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First-round cast-lists go up, and Hanley thinks "Chicago" stands a good chance of winning over its leads because of the show’s natural appeal as well as its fast-moving production schedule...
...We’re gonna have an amazing cast," he says, but stops himself for a reality check. "If people accept. Hopefully everybody does...
Under the Common Casting system, roles are offered to a primary actor and multiple alternates; if the primary turns down the role during the 24-hour period between initial cast-list postings and final cast-list decisions, the first alternate has the opportunity to grab...
Hanley sums up his goals for the final cast of "Chicago" in a reference to his previous work on "Picasso." "When you were watching the scene, it wasn’t a play," he recalls. "People felt like they were looking through a window—it’s the goal of theater, a scene of life." That has been Hanley’s guiding vision throughout the Common Casting process: the hope of making his expansive dreams very real...
...With his cast selected at last, Hanley is one step closer to doing just that. Still deeply in debt and pressed for time, he’s passed the first hurdle. But for this ambitious outsider, the business of the show has only begun...