Carrie Underwood wakes up with the flu?
Carrie Underwood wakes up with the flu?
theaternut
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/4/03
#1 Carrie Underwood wakes up with the flu?
Posted: 12/5/13 at 11:01am
What if she woke up with this? Who goes on? How does a network deal with this?
Updated On: 12/5/13 at 11:01 AM
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#2Carrie Underwood wakes up with the flu.
Posted: 12/5/13 at 11:02amLaura Benanti jumps up and says "I've done it on Broadway, I can do it on tv."
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
theaternut
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/4/03
#2Carrie Underwood wakes up with the flu.
Posted: 12/5/13 at 11:08amI doubt it would be as easy as that.
MCfan2
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/29/06
#4Carrie Underwood wakes up with the flu.
Posted: 12/5/13 at 11:09amYou're going out there a Broadway star, but you've got to come back a country superstar!
#5Carrie Underwood wakes up with the flu.
Posted: 12/5/13 at 11:13am
They'd pump her with anti-inflammatories and an asprin and call it a day. You can certainly sing through the first day of the flu, and who the hell cares if anybody else catches it. They'll all only be singing through the show once anyways.
But if, God forbid, anything catastrophic happened between now and the point that this goes to air, I recall reading here the mention of understudies.
ETA: And Meron and Zedan completely contradicted the understudy thing, as posted up thread. I guess the only other options are to suit up Laura Benanti or stop the whole ship.
Updated On: 12/5/13 at 11:13 AM
theaternut
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/4/03
#6Carrie Underwood wakes up with the flu.
Posted: 12/5/13 at 11:15am
""The only thing we have in terms of a Plan B is we have understudies for the actors. [But] not for Carrie [Underwood] or Steve [Moyer]." "
Thanks Taz.
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#7Carrie Underwood wakes up with the flu.
Posted: 12/5/13 at 11:19amWhat makes you think that Carrie will wake up this morning? Laura knows how to score some high powered valium.
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#8Carrie Underwood wakes up with the flu.
Posted: 12/5/13 at 11:21amI hear Alec Baldwin and Martin Bashir are looking for a gig.
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
#9Carrie Underwood wakes up with the flu.
Posted: 12/5/13 at 11:36am
They go dark and NBC shows a test pattern for 3 hours.
Or better yet, Paul Rudd and One Direction are in town for SNL on Saturday. They can take over and this can be a practice run for Saturday. Now which member of One Direction would make the best Maria?
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Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#10Carrie Underwood wakes up with the flu.
Posted: 12/5/13 at 11:41amKristin Chenoweth stars as Carrie Underwood in The Sound Of Music
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
eperkins
Broadway Star Joined: 5/21/07
#11Carrie Underwood wakes up with the flu.
Posted: 12/5/13 at 11:51amI wonder what really would happen if Carrie couldn't perform for some reason, since she has no understudy. Cancel, or would they "roll tape"? I'll bet they do have the dress rehearsal taped (if not several run throughs), and I'll bet they would switch to tape if something really bad happened live. At least, that would be my "Plan B." And I'll bet they have a slight delay as well, as do almost all "live" broadcasts.
theaternut
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/4/03
#13Carrie Underwood wakes up with the flu.
Posted: 12/5/13 at 11:58amCall Karen Cartwright. Who cares if she doesn't look like Maria. She didn't look like Marilyn either!
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#14Carrie Underwood wakes up with the flu.
Posted: 12/5/13 at 11:59am
"CALL LIZA."
Oh no. The Shound of Mushic ish much more in Lorna'sh range. But call me if they do No Shtrings becaush I've alwaysh wanted to play a fashion model.
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
eperkins
Broadway Star Joined: 5/21/07
#15Carrie Underwood wakes up with the flu.
Posted: 12/5/13 at 12:00pm
"CALL LIZA"
She would make a very - interesting - Maria.
JohnyBroadway
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/12
#16Carrie Underwood wakes up with the flu.
Posted: 12/5/13 at 12:00pmRebecca Luker is currently at the broadway theatre,.........
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#17Carrie Underwood wakes up with the flu.
Posted: 12/5/13 at 12:02pm
"Rebecca Luker is currently at the broadway theatre"
I think I'd rather see Harvey Fierstein play Maria. At least Harvey could find a characterization. Watching paint dry is not a characterization.
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
Wildcard
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/21/06
#18Carrie Underwood wakes up with the flu.
Posted: 12/5/13 at 12:48pm
Sean Hayes and Megan Mullally come on as Jack and Karen as the Captain and Maria
Actually, I would SO watch this if this happened
fbueller
Leading Actor Joined: 9/30/07
#19Carrie Underwood wakes up with the flu.
Posted: 12/5/13 at 1:07pmIs Ashlee Simpson in town? Carrie's audio recordings could be played and the show would go on!
Wildcard
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/21/06
#20Carrie Underwood wakes up with the flu.
Posted: 12/5/13 at 1:38pmRealistically, if someone did end up with the flu, they can always lip-synch to the pre-recorded tracks.
#21Carrie Underwood wakes up with the flu.
Posted: 12/5/13 at 1:57pmEVERY TV show used to be live...for several decades. live plays on TV used to be something you could see at least once a week. Either the star will pull it together and go on, or someone will step in or they'll replace it with a repeat of something else and reschedule it.
Art has a double face, of expression and illusion.
madlibrarian
Broadway Star Joined: 8/15/06
#22Carrie Underwood wakes up with the flu.
Posted: 12/5/13 at 2:08pmTheaternut: who's the babe in the photo?
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#23Carrie Underwood wakes up with the flu.
Posted: 12/5/13 at 2:18pmI'm sure the producers have Lenora Nemetz on speed dial. The dancing may lean more toward Fosse than the typical R&H shows, but it will all work out.
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
Updated On: 12/5/13 at 02:18 PM
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#24Carrie Underwood wakes up with the flu.
Posted: 12/5/13 at 2:28pmI hope Carrie doesn't suffer from GERD. It could be quite rough going during Lonely Goatherd if she does.
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
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