Tony Nominees Calling Out

[Golenboybway]

Just curious is it common for Tony nominees to call out the night before the tonys. I know Lachanze called out Saturday night and about half of the principals of OOTI called out too.

[tomwsjr]

LaChanze always calls out!

[smidge]

Lachanze was out Saturday matinee too. Also missed her in The Color Purple. Did get to see her in IfThen

[haterobics]

Last year, DHP called out of the Saturday Dolly matinee, and we had a bunch of people missing from Comet that night, including Groban.

[disneybroadwayfan22]

Caissie was out on Saturday, according to Alyssa Fox

[natashalost]

Caissie was out for both shows on Saturday at Frozen. Patti did the matinee but Aisha did the night show.

[Phillytheatreguy10]

5 out in OOTI- 3 principles, Alex, Hailey, and Kenita- It was the understudy's debut for Ti Moune, Lauren Lott is gone and Alysha was out as well.  Courtnee was her name and she was spectacular! 

[vanbrig]

haterobics said: "Last year, DHP called out of the Saturday Dolly matinee, and we had a bunch of people missing from Comet that night, including Groban."

I saw it that night and Groban was in; Amber Gray was the only one out. However, Groban, Denee Benton, Lucas Steele, and Amber Gray were all out that matinee, if I'm not mistaken. 

[rjm516]

Five?? wow! Is that normal before the Tonys or are they just sick or exhausted? I like seeing understudies but five is a lot to understand.

[Mark_E]

Cassie was on Sat eve, my sister was there.

[Fosse76]

rjm516 said: "Five?? wow! Is that normal before the Tonys or are they just sick or exhausted? I like seeing understudies but five is a lot to understand."

Neither. They're unprofessional.

[BrodyFosse123]

Harvey Fierstein, who only missed 1/2 a performance (did Act 1; understudy went on for Act 2) during his 2 year run on Broadway in HAIRSPRAY, used to fine the young cast/ensemble when they missed a performance.  He found it unprofessional and bad work ethics.  

[VIETgrlTerifa]

BrodyFosse123 said: "Harvey Fierstein, who only missed 1/2 a performance (did Act 1; understudy went on for Act 2) during his 2 year run on Broadway in HAIRSPRAY, used to fine the young cast/ensemble when they missed a performance. He found it unprofessional and bad work ethics."

It sounds like a nice lesson-teaching tactic, but was he allowed to do that?

[HogansHero]

BrodyFosse123 said: "Harvey Fierstein, who only missed 1/2 a performance (did Act 1; understudy went on for Act 2) during his 2 year run on Broadway in HAIRSPRAY, used to fine the young cast/ensemble when they missed a performance. He found it unprofessional and bad work ethics."

In what possible capacity?

Also, the notion it is unprofessional to miss a performance (whether for a scheduled absence, illness, etc.) is itself unprofessional. Unless someone knows the person is just being lazy or whatever, that's ridiculous.

[HogansHero]

re OOTI, my guess is that they were all out because they needed time to rehearse the Tony performance more than the <<edited by BWW staff>> running things over there had planned for.

[Golenboybway]

It just doesn’t make sense to me. I get it it’s a lot but so many other people are peforming when they are nominated. Isn’t it a rule that you have to perform in the matinee on the day of the tonys?

[Phillytheatreguy10]

I don't follow your logic.  Hailey had one line to sing at the Tonys and the ensemble that was in were some of those in the opening number of the Tonys and then had a complete costume change for their number, so...I was completely happy with all of the performers we did see, and honestly those saying Alex was robbed and sang the roof off radio city didn't hear his understudy who truly blew the roof out of the theatre with her vocal acrobatics that were superior to his on the Tonys.

[dramamama611]

Golenboybway said: "It just doesn’t make sense to me. I get it it’s a lot but so many other people are peforming when they are nominated. Isn’t it a rule that you have to perform in the matinee on the day of the tonys?"

No. Who's rule could it be?  

[dearalanaaaa]

Golenboybway said: "It just doesn’t make sense to me. I get it it’s a lot but so many other people are peforming when they are nominated. Isn’t it a rule that you have to perform in the matinee on the day of the tonys?"

Definitely not a rule. Last year Ben Platt called out for Thursday onward before the Tonys! And how would that be enforced?

[funhamilton_rent]

Hailey has taken off ONE performance in the past 7 months of OOTI’s run. I hardly think she’s unprofessional. And Alex has an insanely demanding role & probably needed to be in vocal rest for the Tonys. Everyone on these boards just hates OOTI for no reason smh... it won, get over it.

[ScottyDoesn'tKnow2]

funhamilton_rent said: "Hailey has taken off ONE performance in the past 7 months of OOTI’s run. I hardly think she’s unprofessional. And Alex has an insanely demanding role & probably needed to be in vocal rest for the Tonys. Everyone on these boards just hates OOTI for no reason smh... it won, get over it."

Not true. I hardly read anything negative about OOTI. There was a lot more negativity regarding Carousel and more criticism directed at MFL while some OOTI fans were trying to paint the show was some victim while going on a covert campaign against the other two shows.

[funhamilton_rent]

ScottyDoesn'tKnow2 said: "funhamilton_rent said: "Hailey has taken off ONE performance in the past 7 months of OOTI’s run. I hardly think she’s unprofessional. And Alex has an insanely demanding role & probably needed to be in vocal rest for the Tonys. Everyone on these boards just hates OOTI for no reason smh... it won, get over it."

Not true. I hardly read anything negative about OOTI. There was a lot more negativity regarding Carousel and more criticism directed at MFL while some OOTI fans were trying to paint the show was some victim while going on a covert campaign against the other two shows."

On the BWW boards? I’ve seen nothing but OOTI slander, no one has even mentioned that they won a ****ing Tony! I’m a diehard OOTI revival fan so I may be biased but it is simply ridiculous.

[ScottyDoesn'tKnow2]

funhamilton_rent said: "ScottyDoesn'tKnow2 said: "funhamilton_rent said: "Hailey has taken off ONE performance in the past 7 months of OOTI’s run. I hardly think she’s unprofessional. And Alex has an insanely demanding role & probably needed to be in vocal rest for the Tonys. Everyone on these boards just hates OOTI for no reason smh... it won, get over it."

Not true. I hardly read anything negative about OOTI. There was a lot more negativity regarding Carousel and more criticism directed at MFL while some OOTI fans were trying to paint the show was some victim while going on a covert campaign against the other two shows."

On the BWW boards? I’ve seen nothing but OOTI slander, no one has even mentioned that they won a ****ing Tony! I’m a diehard OOTI revival fan so I may be biased but it is simply ridiculous."

Yes. On this board and social media. I noticed it from OOTI fans months ago. They targeted MFL for a while and Carousel was easy because the production was just a mess that pissed off purists. Nobody said anything truly bad about OOTI and it seemed to have more across-the-board support and not many were attacking it. In fact as the Tonys came closer more and more people were openly supporting it while lamenting how it’d lose to such giant shows. 

[Eliza2]

Phillytheatreguy10 said: "I don't follow your logic. Hailey had one line to sing at the Tonys and the ensemble that was in were some of those in the opening number of the Tonys and then had a complete costume change for their number, so...I was completely happy with all of the performers we did see, and honestly those saying Alex was robbed and sang the roof off radio city didn't hear his understudy who truly blew the roof out of the theatre with her vocal acrobatics that were superior to his on the Tonys."

Agreed with your last statement - I was also at OOTI on Saturday night and thought Aurelia Williams was incredible as Asaka (I also saw Alex Newell in the role). As were all of the understudies that stepped in. I didn't leave disappointed at all with the performances I saw.

 

[Elegance101]

funhamilton_rent said: "Hailey has taken off ONE performance in the past 7 months of OOTI’s run. I hardly think she’s unprofessional. And Alex has an insanely demanding role & probably needed to be in vocal rest for the Tonys. Everyone on these boards just hates OOTI for no reason smh... it won, get over it."

I’m not sure the number, but Hailey has definitely missed more performances than that.