David was interviewed in California’s The Desert Sun ahead of his concert with Michael Feinstein this Sunday. David bursts our bubble in the first paragraph …
Television viewers may be abuzz about the Seinfeld reunion Sunday on Curb Your Enthusiasm, but don’t look for a similar get-together of the Frasier cast. David Hyde Pierce is happy appearing on Broadway and performing with Michael Feinstein, which he’ll do Sunday at the McCallum Theatre. “We have absolutely no interest in doing a reunion,” Pierce said of his Frasier colleagues.
“It’s a different thing with the Seinfeld cast and Larry David. That reunion makes perfect sense, and I think it’s brilliant. But for us, we’ll have our reunions in private and let people watch us in reruns.”
Pierce played Frasier’s younger brother Niles on the show about two eccentric psychiatrist siblings. It ran from 1993-2004 and regularly beat Seinfeld as the most popular and award-winning comedy on television.
The half-hour sitcom, written, directed and produced in part by Palm Springs resident David Lee, won five straight Emmys for Outstanding Comedy Series from 1994-1998. Pierce won four Emmys for supporting actor, while Kelsey Grammer had four as lead actor.
Pierce credits much of Frasier‘s success to the writing and cast and crew. He said he can’t see topping its TV success. That, and his love of Broadway, are why he’s not seeking another television series.
“I like to challenge myself to go into new things,” he said, “and after 11 years, I can’t imagine a better gig than Frasier. I had a chance to do everything on that show with the best people and the best writing around. It’s not that I said I’d never do television again, it’s just that right now I’m exploring this new territory and don’t feel a great draw back to television.”
The territory he’s exploring now is cabaret. He studied classical piano at Yale University before switching to theater, and he’s had success singing in Broadway musicals. He won a Tony in 2007 for the musical Curtains and recently starred in Accent On Youth.
So he’s combining those skills to create a cabaret act with Feinstein.
Read the original article here: Frasier alum changes gears
Much as I’d love to see the Frasier cast all together again I think this is absolutely the right decision. You have to know when to leave the stage. Trying to recapture what they had and falling even just a little short would be awful.
We’ve got 11 seasons of the best ever sitcom to keep us entertained. I wonder if David would ever consider doing a guest spot on another show? That would be fun. Wonderful too that he’s going in a musical direction just now. Hope there’s a CD at some point.
He’s right, too, when he says he’ll never get a better gig than Frasier. I wish Kelsey had been of a similar mind. Between Cheers, Frasier and The Simpsons he has one of the most amazing TV legacies ever – Back To You and Hank aren’t in the same league at all.
Be interesting to see if a CD comes out of the Feinstein collaboration. The Feinstein/Cheyenne Jackson CD was based on a run at Loews Regency.
I would love to see a reunion movie. What happened when Frasiers plane landed in Chicago? What of Niles and Daphne?
Where’s Eddie? And what about Marty and his new wife? I would just like to check in on old friends.
I would love to see a Fraiser reunion movie/ show. Frasier is my all time favorite sitcom. My two favorite episodes are Ham Radio, and Dark Side Of The Moon.
I thought all of the actors complimented each
other very well especially David, and Kelsey.
I could see a reunion movie to where everyone visits Frasier in San Francisco because Frasier finally finds the right woman to tie the knot with.
I agree. The last episode was not a proper final farewell at all! While what he said about never finding a better gig than Frasier was true, they should at least give fans a chance to finally say goodbye, properly to the show and it’s wonderful wonderful cast:)
It’s truly sad that such a hilarious show like Frasier had to end, and it would only be right to reveal to fans the proper ending…
Thomas Wolfe was right…you can’t go home again!! Let’s leave Frasier’s future to our imaginations. In mine, it’s all “happily ever after”. Why tarnish this sitcoms wonderful legacy with a risky reunion?