Hugh as a theatre aficionado

[mamaleh]

I'm still hopeful HJ will someday star in a revival of something Sondheim--preferably SWEENEY TODD or A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC. SUNDAY IN THE PARK would have been a good choice, too, but probably couldn't be soon after JG.

Ellen

[jo]

Not sure if I want him to do A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC as that is not really focused mainly on the male lead?

SWEENEY TODD -- he has said in the past that this is the Sondheim musical he has wanted to do? I wonder if he had been considered when the film adaptation was being made?

If he does this one -- to complete the triptych, could a stage musical of EDWARD SCISSORHANDS be far behind -- jk

Also, there is always his preference for new material which prods him to do productions that are not considered classics. Although he came to be known via OKLAHOMA!

Jo

[jo]

[jo]

He's trawling the Great White Way

[jo]

Are his thoughts leaning now towards the theatre

Tread the boards soon, Hugh Jackman!


Jo

[mamaleh]

Argh. I was right across the street on the lobby of the Marriott Marquis til about 6:25, when I left to go to a reading of a new play. Too bad I exited via 46th rather than 45th. I usually like to watch the celeb last-minute arrivals if I'm in the area on an opening night. Totally forgot about Laurie Metcalf's opening. I hear it's pretty good, by the way. Hugh seemed to like it.

Ellen

[jo]

This review validates Hugh's impressions of the play --

From Roger Friedman --

www.showbiz411.com/2017/04/27/broadway-season-comes-to-a-fun-end-with-laurie-metcalf-in-a-dolls-house-part-2

And from Matthew Murray of ATC ( who is now leaving a career as a critic) talking about how a sequel to a classic ( Ibsen) could have room in the theatre --

www.talkinbroadway.com/page/world/DollsHousePart2.html

[jo]

Another rave review from Jeremy Gerrard of DEADLINE.COM --

deadline.com/2017/04/broadway-review-a-dolls-house-part-2-1202078542/


Ellen -- who are in contention for BEST PLAY?


Jo

[mamaleh]

Most wags are betting on the opening night Hugh attended last night: A DOLL'S HOUSE PART TWO, with its star Laurie Metcalf taking a Tony for herself. I haven't seen it yet but plan to.

SWEAT won the Pulitzer, so that's also a major contender, and OSLO got very good notices, but from what I've read DOLL'S HOUSE seems to be the front runner.

Ellen

[jo]

Ellen --

Michael Riedel shares your projections for BEST PLAY and adds INDECENT to the mix --

nypost.com/2017/04/28/its-time-to-place-your-bets-for-tony-nominations/

[jo]

Hugh and family came to see another potential TONY nominee --

http://instagram.com/p/BTjPlkGDtdf

Btw, Aussie Tim Minchin wrote the score for MATILDA... and was working on the animation musical LARRIKINS for a long time ( and about ready for filming), when the project fell through. The new owners of DREAMWORKS changed their mind about the greenlight for it and for other projects.

Hmmm.... Is Hugh falling with love with the stage all over again


Jo

[jo]

[hughmanity]

http://instagram.com/p/BTjNysnAPQn

[jo]

PAGE SIX reports on the party after Opening Night.

Hot stuff in the ‘House’

Laurie Metcalf, Chris Cooper, Jayne Houdyshell, Condola Rashad at the John Golden Theatre in “A Doll’s House, Part 2.” This sequel to Henrik Ibsen’s original destruction of marriage will grab a Tony. Do not — not — miss the limited run of this new stage production.

Hugh Jackman, Brenda Vaccaro, Samuel L. Jackson, Barry Diller, Olivia Wilde, Andrew Rannells, Bob Balaban, Bernadette Peters schlepped down to the Bowery Hotel to party after. Jackman’s pal since kindergarten said, “Hugh was a very good student.” I knew you’d want to know.

[njr]

May 1, 2017 18:25:19 GMT -5 hughmanity said:

http://instagr.am/p/BTjNysnAPQn

Who is this guy?

[hughmanity]

He (Morgan Smallbone) is apparently a casting director for extras who worked on X-Men Origins and The Wolverine according to IMDB.  H e appears to be visiting Hugh and Deb. The picture of him and Hugh that I posted was a repost by another Jackman fan. He seems to have been designated their official pre-gala photographer. Here is a picture he took of Deb coming down her steps.

http://instagr.am/p/BTlUo4uDcrM

May 2, 2017 11:17:26 GMT -5 njr said:

May 1, 2017 18:25:19 GMT -5 hughmanity said:

http://instagr.am/p/BTjNysnAPQn

Who is this guy?

[njr]

Thanks for the info hughmanity! (great screen name btw)

Nancy

[hughmanity]

May 6, 2017 10:46:35 GMT -5 njr said:

Thanks for the info hughmanity! (great screen name btw)

Nancy

You're welcome...and also thank you!

[jo]

http://instagram.com/p/BUQhFNtjHW-

[mamaleh]

That's the dress Bette wears in the finale. So they must be visiting her backstage after the performance. I missed them by a couple of weeks.

Of course, I doubt they did standing room.

Ellen

[jo]

Hugh with Ben Platt ( Dear Evan Hansen) --




Both awardees of DRAMA LEAGUE's DISTINGUISHED PERFORMANCE AWARD!


Also, both sing songs by Pasek and Paul

[mamaleh]

That Distinguished Performance Award is special---you can win it only once in a lifetime. There are always dozens of nominees every year. After you win, you can no longer be nominated.

Ellen

[jo]

As narrated by the NYTimes --

www.nytimes.com/2017/06/03/fashion/dear-evan-hansen-mike-faist-tony-awards.html?_r=0

Excerpts --

But this past Wednesday, Mr. Faist had a more pressing matter: A fitting downtown for the suit he planned to wear at the Tony Awards next Sunday. For his role as the troubled high school senior Connor Murphy, Mr. Faist, 25, has been nominated as a best featured actor in a musical, one of three cast members to earn a nomination. The show itself is up for nine awards.

So around 4:45 p.m., Mr. Faist quickly changed out of his onstage outfit of a zippered hoodie, skinny jeans and a well-worn pair of combat boots and into a baggy, Japanese-made T-shirt, a different pair of skinny jeans and a well-worn pair of Merrell boots. He then tied his shaggy, shoulder-length hair into a ponytail, tucked it under a hat and put on his sunglasses. “My disguise,” he said, explaining that he hoped to get out of the theater without being recognized by any fans waiting by the stage door. He needed to get downtown fast, to make sure he would be back in time for the 8 p.m. performance.


But first an obstacle course of sorts had to be navigated. Down a couple of floors was Hugh Jackman, eager to meet the show’s stars. “It’s my second time here and I plan on coming back again with my daughter,” he tells Mr. Faist. “I’m turning into a stalker.” (The show has seen a constant stream of celebrity visitors, including Paul Rudd and Meryl Streep, since it opened this fall. The cast is still hoping for Hillary Clinton to show up.)

If seeing a show 3 times turns one into a stalker according the gospel of Hugh Jackman -- what am I then, if I saw THE RIVER 6 times in slightly over a week's time - LOLOL!


Jo

[hughmanity]

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