Canceled Show - Does the cast still rehearse?
Canceled Show - Does the cast still rehearse?
MarkBearSF
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/25/11
#1Canceled Show - Does the cast still rehearse?
Posted: 3/24/16 at 3:16pm
Thinking about the canceled performances of Shuffle Along, I was wondering about the remaining members of the cast and crew on those days. If a performance is canceled, can the producers use those hours for rehearsal? (And are there special accommodations for previews?)
For ongoing productions, if there's no specific reason to run rehearsals, when a show is canceled, do the actors and crew get paid? (assuming it's not a weather situation where it could be hazardous to come in)
neonlightsxo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/08
#2Canceled Show - Does the cast still rehearse?
Posted: 3/24/16 at 3:50pm
For the first part, I sure hope they are using this time wisely and rehearsing.
How often is a show canceled not due to weather (in the second part)? I can't think of one example.
Updated On: 3/24/16 at 03:50 PM
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Stand-by Joined: 6/25/14
#3Canceled Show - Does the cast still rehearse?
Posted: 3/24/16 at 4:06pm
Yes, they are using the time to rehearse other parts of the show.
If a performance is canceled while the show is still running then, yes, they would still get paid.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#4Canceled Show - Does the cast still rehearse?
Posted: 3/24/16 at 4:22pm
Neon -- things get cancelled for illness...like in Shuffle, or what would have happened had either NPH been ill/injured during Hedwig or Hugh Jackman in Boy from Oz, or technical issues. (And I know you know this, so maybe I misread your post.)
But yes, they will still rehearse as scheduled if still in previews....not likely during the actual run, however.
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TheGingerBreadMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/7/12
#5Canceled Show - Does the cast still rehearse?
Posted: 3/24/16 at 5:45pm
I believe that a couple of early performances of the recent Cabaret revival were cancelled because Alan Cumming was sick and his understudy had not had adequate rehearsal time to be prepared to go on.
#6Canceled Show - Does the cast still rehearse?
Posted: 3/25/16 at 7:13am
Boy From Oz did indeed shut down when Jackman took his vacation instead of sending an understudy on in his place.
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After Eight
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/5/09
#7Canceled Show - Does the cast still rehearse?
Posted: 3/25/16 at 7:50am
Many shows through the years have cancelled scheduled first previews. I know, because I had to reschedule! In 1961, How to Make a Man cancelled several performances after opening, then resumed playing the following week, at the end of which it closed. During the run of Wildcat, several performances were cancelled due to Lucy's illness.
Perhaps some old-timers here remember the stunt David Merrick pulled with Philadelphia, Here I Come! Not wishing the critics to review the final preview, he simply cancelled it, forcing them to attend the opening. He said it was due to a rat in the generator.
neonlightsxo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/08
#8Canceled Show - Does the cast still rehearse?
Posted: 3/25/16 at 9:18am
dramamama, of course. I meant other than illness. I found the OP's post confusing and didn't know what other circumstance they were implying.
After Eight, we're talking about long running/ongoing shows.
readermeetsauthor
Swing Joined: 3/25/16
#9Canceled Show - Does the cast still rehearse?
Posted: 3/25/16 at 10:45am
neonlightsxo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/08
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