Alexandra Socha has left Fun Home
Alexandra Socha has left Fun Home
Alexandra Socha has left Fun Home#1
Posted: 11/27/13 at 1:00pm
Alexandra Socha has left Fun Home#2
Posted: 11/27/13 at 1:00pm
She was utterly wonderful, and so this breaks my heart.
I hope all is ok with her!
Alexandra Socha has left Fun Home#2
Posted: 11/27/13 at 1:03pmI'm sorry to hear this. I loved her performance!
Alexandra Socha has left Fun Home#3
Posted: 11/27/13 at 1:07pmI loved her too. The bonus was she looked and acted just like a friend and colleague of mine.
Alexandra Socha has left Fun Home#4
Posted: 11/27/13 at 1:26pmWhat about the cast album? Is there a chance Alexandra would be brought back for that?
Alexandra Socha has left Fun Home#5
Posted: 11/27/13 at 2:16pmI hope everything is okay with her, she was absolutely wonderful in the show.
Alexandra Socha has left Fun Home#6
Posted: 11/27/13 at 2:19pmIt's possible she just had a prior contractual commitment from before the extension was announced.
Alexandra Socha has left Fun Home#7
Posted: 11/27/13 at 2:20pmThat's what I thought, until I saw "personal reasons." http://www.playbill.com/news/article/184957-Alexandra-Socha-Departs-Off-Broadway-Cast-of-Fun-Home-at-the-Public-Theater
Alexandra Socha has left Fun Home#8
Posted: 11/27/13 at 2:27pmMaybe she decided it was just too much seeing kids play in coffins.
Alexandra Socha has left Fun Home#9
Posted: 11/27/13 at 4:18pmI don't have much direct information, but I heard she was let go. Of course "personal reasons," along with "creative differences," is a popular euphemism.
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
Alexandra Socha has left Fun Home#10
Posted: 11/27/13 at 4:21pm
That sucks, she was wonderful in the part. I still think she will be in the cast recording.
"PS Classics will release the album, which will boast the vocal talents of Fun Home's top-notch cast, including Tony winner Michael Cerveris, Tony nominee Judy Kuhn, Beth Malone, Sydney Lucas, and Alexandra Socha."
Broadway Star Joined: 7/13/08
Alexandra Socha has left Fun Home#11
Posted: 11/27/13 at 4:26pmI'm not much into gossip, but I have to admit I am curious as to what would transpire that would end up with someone being "let go" this late in an extended run, particularly someone who was giving a very strong performance.
Alexandra Socha has left Fun Home#12
Posted: 11/27/13 at 4:56pmSomeone else in the transfer thread said she was let go, which is pretty odd and unexpected. I'm planning to see the show next month and was looking forward to her performance.
Alexandra Socha has left Fun Home#13
Posted: 11/27/13 at 9:57pmIf it's true that she was let go, that would be very strange. She gave a really wonderful performance, and "Changing My Major to Joan" was one of the highlights of the whole show for me.
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
Alexandra Socha has left Fun Home#14
Posted: 11/27/13 at 10:26pmYeah, I can't imagine she was fired. What was she doing that was wrong? Unless she was a nightmare backstage, or maybe wanted more money for the extension, etc.
Alexandra Socha has left Fun Home#15
Posted: 11/27/13 at 10:45pmThat would make me a very sad panda.
Alexandra Socha has left Fun Home#16
Posted: 11/27/13 at 10:50pmHowever, Emily Skeggs is already doing fantastic work in the role.
Alexandra Socha has left Fun Home#17
Posted: 11/27/13 at 11:12pm
"Unless she was a nightmare backstage, or maybe wanted more money for the extension, etc."
She was none of these things. I've worked with Alexandra professionally (and I know her personally), and she is a gracious, generous performer and person. The press release said "personal reasons", so yeah, it's personal, so as much as we all like to gossip, let's respect her privacy?
Alexandra Socha has left Fun Home#18
Posted: 11/27/13 at 11:17pm
A lot of people I talked to at the time were very critical of her work in Spring Awakening, but I thought she did a better job than Lea did. I also have fond memories of her in The Dream of the Burning Boy at the Roundabout Underground.
She would have been my motivation for seeing this.
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
Alexandra Socha has left Fun Home#20
Posted: 11/28/13 at 5:46pm
If it hasn't already been recorded, I'd pretty much guarantee that she won't be a part of it.
And no one is prying into her personal life, people are just curious.
FWIW, I thought she was worlds better in SA then Lea, even though Lea was certainly a stronger vocalist. I thought her acting to be wonderful.
Alexandra Socha has left Fun Home#21
Posted: 12/2/13 at 12:53pm
Apparently, according to PS Classics on Twitter, Alexandra is in the recording studio today!
PS Classics
@PSClassics
We are ready to start recording FUN HOME. The lovely Alexandra Socha at the mic 1st doing "Changing My Major." #funhome @PublicTheaterNY
Updated On: 12/2/13 at 12:53 PM
Alexandra Socha has left Fun Home#22
Posted: 12/2/13 at 1:09pmI, too, found her worlds better in SA. I really disliked the show when I first saw it but due to friends saying give it another chance I saw it with the replacements I really enjoyed it.
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
Alexandra Socha has left Fun Home#23
Posted: 12/2/13 at 1:38pm
Apparently, according to PS Classics on Twitter, Alexandra is in the recording studio today!
Yay!!
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
Alexandra Socha has left Fun Home#24
Posted: 12/2/13 at 3:44pm
https://twitter.com/cerveris
The first picture! Yes! I am sure it had nothing to do with her being nice to work with, it's a personal thing she is going through. Glad to see she is there.
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