Did anyone see OLD FRIENDS when Bernadette was out?

[meredithchandler73]

Posted: 6/20/25 at 12:38pm

I saw a social media post somewhere that Bernadette was out of the show recently. Maybe it was last night or the night before? I am SOOO curious how the show went! Can anyone report? It seems Bonnie Langford covers a lot of Bernadette's songs with a few exceptions: Beth Leavel sings Children Will Listen, Send in the Clowns, and Losing My Mind. Kate Jennings Grant does the Dot stuff for Sunday. And Lea Salonga does Miss Mazeppa in Gotta Get a Gimmick.

As far as I know, that would have been the first and only time she has been out of the show from the four-month run in the West End, the one-month run at the Ahmanson, and the past two months on Broadway.

 

[binau]

Posted: 6/20/25 at 12:58pm

Also, how do they do the opening entrances. Does Lea walk out alone?? If Beth walks out what exactly did she say?

[n2nbaby]

Posted: 6/20/25 at 1:13pm

I saw it when Lea was out and Bernadette said Lea was under the weather but Lea would be her co-host for the evening. I would imagine it was something similar with Bernadette being out.

[Kimbo]

Posted: 6/20/25 at 4:13pm

n2nbaby said: "I saw it when Lea was out and Bernadette said Lea was under the weather but Lea would be her co-host for the evening. I would imagine it was something similar with Bernadette being out."

I don’t get this at all. If one of the stars is out the other one comes out and says their co-star can’t be there but will be their “co-host” for the evening, like they’re still there in spirit?
 

That sounds not only idiotic but borderline offensive. (Also reinforces why as much as I love Sondheim and Salonga and Bernadette I’ve had little interest in this show.)

[chrishuyen]

Posted: 6/20/25 at 4:16pm

Kimbo said: "n2nbaby said: "I saw it when Lea was out and Bernadette said Lea was under the weather but Lea would be her co-host for the evening. I would imagine it was something similar with Bernadette being out."

I don’t get this at all. If one of the stars is out the other one comes out and says their co-star can’t be there but will be their “co-host” for the evening, like they’re still there in spirit?


That sounds not only idiotic but borderline offensive. (Also reinforces why asmuch as I love Sondheim and Salonga and Bernadette I’ve had little interest in this show.)"

I think this must have been a typo because when Lea was out Bernadette came out with Beth and said Beth would be filling in for Lea as "co-host" 

[n2nbaby]

Posted: 6/20/25 at 6:02pm

Yes, I’m sorry. I forgot to say Beth, my bad lol

[ACL2006]

Posted: 6/20/25 at 9:53pm

Bernadette was out again tonight.