Profile for AC126748

Earlier this summer, I saw Duke & Roya at the Lortel -- a truly risible play in just about every respect. Early in the second act, an audience member did something that distracted the leading actress, who literally burst out laughing, walked off the stage for a minute, and then walked back and restarted the scene. It was already a surreal afternoon -- the supporting actress was out and the understudy barely knew her lines, the audience was tiny and the rest of the actors totally checked o

MemorableUserName said: "It's interesting that, rather than promote one or both of the understudies for two months, the producers invited so much controversy in orderto castsomeone who wasn't even available for the first two weekends of his run. (And for all the talk about how his real-life relationship with Shen would be a sell, they ultimately only went on together fourtimes in the first week.)"

We're really grasping for things to complain about at this

verywellthensigh said: "Yelling at a waiter so bad the restaurant banned him, yelling at his wife in public, making his workplace hell...and then there was the issue of how horribly overexposed he was before his big fall. It adds up.

There's room for personal development, sure. I just want to know what it is about hosting a talk show that seems to turn people into massive knobs."

For what it’s worth, a friend of mine was in the Broadway compa

ACL2006 said: "any rumors on the next round of casting? Are Kumail & Urie staying past Sept. 28?"

No idea about Kumail Nanjiani, but Michael Urie begins performances in Red Bull's Richard II on October 28, so I doubt he could stay past his current contract date. 

As for the hypothetical SNL lady who could be taking over: lots of possibilities, no? Guessing the likes of Tina Fey, Maya Rudolph and Amy Poehler are unlikely. Ana Gas

I feel like Ciara Renee’s career has been one failure to launch after another. Cast in BIG FISH straight out of college — turns out to be a quick flop. Cast in HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME — goes nowhere. Two shows in which she had prominent replacement roles (FROZEN and WAITRESS) closed prematurely due to COVID. THE WRONG MAN didn’t move to Broadway. She probably thought WANTED/GUN AND POWDER was her big chance to originate a leading role on Broadway, and is using the cour

I did Shakespeare in the Park lines when I was a college student in NYC, early 2000s. It was a pleasant experience then, and especially if you went early in the run, you rarely had to wait more than a couple hours for tickets. (Often if you went during the first week of performances, you could walk right up around 1pm -- when they started distributing -- and receive a pair with no wait.) As Kad mentioned though, given that summer weather is far less temperate now, the prospect of a multi-hour

Ripley appeared in some readings of Joy (playing the mother role) but obviously didn't continue into the current production, for whatever reason. I have no idea if that was her choice or a production decision.

Regarding Next to Normal, I'd say her performance was already becoming mannered and overwrought in the early months on Broadway, before she won the Tony, and that her voice declined significantly between the Second Stage and Broadway runs.

Call_me_jorge said: "AC126748 said: "(and is now going into RAGTIME at Lincoln Center)"

Do we know which track she’s in? I hope she’s Sarah’s Friend, because I know she’ll crush Till We Teach That Day."

No idea, but I would assume so. I guess people take different jobs for different reasons, but I would find it hard to believe Dawson would take a straight ensemble track after playing multiple major roles on Broadw