I wonder what kind of schedule Bette will be on for these six weeks. Her return date is a Tuesday and the closing date is a Saturday, rather than the more conventional Sunday. I would be over the moon if they brought Donna Murphy back too (she was my favorite of the three) but I doubt it would be worth it to bring her back for just six performances.
I saw "Andy and the Orphans" yesterday, and aside from a couple small glitches (a few times, Debra Monk would refer to "Amy" when Eddie Barbanell was offstage), I would never have guessed that the play hadn't been conceived that way. For those wondering, in the "Andy" version, his girlfriend is named Tina Turner. Can anybody tell me the name of Amy's boyfriend?
There seem to have been some cuts, as the show yesterday ran about
I think this sort of thing was much more common many decades ago. According to IBDB, Hal Prince himself was both the stage manager and an understudy in Wonderful Town.
M.O.A.I. said: "I heard from a friend who knows an associate producer on the show (no idea who) that the producers and crew were dissatisfied with Oak, and that he had vowed to learn the accordion but simply didn't. Thus the late start. Apparently not very professional, but this is all hearsay."
For what it's worth, I had heard a similar story from a friend in the industry connected to the show. I wasn't sure whether to believe it at the time,
castlestreet said: "There are a lot of "A List" actors I can imagine would be great in the role- I just wonder about that whole "replacement" stigmata that still bugs certain actors of that caliber. "
To be fair, I think even C-list actors would be hesitant to replace Glenn Close if it meant experiencing bodily manifestations of the wounds of Christ.
As much as I'd love to see Betty Buckley in the role, I don
I saw the show last night, and if I'm not mistaken, there is a little bit of "At the Beginning" played as part of a fanfare during one of the later scenes. Can anyone corroborate?
hanabana, to clarify what I wrote earlier, there are no special restrictions when it comes to redeeming your vouchers that do not apply when redeeming your points, I don't believe they are able to offer premium seats for redemption for most shows, but from what I understand they should be able to get more or less any regular price orchestra/front mezz seat available for general sale.
It's interesting to note that on the London album, Rosie is from "Pittsburgh, PA" instead of "Allentown, PA". I guess it must have been determined that "Allentown" was not a reference that would play to a London theatre audience.
My understanding is that "officially" they can only be picked up on the day of the performance. However, in practice that's entirely up to the box office staff. (Anecdotally, I've heard of the Lunt-Fontanne being sticklers about this, for example, but YMMV.)
I would recommend contacting Jujamcyn customer service. I don't think they have a phone number, but their email address is customerservice@jujamcyn.com. They should be able to tell you whether lotto tickets are past-dateable, and if they are, they might even be able to arrange it for you in advance.
I attended the show with a friend who won the lotto a few weeks ago. We were given great seats, orch V 1-3, which were regular chairs in the back of the orchestra. I believe they were unsold wheelchair locations.
For what it's worth, I had been hearing rumors about the transfer to the Schoenfeld weeks ago, so it seems unlikely to me that they changed houses at the last minute.
If the Cort was ever considered, I'm glad they didn't take it. I don't think this show would play very well to the balcony.
Yes, Audra was always going to be out of the show for three months to do Lady Day. But "Audra McDonald will be returning to the show in September" sells tickets. "Audra McDonald may be returning to the show at some undefined point in the future" does not. I assume the producers would have kept the show open through the summer with lower grosses if there was a light at the end of the tunnel, so to speak.
Does anybody know how they're getting away with just nine musicians in the pit at the Lyric? I'm not an expert on these matters but I thought the union minimum for that house was 19 players.
I'm not familiar with the play. What is so demanding about this role that makes it require an alternate?
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I think Carol Channing and Yul Brynner each did two revivals, in addition to starring in the original productions of Hello, Dolly! and The King and I.
