#1
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 
Cry-Baby (Chester Gregory's final performance tomorrow)
#2
Posted: 6/13/08 at 12:29pm
Who does he play?
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#3
Posted: 6/13/08 at 12:31pm
He plays Dupree.
#4
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.
#5
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.
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.
#6
Posted: 6/13/08 at 1:21pm
I believe he will be at the Tony Awards
#7
Posted: 6/13/08 at 1:35pm
Oh hell no. I bet you haven't seen Cry-Baby. Have you?
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#8
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...
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...
#9
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.
#10
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.
#11
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).
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).
::bust a move::
#12
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
#13
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
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#14
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!
#15
Posted: 6/13/08 at 4:44pm
Donkey was frickin' MADE for Chester.
#16
Posted: 6/13/08 at 5:08pm
Wow. Who's replacing him? I'm sure he'll be fantastic in Shrek though.
#17
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.
amazing.
#18
Posted: 6/13/08 at 6:34pm
Nice analogy TooDarnHot, ha ha!
#19
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
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/118675.html
Dwayne Clark
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