Armie Hammer officially exits "The Minutes"
Armie Hammer officially exits "The Minutes"
#1Armie Hammer officially exits "The Minutes"
Posted: 4/2/21 at 5:34pm
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Breaking-Armie-Hammer-Exits-THE-MINUTES-on-Broadway-for-Personal-Reasons-20210402
We all saw this coming, but here it is! No mystery here.
I saw him in the show. He was perfectly good, but his performance wasn't anything special. If they can get another star to fill the role, they should be fine. Even though it's mostly an ensemble cast, Hammer's role was essentially the protagonist, and he was kind of a "nice guy / everyman" character - shouldn't be too hard to find someone who can pull that off as well as him, if not better.
Alex Kulak2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/11/16
#2Armie Hammer officially exits "The Minutes"
Posted: 4/2/21 at 5:51pm
Mr. Hammer wishes his incredibly delicious looking co-stars the best.
#3Armie Hammer officially exits "The Minutes"
Posted: 4/2/21 at 10:58pmThat's a shame. It was a very meaty role.
#4Armie Hammer officially exits "The Minutes"
Posted: 4/3/21 at 1:58am
Guess he'll have to find something else to sink his teeth into.
#5Armie Hammer officially exits "The Minutes"
Posted: 4/3/21 at 6:34amDid he bite off more than he could chew in the role?
"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
pmensky
Broadway Star Joined: 7/18/11
#6Armie Hammer officially exits "The Minutes"
Posted: 4/3/21 at 6:44am
He’s pursuing a career in dinner theatre.
iluvtheatertrash
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/9/04
#7Armie Hammer officially exits "The Minutes"
Posted: 4/3/21 at 6:54amThe scenery just wasn’t tasty enough for him.
"I know now that theatre saved my life." - Susan Stroman
#8Armie Hammer officially exits "The Minutes"
Posted: 4/3/21 at 7:41am
iluvtheatertrash said: "The scenery just wasn’t tasty enough for him."
Or his role wasn't juicy or meaty enough.
Oh look, a bibu!
#9Armie Hammer officially exits "The Minutes"
Posted: 4/3/21 at 9:31amHe actually pulled out to do the developmental lab for the musical adaptation of The Silence of the Lambs.
henrikegerman
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/29/05
#10Armie Hammer officially exits "The Minutes"
Posted: 4/3/21 at 10:35am
OMG keep these coming. Get them while they're hot!
#11Armie Hammer officially exits "The Minutes"
Posted: 4/3/21 at 11:25am
https://pagesix.com/2021/04/02/armie-hammer-drops-out-of-upcoming-broadway-show-amid-investigation/?utm_source=maropost&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pagesixdaily&utm_content=20210403&tpcc=pagesix_daily&mpweb=755-9337700-720591830
Stick a fork in him - he's done.
Rumpelstiltskin
Broadway Star Joined: 4/22/07
#12Armie Hammer officially exits "The Minutes"
Posted: 4/3/21 at 3:58pmIf you are what you eat, he could be you by morning.
Theatrefanboy1
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/2/15
#13Armie Hammer officially exits "The Minutes"
Posted: 4/3/21 at 4:11pmI have a bone to pick with Armie. I was really looking forward to him in this
#14Armie Hammer officially exits "The Minutes"
Posted: 4/3/21 at 7:56pmI previously suggested Cheyenne Jackson as a potential replacement and I am sticking by that suggestion.
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#15Armie Hammer officially exits "The Minutes"
Posted: 4/3/21 at 11:40pmhonestly didn’t think a cannibalism fetish would completely upend his entire career this quickly
"Contentment, it seems, simply happens. It appears accompanied by no bravos and no tears."
Alex Kulak2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/11/16
#16Armie Hammer officially exits "The Minutes"
Posted: 4/3/21 at 11:53pm
gypsy101 said: "honestly didn’t think a cannibalism fetish would completely upend his entire career this quickly"
I guess we're not as open-minded as we all thought we were.
Good thing too, because if our minds were open, Armie might sneak up from behind with a straw and go to town.
#17Armie Hammer officially exits "The Minutes"
Posted: 4/4/21 at 12:16am
It’s not a fetish that upended his career.
It’s the fact he’s emotionally abused and coerced many women who may not have been wholly willing to submit to him.
He’s currently being investigated by the LAPD for rape.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
#18Armie Hammer officially exits "The Minutes"
Posted: 4/4/21 at 3:13am
Kad said: "It’s not a fetish that upended his career.
It’s the fact he’s emotionally abused and coerced many women who may not have been wholly willing to submit to him.
He’s currently being investigated by the LAPD for rape. "
oh damn. didn’t know about that, never mind i’m glad now!
"Contentment, it seems, simply happens. It appears accompanied by no bravos and no tears."
Scott Stephen
Understudy Joined: 10/21/19
#19Armie Hammer officially exits "The Minutes"
Posted: 4/4/21 at 4:15am
I've heard he's entered developments for a Sweeney Todd revival...
Stage Door Sally
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/4/09
#20Armie Hammer officially exits "The Minutes"
Posted: 4/5/21 at 2:52am
Scott Stephen said: "I've heard he's entered developments for a Sweeney Todd revival..."
Interesting, because I heard he snagged the role of Audrey II at a spicy Little Shop revival at the Peppermill.
brox22
Chorus Member Joined: 9/15/14
#21Armie Hammer officially exits "The Minutes"
Posted: 4/5/21 at 12:23pm
As Len Cariou once said about Broadway: " it's a cut-throat business!"
I'm sure Mr. Hammer will have another opportunity to take a slice of it🙄
Sunny11
Broadway Star Joined: 9/3/14
#22Armie Hammer officially exits "The Minutes"
Posted: 4/5/21 at 3:19pmI am speechless. Armie ate my tongue.
