James A Pierce III Anastasia situation Aug 22
2019, 11:27:29 PM
Dude, are you sure you want to bring this up again? You were the one who started it to begin with with all of your tweets. The show has closed. Move on and be the bigger person.
FosseTharp said: "I’ve always wondered why Equity didn’t have an associate member option, like SDC does. I’m an associate member of SDC so I can take non union work, but only sign SDC contracts when working with Equity Actors and Stage Managers. I know there is the EMC program— but that’s simply to earn points to join the union as an option outside of needing a contract to do so.
I have plenty of friends who’ve had consistent work
MY FAIR LADY film :lucky Julie Aug 20
2019, 12:58:18 AM
My Fair Lady is offensive only to people looking to be offended. Henry Higgins is clearly meant to be a raging a**hole, and the musical in no way condones his behavior. When done right, he’s funny in the same way Larry David is on Curb Your Enthusiasm.
MFL does not need to be “fixed” or rethought. Also, Eliza is a strong female character and a great role. The show is a true classic, as is the movie.
Charlie going Non-Union Aug 19
2019, 03:27:42 PM
There will always be non-union kids fresh out of college willing to work for cheap, and there will always be producers who are happy to save a boatload of money by hiring them.
If it’s supposed to be a very young cast - Hair, Rent, Spring Awakening, etc, I don’t really have a problem with it. Equity actors tend to be a bit older by nature, and if you need to cast people who are supposed to appear to be teenagers or very young adults onstage, you don’t really need seasoned showbiz vetera
Difference Between A Manuscript and Acting Script? Aug 17
2019, 11:56:00 AM
The manuscript tends to be way more expensive too. I once really wanted a monologue from a new play I saw and the manuscript was $100. I don’t think they ever even made an acting edition of it (the play was a flop but I liked it).
RippedMan said: "* Or have gone to Yale or Julliard."
It's actually kind of amazing how many actors go to Juilliard and still can't even get themselves arrested afterwards. It's definitely not a career-maker anymore.
If the waiter is the first understudy for both men, I guess that makes more sense. When I did the show, the waiter understudied Robert, and I was an external understudy for both Jerry and the waiter. Having one person understudy both m
Luminaire2 said: "I think the key would be wrongful dismissal. He brought up to higher ups how she seemed verbally abusive and rude, and how he felt uncomfortable, and then got fired. Someone’s in trouble."
That's what I'm saying. The offending quote from Dunaway was in the headlines of multiple articles, which seems odd since this seems like a wrongful termination lawsuit, not a lawsuit for Dunaway just being a b*tch.
Betrayal Previews Aug 16
2019, 02:08:24 PM
That would make more sense...the waiter and understudies should have gone to American actors though IMO.
FAYE FIRED Aug 16
2019, 02:06:00 PM
I mean the assistant who was fired.
I'm sure his claims that she was being cruel to him are true, but I'm not sure if calling a young gay man "a little homosexual boy" is technically hate speech. It's really rude and unprofessional, but if he wants to win a lawsuit against her, he should focus on the wrongful termination part.
Who are the standbys? Nothing is on the website or anywhere else.
Also, did they seriously negotiate to have the British dude who played the Italian waiter in the London production transfer with the show? He came all the way across the Atlantic to say five lines?
Equity used to be much more strict about non-American actors doing Broadway shows. Do they just not care anymore? It's starting to seem like nowadays, to do a straight play on Broadway, you need to be either British
Why are matinees less respected? Aug 6
2019, 09:58:18 AM
How does one know when an actor isn’t “giving it their all” or is “phoning it in”? Maybe they were like that on opening night too, lol.
The original Kinky Boots used a design similar to Sweeney Todd's, with a revolving giant cube that could represent various interior locations, with the top of it being Sweeney's barber shop/Charlie's office. Not what you were asking exactly, but the set piece was a near-constant presence onstage in both productions.
For non-musicals, especially "kitchen sink dramas" like The Humans, a two-level set is pretty common in order to have the first floor of the house and
John Kander's "remixed" Cabaret? Aug 4
2019, 12:16:32 PM
Being very familiar with all three licensed versions of Cabaret, I have to say that the Roundabout version is by far the best. Cliff doesn’t get a solo in it, but neither “Don’t Go” nor “Why Should I Wake Up” are particularly good songs, and both stop the momentum of the show dead in its tracks. Cliff just isn’t that interesting, which has always been the show’s biggest (and only) flaw.
Six heading to Broadway Aug 1
2019, 08:11:48 PM
The show is 75 minutes long. That may be standard concert length, but if they are charging Broadway prices for this thing, they should have an opening act or something, as many concerts do. 75 minutes? Really? The round trip ride to the theater for most people will be longer than that.
However, I did enjoy the clip from the Olivier Awards. I also went to college with Abby Mueller, and am happy for her, assuming she transfers with it.
I second renaming the Majestic the Harold Prince. However, having a Broadway theater called "The Broadway Theater" is really confusing for people and kind of strange, so that might be a better choice.
Followspot2 said: "Re: John Column and Cynthia Nixon:
West Endlate 90's.
Ruthie Henshall*was playing Ellen in Miss Saigon and for a couple of nights during flu season had to emergency cover Fantine in Les Mis at the same time. So after her Death as Fantine she rushed from the Palace to Royal Drury Lane and after curtain call rush back to the Palace and do the Finale of Les Mis.
Beverly is in only the first ten minutes of August: Osage County. I guess if that was a 7:30 curtain and the other show started at 8:00, it was totally doable.
Cynthia Nixon had an even more unique situation. Her character in Hurlyburly was in only one scene in the beginning and one scene in the end of a long play, and her character in The Real Thing was in only one scene in the middle. Mike Nichols was also the director for both plays and had
I find it strange when "negotiations fall through" for an actor to play a starring role on Broadway. If it's Madonna or Britney Spears, I guess it's different because they are going to have all sorts of crazy demands. But when it's not household name I always wonder what happened. Even highly successful actors like Leslie Odom Jr. spend plenty of time being unemployed, waiting for the phone to ring. I suppose it's usually a money thing, but even when it comes to
