A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 Extends to January 2018
A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 Extends to January 2018
BroadwayConcierge
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/24/15
#1A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 Extends to January 2018
Posted: 6/5/17 at 4:31pm
Wow, that's pretty confident!
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/A-DOLLS-HOUSE-PART-2-Starring-Laurie-Metcalf-and-Chris-Cooper-Extends-Into-Winter-on-Broadway-20170605
jacobsnchz14
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/13/06
#2A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 Extends to January 2018
Posted: 6/5/17 at 4:32pm
Hahaha! You beat me by less than a minute! :)
#3A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 Extends to January 2018
Posted: 6/5/17 at 4:49pm
Good for them. Very well-deserved. Too bad it's not going to win Best Play.
A little swash, a bit of buckle - you'll love it more than bread.
TigerBait88
Stand-by Joined: 11/18/11
#4A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 Extends to January 2018
Posted: 6/5/17 at 4:55pm
little_sally said: "Good for them. Very well-deserved. Too bad it's not going to win Best Play.
"
LIKELY not going to win best play. Hell can freeze over
carnzee
Broadway Star Joined: 9/2/11
#5A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 Extends to January 2018
Posted: 6/5/17 at 6:59pm
Rudin says that most of the cast will be replaced. I would guess that Houdyshell stays, and the rest go.
So: who could be a good replacement for Nora?
#6A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 Extends to January 2018
Posted: 6/5/17 at 7:04pm
Do you think they have a big name replacement lined up? Seems like that might be the only thing that might justify such a long extension.
Jesus saves. I spend.
After Eight
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/5/09
#7A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 Extends to January 2018
Posted: 6/5/17 at 7:05pm
It was inevitable.
The critics did their job well.
They must all be thrilled.
But as for the unknowing theatregoers lured into seeing this: well, suckered again.
#8A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 Extends to January 2018
Posted: 6/5/17 at 7:21pm
Fabulous news! I saw it on Friday and can't stop thinking about it. I wish Amy Morton was a big star so Rudin would cast her for a brief stint while she's on break from her TV show. Such a juicy role. Imagine all the great casting possibilities, someone get Marcia Gay Harden on the phone (crap, she's also got a TV show). What is Cherry Jones up to?
All four roles are great. It reminds me of GOD OF CARNAGE where I imagine top talent will be attracted to this.
"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"
#9A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 Extends to January 2018
Posted: 6/5/17 at 7:23pm
Fantastic news!
Can't wait to see who else they have lined up for Nora. And fingers crossed Laurie walks away with a Tony on Sunday night.
#10A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 Extends to January 2018
Posted: 6/5/17 at 7:30pm
Amy Morton is actually doing Hir at Steppenwolf this summer. I'm really looking forward to it.
Jesus saves. I spend.
#11A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 Extends to January 2018
Posted: 6/5/17 at 7:35pm
KJisgroovy, that sounds incredible. Please report back after the show, she's truly a gift from the gods.
"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"
#12A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 Extends to January 2018
Posted: 6/5/17 at 7:40pm
Cherry Jones would make a great Nora and she's certainly a well loved name in the theatre community. They may want a slightly bigger name however.
#13A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 Extends to January 2018
Posted: 6/5/17 at 8:48pm
Just an aside....
In the article they list awards and nominations for every cast member except Rashad. It just says "....and Condola Rashad". She has 3 Tony nominations.
Just give the world Love.
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#14A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 Extends to January 2018
Posted: 6/6/17 at 1:37am
Hm. I wonder how long they're all contracted for? I mean, it seems like this is turning out to be a "hit" of sorts, I'd think, especially if she wins, that Metcalf would stay on for at least 6 months.
#15A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 Extends to January 2018
Posted: 6/6/17 at 1:45am
I believe Metcalf would have to leave to film the Roseanne reboot.
"Broadway...I'll lick you yet!"
carnzee
Broadway Star Joined: 9/2/11
#16A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 Extends to January 2018
Posted: 6/6/17 at 6:49am
RippedMan said: "Hm. I wonder how long they're all contracted for? I mean, it seems like this is turning out to be a "hit" of sorts, I'd think, especially if she wins, that Metcalf would stay on for at least 6 months.
July 25. Metcalfe will have to leave for Roseanne.
On the other board, they're saying this is just a stunt by Rudin to get Tony votes.
10086sunset
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/8/16
#17A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 Extends to January 2018
Posted: 6/6/17 at 7:31am
I find it tough to believe this show will still be standing in January 2018 unless they get a legitimate big name replacement or two.
Even then, I still think it closes before the stated end date.
JBC3
Broadway Star Joined: 4/9/17
#18A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 Extends to January 2018
Posted: 6/6/17 at 7:32am
So any exciting possibilities for replacements. I wonder if the appeal of juicy parts in a 90-minute production might pull in some candidates who otherwise would not consider the draining Broadway schedule.
Oh and before I forget ... give it a rest After Eight.
You are so wearisome with your tired cynicism and criticism.
After Eight
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/5/09
#19A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 Extends to January 2018
Posted: 6/6/17 at 8:47am
^
JBC3,
I'll give it a rest when the situation warrants it. And I can't say I hold high hopes for that.
And you're weary of reading my posts, the solution is simple: don't read them. Or better yet, use the ignore feature. But if you fail to avail yourself of either of those solutions, then, please, for heaven's sake, stop whining!
#20A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 Extends to January 2018
Posted: 6/6/17 at 11:39am
Wonderful news! I'll be in NYC in November with my friend, and I would LOVE for her to see it. Fingers crossed on Sunday for Laurie and the rest of the cast.
#21A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 Extends to January 2018
Posted: 6/6/17 at 11:55am
Someone on ATC mentioned Martha Plimpton as a replacement Nora, and I would be so on-board for that.
When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain.
-Kad
JSquared2
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/23/17
#22A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 Extends to January 2018
Posted: 6/7/17 at 5:35pm
Assuming she and Rudin have "made up", how about Audra as the next Nora?
Or maybe Edie Falco (although her previous Broadway appearances haven't exactly done anything for the box office (NIGHT MOTHER, FRANKIE & JOHNNY, HOUSE OF BLUE LEAVES).
Kathy Bates as Ann Marie? Tyne Daly?
GreasedLightning
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/11/14
#23A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 Extends to January 2018
Posted: 6/7/17 at 6:44pm
It'd never happen, but it would be cool to see them do 2-3 week stints of stunt casting throughout the rest of the run. Sort of a Love Letters-esque casting deal but with big names to draw people back again.
Callum_brown1
Stand-by Joined: 4/20/16
#24A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 Extends to January 2018
Posted: 6/7/17 at 7:36pm
Audra is doing Lady Day in London through September.
BakerWilliams
Leading Actor Joined: 2/1/16
#25A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 Extends to January 2018
Posted: 6/7/17 at 7:45pm
Most women of a certain age could play this Nora and make it work.
