Charles Esten got paid not to dance in a Broadway show

[silverstarry]

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Back in the 90s, Charles Esten was cast in the pre-Broadway production of Smokey Joe's Cafe. He said that in his previous Broadway auditions, he usually did fine in the initial round for singing but would decline dance callbacks because he knew he couldn't dance. He somehow made it past the dance audition for this show (he says he bamboozled them)

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[vibeology_e]

It took me forever to realize that this man was both on Whose Line? and Nashville. I guess he's actually a good actor because those are two totally different vibes.

[littlehayzay]

I found out today and I’ve seen like lol I used to watch whose line constantly and I recently watched a ton of Nashville for the first time my mind is blown

[mathkills]

I did too, and he was also in The Office for a bit as Josh, which was definitely a double take moment for me.

[archersangel]

He had a small part in an episode of Cheers that I caught in reruns years ago. I was like; "I know that guy." Then it said Charles Eston as whoever in the end credits, and I said; "Chip Eston from Whose Line?" out loud.

[deerlike]

I loved him on Whose Line?, he and Wayne worked well together comedically, like how Ryan and Colin did/do.

[thethingiswhat]

One of my favorite Whose Line? moments is when Chip and Wayne are doing a song in the style of The Police and both do an ad lib at the same time and crack each other up.

[plunaris]

Chip is definitely my favourite fourth player. I desperately need him and Wayne to do an entire musical improv show. It would be glorious.

[musicnkisses]

That’s a cute story about the two actors getting married

[silverstarry]

I thought the original story (just about getting kicked out of the cast but still being paid) was good, but the little bonus story at the end about those two getting married was such a good conclusion.

[williammiller]

I love Chip! I've met him before and he's so kind. I still listen to the music from Nashville.

[silverstarry]

I have an embarrassing amount of Nashville songs on my ipod.

[williammiller]

I have all the CDs, lmao.

[aesha]

They’re great songs though so don’t be embarrassed. (Unless it’s one that Connie Britton sings.) It’s through Nashville that I became more familiar with a songwriter called Kate York, who wrote more than a dozen songs on the show and is super talented.

[littlemix]

this is a cute story! i loved him on nashville and i love to hate him on outer banks lol