pm
Am I wrong on Ana Gasteyer's age, or is she a titch young to have mothered Jonathan Groff?
I still cannot wait!
#3Ana Gasteyer, Dan Fogler, Aaron Lazar in A NEW BRAIN
Posted: 5/19/15 at 4:17pmShe is a bit young- she'd have had him when she was 18/19- but I think she can read more mature. And she will sing the hell out of it.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
mamaleh
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/04
#4Ana Gasteyer, Dan Fogler, Aaron Lazar in A NEW BRAIN
Posted: 5/19/15 at 4:19pm
Aaron Lazar? Wonderful. So glad I have a way down-front ticket!
#5Ana Gasteyer, Dan Fogler, Aaron Lazar in A NEW BRAIN
Posted: 5/19/15 at 4:20pm
And perhaps a younger mother is really what's called for with this show. I'm terribly excited. I was in LA doing a gig when this ran off-Broadway in '98...so I've never seen it on stage. I'm so excited to be remedying that in June!
#6Ana Gasteyer, Dan Fogler, Aaron Lazar in A NEW BRAIN
Posted: 5/19/15 at 4:21pmI'm excited, too! I've read the script, and... the cast recording does not seem to fully reflect or give a real idea of how the show plays.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
#7Ana Gasteyer, Dan Fogler, Aaron Lazar in A NEW BRAIN
Posted: 5/19/15 at 4:28pm
I love the show so much...I'm giddy with excitement for this.
....but the world goes 'round
#8Ana Gasteyer, Dan Fogler, Aaron Lazar in A NEW BRAIN
Posted: 5/19/15 at 4:29pm
Ya know...for a show I love so much due to the cast recording, it's weird I've never sought out the script. I mean...there's like three songs from this show in my audition book. I'm a terrible actor.
#9Ana Gasteyer, Dan Fogler, Aaron Lazar in A NEW BRAIN
Posted: 5/19/15 at 4:38pm
Not gonna lie, I'd kill to hear you sing "And They're Off".
....but the world goes 'round
#10Ana Gasteyer, Dan Fogler, Aaron Lazar in A NEW BRAIN
Posted: 5/19/15 at 4:41pm
I played the Minister in a very successful regional production (William Finn's old babysitter played the mother in our production!) and I love everything about this show. It's such a tight score, I don't think there is a single second that is wasted in the entire show.
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
#11Ana Gasteyer, Dan Fogler, Aaron Lazar in A NEW BRAIN
Posted: 5/19/15 at 4:42pm
Now I have to go play the cast recording.
....but the world goes 'round
#12Ana Gasteyer, Dan Fogler, Aaron Lazar in A NEW BRAIN
Posted: 5/19/15 at 4:52pm
"Not gonna lie, I'd kill to hear you sing "And They're Off"."
That's my go-to for auditions. I'm not terrible at it. 
#13Ana Gasteyer, Dan Fogler, Aaron Lazar in A NEW BRAIN
Posted: 5/19/15 at 5:22pm
Sweet Jesus, please, tell me Jenni's doing the Cheno track!
#14Ana Gasteyer, Dan Fogler, Aaron Lazar in A NEW BRAIN
Posted: 5/19/15 at 5:50pm
"Am I wrong on Ana Gasteyer's age, or is she a titch young to have mothered Jonathan Groff?
I still cannot wait!"
I'd Mother Jonathon Groff
#15Ana Gasteyer, Dan Fogler, Aaron Lazar in A NEW BRAIN
Posted: 5/19/15 at 6:33pm
"Sweet Jesus, please, tell me Jenni's doing the Cheno track!"
She is!
https://twitter.com/jennibarbs/status/600767973301821441
AEA AGMA SM
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/13/09
#16Ana Gasteyer, Dan Fogler, Aaron Lazar in A NEW BRAIN
Posted: 5/19/15 at 7:43pm
This is indeed a great cast. As others have said, Ana Gasteyer in real life could have been a very young mother to Jonathan Groff (who for some reason I always forget is only five years younger than myself), and for the purposes of these handful of performances I certainly wouldn't be bothered by worrying about how old she would have been when she had him.
Hoping I'll be able to fit it in around the rehearsal schedule for the show I'll be working on at the time.
#18Ana Gasteyer, Dan Fogler, Aaron Lazar in A NEW BRAIN
Posted: 5/19/15 at 9:03pm
Ana Gasteyer has always played older then she is.
Those Blocked: SueStorm. N2N Nate. Good riddence to stupid! Rad-Z, shill begone!
#19Ana Gasteyer, Dan Fogler, Aaron Lazar in A NEW BRAIN
Posted: 5/20/15 at 12:11am
Why doesn't Encores! record their shows more often?!? This is another concert I would love to have in my collection, along with several other Encores: Anyone Can Whistle, Bells Are Ringing, The Most Happy Fellas, Fiorello and Victor Garber, Victoria Clark, Michael McGrath and Donna Murphy in Follies.
"Contentment, it seems, simply happens. It appears accompanied by no bravos and no tears."
#20Ana Gasteyer, Dan Fogler, Aaron Lazar in A NEW BRAIN
Posted: 5/20/15 at 12:35am
Aaron Lazar singing "Sailing"? COUNT ME IN. That's going to be stupid gorgeous.
#21Ana Gasteyer, Dan Fogler, Aaron Lazar in A NEW BRAIN
Posted: 5/20/15 at 8:06am
I've been told that the original cast recording is missing a few songs and it isn't a good representation of the show.
If this is true, hopefully, Finn, Lapine, and Encores will recognize it and record a new album.
LarryD2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/1/14
#22Ana Gasteyer, Dan Fogler, Aaron Lazar in A NEW BRAIN
Posted: 5/20/15 at 8:09am
"Why doesn't Encores! record their shows more often?!? This is another concert I would love to have in my collection, along with several other Encores: Anyone Can Whistle, Bells Are Ringing, The Most Happy Fellas, Fiorello and Victor Garber, Victoria Clark, Michael McGrath and Donna Murphy in Follies."
Because cast recordings cost money, and if someone isn't stepping forward and writing a check, a recording isn't going to be made.
#23Ana Gasteyer, Dan Fogler, Aaron Lazar in A NEW BRAIN
Posted: 5/20/15 at 8:14am
I would love nothing more than to have this cast preserved.
But the OCR still holds up really well and I don't see this being recorded.
Hope I'm wrong.
....but the world goes 'round
#24Ana Gasteyer, Dan Fogler, Aaron Lazar in A NEW BRAIN
Posted: 5/20/15 at 10:02am
This announcement has me even more excited. Can't wait.
And, for what it's worth, the OCR is what hooked me on this show. I certainly won't be angry if they choose to record this cast (like, I really won't be angry), but I think the original recording is pretty solid and worth checking out.
