I'm glad to have been able to see him in the show! I wonder what he has next? He wouldn't be leaving unless he has something else lined up, so that's exciting. Wonder if Taylor Trensch will take over full time?
Sharp was amazing, of course, though his Twitter feed does make me laugh a bit. He's constantly retweeting praise from fans. I wanna be like, Sharp, relax, you're hot ****, you don't need endorsements to prove it.
"Sharp was amazing, of course, though his Twitter feed does make me laugh a bit. He's constantly retweeting praise from fans. I wanna be like, Sharp, relax, you're hot ****, you don't need endorsements to prove it. "
While I see where you're coming from, having met Mr. Sharp and seeing how nice and humble of a man he is, I honestly think that the constant retweets of people who went to see the show and said how good he was is more so out of respect of his fans and to make them feel good. Most celebrities and actors don't always respond to their fans, so by him doing so they appreciate it. I doubt he needs the praise having won the Tony and many people coming to see the show and being enthralled by his performance.
This is all completely new and foreign to him. Sharp won the lottery so to speak in his first professional gig after Juliard. First job wins him critical praise, fame and the Tony. Personally I think he's handled the whirlwind remarkably well.
"when I’m on stage I see the abyss and have to overcome it by telling myself it’s only a play." - Helen Mirren
This presents a bit of a dilemma for me. Headed to NYC for business in a few weeks - wasn't sure what to see on the Tuesday night. Had thought about Significant Other...but after seeing Curious Incident from the left rear mezz, I did wonder what it might've been like from the center front mezz (not significantly different I'm sure, but perhaps a bit better?). While it'd be interesting to see someone else as Christopher, I thought Sharp was fantastic and might be worth seeing one more time.
""Sharp was amazing, of course, though his Twitter feed does make me laugh a bit. He's constantly retweeting praise from fans. I wanna be like, Sharp, relax, you're hot ****, you don't need endorsements to prove it. " While I see where you're coming from, having met Mr. Sharp and seeing how nice and humble of a man he is, I honestly think that the constant retweets of people who went to see the show and said how good he was is more so out of respect of his fans and to make them feel good. Most celebrities and actors don't always respond to their fans, so by him doing so they appreciate it. I doubt he needs the praise having won the Tony and many people coming to see the show and being enthralled by his performance."
I'm sure you're absolutely right. He seems like a very level-headed guy. I didn't mean to suggest that he's some egomaniac, just that it looks kinda funny when he's constantly retweeting all this praise. I think it's more the fact that he's simply retweeting as opposed to retweeting and adding his own comment like "thank you for the kind words!" etc. So instead you just see a stream of praise that looks like a bunch of definitive statements about how great he is.
"""Sharp was amazing, of course, though his Twitter feed does make me laugh a bit. He's constantly retweeting praise from fans. I wanna be like, Sharp, relax, you're hot ****, you don't need endorsements to prove it. " While I see where you're coming from, having met Mr. Sharp and seeing how nice and humble of a man he is, I honestly think that the constant retweets of people who went to see the show and said how good he was is more so out of respect of his fans and to make them feel good. Most celebrities and actors don't always respond to their fans, so by him doing so they appreciate it. I doubt he needs the praise having won the Tony and many people coming to see the show and being enthralled by his performance."
I'm sure you're absolutely right. He seems like a very level-headed guy. I didn't mean to suggest that he's some egomaniac, just that it looks kinda funny when he's constantly retweeting all this praise. I think it's more the fact that he's simply retweeting as opposed to retweeting and adding his own comment like "thank you for the kind words!" etc. So instead you just see a stream of praise that looks like a bunch of definitive statements about how great he is. "
While again I do agree with you and know what you mean, he actually really does retweet and then respond with a thank you. I am not telling you this just to be right, but honestly on countless occasions I have seen him retweet and then give a reply. I don't want to be his spokesman or anything, but it is just the truth and how it is so I just wanted to let you know. He even responded to me when I saw the show last month when I did a rambling tweet about how good he was and the show was. :) I'm sorry if I seemed a little defensive.
They should promote Taylor Trensch. He has really grown into the role and I'd say he's on par with Sharp. This is not a show that needs a name actor in the lead role.
I finally caught Taylor in the role this week and I felt he did an exceptional job. Loads better then the other work I've seen him in. I did prefer Alex, but I did see it first with him and his as absolutely stunned by his Christopher.
If Taylor assumed the role full time or led the touring cast, Curious Incident would be in great shape.
I've seen both as well, and while they were both fantastic, I think I slightly preferred Alex (but that could be because I saw him first).
I do know there was a good young actor auditioning earlier this summer that I think would be interesting in the role. I won't name him just in case it does not or did not come through for him (because that would be awkward). I can say though that if they go with him, they definitely have a type (shorter, dark hair, can look a little dorky when needed).
"The guy who played it in london didn't look short and dorky. He was tall and sexy haha "
I didn't see him, but while Alex isn't short, he isn't 6'4" either (hence shorter). And I said can look dorky when needed (see Alex and Taylor for examples of gents who aren't dorky looking off-stage). I'm not sure if a better term would be awkward, but looking dorky is not only something related to looks, but also to their physical demeanor (maybe not walking in the most graceful way, posture either hunched over or completely straight - think Neville Longbottom before like movie 5)