COVID Cancellations — Page 61

dearalanaaaa said: "Hairspray0901 said: "thecometbringsnofear said: "CFA felt really dangerous due to the amount of people on stage and how close they stand to the front of the stage, though the "stage kisses" were clearly staged distant."

How does one do a distanced kiss??

poisonivy2 said: "It's kind of worrying that Aaron Tveit has been out so much in MR. He never misses shows. He doesn't miss shows because he "doesn't feel well.""

This whole "he doesn't miss shows" is just no longer how the world works. That cast has a LOT of cases. He's been out many days in a row so it's a pretty safe assumption he's one of them. Even if he feels fine, that means he's out isolating for probably 10 days.

pattilupony said: "poisonivy2 said: "It's kind of worrying that Aaron Tveit has been out so much in MR. He never misses shows. He doesn't miss shows because he "doesn't feel well.""

This whole "he doesn't miss shows" is just no longer how the world works. That cast has a LOT of cases. He's been out many days in a row so it's a pretty safe assumption he's one of them. Even if he feels fine, that means he's out isolating for probably 10 days."

I agree - I think this pandemic is going to finally topple some of the stigma around the understudy and the whole “go on at whatever cost” mentality. I think people are finally understanding that, while not seeing a performer you specifically wanted to see may stink, that there are dozens of talented performers waiting in the wings to get their shot and keep the show going - and some may surprise you with how they take off after.

I remember when I saw Rock of Ages back in 2009 and I was bummed that Constantine Maroulis was out and my mom even asked after we were seated if we wanted to get a refund. I said no and kept on and the understudy that night was absolutely fantastic and went on to blow up and have a big career on Broadway, TV, and film.

That understudy was Jeremy Jordan.

Their IG post says a detection of covid in the company. I’ve seen that recent shows have had understudies for Seymour, Audrey, Mushnik, Chiffon, and Ronnette all at the same time, so I bet if even one more person went down, there wouldn’t be any more coverage. Hope they do get to reopen tomorrow like they intend.

Fosse76 said: "ACL2006 said: "Come From Away has cancelled both shows today."

They cancelled the rest of the week."

Julie Reiber announced she tested positive. Marika Aubrey is headed back to the tour on Monday. Come From Away needs at least Rachel Tucker and Astrid back for them to resume on Tuesday. Or at least some combination of two females back in the show. I'm sure they can always talk Pearl Sun and Holly Ann Butler into another week of swinging.

dearalanaaaa said: "both FLS and CFA didn't provide kn95 masks for the first two rows, however they did have an usher with (3 ply, perhaps) surgical masks for those who had fabric masks at both."

Ushers are not involved in the application or enforcement of covid protocols. Those weren't ushers.

HeyMrMusic said: "I saw on IG thatTinahad a boatload of swings on last night plus most of the band was subs, so I also want to give a quick shoutout to all of the crew, musician, conductor, stage/company/covid safety management, wrangler, etc. covers and subs. They may be going unnoticed, but they are working just as hard as the understudies and swings and are trying their hardest to stay healthy because they’re so heavily relied on right now. Look atCompanythat one day they had to cancel because of backstage coverage or thatCarolinesub pianist who conducted the show last minute (and has been conducting pretty regularly ever since). Anyway, bravo to them all!"

Michelle West(female swing) posted she's been covering a male track all week.

poisonivy2 said: "Apparently Moulin Rouge canceled mid-show today."

Only Flying Over Sunset has a scheduled performance today (7pm).

DramaTeach said: "Heard that a little boy played the part of young Nala in Lion King last night with script in hand. The audience was asked before the show to give him support and encouragement. These are interesting times."

Les Mis was doing this back in the day. Nothing new here.

poisonivy2 said: "Apparently Moulin Rouge canceled mid-show today.

ETA: oops it was yesterday."

It appears the matinee was cancelled several hours before it started yesterday, but the evening performance went on in its entirety as scheduled with covers for all of the leads/featured performers except the Duke and Zidler. Zidler's line about how the show must "always go on - almost always" sparked some laughter.

HeyMrMusic said: "Their IG post says a detection of covid in the company. I’ve seen that recent shows have had understudies for Seymour, Audrey, Mushnik, Chiffon, and Ronnette all at the same time, so I bet if even one more person went down, there wouldn’t be any more coverage. Hope they do get to reopen tomorrow like they intend."

This is a little strange I saw that too as well as their post on twitter saying the same thing now they are gone...wife has tickets for kids tomorrow anyone know why they would pull the posts?

bluetuna said: Last night, Caleb Marshall-Villarreal was on for Santiago, and he's covered the part many times before, apparently recently returning as a vacation cover for Santiago a couple weeks ago. Not sure if he had since left the cast again or if he or one of the other covers was simply not available for the matinee."

Caleb was not on last night. He was meant to be, but posted on his instagram story yesterday morning that he had tested positive. Travis Ward-Osborne made his debut as Santiago last night.