#76
Posted: 3/29/14 at 3:48pm
Why is that "interesting?" They expect him back tonight but they won't know until 6pm. Seems pretty straight forward ...
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#77
Posted: 3/29/14 at 3:54pm
Their tweets are: "We will not have confirmation about Mr. Cumming being in the show until after 6 pm." and "We're still waiting to hear. We'll announce it as soon as we know."
I don't see how that reads as they expect him to be in the show tonight, more like they have no idea.
If I asked Roundabout whether I would be able to see Alan if I came on May 7, then it would make sense to say they expect him to be playing the role that day. But not in the middle of a flu where they are deciding one performance at a time whether he can do it.
I don't see how that reads as they expect him to be in the show tonight, more like they have no idea.
If I asked Roundabout whether I would be able to see Alan if I came on May 7, then it would make sense to say they expect him to be playing the role that day. But not in the middle of a flu where they are deciding one performance at a time whether he can do it.
Now t/d/b/a haterobics on here.
Updated On: 3/29/14 at 03:54 PM
#78
Posted: 3/29/14 at 4:04pm
Thank you Jeff--my clothing fetish has finally become a reality...x
#79
Posted: 3/29/14 at 4:09pm
SweetLips, be sure to post a pic of yourself in your gear then, heh.
Now t/d/b/a haterobics on here.
#80
Posted: 3/29/14 at 4:26pm
That picture isn't doing it for me. It looks like Christian Borle in drag makeup.
"Pardon my prior Mcfee slip. I know how to spell her name. I just don't know how to type it." -Talulah
#81
Posted: 3/29/14 at 4:36pm
"It looks like Christian Borle in drag makeup."
You say that like it's a bad thing?!
You say that like it's a bad thing?!
Now t/d/b/a haterobics on here.
#82
Posted: 3/29/14 at 4:43pm
Leeds Hill looks like he really fills out his costume... ahem.
#83
Posted: 3/29/14 at 5:14pm
"I don't really know what people don't understand about this, understudies not being rehearsed before previews begin is a pretty common occurrence. As someone else said, all of the rehearsal time allotted is being devoted to rehearsing the actors who will be playing the roles on a regular basis and there isn't time/money/personnel to separately rehearse the understudies in the tracks they are covering. This is a pretty unusual circumstance, and I'm sure Cumming is pretty ill to not go on, especially in the first week of previews."
I think we understand but my feelings are that it would probably have been cheaper in the end to find time and invest in rehearsing an understudy beforehand, instead of cancelling a performance. I don't buy that they couldn't have done this if they planned it in advance. They chose to take a risk because, as you mentioned, it is probably unusual for a star to be out in the first week. But that risk didn't pay off in this instance.
I suppose if it is so unusual though then over the long-term they would save money not rehearsing vs rehearsing across all their shows. But still. I don't believe they couldn't plan to do this. They just chose not to. It didn't seem to take long to rehearse the understudy in the end :P.
I think we understand but my feelings are that it would probably have been cheaper in the end to find time and invest in rehearsing an understudy beforehand, instead of cancelling a performance. I don't buy that they couldn't have done this if they planned it in advance. They chose to take a risk because, as you mentioned, it is probably unusual for a star to be out in the first week. But that risk didn't pay off in this instance.
I suppose if it is so unusual though then over the long-term they would save money not rehearsing vs rehearsing across all their shows. But still. I don't believe they couldn't plan to do this. They just chose not to. It didn't seem to take long to rehearse the understudy in the end :P.
Give me claws and a hunch, just away from this bunch.
Updated On: 3/29/14 at 05:14 PM
#84
Posted: 3/29/14 at 6:24pm
Hindsight is 20/20.
"Hey little girls, look at all the men in shiny shirts and no wives!" - Jackie Hoffman, Xanadu, 19 Feb 2008
"Hey little girls, look at all the men in shiny shirts and no wives!" - Jackie Hoffman, Xanadu, 19 Feb 2008
#86
Posted: 3/29/14 at 6:35pm
In this case it is not so much an expense issue as a time issue. No matter how willing you are to spend extra money, you can't manufacture time where it does not exist. And it is also well to remember that it is not just a matter of rehearsing the emcee understudy-those covering his multiple regular tracks also have to be put in. So they got it done for this afternoon but not last night. Sounds pretty heroic. I guess if it was stupid we will hear in due course.
#87
Posted: 3/29/14 at 7:02pm
Alan Cumming will be going on tonight.
Roundabout Theatre ?@RTC_NYC 24m
Tonight's performance of @cabaret_musical will go on as scheduled with @alancumming back in as Emcee!!
Roundabout Theatre ?@RTC_NYC 24m
Tonight's performance of @cabaret_musical will go on as scheduled with @alancumming back in as Emcee!!
#88
Posted: 3/29/14 at 7:54pm
im seeing it tomorrow hopefully he will be in it!
#89
Posted: 3/29/14 at 9:18pm
So, any matinee people... how was Leeds? And how packed was the house?
#91
Posted: 3/29/14 at 9:23pm
Well, we already saw he was packed and ready to go...
#92
Posted: 3/30/14 at 12:46am
I saw the matinee today and I was really impressed with Leeds. I would have loved to see Alan in the role, but I also was excited to see someone else in the role. At first you could tell he was a little tense, but he really got into it as the show went on and impressed me! He only had one little slip-up with the words during "Money, Money" but for someone who had one rehearsal, and filling in for Alan, he did a wonderful job
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