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somethingwicked

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Shuffle Along previews#425
Posted: 3/24/16 at 8:57am

Do we think Audra's understudy is going on tomorrow, given her comment about hoping to return to the show soon?

Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.

neonlightsxo

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Shuffle Along previews#426
Posted: 3/24/16 at 9:03am

I don't think they're cancelling previews because her understudy isn't ready. They're cancelling shows because most of the audience would ask for a refund if Audra is out.

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Shuffle Along previews#427
Posted: 3/24/16 at 9:39am

it's quite possible her u/s will be going on. That would be 5 days of rehearsals for her u/s, so I see no reason why either Cearcy or Iman won't be ready by Friday night.

A Chorus Line played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013.

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Shuffle Along previews#428
Posted: 3/24/16 at 9:44am

It sounds to me that the producers have determined that either Audra will be well enough to perform Friday night or the understudy will be prepared to go on, so that either way the Friday night performance can proceed. I suspect that whether it will be Audra or the understudy will be a last minute decision.

ACL2006

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Shuffle Along previews#429
Posted: 3/24/16 at 9:48am

it's a shame with their hiatus coming up that they couldn't add in a performance or two. They'll only play tomorrow night & two shows on Saturday. They should of been able to add a performance next Friday, April 1, at least.

neonlightsxo

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Shuffle Along previews#430
Posted: 3/24/16 at 9:54am

They DID add a performance for next Friday. It said so in the release.

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Shuffle Along previews#431
Posted: 3/24/16 at 9:56am

neonlightsxo said: "I don't think they're cancelling previews because her understudy isn't ready. They're cancelling shows because most of the audience would ask for a refund if Audra is out."

If that's the case then why would they want to be open the entire summer when Audra will be in London doing lady day?

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Shuffle Along previews#432
Posted: 3/24/16 at 10:07am

Because they'll have someone to replace her by then, Jorge. A name.

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Shuffle Along previews#433
Posted: 3/24/16 at 10:07am

because they are getting another name to replace her for that hiatus as has been discussed her for several months

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Shuffle Along previews#434
Posted: 3/24/16 at 10:13am

We have tickets for the April 2 matinee. I very much hope Audra is better by then, she's the main reason we're going.

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Shuffle Along previews#435
Posted: 3/24/16 at 10:30am

neonlightsxo said: "They DID add a performance for next Friday. It said so in the release.

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sorry, didn't see that.

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Shuffle Along previews#436
Posted: 3/24/16 at 11:12am

I have tickets for this Saturday's evening performance...praying Audra will be there!

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Shuffle Along previews#437
Posted: 3/24/16 at 11:12am

I have tickets for this Saturday's evening performance...praying Audra will be there!

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Shuffle Along previews#438
Posted: 3/24/16 at 12:33pm

Very thoroughly researched article by John Jeremiah Sullivan in the NY times this morning on the long journey to the stage of Shuffle Along and black performers and performance in general. A must read.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/27/magazine/shuffle-along-and-the-painful-history-of-black-performance-in-america.html?smid=fb-share

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Shuffle Along previews#439
Posted: 3/24/16 at 12:54pm

What a great article. Thanks for sharing, PJ!

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Shuffle Along previews#440
Posted: 3/24/16 at 4:00pm

Nothing to see here...

Updated On: 3/24/16 at 04:00 PM

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Shuffle Along previews#441
Posted: 3/24/16 at 4:01pm

Been discussed already. That's news from this morning.

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Shuffle Along previews#442
Posted: 3/25/16 at 2:01pm

Any word on whether Audra is expected to be back tonight?

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Shuffle Along previews#443
Posted: 3/25/16 at 3:53pm

Just arrived in NY for tonight's performance and have not heard anything.

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Shuffle Along previews#444
Posted: 3/25/16 at 4:28pm

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/03/25/shuffle-along-schedule-adjusted-for-illness-and-tweaks/?smid=tw-nytimestheater&smtyp=cur&_r=0

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Shuffle Along previews#445
Posted: 3/25/16 at 4:29pm

None of that is new, it's just the NYT posting it late.

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Shuffle Along previews#446
Posted: 3/25/16 at 5:22pm

looks like Audra's back tonight based on her tweet just now

https://twitter.com/AudraEqualityMc/status/713475607183691776

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Shuffle Along previews#447
Posted: 3/25/16 at 8:06pm

I have a friend at the show tonight and they've got the new Playbills in case anyone's curious.

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Shuffle Along previews#448
Posted: 3/25/16 at 9:40pm

Audra is in fact back tonight, not noticing any effects of her illness fortunately. First act clocked in at 1:25 so perhaps further trimming has occurred although there is no song list in these dreadful new Playbills.

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Shuffle Along previews#449
Posted: 3/25/16 at 9:53pm

VERY interesting that there is not song list in the new Playbills... As much as I disliked the the show that I saw at the second preview, I will forever be grateful for my Playbill that I received.

"There’s nothing quite like the power and the passion of Broadway music. "

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Shuffle Along previews#450
Posted: 3/25/16 at 11:43pm

I disliked the show as well. It is down to 2:55, but I think the book was the major problem for me, some great dance numbers, but collectively I could not wait for it to end. Hope they can do some significant rework during the off week as there is too much wasted talent here.

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