Brooks Ashmanskas
Brooks Ashmanskas
mc1227
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/07
#1Brooks Ashmanskas
Posted: 9/29/15 at 10:54pm
I have read many negative comments about him over the years, but I have to say, I have really enjoyed him in the last two shows I have seen him in, Bullets and SR.....I think he's a very good comedic actor.
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Updated On: 9/29/15 at 10:54 PM
#2Brooks Ashmanskas
Posted: 9/29/15 at 11:03pm
You should correct the thread title. It's spelled "Ashmanskas"
I don't have an issue with him as an actor. I like him on the Songs For a New World cast recording. But I think his roles in Bullets and Something Rotten were each some of the least funny roles in the respective shows. Still, good for him for doing his best with the material he was given.
mc1227
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/07
#3Brooks Ashmanskas
Posted: 9/29/15 at 11:25pm
Thanks J.
The only review of a show that matters is your own.
TerrenceIsTheMann
Broadway Star Joined: 9/28/15
#4Brooks Ashmanskas
Posted: 9/30/15 at 1:27am
I think he's a solid character actor. 3 broadway shows in 3 seasons too- Bullets, Rotten, Shuffle Along
#5Brooks Ashmanskas
Posted: 9/30/15 at 1:47am
totally random posting
seen Brooks in quite a few shows - one of my favorites was seeing him at Williamstown Theater Festival in Last Of The Red Hot Lovers
#6Brooks Ashmanskas
Posted: 9/30/15 at 10:33am
He was one of the only things I liked about Bullets, and I enjoyed him a lot in SR. I've also always loved him on the SFANW cast recording.
A little swash, a bit of buckle - you'll love it more than bread.
BrodyFosse123
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
#7Brooks Ashmanskas
Posted: 9/30/15 at 10:37am
He was fantastic in the 2007 Broadway revival of THE RITZ and the 2010 Broadway revival of PROMISES, PROMISES.
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#8Brooks Ashmanskas
Posted: 9/30/15 at 3:16pm
Believe he was also in Martin Short's show Fame Becomes Me
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Updated On: 9/30/15 at 03:16 PM
#9Brooks Ashmanskas
Posted: 9/30/15 at 3:22pm
He played Georg opposite Kate Baldwin in She Loves Me at the Huntington Theater in 2008 and I thought he was very good.
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Emmaloucbway
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/16/11
#10Brooks Ashmanskas
Posted: 9/30/15 at 9:48pm
I've seen him in Promises Promises, Bullets, and Something Rotten and loved him in all 3! Can't wait to see him in Shuffle Along next year.
troynow
Featured Actor Joined: 5/2/13
#11Brooks Ashmanskas
Posted: 9/30/15 at 10:15pm
NOT ONLY A GOOD ACTOR BUT A GREAT PERSON! You should really DELETE this thread because you have never even met the man personally! If you had there would be no question of his ability and personality.
I SWEAR sometimes you people open your mouths via a computer and think you can say ANYTHING! YOU CANT! Putting a negative comment out into cyberspace about a person is wrong. Especially when you dont know him.
SHAME ON YOU! AND Shame on Broadwayworld for allowing this type of pure GOSSIP thread to exist!
#12Brooks Ashmanskas
Posted: 9/30/15 at 10:19pm
troynow said: "NOT ONLY A GOOD ACTOR BUT A GREAT PERSON! You should really DELETE this thread because you have never even met the man personally! If you had there would be no question of his ability and personality.
I SWEAR sometimes you people open your mouths via a computer and think you can say ANYTHING! YOU CANT! Putting a negative comment out into cyberspace about a person is wrong. Especially when you dont know him.
SHAME ON YOU! AND Shame on Broadwayworld for allowing this type of pure GOSSIP thread to exist!"
Wait, I'm sorry are you joking? Literally, who said anything bad about him?? Nobody in this thread. Your tirade just came out of nowhere. Unless you're joking in which case I apologize.
Updated On: 9/30/15 at 10:19 PM
troynow
Featured Actor Joined: 5/2/13
#13Brooks Ashmanskas
Posted: 9/30/15 at 10:27pm
FROM MC1227;
I have read many negative comments about him over the years,
A opening line like that is TRYING to get a negative response. and if you think otherwise you are in the same boat.
#14Brooks Ashmanskas
Posted: 9/30/15 at 10:43pm
troynow said: "FROM MC1227;
I have read many negative comments about him over the years,
A opening line like that is TRYING to get a negative response. and if you think otherwise you are in the same boat."
It's hard to tell whether or not you're a troll, but I'm gonna assume you are and just stop now.
Wilmingtom
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/18/11
#15Brooks Ashmanskas
Posted: 10/1/15 at 12:35am
I've worked with Brooks and he's a swell, hard working, talented guy. That's my experience anyway.
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#16Brooks Ashmanskas
Posted: 10/1/15 at 2:14am
I thought he was one of the funnier moments of Something Rotten. His little "gay" flips are some of the more hilarious moments in the show.
mamaleh
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/04
#17Brooks Ashmanskas
Posted: 10/1/15 at 7:08am
True. I also loved the way he threw himself on the couch of a very annoyed Victor Garber in the revival of PRESENT LAUGHTER several years ago. He always hits the comedic hot spots.
Updated On: 10/1/15 at 07:08 AM
mc1227
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/07
#18Brooks Ashmanskas
Posted: 10/1/15 at 7:59am
Troynow, did you forget your meds this morning? Now that could be taken as a negative comment, not what I originally posted. My comment was posted to give the man credit for his work because I have read negative comments on this board in the past. If you are his PR person, he needs to rethink that choice.
The only review of a show that matters is your own.
#19Brooks Ashmanskas
Posted: 10/1/15 at 8:25am
I find him to be hit and miss - hilarious in Fame Becomes Me, not particularly funny in The Ritz or Bullets Over Broadway, and the only funny thing in Something Rotten. When he's on and really connecting to a part, he's a delight to watch.
aj88
Featured Actor Joined: 3/18/15
#20Brooks Ashmanskas
Posted: 10/1/15 at 8:48am
I have always really liked Brooks Ashmanskas. I actually thought he may have been the biggest surprise for me when I saw Something Rotten because he doesn't get a lot of stage time and when he does, his material is fairly cliche and you can see his jokes coming a mile away but somehow, he just makes it work and it works wonderfully. I would have even supported him getting a Tony nomination.
I didn't get to see him in Bullets or Promises, Promises but he was definitely the highlight of Fame Becomes Me and I am happy to see him yet again involved in a new upcoming show (Shuffle Along).
aj88
Featured Actor Joined: 3/18/15
TerrenceIsTheMann
Broadway Star Joined: 9/28/15
#22Brooks Ashmanskas
Posted: 10/1/15 at 1:56pm
I agree with those wondering why this is even a thread. Brooks is an actor of the highest quality, and has been awesome in the times I've met him.
#23Brooks Ashmanskas
Posted: 10/1/15 at 2:00pm
You're right, you know? I think this is the very first time any one has started a rambling thread about a random performer here.
The very. First. Time.
jonartdesigns
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/04
#24Brooks Ashmanskas
Posted: 10/2/15 at 3:38pm
I find Brooks to be a brilliant comic actor, he really made roles out of very little in both Bullets and Rotten. Sadly I have yet to meet him, he doesn't seem to stage door.
Any word on his Rotten replacement?
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TerrenceIsTheMann
Broadway Star Joined: 9/28/15
#25Brooks Ashmanskas
Posted: 10/2/15 at 4:35pm
"I find Brooks to be a brilliant comic actor, he really made roles out of very little in both Bullets and Rotten. Sadly I have yet to meet him, he doesn't seem to stage door. Any word on his Rotten replacement?"
He does stage door. Just only on certain nights I think. I saw him do it once at bullets and 3x at Rotten. No word yet on a replacement, and I doubt there will be one for a while.
