1.) When did the show start doing short contracts for the leads? Besides AFW and R. Lowe, the leads usually leave after 3-4 months.
2.) When did the show start stunt casting? I think it started around the same time the movie came out, but I can be wrong. The show still stunt cast, but it doesn't' seem as much as they did about 10 years ago.
i can hear the knives being sharpened across the ocean here in London. The critics are going to catty with this one. I’ll like to see what they’ll say about Alex Brightman’s performance.
She will probably be bought out of her contract. This production is going to be tarnished by this scandal and I have no idea if it will able to recover. Plus, the actress might be blacklisted for a while from the West End.
I don’t like that they grouped all six actresses from “SiX” into one slot for best supporting actress. Either nominate the best or don’t nominate any of them.
Happy “Fun Home” got some love. I was scared they would be forgotten. But, Zubin Vara was by far the weakest link in the show.
I noticed that “Heathers” got no love which is not surprising.
finally, why did Ruthie Ann Miles get a nomination?
DiscoCrows said: "SomethingPeculiar said: "Actually, if Karl (and Orfeh) wanted to do 6 months in London, I bet the producers wouldpony up the money since he's an Olivier Award winner."
I'm probably thinking out of my ass, but I remember reading somewhere that Groundhog Day was going back to Europe, and that Karl was going to reprise his role as Phil Connors in a few years time.
I don’t want to be a Debbie down but I don’t think Bernadette can support a 16 week run on the West End. She isn’t that big of a name over there so they might try to get a big British name for Horace.
I thought Bette and Scott were doing this production as a passion project more than anything else. It was always going to be hard to make money in this production.
The rumors about it happening at the Palladium are dead, Joseph is playing there over the summer so it will be at the Dominion if it happens.
I think Rubin will probably built a new set. the Dominion has a wide stage, almost 40 feet! So, most of the set pieces need to be elongated.
Bette will only still do six shows, my dream is Donna Murphy is talked into spending a summer in London but, it won't happen. The name being floated around is Jane McDonald and some even think Elaine Paige will be the alternate.
The Rumors are starting to heat back up again. 16 week run (possibility of 20, depends on how Bette feels) at the Dominion over the summer. No word on casting but, I think David Hyde Pierce is part of the package. Rudin will probably try to talk Gavin Creel and Charlie Stemp into doing the run.
They've sunk to the level of Chicago. I guess the show was having a hard time filling up the house this winter. I wounder why the producers announced a April closing instead of a January one.
The actor who plays Billy Lawlor, Ashley Day, was so ill he couldn't perform for the recording so, his understudy, Phillip Bertioli, went on instead for the recording. I feel bad for Ashley because it he missed a chance to have his performance be preserved but, what an opportunity for Phillip.
I just recently found out that the 2016 revival of Falsettos has a strong teenage "stan" following. I was wondering because they thought the show is on the same level as Mean Girls or Dear Evan Hansen or was because they loved Andrew Rannells, Christian Borle and, the rest of the cast. Based on the limited fan post I've seen is talking about how great the actors are at being gay, jerks, neurotic and not on how great the show is.
So for the cast that doesn't stage door to they just wait it out for all the fans to leave or, do they take the backdoor out. I'm pretty sure the super fans would have already figured out where the backdoor is by now so, the cast probably has to sneak out now.
tomwsjr said: "Just saw Stephanie Torns today as Jenna in Waitress, she was sensational, in fact I preferrred her to Jessie’s. She’s truly is giving a star making performance."
Thought the same thing when I saw her as the Elphaba understudy in the Wicked tour ten years ago.
