Cry-Baby (Chester Gregory's final performance tomorrow)

[bwayguy22089]

Posted: 6/13/08 at 12:28pm

Hey. I'm not sure who out there is a huge fan, but just letting people know that tomorrow at 8 is Chester Gregory's final performance in Cry-Baby

[SgtDonut]

Posted: 6/13/08 at 12:29pm

Who does he play?

[bwayguy22089]

Posted: 6/13/08 at 12:31pm

He plays Dupree.

[gottadance2]

Posted: 6/13/08 at 12:50pm

Will he be performing "A Little Upset" on the Tonys? Has that happened before where a performer who is no longer in a show has come back to perform? I know it's only the next day but he will have left the show Saturday according to your post.

[broadwayjim42]

Posted: 6/13/08 at 1:18pm

Semi-huge fan and I wish him the best in "Shrek."

My daughter and I have very fond memories of him...he participated in a dance workshop/Q & A session with other "Hairspray" cast members for my daughter's summer theatre trip with school a few years back. As Madeline Kahn once said...what a nice guy.

[bwayguy22089]

Posted: 6/13/08 at 1:21pm

I believe he will be at the Tony Awards

[SgtDonut]

Posted: 6/13/08 at 1:35pm

Oh hell no. I bet you haven't seen Cry-Baby. Have you?

[pli1018]

Posted: 6/13/08 at 3:24pm

Wow I can't believe he's leaving so early! I mean Sutton is leaving Young Frankenstein in July and isn't Kecia still in Chicago?

If they happen to produce a cast recording, I really hope they include Chester on it, he was great vocally. There was nothing else for him to work with other than that though...

[SirNotAppearing]

Posted: 6/13/08 at 3:35pm

Honestly, cartanega, you can say you don't like a show, but it's douchey to wish that it closes. Like it or not, there's a cast up on stage at the Marquis performing their brains out (well, maybe not James Synder) and a giant crew supporting them. All those people worked really hard to get to where they are and they'd be out of jobs.

[mike51079]

Posted: 6/13/08 at 3:57pm

I saw Cry Baby in previews and really hated it, but Chester was one of the bright moments. I also saw him sing at a fund raiser for NYMF and was impressed. I imagine he's moving on to bigger and better things and good for him. I do agree that it's awful to hope for a show to close since people would be out of jobs, and with a Tony nomination looks like this one may be around longer than we all think.

[zepka102]

Posted: 6/13/08 at 3:57pm

pli, I think someone said that Cry Baby was already recorded, so he would be on it.

I am surprised he's leaving so early too. Great talent... I'm sure he'll be better in Shrek though (since he didn't have much to work with presently).

[Noel&Cole]

Posted: 6/13/08 at 4:38pm

Wow Cartagena...if a show closing is your dream that not only makes you a terrible person who I hope bad things happen to but how sad your life must be that your dream is for a show to close. You have a dream for lots of actors, crew and musicians to be out of work? Investors to lose their money? Creative staff seeing there hard work dissappear? That's what you dream about? I feel sorry for you.

Updated On: 6/13/08 at 04:38 PM

[into_the_woods2]

Posted: 6/13/08 at 4:41pm

so cool that he is moving on to play donkey in shrek. sad that he wasn't in crybaby for all that long

[liotte]

Posted: 6/13/08 at 4:42pm

Chester has been working on his own album too. He has a release party and concert for it on July 8th, so come check it out!

[SirNotAppearing]

Posted: 6/13/08 at 4:44pm

Donkey was frickin' MADE for Chester.

[masb19872]

Posted: 6/13/08 at 5:08pm

Wow. Who's replacing him? I'm sure he'll be fantastic in Shrek though.

[TooDarnHot]

Posted: 6/13/08 at 5:11pm

I've been in love with the this beautiful Hershey candybar ever since he sang his little heart out, as Seaweed in HAIRSPRAY.

amazing.

[pli1018]

Posted: 6/13/08 at 6:34pm

Nice analogy TooDarnHot, ha ha!

[jaystarr]

Posted: 6/13/08 at 6:42pm

Dwayne Clark will be the new Dupree per playbil:
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/118675.html

Dwayne Clark