New Fantine!- Page 3

[p.s.]

Posted: 11/22/06 at 1:13pm

Re Ken's No comment....

I also have no comment, but I don't know if that means I'm in agreement with Ken.


p.s. Hail Celia!

pps: Seriously, how about Celia?

[PB ENT.]

Posted: 11/22/06 at 1:21pm

If the show is scheduled to leave in April why would they re-cast in Jan/Feb. and which "name" would fill in for 2/3 mos? If the understudy is good, my bet is they'll keep her.

Just watch the numbers after the holidays are over...that will dictate all the moves. And please, go and enjoy the show.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 11/22/06 at 1:38pm

If the understudy is good, my bet is they'll keep her.

But there are two, and does the audition say they're looking for a temporary Fantine, or a temporary ensemble/Fantine understudy to fill her place? Or maybe that'll be determined from the talent pool?

[PB ENT.]

Posted: 11/22/06 at 1:51pm

good point Lizzy. Why are they auditioning at all with 2 understudies ready to go? Perhaps the poor Daphne press and her contacted "opt out" has had an impact. Or maybe not...

Anyway it will be interesting to see what happens in Feb.

[iluvtheatertrash]

Posted: 11/22/06 at 4:30pm

Lisa Brescia, please!

[Neverandy]

Posted: 11/22/06 at 4:49pm

I have read the agent breakdownand Prefer not to post it here but it basically says that it is for her scheduled absence for her Off-Broadway Play. The first performance is February 20th and it is said to go until April or May. Since it is for an extended time I think that it will be easier on the company to just replace her rather than bump someone up. Ensemble tracks are harder to learn and, more importantly, involve more full company rehearsals than a principle.
Regardless it seems like it would be a tough gig. A real "Damned if you do-Damned if you don't" situation. People either loved her or hated her. So You are either going to dissapoint or remind everyone how awful she actually is (i haven't seen the show so I won't render my opinion, but from what I've read, my imagination was probably spot-on).
Nevertheless , If I was a Girl I'd jump over my dead Grandmother to do it.

[ruthiefan_felix]

Posted: 11/22/06 at 4:56pm

Ruthie all the way! Esp if it's a limited run in the role!

[somethingwicked]

Posted: 11/22/06 at 5:12pm

If Daphne is leaving late January/early February and the temp replacement isn't coming in until February 20th, they are probably putting the understudies on for a week or two in between.

[being.jeremiah]

Posted: 11/22/06 at 5:24pm

How about LEA SALONGA? From Eponine to Fantine.

[NJRae]

Posted: 11/22/06 at 5:25pm

I think that Neverandy was saying that "Jack Goes Boating" (the show Daphne is leaving to do) is starting on Feb 20th, not that a replacement actor would start then.

Again, last I heard from Daphne, she herself wasn't sure of the dates. Without checking the e-mail I believe she said that rehearsals are set to start sometime in late Jan/early Feb. So a tentative opening date of Feb 20th would make sense.

It sounds like, though, that by the time "Jack" closes, Les Mis may have closed as well. Depending of course on whether either show extends.

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 11/22/06 at 5:28pm

Can'gt the just can the overplasticated woman now and hire someone GOOD? Or bump up Nikki Daniels and find a good understudy? As has been said, Brescia, Mandy Gonzalez.... Shoshana Bean... anyone who understands the word PITCH....

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 11/22/06 at 5:33pm

Yeah, it's not like there's a lack of former Fantines/Fantine understudies out there.

The call isn't on actorsequity.org; I'm sad I can't read it for myself!

[Neverandy]

Posted: 11/22/06 at 5:51pm

It is stricly an agent thing, They aren't opening it up to the general equity membership.
Lea is a great idea but I have a feeling that she is more of a name than what they want. If they were going with that kind of name I doubt they would even open it up to the agents to submit. They would just call the agents of the poeple they are interested in. They don't specify in the brakdown anything like "Submit A-list Broadway talent only" it is just a description of the character like they put in Backstage. They do say however that they are seeking any ethnicity though

[somethingwicked]

Posted: 11/22/06 at 6:05pm

I agree with Lizzie. They could just as easily bump Nikki Daniels up and bring back one of the plethora of women out there who know the Fantine u/s track. Whether they do that remains to be seen, but I hope Daniels gets some chance to perform this role.

[Neverandy]

Posted: 11/22/06 at 6:08pm

The breakdown says that the first performance for The fantine replacement is February 20th. I have no idea about Jack goes boating.

[Fontybell]

Posted: 11/22/06 at 6:40pm

They could bump Haviland Stillwell up and easily fill her track. Bc Fantine's "track" also has all the extra blocking with her as a boy on the barricades, it seems like it would be just as hard to find someone to do Fantine as it would be to do the Factory Girl track.

[Trekkie2]

Posted: 11/22/06 at 8:13pm

A little off-topic, but it would be fun to see Celia and Daphne switch roles for one night, even if it was just for a benefit.

[Zachary Goldfarb]

Posted: 11/22/06 at 8:14pm

Brecia is going into WICKED as Murney's standby. Won't be either of them.

[Yero]

Posted: 11/22/06 at 8:22pm

"Brecia is going into WICKED as Murney's standby. Won't be either of them."
...um?

[logan0215]

Posted: 11/22/06 at 11:16pm

Would the two runs conflict?

When is Murney going into Wicked?

Updated On: 11/22/06 at 11:16 PM

[iluvtheatertrash]

Posted: 11/22/06 at 11:33pm

Zachary... sources?

[musicaltheater1]

Posted: 1/2/07 at 7:55pm

Does anyone have any update on the Fantine replacement? Isn't it supposed to be announced this week?

[Zeitoujo]

Posted: 1/2/07 at 7:58pm

god julia NEVER, i dont like her.
i hope for sho or eden!!! that would be heaven!

[somethingwicked]

Posted: 1/2/07 at 8:01pm

The announcement should be made sometime this week.

I am hearing it's Alice Ripley, but she may just be several people's logical assumption because she isn't working at the moment and has played the role before.

Only time will tell..

[neddyfrank2]

Posted: 1/2/07 at 8:02pm

It was already announced on playbill.com about Julia and Lisa