AUDRA GYPSY Reviews — Page 15

Mr. Wormwood said: "Kad said: "It’s a real shame that after a triumphant opening and going into what should be one of the most lucrative weeks of the year, this production instead lost a week of performances and likely instilled a lot of uncertainty into ticketbuyers.

Producers really need to start changing their practices regarding coverage."

I feel like this many cancellations happening to a show this big could impact practices going forward..."

It should, but I feel like it won’t. Producers will think “that could never happen to us.”

This could also warrant shows to no longer open just prior to the holidays if Gypsy had opened a few weeks earlier, the understudies would have (likely) had a few rehearsals in already.

ACL2006 said: "This could also warrant shows to no longer open just prior to the holidays if Gypsy had opened a few weeks earlier, the understudies would have (likely) had a few rehearsals in already."

Everything in the theatre is all about scheduling. It's rare that anyone gets the exact schedule they want. Wolfe & Audra's availability probably dictated this.

I think the worst type of schedule is the WEST SIDE STORY (2019-20) and HONEYMOON IN VEGAS situation, where a show is still in previews during the holidays.

ACL2006 said: "Looks like the matinee is on!"

All the best to whoever is playing Rose, as there’ll be adrenaline flowing whether it’s Audra post-illness or Tryphena playing it for the first time. Looking forward to reports either way!

ACL2006 said: "Gonna assume that u/s board is going to be loaded.



Word is Audra is on today per the box office."

The matinee is basically sold out, so that's good news for them. I assume most folks are back to good health.

Both shows today (12/28) cancelled.

Allegedly resuming performances tomorrow (12/29).

Both shows cancelled today.

That’s a LOT of people who went into/are on their way into the city for the matinee and paid to be able to do so. Yikes.

And they wisely removed the comment feature:

Cancelling an hour prior to curtain is so amateur especially since the box office was telling people earlier that Audra would be on today.

I’m sure she thought she could sing today, and was intending to sing today, but maybe she felt something go back a step or two and has realized she can’t sing it.

But yes absolutely an amateur and inexcusable situation and everyone likely feels really embarrassed about it.

BorisTomashevsky said: "I’m sure she thought she could sing today, and was intending to sing today, but maybe she felt something go back a step or two and has realized she can’t sing it."

I mean, there's no reason at all to think that. We have no idea what the situation is.

pagereynolds said: "ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Just another example of why Box Office employees should never have to be tasked with servingas unofficial spokespeople for a production. It's not their job to know who's on. Their union should crack down on this to remove them from that equation."

I mean, yes, and no. Really, if someone had asked this morning, they could have just said they didn't have any information that the full cast wouldn't be on."


Exactly. Whether they were told by the production to inform buyers that Audra would be on today, or whether they heard that through the grapevine and chose to communicate it on their own, they must stop communicating that information to people who show up at the box office.

I recall there were issues with box office employees communicating this stuff at MERRILY too with Lindsay's absences.

Updated On: 12/28/24 at 01:14 PM