#1
Posted: 3/14/12 at 12:37pm
Anyone know why Audra was out of PORGY last night? How often has this been occurring?
Audra Out of P&B yesterday: why?
#2
Posted: 3/14/12 at 12:48pm
She was out on Sunday as well. Probably because they were recording the cast album the past two days. Often, especially on such a vocally demanding show, stars will call out on recording days to preserve their voices so that they sound as close to flawless as possible on the CD.
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#3
Posted: 3/14/12 at 12:51pm
Someone on that other theatre board says she has a sinus infection. I wonder which is true. If she has an infection, I assume the recording would have been postponed. If the recording went on as scheduled, she's probably fine.
#4
Posted: 3/14/12 at 12:58pm
She tweeted she has a sinus infection and lost her voice.
#5
Posted: 3/14/12 at 1:00pm
I hadn't heard that, but that's possible too, and even more reason to preserve her voice for the recording.
A cast recording can't simply be postponed. It costs a lot of money to reserve a studio, hire everyone, and make sure your cast and musicians can be there. Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't think they could postpone it just because Audra is sick.
A cast recording can't simply be postponed. It costs a lot of money to reserve a studio, hire everyone, and make sure your cast and musicians can be there. Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't think they could postpone it just because Audra is sick.
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#6
Posted: 3/14/12 at 1:04pm
True--and there have been a number of instances where performers were not happy with their cast recording because they were ill at the time.
#7
Posted: 3/14/12 at 1:04pm
She's the star!! I'm sure that would be a valid reason to postpone if she was unable to sing...
#8
Posted: 3/14/12 at 1:07pm
I would think that PS Classics would rather pay to reschedule than record an ill-sounding Audra and therefore have a crummy cast recording that wouldn't sell well.
#9
Posted: 3/14/12 at 2:23pm
I wonder if it's just cheaper to record everything else during the scheduled session and then add a better-voiced Audra later.
My guess is this is what happened--she tweeted on Sunday that she was in hair and makeup on Sunday when she realized her sinus infection had affected her voice so she sat out of the performance. Since the recording is supposedly being done now, she was also out yesterday to continue resting her voice.
Let's hope she's back in tonight.
My guess is this is what happened--she tweeted on Sunday that she was in hair and makeup on Sunday when she realized her sinus infection had affected her voice so she sat out of the performance. Since the recording is supposedly being done now, she was also out yesterday to continue resting her voice.
Let's hope she's back in tonight.
#10
Posted: 3/14/12 at 8:46pm
She can always pull an Elaine Stritch and lay down her tracks after the rest of the tracks have been laid down (ditto Karen Morrow on THE GRASS HARP). The music in this production is so mashed-up and trashed-up anyway, it really wouldn't matter.
In any case, it's been done before. Adele Addison used to talk about dubbing the film of PORGY AND BESS- sitting in an empty studio with Andre Previn singing to Robert McFerrin's disembodied pre-recorded vocals and the tracks of an orchestra that had been disbanded months before. It didn't hurt the soundtrack album any.
In any case, it's been done before. Adele Addison used to talk about dubbing the film of PORGY AND BESS- sitting in an empty studio with Andre Previn singing to Robert McFerrin's disembodied pre-recorded vocals and the tracks of an orchestra that had been disbanded months before. It didn't hurt the soundtrack album any.
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Updated On: 3/14/12 at 08:46 PM
#11
Posted: 3/15/12 at 2:22am
I saw the show Wed evening and she was still out.
#12
Posted: 3/15/12 at 10:39am
I've heard that she is out at the minimum this entire week. Doesn't sound good.
#13
Posted: 3/15/12 at 10:42am
Yero My Star, when has that happened before - that the star will call out sick when recording the cast album?
#14
Posted: 3/15/12 at 10:48am
^I believe Patti Lupone did for the recent revival of Gypsy.
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#15
I keep on reading this as "Audra out of PB&J yesterday," and that's a sad thought, her without any sandwiches and having to act opposite Norm Lewis every day.
Posted: 3/15/12 at 1:21pm
I keep on reading this as "Audra out of PB&J yesterday," and that's a sad thought, her without any sandwiches and having to act opposite Norm Lewis every day.
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#16
Posted: 3/15/12 at 1:28pm
I read it that way too.
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Posted: 3/15/12 at 1:51pm
Great minds think alike, Namo... and I guess ours do, too.
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#18
Posted: 3/15/12 at 10:01pm
I would imagine tons of refunds being handed out this week and their grosses will be terrible. Hope Audra rebounds from this quickly.
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#19
Posted: 3/16/12 at 1:38am
Not necessarily stars, but I know the Godspell girls took performances off the weekend before recording their album. They did have a pretty rough schedule: a five-show weekend into an entire day in the recording studio.
I hope Audra recovers quickly!
I hope Audra recovers quickly!
#20
Posted: 3/20/12 at 11:15pm
Does anyone know if Audra is back? I have a ticket for tomorrow (Weds) and would rather know ahead of time.
#21
Posted: 3/20/12 at 11:16pm
Matinee or Evening??
McDonlad hoping for March 21 [Evening] Return
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#22
Posted: 3/21/12 at 8:05am
Argh, I have a matinee ticket. Thanks!
#24
Posted: 3/22/12 at 1:07am
She returned tonight. She was signing and taking photos at the stage door tonight. She was laughing, talking and in good spirits.
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