Ferryman Cast Change
Ferryman Cast Change
Lauren2
Featured Actor Joined: 5/10/18
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#3Ferryman Cast Change
Posted: 1/7/19 at 3:12pmI am curious as well. Do you think its safe to say the cast is the same for the rest of the run? More specially Laura Donnelly?
#4Ferryman Cast Change
Posted: 1/7/19 at 10:30pm
I heard many are leaving when the show was supposed to close in March.
#5Ferryman Cast Change
Posted: 1/8/19 at 10:12am
I'm incredibly disappointed so many cast members seem to be leaving only five months after opening. Where tickets only on sale until February 19th?
I guess when I bought my tickets I thought I was buying part of the original run. Oh well. Looking forward to seeing the play.
Jesus saves. I spend.
ElphabaGoodman
Broadway Star Joined: 4/2/10
#6Ferryman Cast Change
Posted: 1/8/19 at 10:14am
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/BREAKING-Brian-dArcy-James-Will-Lead-New-Cast-of-THE-FERRYMAN-Beginning-February-19-20190108
Fantastic new cast! Wasnt expecting BDJ, but I think hell be great.
LarryD2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/1/14
#7Ferryman Cast Change
Posted: 1/8/19 at 10:46am
KJisgroovy said: "I'm incredibly disappointed so many cast members seem to be leaving only five months after opening. Where tickets only on sale until February 19th?
I guess when I bought my tickets I thought I was buying part of the original run. Oh well. Looking forward to seeing the play."
Yes, the play was originally scheduled to close on February 17 but was extended to July. The majority of the cast are not American and their length of stay could be a contract issue. It's also likely that many of them have other work lined up based on the originally scheduled run.
The replacement cast seems exceptionally strong and I am looking forward to seeing the play again after they take over.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#8Ferryman Cast Change
Posted: 1/8/19 at 10:55am
Gah, I remember seeing BDJ in another Irish play ten years or so ago. A three person play, and John Gallagher Jr was in it too. Off-Bway....at the Atlantic? (Maybe) I remember his accent being spot on.
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.
#9Ferryman Cast Change
Posted: 1/8/19 at 10:55amSaw it this past weekend and was blown away. After hearing this news I really want to see it again. Shuler Hensley will make a great Tom Kettle.
#10Ferryman Cast Change
Posted: 1/8/19 at 10:56am
Ah! I thought the play was originally set to run through early March. It's quite difficult to retroactively find a closing date for a play that's extended... which I found out trying to prevent this. Alas!
It does seem to be quite a strong cast but I can't help being disappointed in missing the originals.
Jesus saves. I spend.
LarryD2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/1/14
#11Ferryman Cast Change
Posted: 1/8/19 at 10:57am
dramamama611 said: "Gah, I remember seeing BDJ in another Irish play ten years or so ago. A three person play, and John Gallagher Jr was in it too. Off-Bway....at the Atlantic? (Maybe) I remember his accent being spot on.
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Conor McPherson's Port Authority at the Atlantic. He was also great in The Lieutenant of Inishmore on Broadway. He's obviously really comfortable playing Irish.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#12Ferryman Cast Change
Posted: 1/8/19 at 11:01am
Yes! Thank you for remembering!
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.
#13Ferryman Cast Change
Posted: 1/8/19 at 11:50am
Is there a schedule somewhere of which baby goes on when?
henrikegerman
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/29/05
#14Ferryman Cast Change
Posted: 1/8/19 at 12:20pm
The new cast seems very strong and glad to see so many of the original cast staying on.
But, unless my eyes fail me, the link doesn't say Laura Donnely is staying on; nor does it say who might be replacing her as Caitlyn.
SomethingPeculiar
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/15/14
#15Ferryman Cast Change
Posted: 1/8/19 at 12:25pm
Holley Fain (Harvey, "Gossip Girl," "Grey's Anatomy"
as Caitlin Carney
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/BREAKING-Brian-dArcy-James-Will-Lead-New-Cast-of-THE-FERRYMAN-Beginning-February-19-20190108
CT2NYC
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/7/17
#16Ferryman Cast Change
Posted: 1/8/19 at 12:27pm
henrikegerman said: "The new cast seems very strong and glad to see so many of the original cast staying on.
But, unless my eyes fail me, the link doesn't say Laura Donnely is staying on; nor does it say who might be replacing her as Caitlyn."
It's Holley Fain
https://www.talkinbroadway.com/allthatchat_new/d.php?id=2444446
henrikegerman
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/29/05
#18Ferryman Cast Change
Posted: 1/9/19 at 7:55am
After just seeing Torch Song, it would be really interesting to see Jack DiFalco perform as Shane Corcoran at the Ferryman.
When I saw Ferryman a few days ago, I gasped when Mary Carney went up the stairs holding one of the babies and almost tripped! I was like.... omg!!!!! Good thing she didn't but had she... anyway, glad to see they're using real babies in the show. I remember watching Band's Visit and they don't use a real baby.
chuckydisc
Broadway Star Joined: 7/28/13
#19Ferryman Cast Change
Posted: 1/9/19 at 1:37pmI'm only going to attend this production once. Any opinions on which cast I should see? ( Yes, I know no one has seen the new cast yet perform in THIS play. )
#20Ferryman Cast Change
Posted: 2/1/19 at 10:58am
I saw Paddy Considine in nearby take-out shortly after matinee. He said they're leaving in a couple of weeks. If anyone knows better, let me know. Folks in the theater told me that the European cast could only perform for six months b/c of equity rules. The actors who play Maggie Far Away and Aunt Pat are staying along with the priest. That's what they said when I was at the stage door on 1/26.
#21Ferryman Cast Change
Posted: 2/1/19 at 11:02am
The announced date is 2.19. Tickets sales appear to drop off considerably at that point.
Jesus saves. I spend.
RWPrincess
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/7/18
#22Ferryman Cast Change
Posted: 2/1/19 at 11:16am
That might explain why so many Feb and Mar dates were up on Audience Rewards earlier this week
#23Ferryman Cast Change
Posted: 2/1/19 at 11:16am
chuckydisc said: "I'm only going to attend this production once. Any opinions on which cast I should see? ( Yes, I know no one has seen the new cast yet perform in THIS play. )"
If time is no issue, then I'd see it with the current cast. I think part of what makes the play works is the chemistry among the cast members and I understand at times it just clicks but for the most part it's something that develops over time. My 2 cents.
LarryD2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/1/14
#24Ferryman Cast Change
Posted: 2/1/19 at 1:49pm
JayElle said: "I saw Paddy Considine in nearby take-out shortly after matinee. He said they're leaving in a couple of weeks. If anyone knows better, let me know. Folks in the theater told me that the European cast could only perform for six months b/c of equity rules. The actors who play Maggie Far Away and Aunt Pat are staying along with the priest. That's what they said when I was at the stage door on 1/26."
Fionnula Flanagan (Aunt Maggie Far Away) is staying until April, but Dearbhla Molloy (Aunt Pat) is leaving with most of the cast on February 17. Ann McDonough is replacing her.
C4b2a3b
Stand-by Joined: 8/13/08
#25Ferryman Cast Change
Posted: 2/1/19 at 2:06pm
Wick3 said: "If time is no issue, then I'd see it with the current cast. I think part of what makes the play works is the chemistry amongthe cast members and I understand at times it just clicks but for the most part it's something that develops over time. My 2 cents."
Agree with this sentiment. One of the striking things is how how the actors feel like a family, an overall comfort level with each other that is portrayed on stage. Laura Donnelly/Rob Malone, the older brothers and cousins, and aunt/uncle Pat come to mind specifically.
