AUDRA GYPSY Reviews- Page 17

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 12/28/24 at 2:49pm

When Broadway re-opened tons of shows had to cancel their Christmas weeks including Waitress and Hamilton due to all the Covid horror. 

[willep]

Posted: 12/28/24 at 2:56pm

EDSOSLO858 said: "To be honest, I’d be nervous if I had a ticket for a few weeks from now."

lol well that’s just dumb.

[MemorableUserName]

Posted: 12/28/24 at 3:00pm

EmceeHammer said: "
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.

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Several in the fall of 2021. As mentioned above Waitress was going to have to shut down for several days, and since it was two weeks until their scheduled closing, they just closed permanently.

Jagged Little Pill was also going to shut down for several days, and turned it into a permanent closing.

Chicken and Biscuits had to shut down for ten days, and then closed ten days after that due to the financial impact.

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 12/28/24 at 3:02pm

willep said: "EDSOSLO858 said: "To be honest, I’d be nervous if I had a ticket for a few weeks from now."

lol well that’s just dumb."

Nah, that poster said that Wicked would flop and Broadway would "never open again" so he is extreme and ridiculous. Also he thinks all of Broadway and NYC will shut down when it snows 1/4 inch. Adorable. 

[IdinaBellFoster]

Posted: 12/28/24 at 3:14pm

Canceling an hour before when this has been a consistent issue is a baffling decision.

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 12/28/24 at 3:27pm

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

Per correspondence:

5 covers on at SUFFS this afternoon, including a split track.

3 alternates went on at SIX a couple days ago. 

Apparently, Kecia Lewis’s voice is shot and has had to call out of HELL’S KITCHEN in recent days. 

And I’m sure there are other principal performers with more mild colds that have been able to perform through it so far. 

[veronicamae]

Posted: 12/28/24 at 3:42pm

EDSOSLO858 said: "To be honest, I’d be nervous if I had a ticket for a few weeks from now."

Why? One would assume the illness ravaging the cast/crew will be cleared up imminently as it's been about a week, which is how long most illnesses, like colds, last for someone to get back to 100%. I have tickets for Feb 1 and have no trepidation.

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 12/28/24 at 3:56pm

IdinaBellFoster said: "Canceling an hour before when this has been a consistent issue is a baffling decision."

I don't know about the inner workings of this production, but I have to imagine the issues are exacerbated by a number of Champagne Problems:  General Managers working with a skeletal staff this week (a contractual week off for most firms) and producers and decision-makers being on vacation post-opening/during the holidays. That doesn't excuse the communications style. It's just a matter of poor timing between the illnesses/absences, the busiest box office week of the year, and the time of year when leadership is usually MIA.

It's also very possible that if this mainly revolves around one performer, they thought they COULD perform today and by the time they got to the theatre were feeling worse, didn't have the notes, etc etc etc.

Updated On: 12/28/24 at 03:56 PM

[Penna2]

Posted: 12/28/24 at 4:00pm

morosco said: "The show is cursed by The Phantom."

Was thinking that myself. Is Box 5 being kept empty? (Joke).

[Strange Lupone]

Posted: 12/28/24 at 4:19pm

EDSOSLO858 said: "Penna2 said: "

Apparently, Kecia Lewis’s voice is shot and has had to call out of HELL’S KITCHEN ."


 

In Kecia’s defense, it’s a loud show. Tee hee…

[Strange Lupone]

Posted: 12/28/24 at 4:22pm

Robbie2 said: "ACL2006 said: "
Over at DBH both Megan and Jennifer are out of the matinee today!"


I’d  be disappointed to miss one iof them. But BOTH?! Oy.

[ACL2006]

Posted: 12/28/24 at 4:26pm

James T. Lane has been on in A Wonderful World all week as JMI has been out sick.Trista Dollison has been in different tracks this week as well at AWW.

Updated On: 12/28/24 at 04:26 PM

[Wick3]

Posted: 12/28/24 at 5:25pm

Strange Lupone said: "EDSOSLO858 said: "Penna2 said: "

Apparently, Kecia Lewis’s voice is shot and has had to call out of HELL’S KITCHEN ."




In Kecia’s defense, it’s a loud show. Tee hee…"

Now that The Roommate has closed, did Hells Kitchen revert back to its original sound design at opening?

[joevitus]

Posted: 12/28/24 at 6:19pm

People are talking like this could derail the show, but is that really possible? The reviews were almost all raves, and I don't remember a single outright pan. I imagine there will be grumbling and bad word of mouth for a short time from people whose holiday plans were ruined, maybe box office softens for a bit because people are hesitant to take a chance. But once the cast is back on regularly, I'd imagine the desire to see this show will outweigh the bad patch it is currently going through.

Updated On: 12/28/24 at 06:19 PM

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 12/28/24 at 6:25pm

joevitus said: "People are talking like this could derail the show, but is that really possible? The reviews were almost all raves, and I don't remember a single outright pan. I imagine there will be grumbling and bad word of mouth for a short time from people whose holiday plans were ruined, maybe box office softens for a bit because people are hesittant to take a chance. But once the cast is back on regularly, I think the desire to see this show will outweigh the bad patch it is currently going through."

Oh this isn't going to derail anything.

The situation and the way it's been handled is unfortunate and annoying, but it's not going to have a longterm impact on the show. They've been more than profitable throughout previews; I'd have been more concerned if this happened to, say, MAYBE HAPPY ENDING days after opening.

The understudy situation is an internal problem that will be resolved soon.

There probably weren't even many voters and media scheduled for this week.

Updated On: 12/28/24 at 06:25 PM

[pagereynolds]

Posted: 12/28/24 at 6:28pm

Media and voters were invited starting the week after New Year's.

[binau]

Posted: 12/28/24 at 6:29pm

I agree I think things will just bounce back. Especially because this is after opening (unlike say the Bernadette sickness and absences during previews which contributed to a narrative that Bernadette couldn’t handle the role that was hard to shake). 

The only worry would be if Audra misses more than occasionally in future. Word of mouth that Audra misses too many shows in combination with this would be deadly as people less willing to take the risk.

But I think people will be forgiving about a one-time problem like this. People get sick. 
 

 

 

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 12/28/24 at 6:34pm

binau said: "The only worry would be if Audra misses more than occasionally in future. Word of mouth that Audra misses too many shows in combination with thiswould be deadly as people less willing to take the risk."

This. From the start, a lot of us have had raised eyebrows that Audra would be attempting 8 shows a week in a musical. IF (big if) it becomes a problem, Kirdahy will be kicking himself that he didn't hire an alternate for 1 a week.

[SisterGeorge]

Posted: 12/28/24 at 6:38pm

About the people with tickets to canceled performances, I am so curious to know
1. which show, if any, they went to see instead ( maybe Maybe Happy Ending, I hope?)
2. how many will rebook Gypsy (I imagine the show's lost for good a lot of the out of town tourists, and probably fewer but definitely some impulsive ticket-buyers who  were swept up by the excitement of the the pre-show WOM and opening night reviews. That phenomenon just can't be recovered).

 

[BorisTomashevsky]

Posted: 12/28/24 at 6:42pm

I wonder if this will be a situation similar to The Boy From Oz where a stand by (or was it understudy) is listed in name only, but never goes on and the show just goes on hiatus for Audra’s vacation.

In the end I guess Kirdahy would rather take a loss of a few bucks if the stand by goes on and some of the audience asks for refunds, than cancel the performance outright. (That never happpened with Hugh Jackman as we know - aside from vacation he was there every show.)

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 12/28/24 at 6:42pm

jk

Updated On: 12/28/24 at 06:42 PM

[ACL2006]

Posted: 12/28/24 at 6:44pm

joevitus said: "People are talking like this could derail the show, but is that really possible? The reviews were almost all raves, and I don't remember a single outright pan. I imagine there will be grumbling and bad word of mouth for a short time from people whose holiday plans were ruined, maybe box office softens for a bit because people are hesitant to take a chance. But once the cast is back on regularly, I'd imaginethe desire to see this show will outweigh the bad patch it is currently going through."

Christmas week is the biggest money week for every show on Broadway, tour and Off-Broadway. Mostly every show for Gypsy was nearly soldout, probably at top dollar, too. They probably would have come close to grossing $2 million for this week. The PR for these cancellations has been horrendous, too. It's giving the show a bad look. We'll see what long-term effects this has on the show, but if things slip during the winter, this may close right after the Tony Awards if Audra doesn't win.

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 12/28/24 at 6:54pm

[Kad]

Posted: 12/28/24 at 6:59pm

Yes, Brody. That’s the show we’ve been talking about. Good for you!

[Menken Fan]

Posted: 12/28/24 at 7:32pm

Meanwhile, I really appreciated this analysis of the production from Peter Filichia

GYPSY: A TALE OF TWELVE TONYS