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Beanie’s Last Performance 9/25
#50Beanie’s Last Performance 9/25
Posted: 6/16/22 at 2:40pm
You're making me NYC. We'll see each other there again one day. 
Maybe when they revive Dolly in 20 years starring Gaga 
"Sticks and stones, sister. Here, have a Valium." - Patti LuPone, a Memoir
bryan2
Broadway Star Joined: 12/19/06
#51Beanie’s Last Performance 9/25
Posted: 6/16/22 at 2:46pm
I did not say she was bad or horrible things n Hello Dolly. Just did not think she was memorable other than the mugging which I thought was over the top. Her replacement was fine , the people inwas with didn’t even notice her so that says a lot. I was basically saying that her performance was nothing Bette had to concern herself with .
#55Beanie’s Last Performance 9/25
Posted: 6/16/22 at 3:05pm
Patti Lupone, sweetie, I am so sorry. Patti? Patti?? PATTI? Are you kidding me?
Beyoncé ? Beyoncé?? BEYONCE??? Are you kidding me? You Know who you really look like?
"Sticks and stones, sister. Here, have a Valium." - Patti LuPone, a Memoir
Updated On: 6/16/22 at 03:05 PM
OhHiii
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/30/16
#56Beanie’s Last Performance 9/25
Posted: 6/16/22 at 3:13pm
Sally Durant Plummer said: "Patti Lupone, sweetie, I am so sorry. Patti? Patti?? PATTI? Are you kidding me?
Beyoncé ? Beyoncé?? BEYONCE??? Are you kidding me? You Know who you really look like?"
Not sure what your point is...but RippedMan seems to have an issue when actors (with film, TV and Broadway credits) don't have to audition for roles.
So, in their words, pop off sis. :)
#57Beanie’s Last Performance 9/25
Posted: 6/16/22 at 3:16pm
Oh my god, it's a joke. Learn how to take one.
"Sticks and stones, sister. Here, have a Valium." - Patti LuPone, a Memoir
verywellthensigh
Broadway Star Joined: 6/14/22
#58Beanie’s Last Performance 9/25
Posted: 6/16/22 at 3:17pm
All this fighting!
We need to just chill TF out and support Beanie in her next Broadway role: Playing Michelle Craig in the first Broadway revival of The Act.
#59Beanie’s Last Performance 9/25
Posted: 6/16/22 at 3:28pm
Encores! should totally do The Act. The score's only half bad haha. Would be interesting if they were able to get Celine or Gaga or one of the Vegas residency artists to play Michelle. Could be a very meta moment.
"Sticks and stones, sister. Here, have a Valium." - Patti LuPone, a Memoir
Updated On: 6/16/22 at 03:28 PM
OhHiii
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/30/16
#60Beanie’s Last Performance 9/25
Posted: 6/16/22 at 3:28pm
Sally Durant Plummer said: "Oh my god, it's a joke. Learn how to take one."
Jokes tend to be funny in my experience.
#62Beanie’s Last Performance 9/25
Posted: 6/16/22 at 3:34pm
Which was my point, RippedMan.
And my joke was funny. You obviously just didn't get the reference. Even though I so kindly linked it for your inconvenience. Anyway...
"Sticks and stones, sister. Here, have a Valium." - Patti LuPone, a Memoir
OhHiii
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/30/16
#63Beanie’s Last Performance 9/25
Posted: 6/16/22 at 3:44pm
RippedMan said: "Two seasoned musical theater performers with Tonys are the same as Beanie? Okay...."
Beanie has been in several very popular, critically acclaimed films. Headlined a Ryan Murphy series opposite of Sarah Paulson. And also has a well-reviewed Broadway turn under her belt in one of the biggest hit musicals to come to Broadway in the last decade? Yeah. I'd say it would be completely understandable why she'd get an offer without an audition.
For the record, she has said she auditioned, but keep dying on this hill, bud.
https://youtu.be/eyJ6iUownnk?t=204
BrodyFosse123
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
#64Beanie’s Last Performance 9/25
Posted: 6/16/22 at 3:47pm
FYI: Liza Minnelli lip-synced her songs in THE ACT, so anyone can pull it off, even Britney Spears. 
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#65Beanie’s Last Performance 9/25
Posted: 6/16/22 at 3:50pm
OhHiii said: "RippedMan said: "Two seasoned musical theater performers with Tonys are the same as Beanie? Okay...."
Beanie has been in several very popular, critically acclaimed films. Headlined a Ryan Murphy series opposite of Sarah Paulson. And also has a well-reviewed Broadway turn under her belt in one of the biggest hit musicals to come to Broadway in the last decade? Yeah. I'd say it would be completely understandable why she'd get an offer without an audition.
For the record, she has said she auditioned, but keep dying on this hill, bud.
https://youtu.be/eyJ6iUownnk?t=204
Cool. Not dying on any hill. I literally don't really care. Just having a discussion. She's proven she doesn't have the stamina for 8x a week as a lead performer, nor does she have the vocal chops for the role or the acting requirements given all the reviews. Patti Lupone and Hugh Jackman have actually proven they have what it takes before hand. A character part in a hit show doesn't mean you can handle 8x a week as a lead.
#66Beanie’s Last Performance 9/25
Posted: 6/16/22 at 3:53pm
American Crime Story: Impeachment was a bomb. None of the episodes got even a million viewers, compared with season highs of 2.22 million for Assassination and 5.12 million for OJ.
"Sticks and stones, sister. Here, have a Valium." - Patti LuPone, a Memoir
BrodyFosse123
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
#67Beanie’s Last Performance 9/25
Posted: 6/16/22 at 3:56pm
Also, Minnie Faye sings in ensemble/group numbers - she has zero solo spots or any BIG 11 o’clock numbers. She’s a featured role that has an extensive amount of time off-stage. She comes on, does her bit, exits and shows up again later. She’s not onstage for the majority of the HELLO, DOLLY! It’s been said, even that level of 8 performances of week was taxing on her.
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#68Beanie’s Last Performance 9/25
Posted: 6/16/22 at 4:07pm
OhHiii said: "Sally Durant Plummer said: "Patti Lupone, sweetie, I am so sorry. Patti? Patti?? PATTI? Are you kidding me?
Beyoncé ? Beyoncé?? BEYONCE??? Are you kidding me? You Know who you really look like?"
Not sure what your point is...but RippedMan seems to have an issue when actors (with film, TV and Broadway credits) don't have to audition for roles.
So, in their words, pop off sis. :)"
I actually don't. Billy Crystal looks excellent in Mr. Saturday Night, and I'm sure he didn't audition. But these performers have proven their merit. She has not. That's the issue.
Dylan Pellagrino
Swing Joined: 10/14/19
#69Beanie’s Last Performance 9/25
Posted: 6/16/22 at 4:10pm
Lea Michele will be the new Fanny Brice !!
It’s pretty obvious, plus she was at the Tonys last weekend…. And Beanie was not.
ErmengardeStopSniveling
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/18
#70Beanie’s Last Performance 9/25
Posted: 6/16/22 at 4:20pm
Dylan Pellagrino said: "she was at the Tonys last weekend…. And Beanie was not."
Are you dim, or do you just enjoy making up bogus justifications for no reason?
1) Lea was part of a group performance with the cast of SPRING AWAKENING.
2) Beanie had COVID.
#71Beanie’s Last Performance 9/25
Posted: 6/16/22 at 4:57pm
As much as I love a conspiracy theory, I do not think Beanie or production is lying about her contracting COVID. She's already been out for unscheduled absences. I'll give the team the benefit of the doubt on that because the alternative is just gross.
"Sticks and stones, sister. Here, have a Valium." - Patti LuPone, a Memoir
Updated On: 6/16/22 at 04:57 PM
#72Beanie’s Last Performance 9/25
Posted: 6/16/22 at 6:02pm
Dylan Pellagrino said: "Lea Michele will be the new Fanny Brice !!
It’s pretty obvious, plus she was at the Tonys last weekend…. And Beanie was not."
"Anything you do, let it it come from you--then it will be new."
Sunday in the Park with George
#73Beanie’s Last Performance 9/25
Posted: 6/16/22 at 6:25pm
Ten bucks says the production just closes when they leave.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
#74Beanie’s Last Performance 9/25
Posted: 6/16/22 at 6:28pm
God, how much money do they lose if they close in September?
"Sticks and stones, sister. Here, have a Valium." - Patti LuPone, a Memoir
#75Beanie’s Last Performance 9/25
Posted: 6/16/22 at 6:50pm
RippedMan said: "OhHiii said: "RippedMan said: "Two seasoned musical theater performers with Tonys are the same as Beanie? Okay...."
Beanie has been in several very popular, critically acclaimed films. Headlined a Ryan Murphy series opposite of Sarah Paulson. And also has a well-reviewed Broadway turn under her belt in one of the biggest hit musicals to come to Broadway in the last decade? Yeah. I'd say it would be completely understandable why she'd get an offer without an audition.
For the record, she has said she auditioned, but keep dying on this hill, bud.
https://youtu.be/eyJ6iUownnk?t=204
Cool. Not dying on any hill. I literally don't really care. Just having a discussion. She's proven she doesn't have the stamina for 8x a week as a lead performer, nor does she have the vocal chops for the role or the acting requirements given all the reviews. Patti Lupone and Hugh Jackman have actually proven they have what it takes before hand. A character part in a hit show doesn't mean you can handle 8x a week as a lead.
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She's shown she doesn't have the stamina for this role, maybe. But the Funny Girl score is nearly all Fanny, and tailored to the strength of a uniquely powerful voice. That Beanie can't fill that demand, and surely isn't right for Eva Peron or Mama Rose, doesn't mean she can't lead an evening's entertainment. When she's age appropriate, she'll probably make a great Dolly. She might make a good Miss Mona now. She's too old for Tracy Turnblad, but a younger her would have probably been terrific in the role. I think there are a lot of parts she can play, even leading roles. But she needs something not as vocally demanding as Fanny Brice.
Dylan Pellagrino
Swing Joined: 10/14/19
#76Beanie’s Last Performance 9/25
Posted: 6/16/22 at 7:24pm
ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Dylan Pellagrino said: "she was at the Tonys last weekend…. And Beanie was not."
Are you dim, or do you just enjoy making up bogus justifications for no reason?
1) Lea was part of a group performance with the cast of SPRING AWAKENING.
2) Beanie had COVID."
As far as I am aware, the show was only nominated for one Tony award (for featured actor) so I don’t think she would be there anyway. I looked online and couldn’t find any pictures of the cast attending except Jared Grimes.
& You’re right Lea is part of the spring awakening cast, but they also had her come out and speak before the performance. Which was definitely a choice.
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#77Beanie’s Last Performance 9/25
Posted: 6/16/22 at 7:37pm
Beanie should try her hand at Aldonza in MAN OF LA MANCHA
"Long live God!" (GODSPELL)
#78Beanie’s Last Performance 9/25
Posted: 6/16/22 at 8:12pm
Robbie2 said: "
Yes, please! Lea as Fanny would likely bring me back to Broadway from the West Coast for the first time since pre-pandemic. She is the perfect star to play a star.
Non sibi sed patriae
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