Posted: 4/21/21 at 10:26am
ghostlight2 said: "Well, sure, there are logistical reasons notto include standby actors onstage. Backstage, the wings, the green room, dressing rooms, all very small and tight."
None of that is relevant. There is no audience, so the show will be filmed scene by scene, negating any space requirements for additional cast. But it also doesn't stand to scrutiny. Come from Away has 18 total cast members...less than the full cast of A Chorus Line (29), Bonnie & Clyde (25), American Psycho (19), Taboo (23), Jekyll & Hyde (27), and Bridges of Madison County (19)...all of which played at The Schoenfeld.
Even though I imagine everyone has been in a bubble, they will still be masking and distancing offstage. There is no reason to have more people than usual onstage, where risk of transmission is greater as they sing full out. What would be the point?
If everyone has properly quarantined, or even vaccinated, the risk is minimal. And they are already in the theater.
Just to give standbys/understudies stage time? That just seems very unlikely to me.
You've obviously never met these producers.
Also, since you mention it, artistically it is an issue as well, While there is little dancing in the show, the chair choreography is complicated and quite integral to the show. They've had a fairly short rehearsal period to relearn this. If someone screws up, it throws everything off. Whyrisk it, especially for a product filmed for posterity."
I never said they could be inserted into every scene. But unlike Hamilton, RENT, Legally Blonde, etc. This is not a recording of a live performance. so filming parameters won'thave the same obstacles. But if Newsies can add 5 additional newsboys, then rehearse, re-choreograph and film, in less than a week, then Come from Away's can easily insert athe swings.
