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Jimmy Fallonenjoyed a nostalgic blast from the past.
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Saluting the performance, he continued, “Every line in this show is brilliant. I was trying not to get emotional, but I kept thinking Cameron Crowe is a genius.”
He then explained the “emotional” way Crowe, 65, ended up sitting next to him for a very significant part of the show.
“At intermission, an usher wanted to make sure the seat next to me was empty and told me someone would be sitting next to me for the second act. And then they lead this person to the aisle seat,” said Fallon. “It was Cameron. He watched the whole second act with me — the scenes that my character was in. That was special. That was emotional. That is Cameron.”
Fallon’s appearance comes after Crowe, while a guest onThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonin November,invited him to attenda performance.
“Is my character still in the play?” Fallon asked Crowe, to which he replied: “I’m really glad you bring this up because, Jimmy, we love Dennis Hope of the movie.”
“Of course it’s in the play,” Crowe continued. “My dream has always been to have you come and be the link between the two casts, the cast of the musical, who also became a really tight family, and the movie. So, I would like you to come on the Broadway stage and play your part again of Dennis Hope.”
Fallon replied, “I’m in! Absolutely, I am in. Oh my gosh!”
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Crowe expressed to the comedian: “I wrote a new version of the scene for you, which turned out so great that that’s what is in the play, and Jakeim does that version.” He added, “It’s got some new jokes that I bring to you.”
Fallon said at the time that he was happy to accept the invitation. “I’m going to jam with the band,” he told Crowe. Fallon has yet to make his Broadway debut; however, he is featured on a track from Miranda’sHamilton Mixtapealbum alongside the Roots.
Almost Famousis loosely based on Crowe’s life as a teenage journalist writing forRolling Stone. The story follows a young William Miller as he travels with the fictional band Stillwater for his story on the rock stars.
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The musical will playits final performanceon Jan. 8, just three months after it began performances in October at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. At the time of closing, it will have played 30 preview performances and 77 performances, according to producers Lia Vollack and Michael Cassel.
In a statement, Vollack and Cassel said, “Almost Famous, like the music it celebrates, will endure. We look forward to the release of the cast recording on March 17, and to the many productions in communities across the country and world, for years to come.”
source: people.com
