Pamela Anderson & Nicholas Alexander Chavez to star in “Camino Real” together on Broadway

I give her credit for reinventing herself.

That’s a really strange play by Williams.

It’s only 3 weekends long and in Massachusetts.

I'm with you R1, kudos to her for at least trying. I'm rooting for her.

Her voice is tiny.

r2, if you watched a lot of Warner Bros. movies from the early to mid 1940s you'd recognize its similarity to a "Twilight Zone" like 1944 WB picture called "Between Two Worlds" with John Garfield, about passengers on an ocean liner realizing they're dead and on their way to the afterlife. There's a1966 TV version called "Ten Blocks on the Camino Real" in which Martin Sheen is playing his character in the style of [iconic gay actor] Garfield. It's like a Charles Busch/Ludlam style high camp spoof.

Here's the 1966 version

Hi, Dan!

He’s overrated in the looks department. It’s strange how everyone pretends he’s some beauty.

Pam has admitted to being a theater nerd and reading a lot of plays, so it doesn't surprise that this is her next move following the success she had with The Last Showgirl. Whether or not she pulls it off remains to be seen, but good for her.

While I wish Pamela luck, it won't be easy for her to take on another serious role without the constant mentorship and support of an experienced professional co-star like me. If she can't hack it, I may have to step in to replace her and save the day!

R10 she starred in Chicago a few years ago

Imagining JLC in a stage production is hilarious to me. I guess the only upside for her is that her voice is so obnoxiously loud that she would have no trouble projecting.

She’s never even attempted a stage production. Most tv/film actors who are not classically trained can’t do theater.

You’re starting to see more of them try though.

People like Paul Mescal and Timothee Chalamet’s roots are in theatre. Even Nicholas here, who studied at a conservatory. JLC isn’t at all.

I love that play. Is she going to play Marguerite?

If there were a way to give her some eyebrows it would do wonders for her face.

I am no expert, but theater and film acting obviously take different skill sets. There is some overlap I suppose, but they're very different mediums. Some actors can do both, while some can only really pull off one or the other. Both have technical demands that are very different from the other.

OP, this is the Berkshires, not Broadway.

I got tickets for this last week before even knowing the cast, just because I love the play and it's so rarely produced. And Dustin Wills is a young inventive director on his way up.

I'm thrilled! Never watched Baywatch but came to love Pam on Dancing with the Stars. IIRC her role, as Tennessee Williams' version of Marguerite Gautier ("Camille'), while sort of the lead, is actually just one of a large ensemble of fabulous characters like Casanova, the Hunchback's Esmeralda, the Baron de Charlus and, of course, the classic America hunky dope Kilroy.

Who is JLC?

R17 the play will have like 15 actors playing characters.

How FUCKING dare you, R18? I am THE thespian Jamie Lee, Lady Haden-Guest, one-time OSCAR winner. Do not make me relive my trow-ma for your mere ignorance.

I just hope there’s no bitter queen in the production - someone with an axe to grind about Tommy Lee.

“Have you thanked Tommy’s penis? I don’t think you’ve thanked Tommy’s penis enough!”

Jo Van Fleet as Marguerite in Elia Kazan's 1953 Broadway production.

Nicholas Alexander Chavez makin the scene at the Jacquemus opening in Weho on Thursday. Also, Greg from White Lotus.

R23 Jacquemus has the ugliest clothing. No wonder he needs mostly influencers there. Most big stars don’t go to his events.

Will they make her put some make up on?

R23 how cute…

[quote] Jacquemus has the ugliest clothing.

R24, maybe you haven't spent enough time on Instagram to see him and his husband cavorting on the beaches of Southern France to appreciate this brand!

I don't think his clothes are ugly. If I was being harsh, I could say they're forgettable beach-wear inspired things. It's not the most expensive looking label. The bags are what people are mostly into. I gather that's a way some brands stay afloat. It's a lifestyle vibe.

Well, was that even a C-list event? Derek Blasberg…?

JLC would be good performing Clarence Darrow in the Arthur Ashe stadium.

Thank goodness I'm at least 5 decades away from having to do old lady plays.

R28 it was an event filled with social media influencers. The biggest names there were Jon Gries, Leighton Meester, Nicholas Chavez and Noah Beck.

Meanwhile over in NYC…