WEST SIDE STORY (2019 Revival) Preview Thread- Page 21

[iluvtheatertrash]

Posted: 1/7/20 at 1:41pm

Cook was in last night, so assuming he is okay.

[GreasedLightning]

Posted: 1/7/20 at 2:19pm

iluvtheatertrash said: "Cook was in last night, so assuming he is okay."

No, he wasn’t. A friend was there last night and sent me a photo of the cast list insert. Cook was still out, as well as Tony/Maria and several others. 

[ModernMillie3]

Posted: 1/7/20 at 2:47pm

A Facebook friend went to the show tonight and posted a pic of the board. 8 understudies including Maria and Riff

Perhaps now they'll rethink that whole water on stage thing.......

[benfox2]

Posted: 1/7/20 at 3:10pm

Not to add fuel to the fire, but when I was there Thursday I was hot off of reading rumors from here; so I asked an actress at the Stagedoor about the rain, and she said it was pretty cold. I asked if they slip on stage she said that they all have sandpaper-like materials on their shoes, and that the slips are choreographed. After this I asked if they take any leeway with the slips, as I thought they looked a little scary during the rumble, she said that the guys definitely get overzealous with their slips, and sometimes take it further than choreographed.

With that info, and knowing that Isaac got injured during the rumble, I wonder if they will rethink part of the rain(how heavy it is, temperature) because if people are getting injured while overselling the slips, that isn’t good.

[Impossible2]

Posted: 1/7/20 at 7:01pm

I wonder if any of these poor dancers are still with us...

https://youtu.be/uJzRrfHdoko?t=70

 

[schubox]

Posted: 1/7/20 at 10:00pm

I hope they leave the rain in, if they need to tone it down to make it safer so be it. But I found it to be a pretty powerful element 

[KitKatBoy24]

Posted: 1/9/20 at 11:03am

Ben Cook has been replaced:

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Dharon-E-Jones-Replaces-Ben-Cook-in-WEST-SIDE-STORY-20200109

I guess his injury is more serious than we thought.

[ljay889]

Posted: 1/9/20 at 11:05am

But this isn't a troubled preview period, right?

 

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Dharon-E-Jones-Replaces-Ben-Cook-in-WEST-SIDE-STORY-20200109

[KitKatBoy24]

Posted: 1/9/20 at 11:10am

I saw the show on Tuesday and we had 7 understudies on. My friend and I, before realizing how many u/s we had, found ourselves being concerned about safety with all the rain. Finding out after that there had been injuries didn’t surprise us.

I must say that Mia Pinero’s Maria was incredible. I didn’t realize she was an u/s until after the show. During her performance I found myself thinking that she was set for a Tony Nomination.

[benfox2]

Posted: 1/9/20 at 11:11am

Oh Jesus, I guess I’m glad I saw him as riff then, he was really good. I’d be curious when he was injured, if it was because of/during the rain that doesn’t bode well

[KitKatBoy24]

Posted: 1/9/20 at 11:16am

I heard Ben got hurt during the rumble. Something with his shoulder, I think. I don’t know anyone involved, this is just what I’ve heard

[ren598]

Posted: 1/9/20 at 11:18am

benfox2 said: "Oh Jesus, I guess I’m glad I saw him as riff then, he was really good. I’d be curious when he was injured, if it was because of/during the rain that doesn’t bode well"

I feel the same way.  Glad I saw him at the Sunday matinee. With both Tony and Maria understudies, I definitely thought he was a standout.   I guess if I went back to see this again, I’d get a different Tony, Maria and Riff.

[QueenAlice]

Posted: 1/9/20 at 11:20am

Are we really to blame the onstage rain for all these absences? Are we certain that some of them aren't due to an inexperienced cast not accustomed to the rigors of a demanding 8 show a week Broadway musical schedule and not pacing themselves accordingly?

[FlyHigh523]

Posted: 1/9/20 at 11:23am

QueenAlice said: "Are we really to blame the onstage rain for all these absences? Are we certain that some of them aren't due to an inexperienced cast not accustomed to the rigors of a demanding8 show a week Broadway musical schedule and not pacing themselves accordingly?"

In my understanding, if they had been injured during the rumble, the rain is most certainly to blame. Particularly, Cook was in Newsies, so he definitely was accustomed to a demanding, dance heavy show precious to WSS. 

[HeyMrMusic]

Posted: 1/9/20 at 11:25am

Saw the show last night and loved it. Even with Maria/Tony/Riff understudies. You couldn’t tell they were covers.

I loved Dharon E. Jones as Action. In fact, I thought he was a standout. I’d be very interested to see his take on Riff. Corey John Snide was on last night and I thought he was very good. I assume this shift in cast means they have to reshoot/re-edit some videos without Ben Cook. These injuries are really such a shame since I think this is the most thrilling production of West Side Story I’ve ever seen.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 1/9/20 at 11:26am

Jesus, this show really is the new “Spider-Man”.

[QueenAlice]

Posted: 1/9/20 at 11:26am

I don't believe Maria dances in the rain. So to what to we attribute her absences?

[IdinaBellFoster]

Posted: 1/9/20 at 11:29am

Who knew this would rise to SPIDER-MAN levels.

[n2nbaby]

Posted: 1/9/20 at 11:34am

Curious if there will be a cast left when I see the show at the end of February.

[HeyMrMusic]

Posted: 1/9/20 at 11:39am

QueenAlice said: "I don't believe Maria dances in the rain. So to what to we attribute her absences?"

Sickness? It’s pretty hard to sing high Cs even when healthy. (And Maria does run on a wet stage, so who knows.)

[kuhset]

Posted: 1/9/20 at 11:41am

not sure if I've just missed this -- just tried to do a quick command + f search for "rain" and didn't see anything, but when exactly is the rain scene? 

[SporkGoddess]

Posted: 1/9/20 at 11:44am

Jesus, this show really is the new “Spider-Man”.

I was wondering when people would start making this comparison.

[benfox2]

Posted: 1/9/20 at 11:50am

I don’t think the absences have anything to do with the rain, but if the the 2 (publicized) injuries were indeed during the rumble, then then rain almost certainly plays a factor into that.

[MollyJeanneMusic]

Posted: 1/9/20 at 11:59am

n2nbaby said: "Curious if there will be a cast left when I see the show at the end of February."

The most ironic thing would be if everyone got injured EXCEPT for Amar.

[Ado Annie D'Ysquith]

Posted: 1/9/20 at 12:00pm

^^^^

IT'S LIKE RAY-E-AIN ON YOUR WEDDING DAY...