Audra McDonald is PREGNANT!!!- Page 4

[AnnieBlack]

Posted: 5/10/16 at 1:22pm

So I guess Cindy Adams deserves kudos for the scoop, but I have to say, I think its a bit obnoxious for a gossip columnist to divulge that someone is pregnant... 

However, she does seem to be getting her broadway scoops correctly nowadays- i can only imagine the bad blood between her and Riedel! 

Updated On: 5/10/16 at 01:22 PM

[Margo319]

Posted: 5/10/16 at 1:23pm

quizking101 said: "My apologies for offending anyone. I didn't meant to come across as "man-splaining", nor as judgmental of the pregnancy itself. "

 

Thanks, it's really annoying when a MAN says things like this about women and our reproductive systems.  Just.....no.

 

[Broadway Forever2]

Posted: 5/10/16 at 1:25pm

Happy for her but I feel bad she was forced to announce earlier than she wanted to due to gossip spreading. 

[Scarywarhol]

Posted: 5/10/16 at 1:25pm

MAZEL TOV, AUDRA!

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 5/10/16 at 1:25pm

AnnieBlack said: "So I guess Cindy Adams deserves kudos for the scoop, but I have to say, I think its a bit obnoxious for a gossip columnist to divulge that someone is pregnant... 

 

But that's what GOSSIP columnists do. They spill out everyone else's business.

 

 

[valeposh]

Posted: 5/10/16 at 1:26pm

Amazing news!! So happy for them!

[bwayandstuff]

Posted: 5/10/16 at 1:26pm

Congrats to Audra! Although part of me wishes she revealed it like Beyonce did at the Grammy's.

 *tap tap tap* Surprise, I'm pregnant! *tappity tap tap*

[Scarywarhol]

Posted: 5/10/16 at 1:30pm

Wait, so her Shuffle leave will begin July 24th. That's later than it was before Lady Day was cancelled, right? Who would have thought this would mean more chances to see her in Shuffle Along this summer!

Updated On: 5/10/16 at 01:30 PM

[ACL2006]

Posted: 5/10/16 at 1:31pm

her replacement has also been announced. And Savion Glover is also joining the cast.

http://www.theatermania.com/broadway/news/rhiannon-giddens-to-replace-audra-mcdonald_77012.html?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=10may2016

[WickedGinger]

Posted: 5/10/16 at 1:32pm

Scarywarhol said: "Wait, so her Shuffle leave will begin July 24th. That's later than it was before Lady Day was cancelled, right? Who would have thought this would mean more chances to see her in Shuffle Along this summer!

 

"

 

Yep!!! 

 

So you New Yorkers better appreciate it! While us Brits try to hide our trembling stuff upper lip!! Lol 

 

[neonlightsxo]

Posted: 5/10/16 at 1:33pm

Wait...Savion Glover is joining the cast in a NEW role? Oh, George.

[BroadwayConcierge]

Posted: 5/10/16 at 1:33pm

neonlightsxo said: "Wait...Savion Glover is joining the cast in a NEW role? Oh, George."

Yeah, what does this even mean? Like...how?

[Scarywarhol]

Posted: 5/10/16 at 1:34pm

Okay, so Savion Glover will join the cast to keep sales up during her leave in a role "envisioned" by George C. Wolfe? Is this...like...a new presence in the show? The wording is vague. I can't imagine who he would step in for among the four leading men, all of whom are on the marquee. 

There is so much news in this announcement, I don't even know where to start.

[Scarywarhol]

Posted: 5/10/16 at 1:34pm

Sorry, you are all faster than me.

[neonlightsxo]

Posted: 5/10/16 at 1:35pm

Ha. It sounds like it's a new role. I don't understand!

[LarryD2]

Posted: 5/10/16 at 1:35pm

I feel like this has turned into the world's longest 29-hour workshop, at Broadway prices.

[Kad]

Posted: 5/10/16 at 1:35pm

I imagine it would be a featured dancing role.

[IdinaBellFoster]

Posted: 5/10/16 at 1:36pm

ACL2006 said: "well, whoever replaces McDonald in SHUFFLE ALONG will become permanent. Of course, the show may not make it past Labor Day"

 

It made almost a million dollars last week...so check that prediction again.

[quizking101]

Posted: 5/10/16 at 1:36pm

...I'm just thankful that I'm going June 1st, before all of these M. Night Shyamalan plot twists take place.

[neonlightsxo]

Posted: 5/10/16 at 1:38pm

Shuffle Along: Turn Off the Dark

[AnnieBlack]

Posted: 5/10/16 at 1:40pm

I kind of love the insanity of these developments! Looking forward to the 2111 production of Shuffle Along, or The Making of The Making of the Musical Sensation 

[Scarywarhol]

Posted: 5/10/16 at 1:41pm

Well, I've seen it twice and it felt like two different shows. Guess I'll go for three different shows!

[10086sunset]

Posted: 5/10/16 at 1:48pm

AnnieBlack said: "So I guess Cindy Adams deserves kudos for the scoop, but I have to say, I think its a bit obnoxious for a gossip columnist to divulge that someone is pregnant... 

However, she does seem to be getting her broadway scoops correctly nowadays- i can only imagine the bad blood between her and Riedel! 

 

"

Maybe Riedel is feeding her intel he can't publish under his name?

Maybe he's getting beat to the punch by his 86 year old co worker?

 

[uncageg]

Posted: 5/10/16 at 1:48pm

Just downloaded 2 of Giddens' cds. She is a folk singer. Had never heard of her.

[Scarywarhol]

Posted: 5/10/16 at 1:49pm

I sure hope she can act. Audra's acting carries this show.