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Post by skaschep on Apr 2, 2018 12:58:51 GMT -5
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Post by DancyGeorgia on Apr 2, 2018 13:42:13 GMT -5
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Post by DancyGeorgia on Apr 2, 2018 13:48:47 GMT -5
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Post by girldrummer on Apr 2, 2018 14:08:13 GMT -5
Not that I noticed. I was switching back and forth watching Idol and missed "the kiss" so IDK how he played that close up. His rockin bod and cool clothes got a lot of attention. lol cheers! I didn't see any gay overtones in how Brandon played Judas. He nailed it just the way it was intended. And the "Judas Kiss" isn't supposed to be sexual, and it was not, IMO. Ironically, Adam has said more than once that he would like to have a chance to play Judas with sexual overtones toward Jesus. He said it once some years back in an interview, and he said it more recently in the long interview he had with Ru Paul. It's a possibility that Adam voiced this idea to John Legend and was told that this production would not portray Judas in that manner. Just a thought. I could be wrong, of course. This might have had nothing to do with Adam not getting the role. Brandon is getting so much positive feedback. Well-deserved, IMO. And I must express a little bit of childish jealousy on my part. I wanted so much for Adam to get this role and be on the receiving end of those exciting tweets and great reviews that would give him a real media boost. Brandon may be headed to some more big roles before long. And good for him. He earned it.
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Post by petrajo on Apr 2, 2018 14:38:00 GMT -5
Adam Rippon seems to have a finnish boyfriend. What is it with Adams and finnish men that keeps pulling them to each other. 😁❤️
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Post by lurleene on Apr 2, 2018 14:44:02 GMT -5
I didn't see any gay overtones in how Brandon played Judas. He nailed it just the way it was intended. And the "Judas Kiss" isn't supposed to be sexual, and it was not, IMO. Ironically, Adam has said more than once that he would like to have a chance to play Judas with sexual overtones toward Jesus. He said it once some years back in an interview, and he said it more recently in the long interview he had with Ru Paul. It's a possibility that Adam voiced this idea to John Legend and was told that this production would not portray Judas in that manner. Just a thought. I could be wrong, of course. This might have had nothing to do with Adam not getting the role. Brandon is getting so much positive feedback. Well-deserved, IMO. And I must express a little bit of childish jealousy on my part. I wanted so much for Adam to get this role and be on the receiving end of those exciting tweets and great reviews that would give him a real media boost. Brandon may be headed to some more big roles before long. And good for him. He earned it. Imo, Adam would have played the part as intended and directed but it did not work out for him to get the part.
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Post by katycake on Apr 2, 2018 14:49:01 GMT -5
I didn't see any gay overtones in how Brandon played Judas. He nailed it just the way it was intended. And the "Judas Kiss" isn't supposed to be sexual, and it was not, IMO. Ironically, Adam has said more than once that he would like to have a chance to play Judas with sexual overtones toward Jesus. He said it once some years back in an interview, and he said it more recently in the long interview he had with Ru Paul. It's a possibility that Adam voiced this idea to John Legend and was told that this production would not portray Judas in that manner. Just a thought. I could be wrong, of course. This might have had nothing to do with Adam not getting the role. Brandon is getting so much positive feedback. Well-deserved, IMO. And I must express a little bit of childish jealousy on my part. I wanted so much for Adam to get this role and be on the receiving end of those exciting tweets and great reviews that would give him a real media boost. Brandon may be headed to some more big roles before long. And good for him. He earned it. Thanks for replying. How do you know though that the role was intended not to have gay overtones? Seems to me, the motivation of Judas' character is best explained if he's in love with Jesus, and Adam's interpretation makes plenty of sense. I don't think he said anything about sexual, he just said "he's in love with the guy". I believe Adam did get the role (and at that time started following all the guys that were part of the show and liking their posts), but when his management realized the terms and couldn't negotiate better terms, they decided to pass. That must be why Judas was chosen so late, because they had to start searching again. And when I say "terms", I mean the amount of exposure for Adam during the promo etc., but you're right, it could also mean that they had artistic disagreement about how to interpret the role. I guess a gay interpretation would take too much attention away from John.
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Post by bamafan on Apr 2, 2018 14:55:02 GMT -5
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Post by taumbu on Apr 2, 2018 14:59:54 GMT -5
I didn't see any gay overtones in how Brandon played Judas. He nailed it just the way it was intended. And the "Judas Kiss" isn't supposed to be sexual, and it was not, IMO. Ironically, Adam has said more than once that he would like to have a chance to play Judas with sexual overtones toward Jesus. He said it once some years back in an interview, and he said it more recently in the long interview he had with Ru Paul. It's a possibility that Adam voiced this idea to John Legend and was told that this production would not portray Judas in that manner. Just a thought. I could be wrong, of course. This might have had nothing to do with Adam not getting the role. Brandon is getting so much positive feedback. Well-deserved, IMO. And I must express a little bit of childish jealousy on my part. I wanted so much for Adam to get this role and be on the receiving end of those exciting tweets and great reviews that would give him a real media boost. Brandon may be headed to some more big roles before long. And good for him. He earned it. Imo, Adam would have played the part as intended and directed but it did not work out for him to get the part. I agree. There could be lots of reasons he didn’t get the role or had to turn it down. They used Broadway actors and maybe the deciders didn’t think Adam was a good fit. Or scheduling was an issue. Or they wanted Judas to be African American. Or they wanted someone who had more acting chops. I think they knew they had to surround Legend with really strong people to cover his weaknesses.What’s interesting too, is Telsey was the casting person who brought Adam in for the understudy in Wicked.
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Post by bamafan on Apr 2, 2018 15:02:22 GMT -5
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