Andy Karl tonight — Page 3

seriously hope he's ok. though it does sound like a bad injury, I would have to imagine one of his understudies is currently rehearsing the role this morning.

If I recall correctly, didn't James Carpinello s inuring himself before the opening of XANADU and so Cheyenne Jackson assumed the role at opening and thereafter? That was a tough break for Carpinello, even if the production did not ultimately prove successful.

And his understudy will go on tonight.

Thoroughly enjoyed Andrew Call in Brooklynite. Wishing him a great show!

The 23rd and 24th are both dark per the sales schedules--I suppose they could postpone the opening by a week and give Andy time to heal. While I don't think that he'll win the Tony (Ben Platt seems more likely), from the sales standpoint the nomination bump will be important, especially with the poor sales so far. On the other hand, they need positive reviews out now to sell some tickets.

Andy and the production are in a tough spot. If it's a soft tissue injury, he will really need to rest it. Perhaps they can have the understudy do all two-show days, but even then depending on the injury he might put too much strain on it. There's a lot of physicality in the role-For those who've seen it:

"Break a leg" indeed.

Andy--do what you need to stay healthy!!!

Updated On: 4/15/17 at 10:14 AM

It will be interesting to see if they postpone their opening. What's the cut-off for the Tonys?

The Tony cutoff date is April 27.

LesWickedly said: "The only dates with no other show opening are the 21st and 22nd. "

Correct: https://www.broadwayleague.com/press/opening-night/

I don't think either day will work. They have shows on those days, so opening then would either mean ditching most of the comps and pageantry or refunding everyone with tickets already and doing the show then. Perhaps they can accommodate both (the good side of poor presales) but much of the prime seating would be taken by people who bought a regular show ticket. Charlie opens on the 23rd: Maybe they could do an opening Matinee?

My wife's thoughts, were that he's finally getting used to the role, and that's when these things always happen.

alternating going forward sounds like a good idea.

Updated On: 4/15/17 at 11:06 AM

He is onstage nearly the entire show, often literally running from one side of the stage to the other. Scenes transition as he moves through them. He constantly has costume changes onstage. He gets hit with props, dodges hits, throws punches.

It's very physically demanding and would be very difficult to perform with a leg injury.

Maybe they could alter the staging to accommodate Andy's injury? It still wouldn't be easy, but simplifying some things for a few weeks could only help.

This show is like a train - it just keeps moving. I doubt there would be many things they could do to alter the staging, especially right before opening.

Wayman_Wong said: "''The only dates with no other show opening are the 21st and 22nd.''

Unless the League changed their rules, I don't think ''Groundhog Day'' is only limited to opening on the dates where no other Broadway shows are debuting. A couple (or few) years back, two Broadway shows opened on the same night."

Perhaps, but to paraphrase Rita, "that would be a dick move" (although perhaps understandable given the circumstances)

I can't imagine how he'd do the staging with an injury.

I really hope he can recover quickly. He is incredible in this role! I was at the first preview, as well, so this was my second time around, and I loved it both times. I really hope this show succeeds. It's one of my favorites in recent memory.