Wow, only one performance and he's already "sick".
Wow, only one performance and he's already "sick".
Joviedamian
Broadway Star Joined: 11/9/10
#1Wow, only one performance and he's already "sick".
Posted: 1/23/13 at 12:58am
I wonder if his understudy could go on....if I was an investor, I would be nervous!
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Barry-Manilow-Postpones-Tonights-MANILOW-ON-BROADWAY-Due-to-Illness-20130122
Updated On: 1/23/13 at 12:58 AM
Phyllis Rogers Stone
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chrisampm2
Broadway Star Joined: 5/26/07
#2Wow, only one performance and he's already
Posted: 1/23/13 at 1:06am"Sick." The quotation marks imply you don't believe Manilow's reason. Why?
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dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#4Wow, only one performance and he's already
Posted: 1/23/13 at 5:50am
You can't really help when germs attack -- and it would have little to do with how many performances he has or hasn't gotten through. If the man has bronchitis, it's pretty hard to perform decently let alone do a full concert.
Sheesh.
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Joviedamian
Broadway Star Joined: 11/9/10
#5Wow, only one performance and he's already
Posted: 1/23/13 at 5:54amI totally agree. I just found it funny, because my friend told me that Barry won't make it on Broadway. I was like why? He said, the man is getting too old (though his facelift looks great), and that by the second performance he will be calling out sick. When I read that he was ill (wish him a quick recovery), I just could not help but think wow, how true that was.
#6Wow, only one performance and he's already
Posted: 1/23/13 at 6:36am
Why would that be accurate? The man had a two year residency in Las Vegas not that long ago. I think he can handle it...
It's flu season. He got sick. Get over it.
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Broadway Star Joined: 12/27/11
#8Wow, only one performance and he's already
Posted: 1/23/13 at 8:31am
I just found it funny, because my friend told me that Barry won't make it on Broadway. I was like why? He said, the man is getting too old (though his facelift looks great), and that by the second performance he will be calling out sick.
Get a new friend.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#9Wow, only one performance and he's already
Posted: 1/23/13 at 9:18am"I was like why?"
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#10Wow, only one performance and he's already
Posted: 1/23/13 at 9:46amYeah, I would seriously question Barry's stamina as a performer because of this now too- because its not like 75% of the country is caught up in one of the worst cold and flu seasons in over 20 years...
#11Wow, only one performance and he's already
Posted: 1/23/13 at 9:50amPerformers cannot control when they get sick. Liza had to cancel several performances of her engagement at the Palace a few years back because of a throat infection. It happens. As others have said, we're currently experiencing one of the worst flu seasons in decades, and it's particularly bad in New York. The man is 70 years old. Cut him some slack, show some respect.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#12Wow, only one performance and he's already
Posted: 1/23/13 at 9:52amMaybe not a Liza comparison. Maybe a Steve Kazee?
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#13Wow, only one performance and he's already
Posted: 1/23/13 at 10:17amLiza was in a similar situation to Manilow: limited engagement, unexpected illness, lots of people making assumptions.
"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe."
-John Guare, Landscape of the Body
wonkit
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/30/08
#14Wow, only one performance and he's already
Posted: 1/23/13 at 10:37amAnd of course 70 years old is like one foot in the grave? How about Chita and Rita and Estelle Parsons and Angela Lansbury?
ghostlight2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/5/04
#15Wow, only one performance and he's already
Posted: 1/23/13 at 10:41amI'm not quite sure what you mean. Chita was out of Drood for nearly a week due to illness. Anyone can get sick.
#16Wow, only one performance and he's already
Posted: 1/23/13 at 10:43am
Chita just missed almost a week of performances due to flu, so perhaps she's not your best example.
Way to read into a comment, jeez.
"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe."
-John Guare, Landscape of the Body
#17Wow, only one performance and he's already
Posted: 1/24/13 at 2:58pmWould you rather have him go on and lip-synch?
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#18Wow, only one performance and he's already
Posted: 1/24/13 at 3:00pm"the facelift looks great"? OBVIOUSLY you are trolling.
ghostlight2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/5/04
#19Wow, only one performance and he's already
Posted: 1/24/13 at 3:02pmYeah, no kidding. I'm no fan of Manilow, but way to kick a guy when he's down. He's obviously very ill. I'm glad that he's taking some real time to get better.
#20Wow, only one performance and he's already
Posted: 1/24/13 at 3:05pm
"the facelift looks great"? OBVIOUSLY you are trolling."
Exactly Joe. This latest lift must have been a Bob's Budget Facelift. His entire face is 100% smooth and doesn't move at all. It's funny to watch his upper lip while he's talking or singing.
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#21Wow, only one performance and he's already
Posted: 1/24/13 at 3:20pmMaybe he can lip-sync. If Beyonce can do it (allegedly), so can he.
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#22Wow, only one performance and he's already
Posted: 1/24/13 at 3:28pmI think Manilow had a small window of hotness from around 1979-1983. Hasn't looked good since then. Liberace passed the torch on to him and he totally ran with it.
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#23Wow, only one performance and he's already
Posted: 1/24/13 at 3:46pmHe had a fresh-faced cuteness during his popstar phase in the late 70's. but I'd much rather see a "natural looking" guy who's not a male model than someone who looks completely fake and pulled tighter than a harp string.
suestorm
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/15/13
#24Wow, only one performance and he's already
Posted: 1/24/13 at 3:52pmIm sure he is stressing out that he is sick... and that is probably making him even sicker. im not a fan of his but i feel for the man, im sure this was going to be his big comeback
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