Ive also been saying this name for months. He's perfect. But what about Martin Short?? for a while, it sounded like he was a sure bet to play Leo on broadway for a while.
yeah, jon lovitz, that's the ticket. i wonder if his wife, morgan fairchild (whom he's seen naked!), will be offered a part?
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he was the gimmicky sort
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Maybe another theater will let Lovitz direct "Streetcar!!" (Simpsons reference for the uninformed)
Anthony Rapp as Bloom?
Anyone see Lovitz in his utterly sad/creepy performance in the film "Happiness"?
"Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.”
~ Muhammad Ali
Maybe after ASSASSINS is done, Neil Patrick Harris could play Leo. Anyone who saw the short-lived sitcom "Stark Ravng Mad", where he played opposite Tony Shaloub, knows how good he is at playing uptight, nerdy accountant types.
I saw Lovitz in THE DINNER PARTY a few seasons ago. He really didn't seem comfortable in the role--and he'd been playing it for a few weeks when I caught the performance.
I'd like to see Lovitz in the role, and I'd also like to see Martin Short as Leo, but that's just me! I became a Short fan especially after Primetime Glick~
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
Short's Leo was hillarious AND true to the character. He stole that show right out from under Jason Alexander. His "blue blanket" moment was far superior to any Leo's Ive ever seen (Broderick, Stephenson--ughh, Foster). And his singing voice was much stronger than Broderick's. And he didnt seem to break character like Foster to sing his songs. And as for the Stephenson comparisson...Well, i think i could walk onto that stage withg the script in hand and give a better performance. Maybe i saw him on an off night. Id hope so.
Regarding the actual thead...Lovitz will be perfect, and hopefully this is a first step to seeing him as Max on Broadway.