Odd Couple Cancelled Today- Page 2
Odd Couple Cancelled Today
popcultureboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/23/03
#25re: Odd Couple Cancelled Today
Posted: 1/19/06 at 11:40amI also realise I yelled at someone for not paying attention to what had been said when I myself had not paid attention to what was being said. That'll teach me.
Nothing precious, plain to see, don't make a fuss over me. Not loud, not soft, but somewhere inbetween. Say sorry, just let it be the word you mean.
#26re: Odd Couple Cancelled Today
Posted: 1/19/06 at 1:29pmWow I hope Nathan gets better soon. When I saw the show Friday after Thanksgiving I was praying that Nathan and Matthew did not call out. They were fantastic together. Nathan is also very nice, he even held the BCEFA bucket at the door.
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#27re: Odd Couple Cancelled Today
Posted: 1/19/06 at 1:33pmThat's nice.
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#28re: Odd Couple Cancelled Today
Posted: 1/19/06 at 1:34pmI had a different view, I saw the show and I wished that Matthew Broderick hadn't shown up. His understudy could not be any worse.
#29re: Odd Couple Cancelled Today (again, 1/19)
Posted: 1/19/06 at 2:09pm
Just announced that this evening's performance is cancelled, too.
THE ODD COUPLE CANCELS TONIGHT'S PERFORMANCE
THURSDAY, JANUARY 19 AT 8 P.M.
The Thursday evening, January 19 performance of The Odd Couple at the
Brooks Atkinson Theatre (256 West 47th St.) has been cancelled.
Nathan Lane, who stars as Oscar Madison, is suffering from laryngitis.
Ticketholders may exchange their tickets for a future performance or receive
a refund at the box office or at Ticketmaster.com 212-307-4100 or at point of purchase.
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Updated On: 1/19/06 at 02:09 PM
popcultureboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/23/03
#30re: Odd Couple Cancelled Today (again, 1/19)
Posted: 1/19/06 at 2:41pmalright so if it's cancelled because Lane's understudy wasn't sufficiently rehearsed, wouldn't they have spent ALL of yesterday and today doing put in rehearsals for him? I mean, if Sienna Miller can pull off what she did with no rehearsal, surely Lane's understudy can come up with SOMETHING?
Nothing precious, plain to see, don't make a fuss over me. Not loud, not soft, but somewhere inbetween. Say sorry, just let it be the word you mean.
nessa2
Swing Joined: 1/19/06
#31re: Odd Couple Cancelled Today (again, 1/19)
Posted: 1/19/06 at 3:16pmapparently they did rehearse all day yesterday and are also rehearsing today. Brad Garrett was the understudy with Gene Gabriel as the second cover. Rob Bartlett is now the understudy but just started rehearsals last week. Neither cover is fully prepared to carry show. This seems to be bad luck and bad timing although it's strange that Nathan and Matthew didn't have standbys (as opposed to internal understudies) from the very beginning. Then this mess would never have happened.
popcultureboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/23/03
#32re: Odd Couple Cancelled Today (again, 1/19)
Posted: 1/19/06 at 3:22pmHmm. That the new guy isn't fully prepared is just about acceptable, but for the second cover to be unprepared 4 months into the run almost is pretty shabby.
Nothing precious, plain to see, don't make a fuss over me. Not loud, not soft, but somewhere inbetween. Say sorry, just let it be the word you mean.
nessa2
Swing Joined: 1/19/06
#33re: Odd Couple Cancelled Today (again, 1/19)
Posted: 1/19/06 at 4:12pmFrom what I know, the second cover has gone on for 2 different parts so far and he only recently was asked to be an Oscar cover as a backup. I think he's a bit younger than the rest of the guys. Perhaps when push came to shove, the producers just didn't feel right about having him carry the show. Again, it seems like a producer miscalculation. They must have figured"what are the odds" of Nathan being sick while we try and get new covers up to speed...
#34re: Odd Couple Cancelled Today (again, 1/19)
Posted: 1/19/06 at 6:01pm
popcultureboy, I would just like to clarify. I said I blame the backers not only because they made the decision to cancel, but also because they were not prepared to have an understudy fill in. I think being unprepared and therefore having to cancel a show qualifies as both sad and pathetic.
But no hard feelings. I know *you* aren't the reason the production was ill prepared, and I could have been more specific in the first place.
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Luckydave14
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/25/04
#35re: Odd Couple Cancelled Today (again, 1/19)
Posted: 1/19/06 at 6:17pmHow do you know if Gabriel was also sick or not? He very well might have been sick. I wouldn't jump to conclusions and say that he just isn't ready. Also, Rob Bartlett is also in the production, performing every night. I think it is acceptable that he is not ready after only finding out last week. He has to do his shows every night while also rehearse for Oscar.
popcultureboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/23/03
#36re: Odd Couple Cancelled Today (again, 1/19)
Posted: 1/19/06 at 6:22pmI already said it's perfectly reasonable that Bartlett isn't up to par yet.
Nothing precious, plain to see, don't make a fuss over me. Not loud, not soft, but somewhere inbetween. Say sorry, just let it be the word you mean.
Joe Mike2
Understudy Joined: 12/17/05
#37re: Odd Couple Cancelled Today (again, 1/19)
Posted: 1/20/06 at 11:29pmI agree. The show should have gone on -- with our without Nate.
SamIAm
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/04
#38re: Odd Couple Cancelled Today (again, 1/19)
Posted: 1/22/06 at 6:16pm
Gabriel has been covering Oscar for awhile. There was no reason he couldn't go on, other than the fact that the producers probably figured everyone would ask for their money back.
Now that they've called Garrett back to play the role and he hasn't rehearsed it in forever I presume they rehearsed a lot for a day and then he went on.
Someone on ATC saw him on Sat night and said he was fine. I have never been able to picture Garrett in this role, but to each his own. I guess his name as a TV star would carry most of the audience so the producers didn't have to give anyone their money back.
Azenberg would find a way!
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#39re: Odd Couple Cancelled Today (again, 1/19)
Posted: 1/24/06 at 4:57pm
Did anyone see this - and if so - how was mr. Garett.
I can't imagine anyone being that good playing against the truly dreadful performance of Mr. Broderick.
#40re: Odd Couple Cancelled Today (again, 1/19)
Posted: 1/24/06 at 6:45pmStay home, Save your money, Rent the movie.
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Elizabeth Taylor
FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#41re: Odd Couple Cancelled Today (again, 1/19)
Posted: 1/24/06 at 6:59pm
"I can't imagine anyone being that good playing against the truly dreadful performance of Mr. Broderick."
When did you see the show SFlM?
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#42re: Odd Couple Cancelled Today (again, 1/19)
Posted: 1/24/06 at 11:04pmShortly after it opened. Luckily I was given tickets to it when I was in town, I would have been upset if I paid to see it.
BOYFROMOZ
Stand-by Joined: 5/25/04
#43re: Odd Couple Cancelled Today (again, 1/19)
Posted: 1/25/06 at 9:54pmI looking at what seats they had in the run. It does not look like a repeat of the last presale. Seems like the show might be easy to get to.
