South Pacific 70th Anniversary Gala- Cast announced
South Pacific 70th Anniversary Gala- Cast announced
Bwayfan292
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/19/17
#1South Pacific 70th Anniversary Gala- Cast announced
Posted: 11/30/18 at 4:01pm
https://mobile.twitter.com/broadwaycom/status/1068539006210764801
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BrodyFosse123
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
#2South Pacific 70th Anniversary Gala- Cast announced
Posted: 11/30/18 at 6:42pmThat’s going to be one intimate gathering of maybe 5?
Huss417
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#3South Pacific 70th Anniversary Gala- Cast announced
Posted: 11/30/18 at 6:46pm
Possibly 6 as I love Carmen Cusack. :)
"I hope your Fanny is bigger than my Peter."
Mary Martin to Ezio Pinza opening night of Fanny.
tomwsjr
Featured Actor Joined: 5/9/05
#4South Pacific 70th Anniversary Gala- Cast announced
Posted: 11/30/18 at 6:54pmWith the exception of Carmen Cushack, how disappointing!!!!
Sondheimite
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/5/14
#5South Pacific 70th Anniversary Gala- Cast announced
Posted: 11/30/18 at 7:30pm
Alex Newell figured out how to rig the game.
He identifies as males but continually paints himself in the public light as if he's a Transgender Female.
It's a bit of a scam.... but what a great gambit to make sure that you can be seen for both male and female roles...
(but also why does he rub me the wrong way?)
Broadway World's Fireman.
Updated On: 11/30/18 at 07:30 PM
#6South Pacific 70th Anniversary Gala- Cast announced
Posted: 12/1/18 at 1:13pm
Sorry, but Alex Newell was spectacular in ONCE ON THIS ISLAND, and who cares how he identifies? And love that Jose Llana will be singing Cable, wish i could be there!
Sondheimite
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/5/14
#7South Pacific 70th Anniversary Gala- Cast announced
Posted: 12/1/18 at 1:17pm
jayinchelsea said: "Sorry, but Alex Newell was spectacular in ONCE ON THIS ISLAND, and who cares how he identifies? And love that Jose Llana will be singing Cable, wish i could be there!"
See... there seems to be two Alex's performing in OOTI.
Half of my friends who saw him got an amazing performance, half of my friends who saw him said he was sleepwalking through it and faking his money notes.
He may be a good performer but he's not a consistent performer. And you need to be good and consistent to be a working stage performer.
Broadway World's Fireman.
#8South Pacific 70th Anniversary Gala- Cast announced
Posted: 12/1/18 at 4:27pm
(not to derail the thread but) i've seen him in Island three times now and thought he was spectacular and consistent each time.
#9South Pacific 70th Anniversary Gala- Cast announced
Posted: 12/1/18 at 6:04pmIt’s a shame Cusack is just doing one song. She was an amazing Nellie on tour. It’s the only time I’ve gone back to see the same cast in a show. She was that good. Leaps and bounds better than O’Hara.
morosco
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/10/04
#10South Pacific 70th Anniversary Gala- Cast announced
Posted: 12/1/18 at 7:38pm
...half of my friends who saw him said he was sleepwalking through it and faking his money notes.
How does one fake a money note?
#11South Pacific 70th Anniversary Gala- Cast announced
Posted: 12/1/18 at 9:40pm
Sondheimite said: "jayinchelsea said: "Sorry, but Alex Newell was spectacular in ONCE ON THIS ISLAND, and who cares how he identifies? And love that Jose Llana will be singing Cable, wish i could be there!"
See... there seems to be two Alex's performing in OOTI.
Half of my friends who saw him got an amazing performance, half of my friends who saw him said he was sleepwalking through it and faking his money notes.
He may be a good performer but he's not a consistent performer. And you need to be good and consistent to be a working stage performer."
Agreed - I thought Alex Newell was beyond obnoxious and terrible when I saw him in Once On This Island.
"There’s nothing quite like the power and the passion of Broadway music. "
#12South Pacific 70th Anniversary Gala- Cast announced
Posted: 12/1/18 at 10:00pmI saw it in June and I agree about Newell who I was initially excited to see. Pre-show (I had most interaction with Newell), when the cast is interacting for the audience to hear (I was right in front of the hot plate) he started chastising (jokingly) another cast member for calling out of a previous performance. She reminded him that wasn’t “Island” talk. He quickly change gears and said she had called out and not come down to the island. How hard is it to stay in character for a 90-minute show? His one big song was great though.
#13South Pacific 70th Anniversary Gala- Cast announced
Posted: 12/1/18 at 10:23pmIsn’t Newell out quite a bit?
#14South Pacific 70th Anniversary Gala- Cast announced
Posted: 12/3/18 at 6:31pm
Newell annoyed the tar out of me on GLEE, but he was excellent in ONCE ON THIS ISLAND.
perfectliar
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/1/04
#15South Pacific 70th Anniversary Gala- Cast announced
Posted: 12/3/18 at 6:51pm
Sondheimite said: "Alex Newell figured out how to rig the game.
He identifies as males but continually paints himself in the public light as if he's a Transgender Female.
It's a bit of a scam.... but what a great gambit to make sure that you can be seen for both male and female roles...
(but also why does he rub me the wrong way?)"
Newell openly discusses his gender identity and does not paint himself as trans but as non-conforming. Seems a bit more telling of you than of him that you find his gender expression a "scam."