Sara Jean Ford leaving CATS

greatwhite2017
#1Sara Jean Ford leaving CATS
Posted: 11/13/16 at 4:35pm

Apparently her last day is the 16th. Any news on her replacement? 

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#2Sara Jean Ford leaving CATS
Posted: 11/13/16 at 5:07pm

Who the f**k is Sara Jean Ford?  


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hork
#3Sara Jean Ford leaving CATS
Posted: 11/13/16 at 5:22pm

You know, Sara Jean Ford. She plays the cat.

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#4Sara Jean Ford leaving CATS
Posted: 11/13/16 at 5:23pm

I believe she was a former Christine in Phantom. To answer your question though, I think she sings the theatre cat song, and quite lovely in the current revival. 

MannPhan24601
#5Sara Jean Ford leaving CATS
Posted: 11/13/16 at 8:41pm

She's married to Drew Gehling and was principal and u/s Christine on and off for several years on Broadway & on tour, She's leaving CATS to play Jenny in the  Souzuka(I know that's spelled wrong ) out of town tryout in Toronto  with Judy Kaye & Montego Glover i

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#6Sara Jean Ford leaving CATS
Posted: 11/13/16 at 8:59pm

BrodyFosse123 said: "Who the f**k is Sara Jean Ford?  

 

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Hehehe


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#7Sara Jean Ford leaving CATS
Posted: 11/13/16 at 9:05pm

Wasn't she also in the revival of Night Music for awhile, and had to return to the show for one night while she was in Phantom because Night Music ran out of understudies?

Updated On: 11/13/16 at 09:05 PM

trpguyy
#9Sara Jean Ford leaving CATS
Posted: 11/13/16 at 9:20pm

If only someone would collect information like this and make it readily available to anyone with an internet connection. 

 

https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/sara-jean-ford-459576

trpguyy
#11Sara Jean Ford leaving CATS
Posted: 11/13/16 at 11:27pm

Apologies if any offense was taken, it was meant to be light-hearted. I should have added one of these or something -->  ;-D

Coincidentally enough, the BWW entry for her does list her Fantasticks credit, but IBDB was favored by Google. 

Anyway, I enjoyed her performance in Cats and wish her well. 

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#12Sara Jean Ford leaving CATS
Posted: 11/13/16 at 11:32pm

adamgreer said: "Wasn't she also in the revival of Night Music for awhile, and had to return to the show for one night while she was in Phantom because Night Music ran out of understudies?"

http://www.playbill.com/article/exclusive-broadway-phantom-star-saves-the-day-at-a-little-night-music-com-173939


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#13Sara Jean Ford leaving CATS
Posted: 11/14/16 at 8:00am

She's the one who looks like Samantha brown


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rangersrule132
#14Sara Jean Ford leaving CATS
Posted: 11/14/16 at 8:21am

No news yet on who is replacing her.

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#15Sara Jean Ford leaving CATS
Posted: 11/14/16 at 8:27am

I didn't know she was the real-life wife of Dr. Pomatter. That's pretty cool.


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#16Sara Jean Ford leaving CATS
Posted: 11/14/16 at 10:11am

Her last show is Friday, the 18th.

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#17Sara Jean Ford leaving CATS
Posted: 11/14/16 at 10:34am

I hear the show every night, I am the Concessions manager at The Simon. Wow. Wow. Wow. The voices in this revival are so gorgeous it's a thrill to hear this show night after night. 

(When a revival is this fantastic, it makes my job very easy because when the crowd loves the show they are really fun to serve.) 

I predict a really lovely holiday season at CATS this year! 


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#18Sara Jean Ford leaving CATS
Posted: 11/14/16 at 12:02pm

It seems I have no luck at all getting to see her perform live, Tried to see her in Phantom 3 times and got the alternate each time, now with cats, she will be gone by the time I see the show.


http://www.flickr.com/photos/27199361@N08/ Phantom at the Royal Empire Theatre

ElphabaGoodman
#19Sara Jean Ford leaving CATS
Posted: 11/15/16 at 8:37am

Sarah Jane Shanks (formerly known as Sarah Jane Everman) is replacing her. 

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#20Sara Jean Ford leaving CATS
Posted: 11/15/16 at 8:57am

That part was more or less wasted since they cut Growltiger's Last Stand.


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greatwhite2017
#21Sara Jean Ford leaving CATS
Posted: 11/15/16 at 10:23pm

DottieD'Luscia said: "That part was more or less wasted since they cut Growltiger's Last Stand.

 

So true. The only other redeeming quality is her high note at the end of "Rum Tum Tugger."