Idina out second act

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#100Idina out second act
Posted: 5/16/14 at 11:42pm

Does anyone have any inkling whether Idina will be out for tomorrow's matinee? I enjoyed her performance they first time I saw it, but I'd love to catch Jackie if I can.


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#101Idina out second act
Posted: 5/16/14 at 11:48pm

I would think that Idina would be back earliest tomorrow night, even if she is feeling better, to not have to do a two show day right out of a bad cold, but who really knows.

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#102Idina out second act
Posted: 5/17/14 at 12:05am

You're right, there's no telling, but that makes sense. Thank you wdwfreak!


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#103Idina out second act
Posted: 5/17/14 at 12:28am

Jackie Burns sounds AMAZING.


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#104Idina out second act
Posted: 5/17/14 at 8:24am

She really sounds great in this role! I love Idina, but I would love to see Jackie too!

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#105Idina out second act
Posted: 5/17/14 at 1:37pm

Looks like she's out again today (and presumably tonight). Going on day 3 here, really hope everything is okay with her.

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#106Idina out second act
Posted: 5/17/14 at 1:46pm

Finally listened to clip of Jackie singing "Learn to Live Without" and really loved it. Her voice is a lot softer (which appeals to me and what I like to listen to more). I just tried to see if she had a Twitter handle and typer her in the search part and was really happy to see all of the support she is getting from people seeing this show!

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#107Idina out second act
Posted: 5/17/14 at 3:35pm

Though three days might seem like a while, I'm not sure it's something to be too concerned about yet. She's been on an insane schedule since the show began & the role is incredibly demanding; she hardly ever leaves the stage. I remember in Wicked she got sick relatively early on & came back before she seemed 100% & for the ret of the run her voice was never quite the same. Better to take the time off to recover than do any damage by prematurely coming back.

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#108Idina out second act
Posted: 5/17/14 at 4:32pm

Someone tweeted that they are at the show and that they get to go back and see it for free.

Someone else posted the same thing on instagram.

So, they're seeing the show...AND they get to go again for free? O.o

Updated On: 5/17/14 at 04:32 PM

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#109Idina out second act
Posted: 5/17/14 at 4:36pm

If that is something they are allowing, one imagines not posting about it would be in their best interest (and probably something they were told not to do). Otherwise, who wouldn't pay once to see it twice?

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#110Idina out second act
Posted: 5/17/14 at 5:03pm

I just wonder how they will make that happen, will they put them in the same seats? Better ones? Do they give them tons of options on dates? That sounds so bizarre.

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#111Idina out second act
Posted: 5/17/14 at 5:06pm

Also, if that's the case, I'm feeling really bummed right now that I didn't buy a ticket to see Jackie yesterday so I could see her AND catch Idina for free another day! I don't understand how the arrangement would benefit the producers in anyway.

brdway411
#112Idina out second act
Posted: 5/17/14 at 5:11pm

Why in God's green earth would anyone want to sit through this POS twice?

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#113Idina out second act
Posted: 5/17/14 at 5:20pm

^ Some people obviously don't have the same opinion as you do.

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#114Idina out second act
Posted: 5/17/14 at 5:41pm

I know I plan to see it again. Loved ot.


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#115Idina out second act
Posted: 5/17/14 at 5:54pm

Apparently there were technical difficulties and they had to stop the show during the first act. Maybe that has something to do with this bizarre two for one thing?

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#116Idina out second act
Posted: 5/17/14 at 6:02pm

"Why in God's green earth would anyone want to sit through this POS twice?"

Why in God's green earth would anyone want to keep reading and posting in threads about a show they hate?

brdway411
#117Idina out second act
Posted: 5/17/14 at 6:10pm

LOL, because I have nothing better to do today. I just wish I had a chair to watch the return line on the days she was out. I have a feeling it was more fun to watch than anything in the show.

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#118Idina out second act
Posted: 5/17/14 at 6:29pm

You sound like a fun person.


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#119Idina out second act
Posted: 5/17/14 at 6:37pm

"I just wish I had a chair to watch the return line on the days she was out. I have a feeling it was more fun to watch than anything in the show."

People would just assume you were the front of the rush line for her first show back.

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#120Idina out second act
Posted: 5/17/14 at 6:57pm

"I just wish I had a chair to watch the return line on the days she was out. I have a feeling it was more fun to watch than anything in the show."

... You don't have a chair? Geez, how'd you ever manage affording a ticket the first time around?

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#121Idina out second act
Posted: 5/17/14 at 6:58pm

^^ lmao to the last two replies

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#122Idina out second act
Posted: 5/17/14 at 7:19pm

Offering them to go back again will be good for word of mouth. Particularly because I think they would enjoy it a lot the second time (1. The excitement of Idina being back on, 2. Listening to the score for a second time - I don't think it's easy to like the first time you hear it). I'm not sure if this was caused by the act 1 difficulties because people here were saying it happened yesterday too.


"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

brdway411
#123Idina out second act
Posted: 5/17/14 at 7:55pm

Lottery loser seats, the worst $50 I ever spent. Great seat, great talent, HORRIBLE SHOW.

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#124Idina out second act
Posted: 5/17/14 at 7:59pm

So this is the 4th post you've made about this, we get it.

I know you mentioned you thought you had great seats but I do have a theory that people are not enjoying the show as much from those seats vs good orchestra seats. The show would be more confusing from far away and (most importantly), because the show doesn't exactly have extreme scenery chewing emotional moments it might seem more boring. They've built this show to be a 'big' show. But a smaller theatre would have been more ideal I think for the viewer experience.


"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