George Street Playhouse in New
Brunswick. The actor says the
cast is being careful about trying
to emulate the television show
characters too closely.
“We’re honoring them, but
we’re not mimicking them,” ex-
plained Mastro. “None of us are
mimics, nor do we want to be ex-
actly mimicking them. We’re sort
of bringing elements of those
actors to our performances, but
we’re also bringing ourselves.
You don’t want to be external
about the work. I have a lot of
facial similarities to Art Carney
already, so I don’t want to do
overkill. I loved his work and I
am honoring him, and I’m trying
to find that delicate balance.”
Mastro says the show includes
some of the iconic elements of
the hit sitcom, but also works in
intriguing twists such as basing
Trixie’s character on her being an
ex showgirl - something that he
hints figures into the overall plot.
Much of the success of the
show, and one reason it has
lived on for six decades after its
The cast of The Honeymooners
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