Top 10 Controversial Broadway Casting Decisions

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  • These casting decisions had Broadway singing a controversial tune. For this list, we’ll be looking at casting choices throughout Broadway history that caused a stir for a variety of reasons. Our countdown includes Lea Michele as Fanny Brice in “Funny Girl," Nonbinary Erasure in “Jagged Little Pill,” Disagreements Surrounding “All My Sons," and more! What’s the craziest casting decision YOU'VE seen in theater? Be sure to share with us in the comments below!
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  • @MsMojo
    @MsMojo  Рік тому +10

    What’s the craziest casting decision YOU'VE seen in theater? Be sure to share with us in the comments below!

    • @Leftatalbuquerque
      @Leftatalbuquerque Рік тому

      2016 A Little Night Music at Stratford. Biologically and historically impossible casting.

  • @highlord24
    @highlord24 Рік тому +54

    Oldie but a goldie. The casting of My Fair Lady the movie. They took most of the original Broadway cast and crew to the film (even some of the costumes) including the leading man, Rex Harrison. But they recast the leading lady. They gave Audrey Hepburn the role for her star power but ending up dubbing her singing voice (against Hepburn's wishes).
    The leading lady they rejected...Julie Andrews.
    Fortunately, the studio's rejection of her freed her up to make a little picture called Mary Poppins. She even thanked the director who rejected her (Jack Warner) when she collected her Golden Globe for best leading lady, an award Hepburn wasn't even nominated for.
    (I love Hepburn but dayum!)

  • @elisiasaam-quinty9811
    @elisiasaam-quinty9811 Рік тому +102

    I remember that Hamilton casting notice. To me, it was more an issue of how the notice was worded and presented rather than the intent. It reminds me of “Irish Need Not Apply” and let’s face it, if it had said “white only” there would have been an uproar. Overall I think it ended up being a good catalyst for discussions about casting and race.

    • @wadun8232
      @wadun8232 Рік тому +6

      I agree. The uproar it caused lead to huge strides and changes in musical theater and will continue to make that difference. I feel like the reason people may complain though is due to the fact that the race of the characters doesn't really matter in this show plot wise and they think that it's unfair to prevent certain people from partaking just because of that. That being said it doesn't really matter because a director could still do such a casting choice so as to add a whole separate dynamic to the show. An added element that is never directly stated in the script but changes the whole show. This version of casting showed America's past through a non-white outlook which completely changed the entire feel of the show than it would have been if say Burr or Thomas were a white actor. That being said if the rights were released for this show I don't see why a white actor couldn't play one of these characters, but as for the Broadway release I would have it no other way!

    • @Marsha_Ann
      @Marsha_Ann Рік тому

      Wth are u talking about? Have u really ever looked at casting calls?? All they ever ask for is CAUCASIAN ONLY, or biracial type. So miss me with that sentiment. I don't feel bad about it at all. We've been left out of movies for decades. Why were there so many white characters playing "minority" roles? And still to this day. 🙄

    • @MarySmith-gi6bq
      @MarySmith-gi6bq Рік тому +2

      I remember the time Snoopy was told No dogs allowed. You simply cannot leave out a whole race of people...check in with the NAACP

    • @BlueCyann
      @BlueCyann Рік тому +2

      I like what Odom said about it; that really resonated with me. Roles like that need to exist (and also for white actors), when the reason for it is strong enough. It's just that for white actors, "this character was never meant to be played by someone like me before; this production can say new things by casting me and others like me" is rarely going to be one of those reasons.
      Color-blind is really nice otherwise.

    • @elisiasaam-quinty9811
      @elisiasaam-quinty9811 Рік тому

      @@BlueCyann Totally agree.

  • @toritori5835
    @toritori5835 Рік тому +24

    Patinkin sure has class, stepping down like that upon learning the truth. 🥰

  • @broadwaylover3105
    @broadwaylover3105 Рік тому +45

    Lea Michele being the thumbnail killed me 😂

  • @kristashafer93098
    @kristashafer93098 Рік тому +56

    James Barbour in The Phantom of the Opera. When he was in his early 30s he mentored a 16 year old girl with Broadway ambitions. During their work together, they entered into a consentual sexual relationship. The girl’s mother found out about it. Barbour took a plea deal to avoid prison. Part of the conditions was that he was barred from any production with minors. He followed the conditions and completed his probation before being cast as Erik/The Phantom. There were complaints from theatre goers, but he was kept on for the entire length of his contract.

    • @AJKoehler
      @AJKoehler Рік тому +2

      He was also released from custody early so he wouldn’t miss the opening of “Tale of Two Cities”

  • @karenberndt7476
    @karenberndt7476 Рік тому +20

    I remember clearly even now seeing Jonathan Pryce in Miss Saigon in NY. I was unaware of the controversy. He was charismatic, and hateful but you see an unapologetic survivor in the midst of war. Rare talent

  • @grace5033
    @grace5033 Рік тому +32

    Honorable mention for Cameron Dallas in Mean Girls?

  • @trinaq
    @trinaq Рік тому +51

    The team behind "Jagged Little Pill" could have addressed the controversy surrounding Jo's storyline by stating that they tried to incorporate a non binary storyline, but then realised that they weren't suited to properly address it.

    • @barbarahannon6033
      @barbarahannon6033 9 місяців тому

      Binery/non binery I have no idea what that means

  • @sophiaisabelle027
    @sophiaisabelle027 Рік тому +48

    These controversial casting decisions certainly made big headlines. They will forever remain iconic.

  • @coryzlife
    @coryzlife Рік тому +45

    This hasn't included in the video and I dont really know if it counts but for the broadway revival 20th anniversary of Annie, with Joanna Pacitii and Brittney Kissenger. If you don't know Macys held auditons for the new musical and Joanna scored the role of Annie, and she was amazing. But 2 weeks before her broadway debut they fired her and replaced her with Brittney, she said they had been secretly rehersing her for weeks and it even had Andrea Mcartle and Sarah Jessica Parker on Joannas side. Many people boycotted the show and it only ran for 2 months on broadway

    • @joshuabautista1805
      @joshuabautista1805 Рік тому +4

      Came here thinking this would be included too 😂. Also the Broadway run definitely lasted more than 2 months, but it was short nonetheless, probably because of the bad publicity they got after Joanna’s firing

    • @coryzlife
      @coryzlife Рік тому +3

      @@joshuabautista1805 Sorry! I was pretty sure it was a really short run, though I think your right a little longer then 2 months, I don’t know exactly how long though

    • @kayseecoward7571
      @kayseecoward7571 Рік тому +7

      I was expecting to see that on here as well. It was awful what they did to Joanna, but they ended up letting her keep the dog who played Sandy, which was so sweet!

    • @littlesongbird1
      @littlesongbird1 Рік тому +3

      Yeah. I remember when that happened I felt so bad for her and the producers (mind you the director had nothing to do with it) said it was because her acting wasn't the best. They could have just let her finish her contract her and than recast her plus the girl they replaced her with was good but (at 8 she was very young to take over the role) but she was just too young for the part and Joanna was better.

    • @kayseecoward7571
      @kayseecoward7571 Рік тому +2

      @@littlesongbird1 and did you know that Brittny (girl who took over) wasn’t even the actual understudy? I can’t help but wonder how Alexandra Keisman (girl chosen to be Annie’s understudy) felt too

  • @Rocky100fl
    @Rocky100fl Рік тому +8

    In 1988 I saw Al Pacino at The Public Theatre as Marc Antony in Julius Caeser. You may be able to take the boy out of New York but......."Friends, Romans, Countryman, len me ya eaas".

    • @alexmeyer5260
      @alexmeyer5260 7 місяців тому

      Still, it had to be better than the time he appeared on Broadway in 2015 in David Mamet's play China Doll. His performance was ripped apart by critics, and although the show made back its money due to Pacino's star power, many reports stated that people often walked out at intermission because Pacino's character was too unlikable for audiences to get behind.

  • @thejennribbet
    @thejennribbet Рік тому +4

    I thought Cameron Dallas casted as Aaron on Mean Girls would be on here.

  • @vbplayer50
    @vbplayer50 Рік тому +11

    Teri Hatcher as Sally Bowles in "Cabaret". It was a train wreck.

  • @stephaniecabrera9396
    @stephaniecabrera9396 Рік тому +3

    1 Evil Queen
    2 Gaston
    3 Mother Gothel
    4 Valentina Zenere
    5 Rubi
    6 La Teresa
    7 Carrie
    8 Bashiba
    9 Ashley Tisdale
    10 Hans

  • @billhause
    @billhause Рік тому +12

    Commendations to Phoebe for her great narration voice.

    • @Tracyannbanks123
      @Tracyannbanks123 Рік тому +1

      It’s amazing, Great job phoebe

    • @Tracyannbanks123
      @Tracyannbanks123 Рік тому

      Id love to know you better Bill, thats if you dont mind

    • @coco2.2
      @coco2.2 Рік тому

      true, she’s my fave from Mojo

  • @L1623VP
    @L1623VP 9 місяців тому +2

    The real controversy with Funny Girl started before Beany Feldstein when the beautiful, redhead, Lauren Ambrose, was cast in the leading role. There was so much opposition to her casting from certain people that the entire revival was cancelled. It was a year or two later when Feldstein was announced. Make of that what you will.

  • @navidhudson7065
    @navidhudson7065 Рік тому +70

    Lea was always the right part for Funny Girl, Beanie was just not. The show is still running and selling out and cast members still have jobs, Lea saved the show and I'm glad she got the role regardless. Still don't understand how Beanie got the role but not surprised due to her family connections, also the vocal comparisons between the two is just insane and it's clear who's the real better Fanny.

    • @frankieseward8667
      @frankieseward8667 Рік тому +21

      It's just that Lea Michelle is the controversial figure during her glee years. People haven't fully forgiven her yet for how difficult she was. She's probably grown and it's been sometime since Glee but time will tell.

    • @navidhudson7065
      @navidhudson7065 Рік тому +15

      @@frankieseward8667 That's true, she's definitely looked like she's grown and matured and it's been years since Glee ended. Also there's other people who are even more notoriously difficult and worse (notably male actors) and they easily get a pass. Plus not everyone on Glee were pure innocent.

    • @Marsha_Ann
      @Marsha_Ann Рік тому +11

      Even tho I don't like Lea Michele, I agree with you. Idk how Beanie got the role when she can't sing good enough for Broadway. Maybe a Disney cartoon..

    • @Marsha_Ann
      @Marsha_Ann Рік тому +5

      @lefthandedRN omg Jewish is NOT a race! You don't need to be Jewish just to PLAY a character in a play. It's really not that serious.

    • @Ava-nk7or
      @Ava-nk7or Рік тому +4

      @@Marsha_Ann the reason they call her “funny girl” is bc she’s Jewish. Legit it’s not that hard to cast a Jewish actor as Fanny.

  • @alexmeyer5260
    @alexmeyer5260 Рік тому +4

    Scott Rudin is the one responsible for keeping Amar Ramasar in West Side Story. One abuser always protects another.

  • @musicallydisneyamvs6731
    @musicallydisneyamvs6731 Рік тому +3

    My issue is when actors background & race are held against them. Laws have been made to protect employees but not when you’re in theater? Wtf? Unless it’s something like The Color Purple than it doesn’t matter. The controversy with Miss Saigon’s engineer definitely needed to be fixed though. It just makes more sense writing/plot wise to have engineer Asian as well. Nothing against the actor he was just doing his job but I blame the casting & writing team for this one.

    • @alexmeyer5260
      @alexmeyer5260 7 місяців тому

      Still, Jonathan Pryce should have known better back then.

  • @kmd2210
    @kmd2210 Рік тому +5

    Broadway adjacent - casting Lucille Ball in Mame rather than Angela Lansbury. Really sad not to have captured Ms. Landsbury's performance on film.

    • @lindakahler4799
      @lindakahler4799 Рік тому +2

      Lucy s acting wasn't bad. Her singing was. I played Angela Lansbury s vocals and muted Lucy while playing film

    • @alexmeyer5260
      @alexmeyer5260 Рік тому +3

      It's worth noting that Jerry Herman, the composer of Mame, was strongly opposed to Lucille Ball's casting right from the get go and begged them to cast Angela Lansbury instead, but it fell on deaf ears. Bea Arthur did reprise her role as Vera in the film, and while she said Lucille Ball was a lovely person to work with, she also said she was totally wrong for the part of Mame.

  • @jennhiemstra
    @jennhiemstra Рік тому +10

    I honestly thought Lea would be #1 mostly because it's what in the public eye right now...but then Pryce comes up, reminding me what I long forgot happened 😅 He's done so much great stuff that I always forget he did Engineer...not that it should have happened even if it was accepted for the time, but yeah that's #1 for sure.
    Oak...oh Oak. Ok, I actually knew someone who worked on that show. They said they absolutely understood why the perception was that it was subtly but racially motivated. He didn't sell tickets, period. The producers thought anyone who has touched Hamilton would sell tickets but they were wrong, so...they had to make a change. Anyone of any ethnic background in this situation would have had to make way for then legend that is Mandy. It didn't help that insiders galore were constantly saying that Oak came into the show willfully unprepared, and was somewhat difficult to work with.

    • @alexmeyer5260
      @alexmeyer5260 Рік тому

      My friend has a friend that worked backstage at The Great Comet, and the rumors about Oak being difficult to work with were absolutely true.

  • @Marsha_Ann
    @Marsha_Ann Рік тому +26

    Even tho I don't like Lea Michele, I do feel like she is a better choice for Fanny over Beanie. Like everyone else, idk how Beanie even got the role when she can't sing good enough for Broadway. Maybe a Disney cartoon.. The name Feldstein clearly got her the connections.

    • @User1975-
      @User1975- Рік тому +2

      👏👏

    • @beverlyjohnson3025
      @beverlyjohnson3025 9 місяців тому

      Also, per all of Beanie's interviews, she's a huge fan of Barbra Streisand and had a "Funny Girl" themed 3rd birthday party.

    • @bradyguy7701
      @bradyguy7701 4 місяці тому

      No doubt. All those very famous and powerful "Feldsteins"...

  • @mervyngreene6687
    @mervyngreene6687 Рік тому +2

    I am ambivalent about the Lea Michele/Fanny Bryce issue. It was clear that she was born for the part.

  • @freddiemolinajr.8397
    @freddiemolinajr.8397 Рік тому +2

    great video

  • @Chistinedaae
    @Chistinedaae Рік тому +1

    8:04 That is my favorite actor Ramin Karimloo

  • @bookemdano7567
    @bookemdano7567 Рік тому +10

    Daphne Rubin-Vega as Fantine in the first revival of Les Miserables. She was sh*t awful and couldn’t sing the role. I was talking to the couple sitting next to me who had asked if I had seen the show before, at that time, that was my 20th time and when Daphne started singing I could see out of the corner of my eye them turning and looking at me. During the intermission they asked what I thought so far and I said that there were some interesting casting choices. The wife says says to me..”Yeah, Fantine! That was the first time I couldn’t wait for her to die!” 😂

    • @michaeltamaleactor
      @michaeltamaleactor Рік тому

      😆😆😆😆😆😆 noooo

    • @bookemdano7567
      @bookemdano7567 Рік тому

      @@michaeltamaleactor … The first time I couldn’t wait for Fantine to die also! 😂

  • @thomasbowers1210
    @thomasbowers1210 Рік тому +3

    Carly Rae Jepsen in Cinderella. They asked fans among three stars (including Broadway vets) who should play the titular role. Ultimately, they chose Carly Rae Jepsen, which was not a good choice. I love her, but not on Broadway. Sorry!

  • @vanessastegall
    @vanessastegall Рік тому +10

    Lea Michelle as Fanny Bryce in Funny Girl.

  • @Ashannon888
    @Ashannon888 Рік тому +17

    The interesting thing about the Engineer, is he's half-white and Half Vietnamese. So by saying he has to be played by an Asian actor, that's itself it a problematic statement.. Some people who are mixed-race take after one race or the other. The Engineer could just look white. SO he could be played by either a white or a Asian actor if you want to be authentic.

    • @Marsha_Ann
      @Marsha_Ann Рік тому +3

      Nah he doesn't even look half Asian. They should have went with a mixed race actor, half Asian half white.

    • @rachellawrence2094
      @rachellawrence2094 Рік тому +7

      Or even more controversial? How about casting a person based on the best talent who actually makes that particular character come to life? It’s theatre. You’re seeing dots on a stage but you’re HEARING emotion, character and voice. You want to SEE “accurate” depictions, watch a damn movie. 🤷🏻‍♀️

    • @thomasbradley4505
      @thomasbradley4505 Рік тому +8

      My wife is half Japanese and half German, and does not look “traditionally” Asian. I think the big problem with Jonathan Pryce was that they used make-up to look more Asian which was offensive.

    • @highlord24
      @highlord24 Рік тому +2

      Colour blind casting is fine. As long as the voice and performance is there, anyone can play the role (though I agree that a white/asian/mixed actor makes narrative sense). It was the face paint and eye tape that was the problem. Disgusting. Cartoonish and creepy, definitely should have gone out with Mickey Rooney.

    • @thomasbradley4505
      @thomasbradley4505 Рік тому +2

      @@highlord24 if I remember correctly, part of the deal that was made to allow Pryce to reprise the role on broadway was that they lose the yellow face makeup, and to fill the role going forward with Asian or euro Asian actors.

  • @supernerd1643
    @supernerd1643 Рік тому +20

    I still get angry over the stupidity that was the great comet “controversy”. Was it a crappy thing to cut Okieriete Onaodowan’s run unexpectedly short, yes. To say it was a racially motivated move and not a financial one, I’m sorry but you’d have to be really dumb to actually say that. If it was racially motivated why did they still have Denee Benton, Amber Grey, Manik Choksi, and all the POC swings and understudies in the show. People literally only complained about how the role was being replaced by an older white man, despite the fact it was originated by two older white men. So let’s say it wasn’t Mandy Patinkin, but Brian Stokes Mitchel or Norm Lewis replacing him. Both are older men, have just as much notoriety, and could have easily played the part phenomenally. Would people have felt the same anger and energy towards their casting?

    • @snugmybaby95
      @snugmybaby95 Рік тому

      I'm not in the great comet fandom, but of course heard about it. I think a perspective to consider is, would it happen to a white person? I can't say if it was racially motivated, but I think to dismiss people's concerns is just shoving other's input aside to say yours is better.

    • @supernerd1643
      @supernerd1643 Рік тому +1

      @@snugmybaby95 while I get what you’re saying, it literal happens all the time and the shows still go on. Patti Lupon in Sunset Boulevard and Beanie Feldstein in Funny Girl are a few examples that come to mind. Broadways a business, doesn’t make everything they do right, but ultimately the people behind a show are going to do what they think is best for a show financially.

    • @jennhiemstra
      @jennhiemstra Рік тому +1

      @@snugmybaby95 I get that...I do. But that was a rare scenario where I truly do think it would have happened to a white person. ANYONE headlining that show and not selling the tickets would have had to make way for Mandy. The idea was that someone who was in Hamilton would sell tickets and that tactic clearly didn't work. The optics were terrible, and people behind the scenes were saying that Oak was showing up unprepared for the role and was hard to work with anyway. I do appreciate Malloy's apology after the fact though.

    • @asterismos5451
      @asterismos5451 Рік тому +1

      It clearly wasn't racially motivated but it was really poorly handled by the team. They have to have been really dumb to not have thought it possible people would read into this that it could be something to do with race. And I mean consider just how many light-skinned actors there are on Mandy Patinkin's level of fame vs. dark-skinned ones, even when accounting for demographic differences! Race isn't irrelevant; systemic discrimination lets white actors take big roles and make names for themselves while there are fewer roles for Black actors and so it's harder for them to reach that same level of success, even with the same amount of talent to start. So of course the decision was just an effort by the team to bring a big-name actor in and sell more tickets, but at the end of the day it was a (debatably) white actor replacing a Black one and that looks bad, even if it wasn't a consciously racist move. They also didn't give Oak enough preparation or help with the whole situation and so the whole thing was really done poorly. The show and the actors all deserved so much better, it was awful.

    • @snugmybaby95
      @snugmybaby95 Рік тому

      @@jennhiemstra Again, I'm not in the fandom so can't really speak too much on the specifics. However, like you said, it's a rare case where it would've happened to a white actor.
      It's easy to see why people would see it as, or assume, it was a race issue.
      Kind of like, if it walks like a duck, it's a duck. In this case it might not be a duck, but it seemed like a duck. Weird analogy, but hopefully it makes sense?

  • @eljordinio7647
    @eljordinio7647 Рік тому +3

    I know Lea Michele got a lot of controversy but I had no idea about everyone else on this list

  • @taylorcarruth
    @taylorcarruth Рік тому +3

    2:08 Harvey is still alive!

  • @hollyb6885
    @hollyb6885 Рік тому +7

    When I bought tickets for Hamilton I thought the non white actors playing the founding fathers would bother me. Well as soon as it started, I forgot all about race. It was just FANTASTIC!

  • @juandiegofreireflorez3680
    @juandiegofreireflorez3680 Рік тому +10

    Of course lea had to be on the cover lol, i still love her though

  • @ronaldjackson567
    @ronaldjackson567 Рік тому +3

    A miss mojo I got a question what musical and the past 5 years do you think will be made into a movie

  • @SirAsdf
    @SirAsdf Рік тому

    Speaking from the present, the Funny Girl casting drama would have more staying power than the revival itself as it is going to close this September.

  • @AmbeeLee
    @AmbeeLee Рік тому +3

    No, James Barbour in Phantom? REALLY?!

    • @alexmeyer5260
      @alexmeyer5260 Рік тому +1

      I guess because of UA-cam's policies, they didn't want to deal with pedophilia.

  • @ConstantGardener-q9q
    @ConstantGardener-q9q 3 місяці тому

    More troubling for West Side Story is that they did not cast a Puerto Rican actor/dancer

  • @mnpollio
    @mnpollio 6 місяців тому

    Agreed that I think the casting of Feldstein was more controversial than replacing her with Michele. Feldstein did not anywhere have the vocal chops to play Fanny. One that did not make the list is Ali Stroker from the ghastly restaging of Oklahoma. Broadway was patting itself hard on the back for allowing a handicapped performer the opportunity to play Ado Annie and Tony voters threw the featured actress award to her. If the role was a singing only role or a largely sedentary role the accommodation could have been overlooked. Stroker sings well and is slightly amusing, but the role of Ado Annie as written has considerable energetic choreography associated with it, which all had to be thrown out in order to accommodate Stroker's limitations as a performer. Which begs the question of why cast her at all when she legitimately could not perform a third of the usual requirements for the part? Inclusivity is one thing, but eviscerating a part to benefit one performer when there were tons of other qualified people to fill the role and demanding congratulations for doing it is bizarre.

  • @greenlissy
    @greenlissy Рік тому +1

    I always thought acting meant playing someone other than yourself.

  • @AJKoehler
    @AJKoehler Рік тому +10

    Hamilton was written for non-white actors. To give non-white actors a much deserved, overdue spotlight. Why was it such an issue to have white artists sit this one out?
    Okieriete Onaodowan was also not marketed as heavily as Mandy Patinkin was.

    • @asterismos5451
      @asterismos5451 Рік тому

      It does sort of make sense Onaodowan wasn't just since he wasn't a stuntcast or particularly well-known outside of the theatre world. But god he was great in the role, I do wish he could have stayed longer and not been done dirty in every way.

    • @pcbassoon3892
      @pcbassoon3892 9 місяців тому

      I don't see how people of such vastly different ages can be playing the same part.

  • @brianblumenreich9026
    @brianblumenreich9026 Рік тому +1

    Huge fan of Harvey Fierstein!!

  • @jgos
    @jgos Рік тому

    Rosy O'Donnell as Golda? I once saw Sally Struthers cast as Golda. I laughed throughout the whole show.

  • @Kevin-rg3yc
    @Kevin-rg3yc Рік тому +110

    I don’t see the controversy over the Hamilton non white casting. That was the point of POC performers playing the role to tackle America’s racist past through a nonwhite gaze

    • @Anime_theatre_lover
      @Anime_theatre_lover Рік тому +7

      Johnathan Groff is white and he was in the original cast so that doesn’t make any sense

    • @stephaniegagne3376
      @stephaniegagne3376 Рік тому +12

      @@Anime_theatre_lover I think you missed the point. Groff played King George (whatever number he was) who was specifically not American. Idk how to articulate it in more detail.

    • @Kevin-rg3yc
      @Kevin-rg3yc Рік тому

      @@Anime_theatre_lover he was meant to be white bc his character is used as a depiction of British imperialism, colonialism and white supremacy

    • @keithliebenberg6947
      @keithliebenberg6947 Рік тому +4

      It is racist to do this! I saw Thoroughly Modern Millie with a mixed cast which was out of character for that time!

    • @camillailiad6346
      @camillailiad6346 Рік тому +13

      Because more racism is supposed to make up for racism? So much for the content of one’s character over the color of one’s skin. Dr. King would be disgusted.

  • @alessandracardenas5911
    @alessandracardenas5911 Рік тому +26

    Casting Beanie feldstein was more controversial than lea michele lmao

    • @vanessastegall
      @vanessastegall Рік тому +8

      Lea has a reputation of being difficult to work with

    • @lonellfletcher
      @lonellfletcher Рік тому +11

      @@vanessastegalltrue, but casting someone in a role she clearly wasn’t suited for and then leaving her to the wolves of Broadway was.......a choice. And so far, I haven’t heard anyone from Funny Girl complaining about Lea.

    • @alessandracardenas5911
      @alessandracardenas5911 Рік тому +10

      Exactly, you just can't get away with not being able to sing in Broadway. I doubt Lea is the only diva out there but no one can deny she has the talent, Beanie was miscast from the beginning

    • @lianneschepers5818
      @lianneschepers5818 3 місяці тому +1

      Lea was the perfect casting for Fanny. She should have gotten the part already in the first place. She is Fanny, she knows what she wants and does everyting to get that. ❤

  • @tennman
    @tennman Місяць тому

    Lol. they didnt mention that when Lea was casted, the show was reviewed and showed better. Which only proves that a lot of people do not care about the issues about her.

  • @janniklingnau6875
    @janniklingnau6875 Рік тому +3

    Beanie was a horribel Fanny

  • @MsJubjubbird
    @MsJubjubbird Рік тому +3

    I saw Aspects of Love where the lovechild daughter was Asian and the parents were Caucasian. How??? - I hear she was a friend of the director or something. It just was jarring and you forgot that she was their kid.
    But I think people need to calm down when the character they were playing is different to how they are on the inside. It's called acting and maybe the chosen person is better at it.
    I also wouldn't call Miss Saigon/Madama Butterfly discriminatory. It paints the guy as a dickhead. People in the US just don't like it because it paints the US in a bad light and reminds them of a history they would rather pretend didn't happen.

  • @katmorgo1892
    @katmorgo1892 9 місяців тому

    The problem with Jonathan Price playing the engineer is partly because he is not Asian and it’s also because he’s not American acting jobs aren’t exactly plentiful. I don’t know if I’m alone in this, but when a British actor portrays an American films or theater, it means a talented American actor does not get a job, there is no reason for this unions are supposed to protect performers, and I think both equity, and SAG should really do more to ensure Americans are hired for Americ productions. This may sound extremely jingoistic, but the acting profession is extremely hard jobs are not plentiful, and many many many equally talented folks exist in America

  • @the1-upclub98
    @the1-upclub98 Рік тому

    Not-So-Fun Fact: Back in the 19th century, there was a casting choice that started a riot so big people were murdered.

  • @marycleary-qe5ou
    @marycleary-qe5ou Рік тому +2

    How can it make sense to say cast should be open as far as race, but only LBgtQ people can take LBGTQ roles?

  • @misssupreme
    @misssupreme 9 місяців тому

    What's strange about the "non-white" Hamilton casting notice is that Lin Manuel Miranda is a white Latino and I'm sure he knew he was going to be in it.

  • @jamestnov41945
    @jamestnov41945 Рік тому +2

    I love broadway musicals some of the casting roles however, left me with a bad feelings.

    • @Tracyannbanks123
      @Tracyannbanks123 Рік тому

      Please don’t be left with any bad feelings, cheer up okay

    • @Tracyannbanks123
      @Tracyannbanks123 Рік тому

      Id love to know you better James, thats if you dont mind

  • @richardmccarley281
    @richardmccarley281 Рік тому +1

    Hamilton is ridiculous!

  • @emilydiveley9661
    @emilydiveley9661 Рік тому

    What about Beauty and the Beast in 1997 with Chuck Wagner in it?

    • @bradyguy7701
      @bradyguy7701 4 місяці тому

      How is that problematic?? Do you not like ChucK??

  • @pcbassoon3892
    @pcbassoon3892 9 місяців тому

    Mandy Patinkin is almost 30 years older than Josh Groban. How could they be playing the same part?

  • @leo11lim
    @leo11lim Рік тому +5

    Hermione granger in cursed child

  • @sapriyansyah5247
    @sapriyansyah5247 Рік тому +2

    Remember Santana said something about Rachel will be playing "Funny Woman"?

  • @tabathagrush8293
    @tabathagrush8293 Рік тому +2

    Remember when actors use to, what do you call it, oh yeah...act. Can it even be called acting if it has to be played by whatever the character is? Eventually, we will run out of movies because there is no one to check a certain box...smh

  • @idk-zt8rx
    @idk-zt8rx Рік тому +5

    I live in the Philippines and I have some friends that are half-white and look more white than asian. I understand how Jonathan Pryce using prosthetics is controversial, but banning white people from ever playing the role after Pryce is too much imo. It would be nice to see more "dominant white appearance" asian representation in future media. (The Engineer is half-French and half-Vietnamese)

    • @highlord24
      @highlord24 Рік тому +2

      Those prosthetics were wrong. I support banning them. But I get why they kept him. He was brilliant in the role and they needed a star to draw people in and there wasn't an Asian male lead in theatre at the time with that kind of draw. That's what happens when you don't cast inclusively, you don't have the stars when you need them.
      Ironic that it was precisely that production that discovered the jaw-dropping talent of Lea Salonga, proving that you can have an incredible star in the lead irrelevant of their nationality or race. Saw the original cast recording of Miss Saigon and saw her again in Les Mis 20 years later. Still incredible!

    • @Portugal2025
      @Portugal2025 Рік тому +1

      I saw Jonathan Pryce in Miss Saigon in London in 1990 and he was phenomenal. I saw MS thirty years later with an Asian actor who was very good but I have to say Jonathan was better

  • @deniseeulert2503
    @deniseeulert2503 7 місяців тому

    Why shouldn't Pryce have played that role?? The character was supposed to be mixed race, so white or Asian would work.

  • @matthewtravisano1097
    @matthewtravisano1097 Рік тому

    Rumor is that The decent review she got in the NY Times was a paid review.

    • @alexmeyer5260
      @alexmeyer5260 7 місяців тому

      What review are you even talking about?

  • @BroadwayGuy
    @BroadwayGuy Рік тому +12

    The whole situation with "FUNNY GIRL" has soured me on the show. LM pursued the show with the fervor of a sociopath. LM is a toxic and rude clone of BS. She is not funny, warm, engaging, or inviting, or deserving. Her casting, and her fans blind eyes and deaf ears to her years of toxic and unprofessional behaviors, effectively erases Beanie Feldstein, Julie Benko, and Jane Lynch from the revival's narrative; and there is nothing funny about that.

    • @MorusRubra
      @MorusRubra Рік тому

      That is a load of crap. Feldstein (and Lynch) were miscast and Benko got a boost in her career.

  • @TrulyMademoizelle
    @TrulyMademoizelle Рік тому +13

    As someone who worked as an actor I've seen about 1000 casting notices for "Caucasians". Bite me.

    • @snugmybaby95
      @snugmybaby95 Рік тому +1

      Right? Where was that anger when everyone that wasn't white was being excluded?

    • @User1975-
      @User1975- Рік тому +2

      Hear hear 👏👏

    • @MsJubjubbird
      @MsJubjubbird Рік тому +2

      you can advertise for specific people to fit a role- gender, height, ethnicity, hair colour, build etc. What you can't do is if you are casting everyone and anyone, then decide you ant to rule out a certain group

    • @TrulyMademoizelle
      @TrulyMademoizelle Рік тому

      @@MsJubjubbird what you said made no sense because its just a contradiction

    • @MsJubjubbird
      @MsJubjubbird Рік тому +2

      @@TrulyMademoizelle nope. It means what I said. You can explicitly advertise upfront that you want someone to have certain physical characteristics for a role. You can also cast based on how people look with other cast members- like casting family members. But you can't advertise a role and then decide that you just only want people with characteristic x just because

  • @deadlyfirefoxr
    @deadlyfirefoxr Рік тому +1

    Can you please give deadlyfirefox r a shoutout?

  • @emhu2594
    @emhu2594 7 місяців тому

    Patti Lupone seems like a diva and i dont like her voice. W

  • @byronheffner9838
    @byronheffner9838 Рік тому +2

    Bernadette Peters as Mama Rose in the Gypsy revival? Where is she

    • @Caroline-rv8wy
      @Caroline-rv8wy Рік тому +1

      Why was her casting controversial?

    • @byronheffner9838
      @byronheffner9838 Рік тому +1

      @@Caroline-rv8wy her voice isn’t brassy and big in the way Merman and Lupone’s performances were, and there was a lot of controversy and divided opinion on her casting. I was fine with it tho, it was just one I was expecting to see if here

  • @alpe1987
    @alpe1987 Рік тому +15

    The problem with the FUNNY GIRL revival is that the critics were wanting the second coming of Barbra Streisand instead of letting the revival be a new version. With Lea Michele, you get a predictable performance.

    • @suz2590
      @suz2590 Рік тому +17

      except the critics disagree and say she makes it her own for the most part and has been widely praised.

    • @susancullimore5643
      @susancullimore5643 Рік тому +1

      First, no matter what you feel about Lea Michele, there will be no second coming of Streisand. That's the way it is with the first cast of any musical,e.g.Gwen Verdon as the original Roxie Hart.

    • @lisawilliams2013
      @lisawilliams2013 Рік тому +1

      @Lizzy ​ It’s inevitable. And in response to the whole making it her own thing, that might be true, but making a performance one’s own doesn’t necessarily make it great.

    • @suz2590
      @suz2590 Рік тому +2

      @Lizzy I see you couldn't dispute what I said though.

    • @suz2590
      @suz2590 Рік тому +2

      @Natedogg Debatable one person said she made one comment it was rude but ambiguous otherwise.

  • @DeniseFaraday
    @DeniseFaraday Рік тому +2

    Hmmm, come bet if Lea went full-Kanye and wasn't just racist towards black people, she wouldn't have nabbed that Funny Girl role. 😒

  • @aleksandrakettner905
    @aleksandrakettner905 Рік тому

    💌💃💌

  • @yadielenielbellecolon982
    @yadielenielbellecolon982 Рік тому

    🙊🤦😍💗

  • @sithlordofoz
    @sithlordofoz 2 місяці тому

    Anything historical where they pick an actor of the wrong ethnicity - don't care what the reasons are, but don't go mucking with historical fact. It lessens the production. Imagine doing a Rosa Parks musical with a Sutton Foster in the lead role - quality actress, excellent stage presence, amazing talent and voice but would be savaged.

  • @stvp68
    @stvp68 Рік тому

    LMM isn’t white himself? Not all Latinos are mixed race

  • @tessaeldridge3835
    @tessaeldridge3835 Рік тому +3

    I'll see hamilton when they make an all white cast of the color purple.

    • @User1975-
      @User1975- Рік тому

      Smh

    • @paulbirnbaum
      @paulbirnbaum Рік тому

      Classic example of punching down. Nice job.

    • @KittenUndercover
      @KittenUndercover Рік тому +8

      Tell me you’re a racist without telling me you’re a racist

    • @57Strudel
      @57Strudel Рік тому

      How ridiculous.

    • @JPLEYONKO4
      @JPLEYONKO4 Рік тому

      @@KittenUndercover um, I think they were joking. Making fun of the people who got mad at Hamilton's all white cast policy, when the whole point of the show is for POC to tell the story of America.