AUDRA GYPSY Reviews- Page 16

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 12/28/24 at 1:14pm

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

[ACL2006]

Posted: 12/28/24 at 1:15pm

pagereynolds said: "ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "ACL2006 said: "Cancelling an hour prior to curtain is so amateur especially since the box office was telling people earlier that Audra would be on today."

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."

they also sold rush tickets to both shows this morning. maybe there was some hope they could perform today, but then a few other cast members became ill this morning?

[soxboy22]

Posted: 12/28/24 at 1:17pm

Clearly the appropriate governing bodies, unions, etc., are going to need to step in and set some standards. This mess affects all of Broadway.

[The Distinctive Baritone]

Posted: 12/28/24 at 1:22pm

I’m guessing that somebody failed their COVID test last minute. No Broadway show should have only one understudy per role nowadays. So dumb. For example, I assumed Brittney Johnson was covering Louise or June. Nope. She’s just ensemble. Huh?!?

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 12/28/24 at 1:25pm

If everything is so minute-to-minute with this production, I’m curious how they’re so certain they can resume tomorrow. 

[BdwyFan]

Posted: 12/28/24 at 1:37pm

Jordan Catalano said: "If everything is so minute-to-minute with this production, I’m curious how they’re so certain they can resume tomorrow."

They can’t be certain. Just cancel now and resume for a new week on Tuesday.  Gives the cast and crew more time to get better. And also not make audiences crazy with this “on again, off again” mess. No? 
 

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 12/28/24 at 1:37pm

BrodyFosse123 said: "And they wisely removed the comment feature:

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They have been doing that the entire week because people keep attacking the social media managers. They also delete the canceled performance posts within 6 hours of posting them.

65 minutes before showtime? F*ck that. People won't be buying more tickets anytime soon. 

[ACL2006]

Posted: 12/28/24 at 1:38pm

the show has 8 swings, which is a good amount. i wouldn't expect more swings added anytime soon outside of vacation swings down the road.

• Tryphena(standby) is the only cover for Rose.
• Natalie Wachen(standby) is the only cover for Tessie Tura, Electra & Miss Mazeppa.
• Ken Robinson(swing) is the only cover for Georgie, Kringelein, Pop, & Uncle Jocko.
• Joe Osheroff(swing) is the only cover for Andrew Kober's roles and Weber/Pastey/Phil.
• Cole Newburg(swing) is the only cover for Tulsa.
• Sasha Hutchings(swing) is the only cover for June.
• Hunter Capellan(ensemble) is the only cover for the 3 Newsboys.
• Shanel Bailey(swing) is the only cover for Louise.
• The roles of Herbie, Baby Louise, Angie, Yonkers & Little Rock have two covers.

[morosco]

Posted: 12/28/24 at 1:39pm

The show is cursed by The Phantom.

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 12/28/24 at 1:39pm

They can’t be certain. Just cancel now and resume for a new week on Tuesday. Gives the cast and crew more time to get better. And also not make audiences crazy with this “on again, off again” mess. No?

Yes. People are sick of this and don't want to be on pins and needles waiting. Especially tourists who came here specifically to see this. What a colossal mess. 

[Kad]

Posted: 12/28/24 at 1:41pm

BdwyFan said: "Jordan Catalano said: "If everything is so minute-to-minute with this production, I’m curious how they’re so certain they can resume tomorrow."

They can’t be certain. Just cancel now and resume for a new week on Tuesday. Gives the cast and crew more time to get better. And also not make audiences crazy with this “on again, off again” mess. No?
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Well, Tuesday is NYE so nothing can happen that night. The earliest they would resume is Wednesday, and I’m sure the producers are trying to salvage at least part of the holiday income. But this was handled remarkably poorly. I feel for the cast. 

[LetTheSunshineIn2]

Posted: 12/28/24 at 1:43pm

I agree, Jordan. Either their management has no idea what they are doing (which I don't think is the case), or people must just still be dropping like flies and every time they think they've got covers worked out, someone else drops. So hopefully whomever they've got in terms of a cast who can pull off the show for tomorrow hangs in there.  I also have to wonder if their issue isn't just cast illness, but also with illness in the crew?    

As someone who can only make it to the city a couple of times per year, I really feel for everyone who has had tickets to the canceled shows as well as the cast and crew who are either sick themselves or also dealing with the "we're on, nope "we're canceled" of it all too.  I hope they really are able to get themselves back up and running tomorrow.

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 12/28/24 at 2:00pm

To be honest, I’d be nervous if I had a ticket for a few weeks from now. 

[Wick3]

Posted: 12/28/24 at 2:01pm

I feel bad for the cast. I understand as audience remembers we are entitled to a full refund for a performance cancellation.

question: even though a performance is cancelled, will the cast, backstage crew, orchestra, and front of house folks still be paid? Given how they cancelled 65 mins before showtime I’m sure some members of the cast and theater employees already reported to work.

[Robbie2]

Posted: 12/28/24 at 2:03pm

ACL2006 said: "Penna2 said: "Are any other shows being affected by illnesses?"

ELF had a ton of understudies and swings on this past weekend."

 

Over at DBH both Megan and Jennifer are out of the matinee today!

[MezzoDiva47]

Posted: 12/28/24 at 2:05pm

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

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


cool story bro

[ACL2006]

Posted: 12/28/24 at 2:16pm

MezzoDiva47 said: "ACL2006 said: "Gonna assume that u/s board is going to be loaded.

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


cool story bro"

the box office was selling tickets for both of today's performances up until 12:30. People that got rush tickets this morning were told by box office staff that Audra was on today. Maybe they should have not sold tickets today and cancelled earlier instead of nearly an hour before curtain.

[TheatreFan4]

Posted: 12/28/24 at 2:24pm

It's honestly ridiculous for them to really be trying to push these performers onto stage at the second they won't drop dead after the first 20 minutes. Like if you want them to be on stage for new years you actually have to give the space to improve and have the axe hanging over their heads of "Tonight's Performance" isn't helpful.

Updated On: 12/28/24 at 02:24 PM

[VotePeron]

Posted: 12/28/24 at 2:24pm

No one will ever be able to convince me the producers handled this week correctly. I feel so bad for the thousands of audience members who had their Christmas week ruined because they didn’t cancel these performances on Monday when they KNEW this was by far the likeliest outcome. 

[pagereynolds]

Posted: 12/28/24 at 2:25pm

VotePeron said: "No one will ever be able to convince me the producers handled this week correctly. I feel so bad for the thousands of audience members who had their Christmas week ruined because they didn’t cancel these performances on Monday when they KNEW this was by far the likeliest outcome."

Unless most of the cast had COVID, there's zero proof they knew they would have to cancel the week on Monday.

[mshalo18]

Posted: 12/28/24 at 2:27pm

soxboy22 said: "Clearly the appropriate governing bodies, unions, etc., are going to need to step in and set some standards. This mess affects all of Broadway."

Does the cast have up until half hour to call out? Maybe that’s where to start- not sure what the cut off should be, but is 2 hours unreasonable?

This is why I never bothered getting new tix for The Roommate after they canceled less than 15 minutes before curtain and people were already seated. 

[TheatreFan4]

Posted: 12/28/24 at 2:28pm

pagereynolds said: "VotePeron said: "No one will ever be able to convince me the producers handled this week correctly. I feel so bad for the thousands of audience members who had their Christmas week ruined because they didn’t cancel these performances on Monday when they KNEW this was by far the likeliest outcome."

Unless most of the cast had COVID, there's zero proof they knew they would have to cancel the week on Monday."

They sure as **** knew before Saturday...

[pablitonizer]

Posted: 12/28/24 at 2:31pm

Just to recap, their last performance was Sunday 12/22 and then all performances were cancelled until tomorrow, correct?

 

Yikes!

[pagereynolds]

Posted: 12/28/24 at 2:33pm

pablitonizer said: "Just to recap, their last performance was Sunday 12/22 and then all performances were cancelled until tomorrow, correct?



Yikes!"

I think that's right. Joy Woods' standby went on for Saturday.

[EmceeHammer]

Posted: 12/28/24 at 2:40pm

pablitonizer said: "Just to recap, their last performance was Sunday 12/22 and then all performances were cancelled until tomorrow, correct?”

Correct. I was at that final 12/22 performance and consider myself incredibly lucky. I feel bad for the hundreds of my fellow holiday visitors that missed out. Had I bought a ticket for one day later, my entire trip would have been dampened. (We did have cancelled performances of Big Gay Jamboree and Titanique, one of which was due to cast illnesses.)

Has any other Broadway show cancelled an entire week of performances like this? Even in the first post-Covid season, I don’t recall a production going dark for an entire week.