Julie Andrews herself wrote in her memoire Home that the Ed Sullivan appearances are the only filmed record of her performance, so at least at that point if any footage did exist she had never seen or heard about it, and I feel like if any had turned up since Home was published that somebody would have made it known here.
Phillytheatreguy10 said: "Has it officially been expressed by the production he has an alternate at all- seems like it was only said here? He's only out a week, I can't imagine anyone coming in for that amount of time- stranger things have happened."
He's out for two weeks of performances, from 11/5 to 11/17. It has not been announced whether there will be another star brought in to cover that absence or if it will just be the regular understudy, but it&#
DoTheDood said: "A little off topic, but I'm curious if it will ever get published as of how big of a flop it was. Do productions that go to Broadway and not do so hot have less of a chance of getting published?"
Dramatists Play Service will be handling the licensing for Gary, so eventually you'll be able to order the acting edition through them even if there's not a formal publishing through TCG (who seem to be the main ones publishing scri
LarryD2 said: "I was working on Broadway at the time, though not on this production, and I recall that Mackintosh and Nunn wanted to bring as much of the London cast over as possible. But Jackman was already committed to The Boy From Oz, and he wasn't going to do two big musicals back to back. In the end, Gabrielle was the only British cast member who transferred -- Hensley did it in London, of course, but he's American."
Yes, the actors would still need to be paid out a certain amount if the show closed with less than the contractually agreed upon notice, but salaries are far from the only cost (and there are a number of people involved with a production who do not have any sort of notice built into their contracts). Closing immediately would still be a cheaper option than posting the closing notice for the required amount in the AEA Production contract.
GavestonPS said: "Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls is an equal among a quartet of leads, yet he basically sings just the one duet near the end of the show. (I've always found it odd that they cast Frank Sinatra in the role in the movie and Marlon Brando in the "singer's part" of Sky Masterson. Anybody know how that happened?)"
At the time of casting and filming Marlon Brando was one of the top box office draws, while Frank Sinatra was actua
Alex Kulak2 said: "Wasn't this show not even an hour long?"
I seem to recall it being billed as 75 minutes. Either way it felt interminable to me. Like I said to the friend who took me to see it, it felt like what was a 5-10 minute scene that got cut from a much bigger piece and then just repeated over and over to reach “one act” length
Miles2Go2 said: "Am I misremembering? Didn’t China Doll sell really, really well (because of Pacino) despite being a mess?"
China Doll started really, really strong with its first five weeks or so breaking the million dollar mark, but that business dropped off pretty drastically after that. Its second to last week was less than four hundred thousand. It was clear that word of mouth caught up and overtook the strong initial weeks that Pacino's
Lot666 said: "I've always wondered why there is no water splash sound effect in Phantom, when Raoul jumps into the lake. I think it would make that moment much more effective."
Do you want people to laugh there? Because a fake splash sound is how you make people laugh. Look at the Les Mis film. Is it realistic that there would be a thud when he lands after jumping? Of course. Did people laugh at the sound when it happened in the film? You b
Clearly Jane Houdyshell is playing Bobbie. I mean, she already played a 9 year old only ten years ago in Coraline, so a 35 year old will be a walk in the park for her.
StarlightCinders said: "ggersten said: “Boleyn was French"
Sorry to intercept this Broadway board with a bit of history, but Anne Boleyn was English, she came from a very prominent English family who were courtiers. Anne and her sister Mary went to live in the French court in their teenage years as their father believed it would make them stand out at Tudor court when they returned to English court. So she would’ve had a British accent."
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I haven't followed this production closely enough to remember what roles had been gender-swapped, so I'm a little sad that Amy is one of them, as lately I've been imagining both Kaitlin Olson or Riki Lindhome in that role. They both have the right blend of neuroticism and charisma to really nail it (though I'm sure neither would have been on casting's radar even if the role still was Amy).
g.d.e.l.g.i. said: "A reboot of a vampire musical that flopped on Broadway just over a decade ago (calling it a revisal when it was a return to an earlier version, more or less, seems wrong), with a score by a pop composer whose newest effort is winging into town this summer, was to have starred a space oddity who later raised a Lazarus of his own and a wizard who liked to play with horses and succeed in business before a planned reading in the spring of 2010 got scuttled.
sabrelady said: "Why is #METOO not picketing performances of Tosca? ( Powerful figure promises freedom for loved ones if woman services him sexually)"
In regards to Tosca, I would guess it's not viewed nearly as problematically since Scarpia is never portrayed as anything but the villain of the piece. I've never heard of a production that tries to romanticize his plans, and of course Tosca herself is the one to stab him in a reversal of power at
The Yotel at 42nd and 10th has that automated luggage storage robot thing in its lobby. I've walked past it many times on my way up to the bar on the 4th floor, but don't know if it's restricted solely to guest use. It might be worth checking out.
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