The Eugene O'Neill Theater is now showcasting a new billboard for the Tony winning musical. "Broadway actors...they're just like us!" raves Us Weekly! "They wear real clothes! They pose in awkward positions!"
And they even signed it...how sweet! Things I notice: they look ridiculous. It's an interesting idea to have the cast in their street clothes...but what's up with those poses! They look more unnatural than if they were just standing there in their costumes chatting with one another! Also, I saw a swing in the role of Hanschen when I saw the show in May...where is he on this Billboard? With one male and one female swing who understudy most of the roles, you would think they should get recognition too (especially since the ensemble, who sit in street clothes among the audience onstage and pop up every now and again do!)! And I think some of their signatures are pretty funny...I'm not saying my personal signature is the best in the world, but it's cute to see their signatures and it definitely gives away the fact that most of them don't have much experience. The "thing" to do as a theater actor is to have a signature that resembles a violent scribble...some of their signatures look like that, but then you see full names carefully scribed in cursive, and big first letters with the rest of the name written inside them...I think I did that in middle school! And lastly, how long do you really think this billboard is going to last? It's funny enough to see the dated 10-year old photo of the OBC of Rent in front of the Nederlander...it'll be even worse to see these people 'au naturale' still hanging up on the wall even after they leave the show!
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