Actors that phoned in their performance — Page 6

In 2 Separate Chicago performances
-Coleman Domingo, who seemed to be counting the seconds until he could leave the stage
-Amra Faye-Wright and Ray Bokhour, Amra was...well typical Amra, Mr. Bokhour just could care less what he was doing up there.

Terrance Mann, however was very engaged and on point when I saw Pippin, it was very close to the end of Matthew and Patina's run.

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Sean Palmer in both shows I've seen him in, first The Little Mermaid on Broadway and then Singin' in the Rain at the Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook, IL. He seemed so bored that the title song of the later was actually a snooze, which I would have swore was an impossible feat.

I know many are going to disagree with me on this, and I usually love her, but I'd have to say Juliette Binoche in Betrayal. I'm all for minimalism but there are limits!

Recently I mentioned to a girlfriend that I was going to a Saturday matinee of Wicked. She asked if she could come too, so I bought some half price tickets (at 75 dollars a pop).

When we got there it was listed that the standby would be going on for Elphaba, but in truth, I had come to see the lead who was playing Galinda.

As it happened, the actress playing Galinda had terrible laryngitis at this performance. But though she still gave it her all, the performer really really struggled with all of her songs. It was difficult to listen to.

I wonder if it the decision of the producers, already knowing that one of their leads was on standby, to perhaps put a second standby on. Or, do they go with a performer who is a name that sells tickets, and risk the possibility that audience would want their money back either way.

Anyway, my girlfriend liked the show, but I ended up refusing her money (as I felt too guilty that the lead was sick that day.)