Was the turbulent Broadway production of Seussical painful?
LA: It’s not painful at all, it’s just not positive. It was a negative experience in many ways although there was a lot of great stuff about the experience as well: Writing it was great, doing the workshops with our actors, and the cast was phenomenal. For a list of about 115 different reasons it became a negative experience, and it’s not worth dwelling on especially when it’s going on in a new, great form. PBOL: Can you talk a little bit about A Man of No Importance? LA: A little. We’re going to have a small reading next week, just to get our heads back into it. We’re still casting certain roles. We go into production Aug. 1 we start rehearsals. PBOL: We heard Richard Thomas was attached. LA: No, Richard Thomas is not attached. Richard was unable to do the production for a couple of different reasons. So we still have not cast the lead role and we’re just holding our judgment on that for a little while. PBOL: How big is the cast? LA: It’s 13. PBOL: It’s an intimate show. LA: Very. Aft
