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The mexican production of avenue is slated to debut on April 9, 2008. Mexican fans of the musical are heading to either a great dissapointment or a pleasant surprise, due to the significant changes announced by the producers, besides the translation and the adaptation in style of humor. The story is in essence the same and still has New York as the backdrop.
For one, the producers announced a radical change in set design, "something graffitti oriented", which does not come as a surprise, due to the fact that the director's forte is in set design. Director Fernandez del Paso, who was nominated for an Oscar for his work on "Frida", will be responsible for the translation,adaptation, direction and set design.
More controversial has been their casting selection, made primarily of young telenovela-type actors, and teen-band members with no previous puppeteering experience. The producers, however, are capitalizing on the free publicity gathered by their most outrageous casting choice, selecting teen-band member Christian Chavez to play Rod. Chavez was outed last year by a gossips magazine, making him the only openly gay artist in Mexico, ever. Although he alternates the role with another actor, current promotion spins around his persona.
The puppets have not been disclosed yet, neither has been disclosed whether or not would be a Gary Coleman character. However during the cast press presentation one of the actors stated that Rick Lyon himself was in Mexico to give them the puppet training workshop.
grouchy: Lucky b$s).
If the rumors are confirmed, Eugenio Bartilloti, one of the the actors that have played "Abelardo" in "Plaza Sesamo", might end up in the role of "Bryan", ironically the only person with experience with puppets, would be playing a human character.
Let's se how all goes...
For one, the producers announced a radical change in set design, "something graffitti oriented", which does not come as a surprise, due to the fact that the director's forte is in set design. Director Fernandez del Paso, who was nominated for an Oscar for his work on "Frida", will be responsible for the translation,adaptation, direction and set design.
More controversial has been their casting selection, made primarily of young telenovela-type actors, and teen-band members with no previous puppeteering experience. The producers, however, are capitalizing on the free publicity gathered by their most outrageous casting choice, selecting teen-band member Christian Chavez to play Rod. Chavez was outed last year by a gossips magazine, making him the only openly gay artist in Mexico, ever. Although he alternates the role with another actor, current promotion spins around his persona.
The puppets have not been disclosed yet, neither has been disclosed whether or not would be a Gary Coleman character. However during the cast press presentation one of the actors stated that Rick Lyon himself was in Mexico to give them the puppet training workshop.
grouchy: Lucky b$s).If the rumors are confirmed, Eugenio Bartilloti, one of the the actors that have played "Abelardo" in "Plaza Sesamo", might end up in the role of "Bryan", ironically the only person with experience with puppets, would be playing a human character.
Let's se how all goes...
