George Takei in Doyle's PACIFIC OVERTURES
George Takei in Doyle's PACIFIC OVERTURES
#1George Takei in Doyle's PACIFIC OVERTURES
Posted: 7/14/16 at 12:23pm
As the Reciter
This is pretty perfect casting, I must say.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
#2George Takei in Doyle's PACIFIC OVERTURES
Posted: 7/14/16 at 12:32pm
I can't really picture him in the role, but I'm sure he's gonna be great
henrikegerman
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/29/05
#3George Takei in Doyle's PACIFIC OVERTURES
Posted: 7/14/16 at 12:51pm
^really? To me Takei's reflectiveness, sensitivity, elegance, nobility, patience, unparalleled groundedness, star quality and, above all, his perspicacity make him ideal for the Reciter.
Updated On: 7/14/16 at 12:51 PM
#5George Takei in Doyle's PACIFIC OVERTURES
Posted: 7/14/16 at 12:58pm
Ooooo great casting. I was hoping for either him or Ken Watanabe.
#6George Takei in Doyle's PACIFIC OVERTURES
Posted: 7/14/16 at 1:00pm
I'm so excited.
#7George Takei in Doyle's PACIFIC OVERTURES
Posted: 7/14/16 at 1:30pm
This makes up for Allegiance already.
#8George Takei in Doyle's PACIFIC OVERTURES
Posted: 7/14/16 at 1:47pm
I'm a little surprised they announced this over a year early.. but cool!
#9George Takei in Doyle's PACIFIC OVERTURES
Posted: 7/14/16 at 2:08pm
Great casting, and I'm excited to see what Doyle will do with the production. It was experimental to begin with. I hope they do a little re-imagining ... as long as Takei doesn't have to play the tuba.
"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."
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MarkBearSF
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/25/11
#10George Takei in Doyle's PACIFIC OVERTURES
Posted: 7/14/16 at 2:57pm
How long are the engagements, typically?
I'd love to see this in May with Dolly & War Paint.
#11George Takei in Doyle's PACIFIC OVERTURES
Posted: 7/14/16 at 3:00pm
I want my tix now! This is great. Predict this will be a tough ticket since it's limited. Saw the original 17 times. Can't wait for this if this type casting continues!
indytallguy
Broadway Star Joined: 7/13/08
#12George Takei in Doyle's PACIFIC OVERTURES
Posted: 7/14/16 at 4:36pmThis casting makes me even more excited I went ahead and got CSC membership even as an out-of-towner. I like what Doyle does with Sondheim and think Takei will bring a lot to this.
#13George Takei in Doyle's PACIFIC OVERTURES
Posted: 7/14/16 at 10:29pm
Exciting!!
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
#14George Takei in Doyle's PACIFIC OVERTURES
Posted: 7/14/16 at 11:59pm
I'm really curious to see what John Doyle can do with Pacific Overtures.
#15George Takei in Doyle's PACIFIC OVERTURES
Posted: 7/15/16 at 10:38am
Please still be playing on Memorial Day weekend
Please still be playing on Memorial Day weekend
Please still be playing on Memorial Day weekend
Please still be playing on Memorial Day weekend
Please still be playing on Memorial Day weekend
#16George Takei in Doyle's PACIFIC OVERTURES
Posted: 7/15/16 at 10:51am
I think Mr. Takei will be a wonderful Reciter. He surprised me in Allegience as I did not know how adept he was with being on stage. My problem with this show is that Doyle is directing. I can just imagine everyone wandering around the CSC stage in their walking patterns while trying to connect with each other. He is what makes me question whether I would see this production.
#17George Takei in Doyle's PACIFIC OVERTURES
Posted: 7/15/16 at 11:49am
We liked his Passion there a few years back. Very stripped down (of course) and very well done.
#18George Takei in Doyle's PACIFIC OVERTURES
Posted: 7/15/16 at 12:05pm
If I remember correctly, the Roundabout production in '04 (?) was pretty stripped down, wasn't it? It seems like a show that just does well when not very elaborate, so I doubt whatever John is going to do with it will be radically upsetting, even to his detractors.
Also, on some level, almost everything Sondheim writes is about people not connecting with each other. So ok, you may hate the "walking patterns," as a way of showing that, but I do think one of the reasons John is such a great interpreter of Sondheim is that he stages it in interesting/sad/unexpected ways that extend past, say, walking around a diamond.
henrikegerman
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/29/05
#19George Takei in Doyle's PACIFIC OVERTURES
Posted: 7/15/16 at 12:09pm
"It seems like a show that just does well when not very elaborate"
The National Theatre of Tokyo production was spectacular, lavish and nothing short of brilliant.
#20George Takei in Doyle's PACIFIC OVERTURES
Posted: 7/15/16 at 12:13pm
I was not saying that's the only and/or best way to do it. Just that I think it works. You could absolutely go either way.
#21George Takei in Doyle's PACIFIC OVERTURES
Posted: 7/15/16 at 1:24pm
When are the tickets on sale!!!!!??????
Love both Takei and Doyle's works and look forward to a Color Purple-ish reimagination of one of the most iconic and important musicals!
#22George Takei in Doyle's PACIFIC OVERTURES
Posted: 7/15/16 at 1:27pm
The show was intended to have some spectacle, as it was deliberately modeled after kabuki. Kabuki is not known for its sparseness.
Doyle is more Noh than kabuki.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
VintageSnarker
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/30/15
#23George Takei in Doyle's PACIFIC OVERTURES
Posted: 7/15/16 at 2:15pm
CSC's website currently just says "To be announced" as far as when tickets will go on sale. I hope it won't be too difficult to get a ticket. I liked Sweeney Todd, I loved The Color Purple, and I enjoyed Peer Gynt so I have no issue with Doyle directing and this is very exciting casting. George Takei was fantastic in Allegiance. I hope CSC is prepared to up their security for him though. The people at the Allegiance stage door were a little frightening.
#24George Takei in Doyle's PACIFIC OVERTURES
Posted: 7/15/16 at 4:03pm
For what it's worth, they haven't even started booking subscribers yet; an e-mail went out a few days ago saying that'd be happening soon. So it'll probably be a bit before non-subscriber tickets go on sale.
Peer Gynt was weird and I loved it.
#25George Takei in Doyle's PACIFIC OVERTURES
Posted: 7/15/16 at 4:14pm
VintageSnarker said: "I hope CSC is prepared to up their security for him though. The people at the Allegiance stage door were a little frightening."
I agree. I went to see him in White Rabbit Red Rabbit, and the whole "stage-door" scene was a mess. In general, I think Off-Broadway theatres need to start getting with the times more when it comes to celebrities. Broadway learned years ago that they needed to put up barricades and have security for big celebrities, but I've yet to see a single Off-Broadway show do the same, despite the fact the crowds that wait for the big stars (though I admit the crowds are never as large as on Broadway).
But I suppose this is a conversation for a different thread.
