Equity bans Quaid for life, fines him $81,000

[Yankeefan007]

Equity bans Quaid for life, fines him $81,000#1

Posted: 2/6/08 at 6:54am

http://www.nypost.com/seven/02062008/entertainment/theater/union_bans__fines_quaid_779144.htm

[Wanna Be A Foster]

re: Equity bans Quaid for life, fines him $81,000#2

Posted: 2/6/08 at 7:00am

OMG. What a pair of nuts.

"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
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[morningglory]

re: Equity bans Quaid for life, fines him $81,000#2

Posted: 2/6/08 at 7:07am

talk about screwed up! Updated On: 2/6/08 at 07:07 AM

[nasty_khakis]

re: Equity bans Quaid for life, fines him $81,000#3

Posted: 2/6/08 at 7:11am

stuff of legend. poor cast, but at least they can regale their children with the horror stories or perhaps write a backstage musical about it. hmm...

[rosscoe(au)]

re: Equity bans Quaid for life, fines him $81,000#4

Posted: 2/6/08 at 7:15am

So many wonderful tidbits to pull from that story

"Evi was trashing the producers and rewriting the script"

"Randy was fiddling around with his blocking, showing off his enormous codpiece"

"Randy didn't show up for the hearing, which was held in Los Angeles. But his wife did and, according to a report on TMZ last week, berated several Equity staff members, including a 76-year-old receptionist whom she allegedly kicked in the shins, "drawing blood."

"Equity reportedly took out a restraining order against her"

'Evi, in turn, says staffers broke her finger, and she has requested a restraining order against them.'

"During the 61/2-hour hearing, Evi repeatedly screamed that the allegations against her husband were part of a "Nazi plot,"

Well I didn't want to get into it, but he's a Satanist. Every full moon he sacrifices 4 puppies to the Dark Lord and smears their blood on his paino. This should help you understand the score for Wicked a little bit more. Tazber's: Reply to Is Stephen Schwartz a Practicing Christian

Updated On: 2/6/08 at 07:15 AM

[husk_charmer]

re: Equity bans Quaid for life, fines him $81,000#5

Posted: 2/6/08 at 7:52am

According to documents obtained exclusively by The Post, the union has banned Randy for life - life! - and fined him $81,572.

Tabloid-esque much Riedel?

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[Unknown User]

re: Equity bans Quaid for life, fines him $81,000#6

Posted: 2/6/08 at 8:10am

SPECTACULAR, SPECTACULAR!

It's so exciting to see the drama unfold as it happens. This will be one of those things that people will be talking about in 20 years-- "Remember when that actor went nuts and they had to cancel the show & ban him for life??"

Of course, I still feel awful for everyone involved in the show, especially the cast and the producers who put up the millions of dollars that have been flushed down the terlit. Do we think they can (and will) sue the Quaids for damages?

[Urban]

re: Equity bans Quaid for life, fines him $81,000#7

Posted: 2/6/08 at 8:25am

I wonder if they are on the same drugs as Britney?

It is sad to think once upon a time Randy was really very attractive (think 'Midnight Express').

[songanddanceman2]

re: Equity bans Quaid for life, fines him $81,000#8

Posted: 2/6/08 at 8:35am

she is off her bloody rocker

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[Wanna Be A Foster]

re: Equity bans Quaid for life, fines him $81,000#9

Posted: 2/6/08 at 8:40am

The folks who really are at a loss here are the creative team, who wrote the book, an original score, and directed the musical, in its Off-Broadway and pre-Broadway mountings.

It now looks like their piece of art will never see the lights of Broadway just because of these screwy nut jobs.

"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad

"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)

[paphillyguy]

re: Equity bans Quaid for life, fines him $81,000#10

Posted: 2/6/08 at 8:49am

they should be fined a lot more for all the jobs that they cost in not having the transfer.

[CapnHook]

re: Equity bans Quaid for life, fines him $81,000#11

Posted: 2/6/08 at 9:04am

If he lost his Equity card and is banned from ever joining the union again....is he legally bound to pay the "fine?"

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--Aristotle

[Borstalboy]

re: Equity bans Quaid for life, fines him $81,000#12

Posted: 2/6/08 at 9:13am

Wow. Not since Nicol Williamson. This one is a lulu!

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[best12bars]

re: Equity bans Quaid for life, fines him $81,000#13

Posted: 2/6/08 at 9:16am

Call me crazy, but why weren't they fired and replaced halfway into their hideousness?

Randy Quaid and his "classy" wife are such irreplaceable stars?

Come on.

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[husk_charmer]

re: Equity bans Quaid for life, fines him $81,000#14

Posted: 2/6/08 at 9:42am

What did Nicol Wiliamson do?

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[GoSmileLaughCryClap]

re: Equity bans Quaid for life, fines him $81,000#15

Posted: 2/6/08 at 9:44am

Remember that Quaid sued the producers of Brokeback Mountain. His case was about being paid scale for a "small art-house movie" that went on to become a hit. He was asking for 10 million dollars, but eventually dropped the suit.

[Gothampc]

re: Equity bans Quaid for life, fines him $81,000#16

Posted: 2/6/08 at 9:51am

While I don't know the real story here, it seems a bit over the top to ban Quaid for life. Mandy Patinkin was doing worse during The Wild Party.

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[nmartin]

re: Equity bans Quaid for life, fines him $81,000#17

Posted: 2/6/08 at 10:50am

This whole thing sounds like a bunch of grandstanding on both sides. I doubt seriously if he will be banned for life.

[Borstalboy]

re: Equity bans Quaid for life, fines him $81,000#18

Posted: 2/6/08 at 10:52am

Nicol Williamson in I HATE HAMLET

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[DottieD'Luscia]

re: Equity bans Quaid for life, fines him $81,000#19

Posted: 2/6/08 at 10:53am

Evi sounds like a real prize.

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[robbiej]

re: Equity bans Quaid for life, fines him $81,000#20

Posted: 2/6/08 at 10:55am

I remember reading that the producers sort of gave away the farm and Quaid contractually had complete creative control or some such thing. If he had THAT, I'm sure there were some other stipulations about being 'let go' that would have made it impossible.

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[Yankeefan007]

re: Equity bans Quaid for life, fines him $81,000#21

Posted: 2/6/08 at 1:00pm

Yeah, the producers effed this one up really badly.

Quaid (who isn't a terribly huge star, is he?) had a rider in his contract saying that they can't do this production without him.

Hence, the closure.

[Ed_Mottershead]

re: Equity bans Quaid for life, fines him $81,000#22

Posted: 2/6/08 at 1:03pm

Isn't it great to see some justice in this our world? Bye, bye Quaid!!!! You WON'T be missed!!!!!!

BroadwayEd

[Not Barker, Todd.]

re: Equity bans Quaid for life, fines him $81,000#23

Posted: 2/6/08 at 1:14pm

Real justice would mean the creative got their show back.

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[roquat]

re: Equity bans Quaid for life, fines him $81,000#24

Posted: 2/6/08 at 1:42pm

I know two members of the LONE STAR LOVE company. Apparently the charges against Quaid and his wife were understated in the court hearing.

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