Posted: 1/6/22 at 10:46pm
NotThatSmart said: "Not show related, but BroadwayCon has been postponed until the summer."
Probably end up getting cancelled.
Posted: 1/6/22 at 10:50pm
ACL2006 said: "angoradebs said: "Tag said: "According to Sharon Wheatley on SITH tonight, 9 of the 12 CFA principals had Covid. And currently all the understudies have it."
I didn't watch and don't know what exactly Sharon said. But Josh Breckenridge went to Trouble in Mind yesterday (along with Pearl Sun, not sure if Sharon is including her) and posed unmasked for a picture with LaChanze. If it's accurate that he now has tested positive for Covid (most likely today, I guess), hopefully LaChanze doesn't end up testing positive and missing the closing performances
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I've only seen through their socials that Julie Reiber has tested postive. Josh was out yesterday with Pearl Sun as you mentioned and Tony LePage was at a show the other day. Also, Happy McPartlin's last post was from NYE. Neither Monette or John Jellison have active socials.
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I did go ahead and watch Sharon on SITH and I think we should take what she said with a grain of salt. At FIRST she said 9 out of the 12 principals had COVID, and they kept the show running with standbys, "most of whom are now sick." Then much later in the show, the doctor says he thinks Broadway casts should be taking rapid antigen tests as close to curtain as possible "with understudies standing by, if you have any left" and Sharon shook her head and said "They're all sick now." So first she said most, then she said all. It's possible she was saying they were "all sick" in the same way that some news outlets reported that CFA was performed "entirely by standbys" last week, when 3 of the principal actors were actually on - just exaggeration.
Posted: 1/6/22 at 10:55pm
Tonight's Dear Evan Hansen started with the full regular cast as listed in the Playbill, then halfway through the first act, Talia Simone Robinson came on as Zoe and finished the show, replacing Gabrielle Carrubba. Her first scene on stage was the one where the character has a big solo and she absolutely killed it.
No idea what the reason for the sudden switch was, so may not be relevant to this thread, but worth monitoring. She and Jordan Fisher's faces definitely never got within twelve inches of each other, but maybe they always stage it like that?
I also thought it was crazy that the whole orchestra was unmasked when they're visually not really part of the show. I don't know why they wouldn't all be wearing black KN95s up there.
Posted: 1/6/22 at 10:57pm
I don't know what Caroline, or Change is doing to avoid cancellations or absences but the full cast was in tonight.
Posted: 1/7/22 at 9:14am
Come From Away is the sole Broadway show worth monitoring today.
Posted: 1/7/22 at 10:11am
With so many March shows starting rehearsals in the next couple of weeks, has there been any talk of pushing openings back or waiting to start rehearsals? I'm interested to see if the Tonys get a slight pushback to allow more shows to open throughout the late spring.
Posted: 1/7/22 at 10:23am
Raspberry said: "She and Jordan Fisher's faces definitely never got within twelve inches of each other, but maybe they always stage it like that?"
There is definitely a scene where they kiss, but not sure if that was restaged for the reopening.
Posted: 1/7/22 at 10:49am
VintageSnarker said: "I don't know what Caroline, or Change is doing to avoid cancellations or absences but the full cast was in tonight."
They’re adults that don’t go out and are responsible. That’s how.
Posted: 1/7/22 at 10:55am
unclevictor said: "VintageSnarker said: "I don't know what Caroline, or Change is doing to avoid cancellations or absences but the full cast was in tonight."
They’re adults that don’t go out and are responsible. That’s how."
Your implication that casts of other shows are irresponsible for getting sick during a global pandemic is ridiculous.
Posted: 1/7/22 at 10:56am
unclevictor said: "VintageSnarker said: "I don't know what Caroline, or Change is doing to avoid cancellations or absences but the full cast was in tonight."
They’re adults that don’t go out and are responsible. That’s how."
You can get Omicron on the subway, or in a taxi, or in a theatre, or at home, especially if your kid goes to school. So.
Posted: 1/7/22 at 11:01am
I was at DEH last night and they do NOT kiss. We were in right orchestra and had a perfect view. They did the hug kiss thing (were they put faces into the crook of the other’s neck - sorry for the bad explanation) for the first kiss at the end of act 1.
For the second kiss on the bed, they were forehead to forehead as the lights dimmed.
Jordan opted up during in For Forever and it was great!
Also kudos to Talia who came in at the start of the Requiem scene for Zoe. They did make an announcement afterwards at intermission and she was really good.
Posted: 1/7/22 at 12:26pm
Does anyone know if Danny Burstein was back at MR yesterday?
Posted: 1/7/22 at 12:28pm
JSquared2 said: "Does anyone know if Danny Burstein was back at MR yesterday?"
I believe Bobby Daye is on for Zidler all week.
Posted: 1/7/22 at 12:57pm
EDSOSLO858 said: "Come From Awayis the sole Broadway show worth monitoring today."
If the majority of the standbys are out, it'll be interesting to see if they actually go on tonight.
Posted: 1/7/22 at 1:12pm
ACL2006 said: "EDSOSLO858 said: "Come From Awayis the sole Broadway show worth monitoring today."
If the majority of the standbys are out, it'll be interesting to see if they actually go on tonight."
Julie Reiber posted that today was day 8 for her and that she got a negative test for the second day in a row. Presumably they'll still have her do the 10 days but it sounds like she won't take longer than that and should be back on Tuesday
Josh Breckenridge is pretty active on social media and hasn't posted anything about having Covid (nor is he obligated to if he does have it).
Seems like the women are in good shape but if 3 of the male principals haven't had it yet, and even one male standby has it currently, they could be on shaky ground for a bit.
Posted: 1/7/22 at 1:30pm
unclevictor said: "VintageSnarker said: "I don't know what Caroline, or Change is doing to avoid cancellations or absences but the full cast was in tonight."
They’re adults that don’t go out and are responsible. That’s how."
If you’re implying that no company member has gotten covid, I think their emergency conductor situation would prove you wrong. It’s miraculous that covid didn’t hit this company as hard as it hit basically every other show. I think of the poor Come From Away company, especially the standbys. To say they’ve acted irresponsibly during this time is in such poor taste.
Posted: 1/7/22 at 2:03pm
Danny was there last night (1/6) according to multiple posts from last night’s show.
Posted: 1/7/22 at 5:32pm
Majority of the female cast of Come From Away has mentioned on their socials they're returning tonight. Unless something bizarre happens, the show should be a go.
Updated On: 1/7/22 at 05:32 PM
Posted: 1/7/22 at 5:38pm
CarmenA3 said: "I was at DEH last night and they do NOT kiss. We were in right orchestra and had a perfect view. They did the hug kiss thing (were they put faces into the crook of the other’s neck - sorry for the bad explanation) for the first kiss at the end of act 1.
For the second kiss on the bed, they were forehead to forehead as the lights dimmed.
Jordan opted up during in For Forever and it was great!
Also kudos to Talia who came in at the start of the Requiem scene for Zoe. They did make an announcement afterwards at intermission and she was really good."
Do Katrina Lenk and Claybourne Elder kiss in Company?
Posted: 1/7/22 at 6:07pm
Do Katrina Lenk and Claybourne Elder kiss in Company?"
Very much so.
Posted: 1/7/22 at 7:58pm
Greg Kinnear's out of TKAM tonight. Christopher Innvar playing Atticus
Posted: 1/7/22 at 9:16pm
Seems like Come From Away got the all-clear to resume tonight.
Posted: 1/7/22 at 10:23pm
EDSOSLO858 said: "Seems likeCome From Awaygot the all-clear to resume tonight."
The show's socials have Joel Hatch making a short speech after curtain call. Holly Ann Butler is still with the show as a swing but didn't perform tonight. No clue if any standbys were on tonight.
