Tiki Barber to join Kinky Boots
Tiki Barber to join Kinky Boots
MannPhan24601
Broadway Star Joined: 11/4/15
#1Tiki Barber to join Kinky Boots
Posted: 12/11/18 at 9:47amHe's playing Don. Well I never heard of him ...Where's the next Charlie ?
#2Tiki Barber to join Kinky Boots
Posted: 12/11/18 at 10:05amMany people — often those who aren't into theatre — have heard of him.
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#3Tiki Barber to join Kinky Boots
Posted: 12/11/18 at 10:24am
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#4Tiki Barber to join Kinky Boots
Posted: 12/11/18 at 10:26amPfft, let people google!
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MannPhan24601
Broadway Star Joined: 11/4/15
#5Tiki Barber to join Kinky Boots
Posted: 12/11/18 at 10:29am
I already googled him . I texted my mom who's a bigger Kinky expert than me and she actually knows who he is Dosen't think he's the right type to play the role . He seemed to have a nice voice when he sang on GMA thoigh
Updated On: 12/11/18 at 10:29 AM
MannPhan24601
Broadway Star Joined: 11/4/15
#6Tiki Barber to join Kinky Boots
Posted: 12/11/18 at 10:34amNoticed that the only cast member that Tiki follows on Instagram right now is John Jeffrey Martin. Maybe he'll close out the run as Charlie. I'd love to see that happen
#7Tiki Barber to join Kinky Boots
Posted: 12/11/18 at 10:42am
I know nothing about sports, but I know Tiki Barber from just being a TV personality.
Most likely they won't announce the new Charlie until closer to the end of Connor's run, so most likely sometime toward the end of this month/early next month. Perhaps given they'll be having Tiki in the show, the new Charlie will not even be a famous person.
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MannPhan24601
Broadway Star Joined: 11/4/15
#8Tiki Barber to join Kinky Boots
Posted: 12/11/18 at 10:46am
Daneil Stewart Sherman is supposed to return for the last month .
Conor has a little less than a month left in the show so we should hear an announcement in any day. Wonder if the delay has to do with David Cook's hand injury??
bwaylvsong
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/28/05
#9Tiki Barber to join Kinky Boots
Posted: 12/11/18 at 11:02amAt least in theory, this might actually be one of the smartest bits of stunt casting ever. Barber is someone who virtually everyone who lives in/near NY has heard of (whether they know anything about sports or not) and he has an entirely different fan base than people who would otherwise see Kinky Boots. Don is a role he's not entirely wrong for and, more importantly, doesn't require much singing or dancing. I think this is a coup!
Marlothom
Broadway Star Joined: 4/13/04
#10Tiki Barber to join Kinky Boots
Posted: 12/11/18 at 11:10am
I am pretty sure Daniel Stewart Sherman has played Don for the entire run of the show, including Chicago. I hope he's leaving because he has a lucrative tv-deal, he was just in the second season of the Fabulous Mrs. Maisel. You'd think he'd want to see it through.
[Nevermind, just read two posts above. Glad he'll be back for the closing month]
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Updated On: 12/11/18 at 11:10 AM
#11Tiki Barber to join Kinky Boots
Posted: 12/11/18 at 11:43amI really like Tiki Barber. Had no clue he could sing. And he is quite easy on the eyes too. He looks good in those red boots!
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#12Tiki Barber to join Kinky Boots
Posted: 12/11/18 at 2:34pmJust seems like odd casting. Don's supposed to be fat and out of shape. How will "In This Corner" come across now?
A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.
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Understudy Joined: 11/20/13
#14Tiki Barber to join Kinky Boots
Posted: 12/12/18 at 5:54pm
The show is not selling anymore.
TIKI is a way to get people in the seats, who wouldn't normally go to the theatre, during the dreadful winter box office.
Yup, a non-actor, in a Broadway show, while so many struggle just to get an audition.
Let's face it. They want to stay open until their announced closing in April, but I think this is a new low point.
The show has made plenty of money. Just close after the holidays and stop putting people in your show just because of name recognition.
By all means go to see it, but hope that Tiki's understudy will be on, as they are usually better than the celebrity they cover.
MannPhan24601
Broadway Star Joined: 11/4/15
#15Tiki Barber to join Kinky Boots
Posted: 12/12/18 at 6:52pm
So my buddies from the David Cook fandom said that he didn't say yes or no on being the final Charlie on his weekly radio show but also said he currently has no plans but "has plans on being busy" in 2019. He's currently in PT though for a broken part of wrist/hand from a fall in October . Maybe he could be the final Charlie??
EDIT: Forgot to say he apparently mentioned Tiki and how he had big shoes to fill when somebody asked if he'd be the final Charlie ......
#16Tiki Barber to join Kinky Boots
Posted: 12/13/18 at 12:09am
Read the headline and thought “As Lola?!?!”
I agree with the earlier post about not giving the role to a legit actor. But “money makes the world go around, the world go around...”
#17Tiki Barber to join Kinky Boots
Posted: 1/14/19 at 5:58pm
Ugh, Tiki is now starting this Friday(Jan. 1
instead of Monday, Jan. 21. Was hoping to see the show this weekend before he started.
A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.
Updated On: 1/15/19 at 05:58 PM
#18Tiki Barber to join Kinky Boots
Posted: 1/14/19 at 8:34pm
https://people.com/theater/tiki-barber-opens-up-about-joining-kinky-boots/
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#19Tiki Barber to join Kinky Boots
Posted: 1/14/19 at 9:16pmThis is some CHICAGO level D-list stunt casting.
LuPita2
Broadway Star Joined: 9/11/18
#20Tiki Barber to join Kinky Boots
Posted: 1/14/19 at 10:40pm
Let's face it. They want to stay open until their announced closing in April, but I think this is a new low point.
I agree. That guy was all they could get???
#21Tiki Barber to join Kinky Boots
Posted: 1/15/19 at 9:28amIf he's halfway decent, $10 says he'll be in Chicago within the next 12 months.
A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.
#22Tiki Barber to join Kinky Boots
Posted: 1/16/19 at 10:37am
If there is a fan base ready and willing to purchase tickets specifically to see Tiki Barber, I'd imagine the show will run through that demographic with time to spare.
#23Tiki Barber to join Kinky Boots
Posted: 1/16/19 at 12:35pm
Timing still does some broadcasting for the NFL, so will he miss the next three Sundays?
Anyway, checking out Ticketmaster and the show just isn't selling. I'm Sue as the closing date gets closer there will be an uptick in sales, but the winter months will not be kind to this show.
A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.
#24Tiki Barber to join Kinky Boots
Posted: 1/16/19 at 2:00pmWHAT??? You mean Tiki Barbers fan base doesnt want to spend $100 to see him in a show about drag queens? Im SHOCKED.
MannPhan24601
Broadway Star Joined: 11/4/15
