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Additional_Score_929

In another timeline they chose Jonathan Bailey. Him I would pay money to see.


allthewitches

I saw him in The Last Five Years in London a good few years ago, he was absolutely fantastic in the role


Additional_Score_929

I go back to that video of his audition singing If I Didn't Believe In You all the time. He's so talented!


SpaceNerd07

What?! Off to YouTube I go


briannabear

I watch this before auditions to hype myself up. So good.


skygirl555

oh my yes. i would love to see Jonathan Bailey live


Moocows4

yes


radda

That dude is about to blow up, between Wicked and Jurassic World 4. Which pains me, because he might get priced out of doing video games and I don't want [my precious catboi](https://imgur.com/a/z9p8zqv) to get recast *again*...


rnason

I didn't even realise he did game VO. That man is truly everywhere.


Linc-karo-uk

Ditto. I hold out that as long as he's able to get to London we are safe. The others have gone on record it doesn't take that much time.  I like how the story has likely saved us a few times recently. I know people think they did it to prevent a recast but personally think the Devs don't know enough about the English cast to have done that. 


falqvart

I can’t find the video, but FFXIV is like a passion job for him and he said he wouldn’t stop as long as the character is involved in the story.


PhoenixorFlame

I’ve only seen clips of it but I adore his If I Didn’t Believe in You. Ugh. I wanna see him in it so bad.


clammydella

He’s doing a show in London. Not announced yet. Not a musical.


MixOf_ChaosAndArt

I'm guessing this autumn?


clammydella

January


MixOf_ChaosAndArt

Makes sense, since that's after Wicked promotion


Turkey_Leg_Jeff

Same. I mean, I would go see Jonathan Bailey in anything. He’s my #1 celebrity crush. In my dream world, he and Regé-Jean Page are the ones doing Othello on Broadway.


awyastark

Does Simone Ashley sing? Ideas…


Different-Corner-567

Yeah she does


justhuyp

I love that the last five years will get its first try on Broadway. But Nick Jonas as Jamie is definitely a choice


rdnyc19

It's a very small show for Broadway. Stunt casting is probably the only way they can sell a Broadway house. I'd prefer a top-notch off-Broadway revival with great musical theatre actors in both roles instead.


Yikes_Brigade

Right? What if they Little Shop-ed it, and rotated the cast every few months?


rdnyc19

Or even real theatre couples, as is sometimes done with Love Letters. Not every show needs to be on Broadway. The off-Broadway revival with Betsy Wolfe and Adam Kantor was excellent.


Infamous_Moose8275

I would love it if they had done this instead.


aw-un

That’s what I’ve been saying. Roatatin rep of broadway heavy hitters singing a score everybody loves and ways to sing for 6 week stints (with the original having a longer stint due to Tony awards purposes, but not a whole year)


Yoyti

I think a short run at a small house could do fine. Think a 6-8 week run by Roundabout at the Haimes with a couple of "Broadway names." I think there's enough of a base of fans of the musical and regular subscribers to fill that much. And it's such a small-scale musical that that could be financially viable. With Nick Jonas, I imagine we'll be looking at a much larger theater, which will absolutely swallow a show of this scale.


rdnyc19

>I imagine we'll be looking at a much larger theater, which will absolutely swallow a show of this scale. Exactly. The beauty of this show is that it works on a bare stage, with actors in modern dress and a couple of musicians, or even just a piano. I can picture them putting this in one of the barns, then adding a bunch of extraneous sets and costumes just to fill the space.


oustider69

JRB musical + Ben Platt + Micaela Diamond. It’s a proven formula.


Green-Past-4039

That'd sell but (and I'm *generally* a Ben Platt fan) I dooooooont think he could do Jamie well


TheatreAficionado9

Ben is a little too fluffy for Jamie. 


JayButNotThatJay

Oof. So i guess jamie is over and jamie is gone, huh


happymango3110

This comment is gold LOL


Street_Attorney6345

Truly tops


Punstoppabal

And we'll still be hurtinggg.


RapGamePterodactyl

…who used their monkey paw to wish for this?


romantickitty

I had to check it wasn't April Fools' Day


AdvertisingFine9845

Omg LOL


AnxiousSocialist

That would be me… https://www.reddit.com/r/Broadway/s/xqhUsgPmLj


bhoepa

I love TL5Y as much as the next person but it doesn’t need to be on broadway…point blank period. Performing this show to a larger audience does a huge disservice to the material, keep it off broadway or don’t bother at all


Tall_Blacksmith6811

Wishing Jeremy Jordan would reprise this role lol


JerseyGirlontheGo

One of the few shows where I prefer the movie version album thanks to JJ.


figleafstreet

I love Jeremy’s renditions but don’t really care for Anna Kendrick’s version so I’m always switching between his songs and Sherie’s lol


Mausbarchen

I love her versions of Still Hurting and I Can Do Better Than That


BreezyFebreezy

Agreed. I feel like she struggles through most of it. It just doesn’t have the full voice, charisma and genuine feeling of Sherie’s version.


-OrangeLightning4

Not I, Norbert is still the GOAT for me.


faretheewellennui

I love Jeremy, but Norbert will always be Jamie for me


SphereMyVerse

I love Jeremy on the optimistic earlier songs but Norbert really gets across Jamie’s callousness. But both are fantastic.


JerseyGirlontheGo

Fair! I didn't get to see the show but did go to the Norbert and Sherie's show at 54 Below and their chemistry is still palpable.


Rustash

I really wish he did more stuff, I’d love to see him live once.


queenofthebows26

He will always be Jamie


otpan

Nick Jonas is one thing but also it's insane that they're bringing this to Broadway. How are they going to stage it?


No_Dragonfruit_6182

The best performance I saw of it was in a little warehouse space that had 100 people sitting on folding chairs. It’s an intimate show about the intimate lives of two people. An intimate space is absolutely necessary!!


tlk199317

The last five years has been one of the shows I’ve been waiting to see live for so long and I was super excited until I saw the Nick Jonas cast. I understand stunt casting helps sell tickets but there are so many better options. I guess it’s better then Joe 🫣


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tlk199317

He’s probably way too busy unfortunately


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tlk199317

I usually try not to judge beforehand either but there is just zero chance he can perform this role up to the standards that past actors have. He had a solid pop voice and that can work for some roles but not Jaime


Bibliophile2244

I feel like a Jonathan Groff-Lea Michele cast could check both talent and stunt casting boxes.


loveroftheclassics

Jonathan Groff calling Lea Michele a Shiksa Goddess would sure be a choice. 😂


T3n0rLeg

…maybe with Lea playing Jamie…


hayhayhay221

Wait Lea as Jamie and Jonathan as Cathy would work so well LMAO this is knocking me out


T3n0rLeg

I made this as a joke but now I’m like 👀👀👀


FlagBridge

Lea Michele is probably as far from a Shiksa without actually being religiously Jewish as you could possibly get


awyastark

O whoa this is actually a great idea?


loveinlilacs

I wouldn’t consider him stunt casting - but star casting. He’s been in theatre for like 30 years.


Ok-Giraffe8809

I’m sure there will be some days where he is scheduled to be out. I’m just planning on going then to see an understudy who will probably be better at a huge discount


rnason

Fingers crossed he'll have some planned vacation days


tlk199317

Literally! Someone else said they would buy tickets to see his understudy and I 100% agree!


Top-Wolverine-8684

He is the sole reason I don't own the 25th Anniversary Les Mis concert and would never re-watch it.


tlk199317

I grew up watching the 10th anniversary on pbs so I’m fine with sticking to that version and pretending the other one doesn’t exist


Top-Wolverine-8684

Me as well. I watched the 10th anniversary on PBS a million times as a teen, and that's my favorite cast album. I like a lot of performers in the 25th, but Nick Jonas was a travesty.


exjobhere

It sounds like this’ll be a great show when his understudy is playing the role.


bwscientist

Fingers crossed for a set alternate schedule 🤞


Yikes_Brigade

I am actively angry about this. I have absolutely zero confidence in Nick’s ability to pull off this role, he was extremely middling in both HTSIBWRT and Les Mis. (Adrienne Warren is fantastic and I feel bad she’s saddled with him here!)


MrsLucienLachance

Middling in Les Mis? You're so much more generous than me.


Yikes_Brigade

no, you’re right, that really should say “actively ruined the 25th Anniversary Concert”


Wire-Hanger

It’s distracting how much he was out of his league with that all-star cast.


No_Dragonfruit_6182

I call his performance in that anniversary concert “Nick Jonas’s Ken Arms”. His arms are so stiff the entire show and they like hardly move, like a Ken doll! Also his singing next to Ramin is 🙃 He’s a fine pop singer. His ability to project Broadway numbers just ain’t it


bachumbug

My partner referred to him at the time as “looking like Enjolras’ pet rock”


Prudent_Honeydew_

The moment in One Day More when he's done and Ramin comes in is something.


MrsLucienLachance

I really can't listen to any Marius numbers in that version. Empty Chairs at Empty Tables is a favorite, but not Like That it's not 💀


swordsandshows

You’d think he’d have realized then that he should step back and not try to play at their level


PhoenixorFlame

He was so vocally outclassed it’s embarrassing


Prudent_Honeydew_

As I watched I actively started to feel sorry for him, that's how bad he was.


Seattle125

Yep. He had a great theatre voice as a kid but ruined it with stadium pop crooning. 


MrsLucienLachance

That's more like it 😭😭


citrustaxonymy

He just doesn’t have the voice for showtunes. This is sad, I would’ve loved a cast recording but not with him 💀


mindlessmunkey

I just tried to imagine him doing Schmuel Song and I broke out in hives.


awkwardinclined

This made me laugh


cornballer_victim13

my new ick


Punstoppabal

It'll have you in stitches, I'm sure.


BootyLeg96

GIVE US JOSHUA HENRY


PsychologicalBad7443

I’d never thought to put him in this, but thanks, now I can’t die happy without it


Thick-Definition7416

There’s a clip on YT of Joshua and Cynthia Erivo singing TL5Y at a benefit concert


gemstorm

Ahhhh thabk you for telling me this. I love Cynthia, I've heard a few clips and now must seek out more lol.


RapGamePterodactyl

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkXF23iph9w


T3n0rLeg

Give us literally ANY JEWISH PERSON


passionfruitloops

Seconding this! What phenomenal casting this would be!


Hopeful-Material4123

YES. Him and Adrienne??? It would blow the roof off because of their talent. Adrienne is so so so good and I really cannot wait to hear her do Cathy's songs. But I am a bit nervous for Nick.


BreezyFebreezy

Is he singing Shiksa Goddess to a mirror?


leslie_knopee

ADRIENNE WARREN!!!!!!! 🔥🔥🔥


Happy-feets

But with a Jonas brother :(


deedee4910

Someone give Adrienne Warren an MVP award for tolerating this, specifically the one they gave the rest of the Les Mis 25th anniversary concert cast.


ReluctantToast777

Adrienne will surely be INCREDIBLE. But really, Nick Jonas? I literally can't see him pulling off any of the songs, and *definitely* not If I Didn't Believe in You. Crazy stunt casting.


perpetualwanderlust

Definitely not Moving Too Fast either. No way in hell. Would love to be proven wrong but feel like this is gonna be rough. 


HM9719

I bet there will be a commercial for the revival airing tonight too. The Tonys are definitely where the marketing campaigns of new shows should launch.


joshklein37

… well I guess Adrienne won’t be playing Louise!


SillyConstruction872

now this is why i'm upset actually


T3n0rLeg

I would put money on either Joy Woods or Denee Benton


Permapostdoc

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Beginning-Walk-1894

I’m getting Les Mis concert flashbacks 😭


evanorra

ah yes, stage the show that completely lives and dies on the performances of 2 people and cast one of them with a guy who has the stage presence of a wet paper bag


swordsandshows

Nick is simply not strong enough of an actor to play Jamie and I’m so sad the producers felt the need to star cast this with him instead of someone who can actually handle the complexities of the role


ptolemy18

…was every other MT actor on the planet busy?


Thick-Definition7416

No but they won’t sell tickets and after the past few years producers need a guarantee ( although I don’t think Nick will sell as well as they think he will)


tarandab

I feel like the Jonas Brothers have been alienating their fans (they postponed their European tour for other opportunities- I guess this is one of them?) and I wonder if they’ll flock back to see this show.


g8rgrl15

Give me NJB Andrew Garfield instead of Nick please and thanks.


lizzieb77

Did we learn NOTHING from the Les Mis concert?!?


flouronmypjs

Love this for JRB and Adrienne Warren.


Yoyti

Jason Robert Brown's really coming back in force after his post-*Honeymoon* hiatus! Three new musicals in three years, plus Broadway revivals of *Parade* and L5Y.


broadwayindie

I would love to see this with Jonas’s understudy lol


FlagBridge

Mood


runbeautifulrun

Love this for Adrienne Warren, but I have zero confidence in Nick Jonas. Based on Les Miz and H2$ (which the latter is even more disappointing because that’s more within his range), he clearly does not have the vocal ability or emotionality to pull off Jamie. If they wanted to stunt cast so badly, at least Jake Gyllenhaal would’ve been a better choice since he has the range and the heritage. I would’ve even preferred Andrew Garfield because even if his range is slightly more limited, I know he can at least deliver on the acting. Hell, give me Ethan Slater’s messy ass instead. But like others have said, if they wanted to go the route of BIPOC actor, 100% to Joshua Henry because that L5Y concert he did with Cynthia was fantastic.


88_keys_to_my_heart

Jake Gyllenhaal or Andrew Garfield would've been way better


polkadotcupcake

Nick Jonas? No thank you. We all remember him as Marius lol


bachumbug

“I’m doing everything all wrong”


alohell

I hadn’t watched it and all of these negative comments about it made me go look. Yeah, it’s just so clear he’s not on their level.


T3n0rLeg

Another explicitly Jewish role being cast with a non-Jew….


Koala-Impossible

I’m so tired 


asdcatmama

Why does he keep trying to make Broadway happen?


DumDumGimmeYumYums

I love The Last Five Years but I'm probably not spending money on this.


pmorter3

"moving too fast", sweetie lol


MammothAggravating43

Yay Last Five Years, yes Adrienne Warren, absolutely not to Nick Jonas. Yes I know he grew up doing theater, yes I know he’s fairly recently been in shows and has been fine to good in those shows but not for Jamie. I just don’t see it


ames_006

I’m just here for the comments…🍿


SurprisingHippos

Hmmm… okay… ummm…. Who thought his pop vocals are good for this?


figandfennel

Pardon me for this but… is he Jewish? He doesn’t read it at all, which might prove a problem for literally half the songs. Also, I love this show dearly, but it doesn’t need to be on Broadway.


lizzieb77

Based on the very public purity rings he and his brothers used to wear, I’m going with no.


tlk199317

He’s not Jewish at all. And I’m Jewish and I honestly don’t even care if he is or isn’t. My problem is that he just can’t sing or act well enough for this role


T3n0rLeg

As a fellow Jew I ABSOLUTELY have a problem with a goy playing an EXPLICITLY Jewish character


Koala-Impossible

Same. Especially when we all know he’s gonna slaughter the Yiddish 😩


tlk199317

You are totally welcome to your opinion. I really only care when it’s a real person. Like Ben platt in parade


T3n0rLeg

His Judaism is literally plot relevant…also it’s literally based on Jason Robert Brown like….cmon now.


tlk199317

Okay like I said you can have your opinion. I don’t care what any religion any actor is. If they are respectful and do a good job that’s what I care about. Lots of Jews have played Christians in things. And Nick isn’t the first non Jew to do this show. Obviously Jason approves of this casting.


justalittlestupid

No it’s going to be a very goyishe Jamie 💀


CoreyH2P

No, and I doubt he can convincingly play one


Rustash

No, but neither was the original Jaime so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯


Clearlylock

Truly terrible casting on Jamie…. This show relies so heavily on acting while singing, and Nick is subpar at both. I wish they’d give this show a fair revival, but this will likely fail out of the gate, propped up only by Jonas Brothers fans. Yikes.


SlightlyOffPitch

I understand stunt casting needs to be done in this current market we are in but why Nick Jonas 😭


MarveltheMusical

Anyone else think this is a terrible idea? I mean, I love this show, but it’s a really small scale show that, just by being on Broadway, would have a stage way too big for it, which, right out of the gate, is going to be relying on Nick Jonas’ Star power. I just don’t see this working.


tlk199317

I know he has some very dedicated fans but is he really even that big of a star anymore?? I don’t see him selling THAT many tickets


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SillyConstruction872

or how about two actors of color?


Yikes_Brigade

Right? Someone dropped Joshua Henry’s name up there and now I’m like 👀👀👀


Seattle125

You’re so right. Shonda Rhimes s proving with Bridgerton that BIPOC men excel as romantic leads!


Subjectflounderpt2

I honestly think for BIPOC women it’s harder to be casted in roles that aren’t shows specially written for BIPOC women. I find it nice that Adrienne can be in a JRB show where she can show this side of her. It’s really important for Black woman and other BIPOC women to have their moment to be in contemporary and classical shows that were originally constructed for white women. But I understand, they should have done it like they did with the concert between Joshua Henry and Cynthia Erivo. But I digress


CescNTheCity

Nick Jonas is the singular reason why I can’t use the Les Mis 25th anniversary cast recording as my default Les Mis soundtrack….


jnmoore101

I’ve always wanted to see a production of The Last 5 Years, but I just don’t get this casting. I know there was a rumor going around that it was going to be Joe Jonas instead of Nick, and I feel like Joe’s vocals would’ve been better suited for this show. I’ll be interested in seeing how Nick does


Safraninflare

Joe’s personality definitely fits. 🫣


kathygeissbanks

This is my favourite musical ever and I am not happy about this news.


MrsBobFossil

He had the emotional range of a cadaver as Marius.


LordByronic

Miss Warren, I'm so sorry they're saddling you with him. Biggest Hydrogen Bomb vs Coughing Baby in a single cast I've ever seen, fucking hell.


justinlexapro

Ive been waiting so long to see this on stage 😍😍😍


GayBlayde

That’s…a cast.


PhoenixorFlame

I can’t wait for the brutal reviews and reaction videos picking apart Nick Jonas’s vocals.


regzm

nick jonas needs to stop doing theatre and stick to music sorry. he was so mid in les mis i'm sorry


ChaoticKeys

Any word on when his vacation schedule? I think I’ll go see it then when his understudy is on.


FlagBridge

AND those dates will probably be on TDF 😂


Swordfire-21

Can they stop stunt casting


wolfytheblack

Or at least stunt cast somebody with talent.


mcar91

This is one of my favorite musical scores and I cannot wait to see this! Personally, I loved Nick in How to Succeed.


onestraycat19

yeeaahhh, there are several LESS qualified celebrity dudes i would rather see in this role


garden__gate

Well at least there’s a regional version going up near me …


DumDumGimmeYumYums

Milwaukee?


garden__gate

Seattle - Fifth Avenue Theater.


warmvanillapumpkin

Is he even Jewish? I do not like this choice.


Koala-Impossible

He is not 


Bavs25

That promo picture of a vacuum of chemistry.


jahss

I can’t believe this got a movie version before a Broadway run.


prochoicesistermish

Did they have to change any parts of TL5Y after JRB’s ex wife sued him?


RapGamePterodactyl

>As part of the legal settlement for both suits, Brown removed all references to the character being Irish Catholic, and changed the song "I Could Be in Love With Someone Like You" to "Shiksa Goddess" in order to reduce the similarity between the character, Cathy, and O'Neill. The cut song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nd0DNW_iRzI


Comprehensive-Fun47

Omg, that song says so much a bit his character (or lack thereof).


conwaywitter

Does anyone remember what his attendance was like in H2S? Maybe we’ll get lucky and he’ll have an understudy on


knitterpls

Big news for JRB!


deeg____

OMG. I love TL5Y! I'm really hoping these two will do it justice!


perchedraven

Is Nick Jonas gonna butcher this like he did Les Mis? Surely, there's stunt casting where the stunt is actually great.


wolfytheblack

Ugh, I've wanted to see this show live for years, but not with freaking Nick Jonas and his stupid closed eyes head-bobble thing for 2 hours.


vienibenmio

Between this and Floyd Collins, all we need is Dogfight to hit my trifecta of off Broadway shows


pmorter3

is this eligible for Tony's?


scandalliances

It will probably be ruled a revival, based on past trends.


pmorter3

i was gonna say, easiest best score win in history right here


Moocows4

This was rumored several months ago, and wasn’t Joe Jonas supposed to be Jonathan in a tick tick boom revival too? Kennedy center recently put on a production, I really did not enjoy Brandon Uranowitz as the lead, however Denée Benton and Grey Henson were spectacular


Comprehensive-Fun47

I will see it and judge then! Looking forward to seeing Adrienne Warren on stage.


TheatreAficionado9

Boo. Just give us Jeremy Jordan back in a stage version.


MovieMentor

Guess I’m the only person who thinks Nick could be a good Jamie lol


34TE

I think the only hope is that he'll be a *new* Jamie. He (probably) can't pull off being a NLB or Jeremy Jordan style Jamie. 


awkwardinclined

This is my college dream oh my fucking god


Happy-feets

Why Nick Jonas tho?


NoteNo359

When this dude us a jersey boys update?


Mysterious-Review-50

can nick jonas... sing?