Take note Broadway actors, don’t get your sights set on those upcoming Hollywood star-filled productions headed to Times Square.

New York Times theatre critic Charles Isherwood tackled the subject of replacement cast members on Broadway, analyzing how there has been a smattering of follow-up actors that trump the originators of a role, or at least make the show into something worth seeing, again.

But the issue of celebrity stunt casting comes up as Ishwerwood notes that when an actor like Denzel Washington is in a role, there is no way a replacement could draw audiences, no matter the acting talent.

“…it’s too bad the first Broadway revival of August Wilson’s important play had to limit its scope to accommodate the commitments of a superstar’s schedule.” (nytimes.com)