Grease question

[BlueforBroadway]

Grease question#1

Posted: 7/21/08 at 2:01pm

I read on another message board that last night was also Matt Saldivar's last night as Kenickie in Grease. Anyone got any confirmation of this? I know it was Max and Laura's last night. I hadn't heard about Matt leaving so soon.

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[Yankeefan007]

re: Grease question#2

Posted: 7/21/08 at 3:26pm

So soon? It's been a year.

[BlueforBroadway]

re: Grease question#2

Posted: 7/21/08 at 3:39pm

I had heard a rumor he would leave in Sept. That is what I meant by so soon.

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[Eris0303]

re: Grease question#3

Posted: 7/21/08 at 4:44pm

I'm assuming you're referring to the Grease message board where I posted my thoughts on last night's performance of Grease. Last night was, indeed, Matt's final performance. I first heard it from Robyn Hurder and later from Matt himself. I have no idea who is taking over for him.

"All our dreams can come true -- if we have the courage to pursue them." -- Walt Disney We must have different Gods. My God said "do to others what you would have them do to you". Your God seems to have said "My Way or the Highway".

[BlueforBroadway]

re: Grease question#4

Posted: 7/21/08 at 5:58pm

Yes, it was the Grease message board. There is a Goodbye thread. I was surprised because it seemed so sudden.

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[srtfan]

re: Grease question#5

Posted: 7/21/08 at 6:39pm

And no coverage. Even the article here on BWW is all about Laura & Max's departure, and nothing was said about Matt.
https://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=30192 Usually, too, Playbill has some sort of announcement....
Just sounds like a last-minute decision???

ETA thanks so much for the info, Eris...
Updated On: 7/21/08 at 06:39 PM

[Eris0303]

re: Grease question#6

Posted: 7/21/08 at 7:56pm

There's no link and I don't have anything in print to back me up. Last night at the Grease stage door Robyn said she was said about losing three cast members. I asked her who the third was and she said it was Matt. Then later Matt came out and we chatted about it. That's really as much as I know.

I was tempted to ask more questions about it but I didn't know what they could or wanted to tell me so I decided not to push it.

"All our dreams can come true -- if we have the courage to pursue them." -- Walt Disney We must have different Gods. My God said "do to others what you would have them do to you". Your God seems to have said "My Way or the Highway".

Updated On: 7/21/08 at 07:56 PM

[BlueforBroadway]

re: Grease question#7

Posted: 7/21/08 at 8:03pm

Thank you for sharing, Eris0303.

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re: Grease question#8

Posted: 7/22/08 at 6:15pm

Are you sure they didn't mean Jenny Powers? I know they have a new Rizzo.