Disney to distribute and release HAMILTON film with OBC in Oct. 2021 — Page 5

@JBroadway, thanks! I now see the earlier post with the comments from her former castmates.

Updated On: 2/5/20 at 09:23 AM

Well well well...

www.betsystruxness.com/hamilton


"Hamilton being my 6th Broadway show in as many years, burning the candle at both ends was catching up to me. My body hurt. I found the show schedule frustrating and limiting. Performing 8 shows a week was losing its luster. I needed a break. About 6 months into the Broadway run, I was fairly angry most of the time and too tired to be almost anything but miserable, which were major indicators to me that I needed to move on, so I turned in my notice and left the show, ultimately at the apex of its popularity. To this day, I have never regretted that decision even though it meant not performing with the cast at the Tony Awards. Hamilton ushered me into full adulthood and with adulthood come priority shifts that one never dreams of as a child, when dreaming of taking centerstage on Broadway. I had finally accepted wanting both something more and something gentler at the same time. It was completely the correct decision."

TaleofTwo said: "Well well well...

www.betsystruxness.com/hamilton


"Hamilton being my 6th Broadway show in as many years, burning the candle at both ends was catching up to me. My body hurt. I found the show schedule frustrating and limiting. Performing 8 shows a week was losing its luster. I needed a break. About 6 months into the Broadway run, I was fairly angry most of the time and too tired to be almost anything but miserable, which were major indicators to me that I needed to move on, so I turned in my notice and left the show, ultimately at the apex of its popularity. To this day, I have never regretted that decision even though it meant not performing with the cast at the Tony Awards. Hamilton ushered me into full adulthood and with adulthood come priority shifts that one never dreams of as a child, when dreaming of taking centerstage on Broadway. I had finally accepted wanting both something more and something gentler at the same time. It was completely the correct decision."
"

Exactly. The poor thing was absolutely MISERABLE having to do 8 whole performances a week in the biggest hit that Broadway had seen in a generation, and CHOSE to leave on her own accord. Now she can't understand why the terrible, horrible, rotten producers wouldn't make the girl who replaced her sit out for the filming (which Equity would not allow anyway) and let her traipse back in for a few days so she could reap the rewards of being captured on film. <<removed by mods>> -- no wonder that her career has dried up.

Updated On: 2/5/20 at 03:03 PM

TotallyEffed said: "None of you know anything about her mental and physical health, or the limits of either. Enough with the harsh judgments, you don’t even know what happened. Good Lord.

Regardless of what went down, not being filmed and not being a part of this has to be heartbreaking and frustrating for her."

I think we have a pretty good snapshot of her mental health, thank you! You know the current TV commercial where an office pool wins a gigantic lottery -- and there's the one guy who was out the day they bought the ticket because his car was broken? That's her -- except she CHOSE to have a broken muffler! Lol

Fosse76 said: "n2nbaby said: "poisonivy2 said: "When this was being filmed wasn't there some scuttlebutt that one of the OBC had refused to sign a release so this couldn't be released? Tell me I'm not dreaming that this happened?"

If I remember correctly, the issue was with Leslie, who ended up doing the recording."

After reading an article where he all but states he would be re-signed because he was irreplaceable, I wouldn't be shocked if he had changed his mind because they point blank said they would use another actor for his role in the recording."

Wait Leslie was gonna sit out the recording? I know there was some tension for the profit-sharing since he was one of the leaders, but I thought once they got that accomplished, the relationships were better. In his Tonys speech he seemed completely gracious to Lin?

It seems a bit weird to make a big deal over now. That link on her site basically says she didn't find the Broadway transfer as fulfilling as creating the piece off-Broadway, which seems like that would be the case to me, as an audience member. And then it got too taxing, so she left. So, not sure where the bad blood is... them saying it is the original cast? That seems nitpicky?!

Updated On: 2/5/20 at 10:43 PM

Lot666 said: "DaveyG said: "rattleNwoolypenguin said: "
I think this is beautifully generous...Lin Manuel clearly just wants to give this to people and I just think that’s awesome"

Lololol. Lin alone is making 30+million dollars off of this. He’s not giving anything away. This will just reinvigorate the brand. And with Disney behind it, it’s a win-win."

If Mr. Miranda was concerned with "beautiful generosity" and "giving this to people", he wouldn't be charging $449 for orchestra seats, which is aconsiderable drop from what he was selling those seats for a year ago."

Mr. Miranda isn’t the one charging $449, but once again, go off.



Trpguyy, are you able to go into more detail or are you trying to be as ambiguous as possible?

BroadwayAndSports said: "Fosse76 said: "n2nbaby said: "poisonivy2 said: "When this was being filmed wasn't there some scuttlebutt that one of the OBC had refused to sign a release so this couldn't be released? Tell me I'm not dreaming that this happened?"

If I remember correctly, the issue was with Leslie, who ended up doing the recording."

After reading an article where he all but states he would be re-signed because he was irreplaceable, I wouldn't be shocked if he had changed his mind because they point blank said they would use another actor for his role in the recording."

Wait Leslie was gonna sit out the recording? I know there was some tension for the profit-sharing since he was one of the leaders, but I thought once they got that accomplished, the relationships were better. In his Tonys speech he seemed completely gracious to Lin?"



Exactly. Fosse brings up the alleged article in which Leslie claimed to be “irreplaceable,” again and again, but for some reason, NEVER posts a link to it.


It is because no such article or video clip or social media posting exists. A total fabrication by someone with an agenda as they post the same thing at the mere mention of the man’s name.


The added fantasy about how negotiations ended for Mr. Odom and he was filmed in the role he originated alongside most of the rest of the original broadway company seems just as ridiculous as the article invention.

... except as a member of the original cast, isn;t she getting royalties from the show's profit, something that does not happen in other shows? So she is getting a much better deal than most ensemble actors in Broadway shows. I also am confused by her post. She isn't claiming she was abused, harassed, or even poorly treated. If those things happened she absolutely does have the right to spill the beans. And she should spill the beans. Because the abuse/poor treatment/harassment that is often accepted as part of show biz isn't acceptable. But what I got out of this post was that Hamilton was hard work. Like all of theater.

Also, it sounds as if she left Hamilton of her own accord. There are revered Broadway icons who were infamous for "checking in" on a show and randomly firing longtime ensemble members on the spot with no explanation.