When LuPone or Midler Get Sick? The Show Must Go On and So Must The Sub

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When LuPone or Midler Get Sick? The Show Must Go On and So Must The Sub#1
Posted: 8/10/17 at 11:05pm

This is a very enlightening article about the understudy for Patti LuPone (War Paint) and more.....It is interesting that the byline mentions Midler, but the article doesn't include information about her Dolly understudies.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater_dance/when-lupone-or-midler-gets-sick-the-show-must-go-on-and-so-must-the-sub/2017/08/10/b7d7a82c-7b87-11e7-9026-4a0a64977c92_story.html?tid=a_inl&utm_term=.3f21ca466090 from the Washington Post

"Noel [Coward] and I were in Paris once. Adjoining rooms, of course. One night, I felt mischievous, so I knocked on Noel's door, and he asked, 'Who is it?' I lowered my voice and said 'Hotel detective. Have you got a gentleman in your room?' He answered, 'Just a minute, I'll ask him.'" (Beatrice Lillie)

Updated On: 8/10/17 at 11:05 PM

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When LuPone or Midler Get Sick? The Show Must Go On and So Must The Sub#2
Posted: 8/10/17 at 11:26pm

That was great!

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When LuPone or Midler Get Sick? The Show Must Go On and So Must The Sub#3
Posted: 8/11/17 at 12:16pm

Great article. It might not have mentioned Bette Midler's two other understudies, but it mentioned Donna Murphy. I want to know what was going through Linda Mugleston's mind when she received word she was going on for Bette that afternoon.

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When LuPone or Midler Get Sick? The Show Must Go On and So Must The Sub#4
Posted: 8/11/17 at 12:31pm

Also a nice feature on the 6 standbys in COME FROM AWAY.

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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When LuPone or Midler Get Sick? The Show Must Go On and So Must The Sub#5
Posted: 8/11/17 at 12:42pm

Did anyone see Linda's performance in Dolly? Or when she was Norma Desmond years back at a regional production? She's a solid ensemble/swing player that seems to move consistently from production to production. I'd be curious if she can anchor a show as a lead?

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