Chita is out of Drood.- Page 4
Chita is out of Drood.
#75Chita is out of Drood.
Posted: 2/27/13 at 5:39pm
After Carousel is over, are there any scheduled absences for anyone for the show's last week?
And do we know if Peter Benson is sick or on a scheduled absence? It seems like he's been gone for over a week.
"What was the name of that cheese that I like?"
"you can't run away forever...but there's nothing wrong with getting a good head start"
"well I hope and I pray, that maybe someday, you'll walk in the room with my heart"
#76Chita is out of Drood.
Posted: 2/27/13 at 5:45pmNope, no scheduled absences after Carousel. I don't know re: Peter Benson. Hopefully he's not sick.
"Get mad, then get over it." - Colin Powell
wonkit
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/30/08
#77Chita is out of Drood.
Posted: 2/27/13 at 6:51pmChita, and Peter Benson, were both in the matinee today. Peter, as Bazzard, was the male half of the married couple!
DAME
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
#78Chita is out of Drood.
Posted: 2/27/13 at 6:52pmPeter Benson is my favorite in the show. I have become a fan.
HUSSY POWER!
------ HUSSY POWER!
#79Chita is out of Drood.
Posted: 2/27/13 at 9:07pmBoy, I'm glad I saw it when I did with the OBC.
"Through The Sacrifice You Made, We Can't Believe The Price You Paid..For Love!"
#80Chita is out of Drood.
Posted: 2/27/13 at 11:53pm
Peter was out again tonight.
Nick Corley will be out of the show on Tuesday as well.
ghostlight2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/5/04
#81Chita is out of Drood.
Posted: 2/28/13 at 10:57am
"Chita, and Peter Benson, were both in the matinee today. Peter, as Bazzard, was the male half of the married couple!"
Peter Benson was NOT in the matinee yesterday.
#82Chita is out of Drood.
Posted: 2/28/13 at 11:18amAnyone know what the weekend is looking like? specifically Sunday matinee?
#83Chita is out of Drood.
Posted: 2/28/13 at 12:43pm^ Everyone is scheduled to be in on Sunday. Although Peter Benson, will most likely be out until further notice.
wonkit
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/30/08
#84Chita is out of Drood.
Posted: 2/28/13 at 10:13pmI did not see any substitution announcement for the Wednesday matinee. Can someone please tell me who played Bazzard at that performance, if it was not Benson? Whoever it was, he was excellent!
ghostlight2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/5/04
#85Chita is out of Drood.
Posted: 2/28/13 at 11:01pm
The slips notoriously fall out, and there were at least three that day - could have been missed. I believe Nick Corley was in for Bazzard (busy boy. He covers Durdles and Chrisparkles, too).
Corley's Bazzard is very different. Peter's Bazzard is a maniacal energetic type that would do anything to be on that stage, whereas Nick's is more of a sadsack who never expects to be on stage and is thrilled when he does. Kinda cute, and it was nice to see an understudy that was not a carbon copy.
wonkit
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/30/08
#86Chita is out of Drood.
Posted: 3/1/13 at 2:50pmThanks, ghost light! From your description it must have been Nick Corley. He was a sad sack, and that made him so sympathetic that he won the vote for husband of the married couple. Very nice voice, and adorable persona. And since I was in an aisle seat, he even had a nice little conversation with me at one point when he was waiting in the aisle for his entrance. In character, of course.
#87Chita is out of Drood.
Posted: 3/2/13 at 12:54pmAlison Cimmet is still on for Helena, Peter Benson is still out, and today Nicholas Barasch will also be out and Kyle Coffman will be on for him.
"Get mad, then get over it." - Colin Powell
ghostlight2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/5/04
#89Chita is out of Drood.
Posted: 3/2/13 at 5:39pmWill be seeing the show tonight! Lotsa understudy love. I believe I heard that Will Chase, Peter Benson, Nicholas Barasch, Jessie Mueller will all be out tonight. Wonder how they're gonna work around not having enough cast members to fill out the ensemble.
"Get mad, then get over it." - Colin Powell
#90Chita is out of Drood.
Posted: 3/2/13 at 5:45pm?? This seems a bit ridiculous.
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
Updated On: 3/2/13 at 05:45 PM
ghostlight2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/5/04
#91Chita is out of Drood.
Posted: 3/2/13 at 5:49pm
They didn't hire enough covers and they are paying for it now. Wish I could see it tonight. Eric should be fantastic.
Updated On: 3/2/13 at 05:49 PM
bwaylvsong
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/28/05
#92Chita is out of Drood.
Posted: 3/3/13 at 12:51am
Saw it tonight for the first time!
Eric Sciotto was on as Jasper
Alison Cimmet was on as Helena
Nick Corley was on as Bazzard
Kyle Coffman was on as Deputy
Justin Greer was on for Corley AND Coffman (not sure how that worked)
Jenifer Foote was on for Cimmet
I loved it and it did not seem like anyone was missing! Rosa was voted muderer, Helena was Datchery, and Puffer and Durdles were the lovers.
#93Chita is out of Drood.
Posted: 3/3/13 at 12:53amEric was incredible. I just have to say that. INCREDIBLE.
"Get mad, then get over it." - Colin Powell
bwaylvsong
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/28/05
#94Chita is out of Drood.
Posted: 3/3/13 at 1:03am
Yes, he was! I've never seen Chase, but I can't imagine him being any better.
And Erin Davie sang the sh!t out of her confession!
Was really impressed with everyone in the cast!
#95Chita is out of Drood.
Posted: 3/3/13 at 1:07amI so agree about Davie too, her confession was really, really great. Samonsky was also much better than I expected, very funny and very handsome, though very different from Andy Karl. For a night that was a bit chaotic with all of the understudy madness, everyone really pulled it off and gave such amazing performances. What a fun night!
"Get mad, then get over it." - Colin Powell
Emmaloucbway
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/16/11
#96Chita is out of Drood.
Posted: 3/3/13 at 1:48amLOVED Eric as Jasper. He was fantastic. Especially during "Both Sides of the Coin." Very interesting show tonight with all the understudies.
#97Chita is out of Drood.
Posted: 3/3/13 at 3:32am
Saw it for the first time tonight and I also have to chime in to add that Eric as Jasper was absolutely fantastic
Fun Fact: Rupert Holmes (composer, lyricist, and book writer of Drood) was also in attendance tonight.
"You have two kinds of shows on Broadway – revivals and the same kind of musicals over and over again, all spectacles. You get your tickets for The Lion King a year in advance, and essentially a family... pass on to their children the idea that that's what the theater is – a spectacular musical you see once a year, a stage version of a movie. It has nothing to do with theater at all. It has to do with seeing what is familiar.... I don't think the theatre will die per se, but it's never going to be what it was.... It's a tourist attraction." Stephen Sondheim
#98Chita is out of Drood.
Posted: 3/3/13 at 1:42pmWell, after last night's madness, everyone is back in the show today. Eric Sciotto just tweeted that today's matinee will be with the full company! Glad to hear everyone is healed up and ready to rock this final week.
"Get mad, then get over it." - Colin Powell
#99Chita is out of Drood.
Posted: 3/3/13 at 2:14pmAlso worth mentioning, today's matinee is the first time it has been full cast since Erin and Andrew have joined the show.
