半岛体育.com recently posed the same question to each of the multitalented cast members of the original Broadway production, , , , , Jonathan Kaplan, Heather Mac Rae and : Other than yourself, is there an actor you would cast in your role in the upcoming Broadway revival?
Read their thoughtful and humorous responses below:
Michael Rupert, Marvin: . I think he'd be great!
Barbara Walsh, Trina: There are so many amazing young women who could do Trina justice! But, for me, would be astonishing!
Carolee Carmello, Cordelia: No! I still want to play the part! I hate getting too old for roles that I love. Jonathan Kaplan, Jason: I wouldn't cast myself in that role unless we were doing it at a senior living facility. The kid who comes to mind currently is , from the recent Into the Woods, done in the Park.
Chip Zien, Mendel: I don't know. A big tall blonde guy.
Heather Mac Rae, Dr. Charlotte: Who would I cast as Dr. Charlotte today? Well, I love . I think she would be wonderful. And my friend, Anne Nathan. (I think both of them have played it before.) I saw a production at the Sharon Playhouse in Connecticut last summer. And the girl who played my part [Jane Bruce] was wonderful! She was so good, and to think she hadn't even been born when I did it in 1992!
Stephen Bogardus, Whizzer: I regret I must 'punt' on this question...whoever it is, is in for one helluva ride!
Part intimate family drama, part neurotic urban comedy, and part keenly observed meditation on a shifting definition of the American family, Falsettos is described as such: "As Marvin struggles to create a 'tight knit family' out of his eclectic array of core relationships (including his ex-wife, his new boyfriend, his adolescent son, his psychiatrist, and his neighbors) amidst a series of monumental life changes, he is forced to reckon with his own views on love, responsibility, and what it means to be a man."
After being produced separately Off-Broadway, March of the Falsettos and Falsettoland 鈥� featuring March as the first act and Falsettoland as the second 鈥� were first presented together as a single show at Hartford Stage in 1991, then in a separate production on Broadway in 1992 at the John Golden Theatre. The musical won Tony Awards for Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score.
