Anyway, I mention this because I came across an interview with the lead actor in the Newark Star-Ledger, which is easily the place to go for all your Broadway musical news needs. I was especially intrigued by this passage:
But after almost a decade on Broadway, this will be only Chase's second stab at creating a role; his first was as one of the actors who portrayed John in the ill-fated "Lennon," which closed after 49 performances last summer. ...You know, there's such a thing as taking an impersonation too far.
His role in "Lennon," a production mounted with the blessing of the Beatles' frontman's widow, is one he cherishes, despite its failure to gain an audience. "To have Yoko Ono come up to you after you sing 'Mother' and say, 'It's like having John singing it again' I was like, 'Shoot me now ....'"
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I realize this comment ignores the money-part of the story, but what does it say when this guy's two chances to create a role have been (1) a character derived from a movie derived from a book and (2) one of the most famous (insert your preferred modifier here) people of recent history.
As the dude said in his interview: shoot me now.
What does it say when one of this guy's two chances to create a character has been approved by Yoko Ono?
what does it say when this guy's two chances to create a role have been (1) a character derived from a movie derived from a book and (2) one of the most famous (insert your preferred modifier here) people of recent history.
It says about as much as the fact that his interview was with the Newark Star-Ledger. Not exactly Playbill.
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