Is there enough NEW talent on Bdway?

[Joviedamian]

Do you believe there is a enough NEW talent finding leading or supporting roles on Broadway? As I look at a lot of social media pages, I find press releases of new plays and or musicals and seeing some of the same faces I always see (kind of like a rep company).

Do you think producers take enough chances on new talent?

[singer234]

Lots of reasons for this. One, as actors go from show to show their social media presence grows, and then the cycle begins of the next show wanting an actor with a large social media presence. 2., casting companies are not super creative and have files of the same people that they bring in for everything. Over and over. Over. And. Over. 3. Directors do the same thing. Casey Nichelow transferred his cast from the Prom to Mean Girls. And lots of other reasons as well.

[Mister Matt]

Yes.

[lightguy06222]

LOL.

[Elegance101]

The 2017-2018 season was the season of new talent. How many Broadway debuts were there in Mean Girls and Spongebob? How many first time nominees were there?

[HogansHero]

The question posed does not exactly match the one framed in the heading. 

There is certainly enough new talent available but whether that talent finds enough work depends on one's perspective. The uncast new talent obviously think the answer is no. The cast new talent may think yes. The producer who is trying to fulfill his or her fiduciary obligations may think reducing risk makes sense. (We may disagree.) The casting director thinks the answer is yes because there is no lazier species of human in existence. And the entire production team is predisposed to working with the known quantity that they like rather than the unknown quantity. Nothing is worse than spending weeks in a rehearsal room with an immensely talented pain in the ass. 

[antonijan]

I hope Bd Wong gets a street after him! B.D. Wong Way

[dramamama611]

Like any job experience matters. So do personal connections.

[rosscoe(au)]

antonijan said: "I hope Bd Wong gets a street after him! B.D. Wong Way"

 

 

Now that was brilliant 

 

[darquegk]

"New talent? Eh? I thought you said is there enough JEW talent! Now, there's a question, with the Legally Blondes and the Beetle-juicings, and those damn goyisches ferreting away at OUR people's pastime! Oy, gevalt..."