Chita's standby??
Chita's standby??
#1Chita's standby??
Posted: 2/25/15 at 1:55pm
Jason Danieley posted on Facebook that no one will be disappointed with Chita's standby and that she will give an "incredible performance" if the need arises.
Sounds like someone of note. I was expecting the standard standby casting like a Karen Murphy. Any guesses?
#2Chita's standby??
Posted: 2/25/15 at 2:14pmRita Moreno.
When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain.
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#3Chita's standby??
Posted: 2/25/15 at 2:15pmFrom your mouth to God's ears, newintown.
When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain.
-Kad
#4Chita's standby??
Posted: 2/25/15 at 2:41pmthey might as well cancel the show if she can't go on
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#5Chita's standby??
Posted: 2/25/15 at 2:44pmThey might be getting a high profile standby in order to lessen refunds and even increase audiences if Chita is out. For instance, if Chita was out and Rita was in, you bet your ass Im staying AND coming back!
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#7Chita's standby??
Posted: 2/25/15 at 2:53pm
That's really odd.
Who of note would possibly agree to be a standby?
Well, color me curious.
....but the world goes 'round
#8Chita's standby??
Posted: 2/25/15 at 3:05pmThe only person that would do is someone with true experience filling in at the last minute for an old lady due to an unexpected absence or injury .. it's got to be Michael C Hall.
#10Chita's standby??
Posted: 2/25/15 at 3:08pmActually, there's just going to be a matinee cast with Patti LuPone and Kevin Kline as Claire and Anton.
When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain.
-Kad
#10Chita's standby??
Posted: 2/25/15 at 3:08pmDouble post, again. (My work computer is so wonky these days.)
When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain.
-Kad
Updated On: 2/25/15 at 03:08 PM
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#12Chita's standby??
Posted: 2/25/15 at 3:11pmCarol Lawrence? I know she and Chita are good friends
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#13Chita's standby??
Posted: 2/25/15 at 3:37pm
"That's really odd.
Who of note would possibly agree to be a standby?
Well, color me curious."
For Putting It Together they had Kathie Lee Gifford standing by for Carol Burnett. I'm sure a lot of the middle-aged house-wife tourists who were fans of Carol from her variety show were probably also huge fans of Regis and Kathie Lee and were equally as delighted to be seeing her. So it is possible to find a standby with a big enough name to lessen the impact of the star being out.
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#14Chita's standby??
Posted: 2/25/15 at 3:40pmThat situation with Burnett was slightly different because I don't think she was the standby, I think Gifford played 1 scheduled performance a week. I believe they had a separate standby.
#15Chita's standby??
Posted: 2/25/15 at 3:40pmKathie Lee didn't really stand by for Burnett in Putting It Together; she did planned performances. Burnett's standby was Ronnie (Rhonda) Farer.
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#16Chita's standby??
Posted: 2/25/15 at 3:42pmThanks for the info. I knew Gifford did have planned performances each week, I just assumed she was also who they would put on in the event that Burnett had to miss a performance.
#17Chita's standby??
Posted: 2/25/15 at 3:47pm
I don't think I've ever heard of a real celebrity truly standing by for a role. I think it would be admitting that they were somehow "less than" the regular star.
Standbys have usually been folks like Maureen Moore - exceptionally skilled and talented, but not famous.
Has anyone heard of a star standing by?
Updated On: 2/25/15 at 03:47 PM
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#19Chita's standby??
Posted: 2/25/15 at 4:12pm
I don't know if Jason's comment suggests they are a star. Rather, they are just giving a great performance (or 'incredible', in his words) (e.g., perhaps observed in rehearsal. I realise it's early to rehearse a standby but given Chita's age they might want to be risk-averse)
EDIT: I was wrong.
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
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#20Chita's standby??
Posted: 2/25/15 at 4:13pmAs much as I love Chita, if it's Maureen Moore I'll hold out in case she goes on.
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#21Chita's standby??
Posted: 2/25/15 at 4:25pm
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#23Chita's standby??
Posted: 2/25/15 at 4:37pmI was imagining Lenora Nemetz but I would DEFINITELY go see Carol Lawrence do it.
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