ATC is reporting HOW TO SUCCEED's 100th perf. cancelled..Injury/Death?
ATC is reporting HOW TO SUCCEED's 100th perf. cancelled..Injury/Death?
#1ATC is reporting HOW TO SUCCEED's 100th perf. cancelled..Injury/Death?
Posted: 6/22/11 at 9:15pm
At 9:07pm (i.e. 1 hour after it was meant to begin) - to be clear the performance never started.
Twitter reports range from "serious injury" to "death".
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
Updated On: 6/22/11 at 09:15 PM
#2All that chat is just reporting HOW TO SUCCEED's 100th performance cancelled?
Posted: 6/22/11 at 9:16pmSo midway through? Perhaps some crazy fan went a bit too far.
Beyoncé is not an ally. Actions speak louder than words, Mrs. Carter. #Dubai #$$$
#2All that chat is just reporting HOW TO SUCCEED's 100th performance cancelled?
Posted: 6/22/11 at 9:17pm
I've heard via twitter that a stage hand was seriously injured backstage 
I hope everything is okay
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#3All that chat is just reporting HOW TO SUCCEED's 100th performance cancelle
Posted: 6/22/11 at 9:18pmAh http://twitter.com/#!/search/h2sbway
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
#4All that chat is just reporting HOW TO SUCCEED's 100th performance cancelle
Posted: 6/22/11 at 9:21pm
Oh my goodness I just got chills. My thoughts are with the cast/crew/family.
Jealous? I ain't jealous. I can take on these fellas whateva.
Nettik
Featured Actor Joined: 6/4/10
#5All that chat is just reporting HOW TO SUCCEED's 100th performance cancelle
Posted: 6/22/11 at 9:22pm
Sending positive vibes to the cast and crew. Sounds like something really awful happened.
#6All that chat is just reporting HOW TO SUCCEED's 100th performance cancelle
Posted: 6/22/11 at 9:22pmOh dear.
Beyoncé is not an ally. Actions speak louder than words, Mrs. Carter. #Dubai #$$$
#7All that chat is just reporting HOW TO SUCCEED's 100th performance cancelle
Posted: 6/22/11 at 9:24pmOh God, I hope the reports of a death are untrue.
chewy5000
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/1/09
#8All that chat is just reporting HOW TO SUCCEED's 100th performance cancelle
Posted: 6/22/11 at 9:25pmShut it down!
#9All that chat is just reporting HOW TO SUCCEED's 100th performance cancelle
Posted: 6/22/11 at 9:26pmOh No! I really hope its just some kid over exaggerating that someone died. Thoughts and hugs to the crew and cast.
boardwalker2
Understudy Joined: 4/15/10
#10All that chat is just reporting HOW TO SUCCEED's 100th performance cancelle
Posted: 6/22/11 at 9:28pmOh God, I hope it's not as serious as reported. My thoughts and prayers for the best are with all involved; family, cast and crew. Heavy prayer time.
"Why be normal if it prevents you from being extraordinary?" -David Hyde Pierce
Nettik
Featured Actor Joined: 6/4/10
#11All that chat is just reporting HOW TO SUCCEED's 100th performance cancelle
Posted: 6/22/11 at 9:32pmIt seems that there's only been one tweet that says the stagehand has passed away. I'm hoping that's just hyperbole.
#12All that chat is just reporting HOW TO SUCCEED's 100th performance cancelle
Posted: 6/22/11 at 9:36pm
I don't how credible this is but:
http://twitter.com/#!/Corellianjedi2/status/83709106019512320
Jealous? I ain't jealous. I can take on these fellas whateva.
#13All that chat is just reporting HOW TO SUCCEED's 100th performance cancelle
Posted: 6/22/11 at 9:36pm
one of my friends that first reported the injury on twitter just tweeted RIP to the stagehand. i hope she is just basing it off of speculation and not fact. so sad.
ETA: reference the post above for the tweet
Updated On: 6/22/11 at 09:36 PM
LegallyBroadway2
Broadway Star Joined: 8/19/10
#14All that chat is just reporting HOW TO SUCCEED's 100th performance cancelle
Posted: 6/22/11 at 9:36pm
Seriously hoping for the best. I can't even imagine the hurt the entire production and families are feeling.
Hope to hear more soon.
LegallyBroadway2
Broadway Star Joined: 8/19/10
#15All that chat is just reporting HOW TO SUCCEED's 100th performance cancelle
Posted: 6/22/11 at 9:40pm
the facebook board is reporting a death by fans. . . .
I am PRAYING that this is not true.
EDIT: http://www.facebook.com/H2SBway?sk=wall&filter=1
Updated On: 6/22/11 at 09:40 PM
Nettik
Featured Actor Joined: 6/4/10
#16All that chat is just reporting HOW TO SUCCEED's 100th performance cancelle
Posted: 6/22/11 at 9:41pm
Another RIP:
"RIP to stagehand @ Al Hirschfield, where @H2SBway is playing. Show was cancelled. How will this effect sales?"
http://twitter.com/#!/baritonepride/status/83710000840712192
Nettik
Featured Actor Joined: 6/4/10
#17All that chat is just reporting HOW TO SUCCEED's 100th performance cancelle
Posted: 6/22/11 at 9:41pm
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Updated On: 6/22/11 at 09:41 PM
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#18All that chat is just reporting HOW TO SUCCEED's 100th performance cancelle
Posted: 6/22/11 at 9:43pmThoughts a prayers going out to those involved.
nomdeplume
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/20/05
#19All that chat is just reporting HOW TO SUCCEED's 100th performance cancelle
Posted: 6/22/11 at 9:43pm
Rumors of someone passing should not be posted.
The family should be notified first if ever it were to happen.
I wish BWW would remove this thread or the links and posts claiming so.
It is a great unkindness to the family of every stagehand at the show.
qolbinau, please censor your thread title in respect to the families.
Updated On: 6/22/11 at 09:43 PM
#20All that chat is just reporting HOW TO SUCCEED's 100th performance cancelle
Posted: 6/22/11 at 9:50pm
This is breaking news relating to a public show on Broadway- if people want to know or talk about it, they should be able to, and have a right to be kept in detail. If you can't deal with the news cycle, stay off the internet. And TV. And out of the bookstores with the magazine racks. Basically, stay home in your little room and don't talk with anyone because they will offend your sensibilities.
I'm sure that given that its been at least an hour since the accident, the family has been notified. And I'm also sure they aren't checking BWW's board at the moment for info.
"Are you sorry for civilization? I am sorry for it too." ~Coast of Utopia: Shipwreck
#21All that chat is just reporting HOW TO SUCCEED's 100th performance cancelle
Posted: 6/22/11 at 9:51pmNY Times is on it: http://twitter.com/#!/nytimestheater/statuses/83713438081236992
"This thread reads like a series of White House memos." — Mister Matt
#22All that chat is just reporting HOW TO SUCCEED's 100th performance cancelle
Posted: 6/22/11 at 9:52pmWell I do think that nomdeplume does make a somewhat valid point.
Beyoncé is not an ally. Actions speak louder than words, Mrs. Carter. #Dubai #$$$
#23All that chat is just reporting HOW TO SUCCEED's 100th performance cancelle
Posted: 6/22/11 at 9:52pmOh come off it nomdeplume! I have suffered and ignored your rude posts for years and this 1 really takes the cake. You're not the BroadwayWorld police or the world police. If you handle your daily life with even a small percent of how you treat people around here, I can't imagine you're a person anyone would want to be around.
"Broadway...I'll lick you yet!"
nomdeplume
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/20/05
#24All that chat is just reporting HOW TO SUCCEED's 100th performance cancelle
Posted: 6/22/11 at 9:53pm
It is not a question of offending my sensibilities.
We have at at least one false report on here before and it was not appreciated.
A rumor of injury is one thing, someone's passing is another.
Even if it is only on here, someone may start making phone calls to the families.
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