ALNM replacements announcement?

[PReeves2]

ALNM replacements announcement? #1

Posted: 5/18/10 at 1:40pm

When are they going to announce the replacements for CZJ and Lansbury? June 20th is fast approaching.

[Bwaynerd]

ALNM replacements announcement? #2

Posted: 5/18/10 at 1:47pm

Debbie Renolds- Madam Arf

IDK- Desiree

"(in a sweedish accent) Oh! What a lovely T-shirt you are wearing!"- Catherine Zeta-Jones refering to my ALNM shirt at the CD signing. Say NO to drugs and YES to Jackie Hoffman Live At Joes Pub! "ITS THE DAY OF THE SHOW YA'LL!!"-Bwaynerd

[slmlbl]

ALNM replacements announcement? #2

Posted: 5/18/10 at 1:58pm

mdm a- idina
desiree- lea michele

[Yero my Hero]

ALNM replacements announcement? #3

Posted: 5/18/10 at 2:08pm

In 20 or 30 years, I'd see that.

Nothing matters but knowing nothing matters. ~ Wicked
Everything in life is only for now. ~ Avenue Q
There is no future, there is no past. I live this moment as my last. ~ Rent

"He's a tramp, but I love him."

[HeyMrMusic]

ALNM replacements announcement? #4

Posted: 5/18/10 at 2:33pm

Nope. I don't think I'd ever see that.

~Steven

[adamgreer]

ALNM replacements announcement? #5

Posted: 5/18/10 at 2:42pm

Given that we're barely a month away, and that there has been no announcement yet (which means they have ZERO advance beyond June 20), I have a very strong feeling the show will be closing on June 20.

[willact4food]

ALNM replacements announcement? #6

Posted: 5/18/10 at 2:51pm

Well, seeing that there is an Equity audition coming up in two days for this show, I have a feeling they are planning on keeping it open past June 20th.

[HeyMrMusic]

ALNM replacements announcement? #7

Posted: 5/18/10 at 4:07pm

Who knows, that may be a mandatory audition? And anyway, they're not casting those two roles from these auditions.

~Steven

[PReeves2]

ALNM replacements announcement? #8

Posted: 5/18/10 at 4:13pm

i kinda agree with adam, it really is close to the wire if they are going to extend.

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

ALNM replacements announcement? #9

Posted: 5/18/10 at 4:20pm

I'd love for them to extend and replace the three principals with some good people, however, I'm with those who think the show will close June 20th.

"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"

[Unknown User]

ALNM replacements announcement? #10

Posted: 5/18/10 at 4:21pm

$821K last week with an average ticket price of $115. I find it hard to believe they wouldn't at least TRY a replacement cast.

[PReeves2]

ALNM replacements announcement? #11

Posted: 5/18/10 at 4:34pm

regardless of ticket price and amount of sales, the show doesn't do well without Angela or CZJ. remember the grosses from when either one of them was on vacation?
Updated On: 5/18/10 at 04:34 PM

[wdwfreak]

ALNM replacements announcement? #12

Posted: 5/18/10 at 4:39pm

But if they replace them with actors with the star quality as them, they have no problem.

[Unknown User]

ALNM replacements announcement? #13

Posted: 5/18/10 at 4:47pm

Absolutely- I understand right now CZJ and Lansbury are a huge draw- But there are lots of stars in the sky. I think if it were my money on the line, I'd try something. Hell, if I couldn't find names I'd cast two good actresses and cut ticket prices and see if we could run through September.

[HeyMrMusic]

ALNM replacements announcement? #14

Posted: 5/18/10 at 4:48pm

Then I don't know what they're waiting for. They're cuttin' it close!

~Steven

[Yero my Hero]

ALNM replacements announcement? #15

Posted: 5/18/10 at 4:54pm

But if they replace them with actors with the star quality as them, they have no problem.

That is MUCH easier said than done. Actors with the star quality of an Oscar-winning A-lister and a Tony- and Emmy-winning living legend generally are not willing to be replacements. And because of contract law, you can only offer the role to one actor at a time, which slows down the process considerably.

Hell, if I couldn't find names I'd cast two good actresses and cut ticket prices and see if we could run through September.

They have two good actresses cast as the understudies right now. They're not unknowns, either, they are pretty well-respected Broadway veterans. Every week that either Angela or Catherine was on vacation, the show lost money. I doubt it would be worth it to the producers to see if they could make it work until the end of the summer.

Nothing matters but knowing nothing matters. ~ Wicked
Everything in life is only for now. ~ Avenue Q
There is no future, there is no past. I live this moment as my last. ~ Rent

"He's a tramp, but I love him."

[Midnight Radio]

ALNM replacements announcement? #16

Posted: 5/18/10 at 5:31pm

Madam Arf. - Elizabeth Taylor

Desiree - Liza Minnelli

[wickedfan]

ALNM replacements announcement? #17

Posted: 5/18/10 at 5:37pm

It's looking more and more likely that they're just going to close when their contracts are up.

I DID hear, however, that they were pursuing Gwyneth Paltrow and Blythe Danner for the summer. I'm guessing that deal fell through.

"Sing the words, Patti!!!!" Stephen Sondheim to Patti LuPone.

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

ALNM replacements announcement? #18

Posted: 5/18/10 at 6:23pm

Well, according to Danner, Paltrow wouldn't leave London and her kids to appear on the show, which is quite a shame as I'd have loved to see what the two of them would have been like playing these two roles on stage.
Yes, it's a big money-maker, but what star is going to be willing to replace Catherine Zeta-Jones? I'm sure finding a replacement for Lansbury is much easier than getting a younger A-lister who's willing to be a replacement. It'd be great if it happened, I just think it's very very unlikely.

"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"

[BroadwayBound115]

ALNM replacements announcement? #19

Posted: 5/18/10 at 6:27pm

YOU GUYS ARE WAY TOO SMART!! Where do you get this inside information!!!

[Marquise]

ALNM replacements announcement? #20

Posted: 5/18/10 at 6:36pm

You all can stop now....It ain't extending.

Boo-hoo!

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

ALNM replacements announcement? #21

Posted: 5/18/10 at 8:17pm

Haha, I know, it's almost sad how quickly irrelevant this thread became.

"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"