Has Amy Morton announced a departure date from August yet?

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Has Amy Morton announced a departure date from August yet?

Posted: 4/4/08 at 7:23pm

Anyone know when Amy Morton is leaving August to go back to Steppenwolf? I'd love to try and catch her again - and hope the Tony goes to her... although Deanna Dunagan is also extremely deserving.

I was thinking today about possible replacements... what about Laurie Metcalf? She's Steppenwolf as well, and seems to have the same sensibilities.

#2

re: Has Amy Morton announced a departure date from August yet?

Posted: 4/4/08 at 8:38pm

She is no longer attached to direct Letts' new play for Steppenwolf so she should be around for a while.

#3

re: Has Amy Morton announced a departure date from August yet?

Posted: 4/4/08 at 9:46pm

She's not leaving. Madeleine Martin (Jean) is.

#4

re: Has Amy Morton announced a departure date from August yet?

Posted: 4/4/08 at 10:04pm

PRAISE GOD!!
the only flaw to an otherwise perfect evening.

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re: Has Amy Morton announced a departure date from August yet?

Posted: 4/4/08 at 10:06pm

Why and when is Martin leaving?

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-Kad

"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
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#6

re: Has Amy Morton announced a departure date from August yet?

Posted: 4/4/08 at 10:15pm

Though I know Morton is sticking around, I don't see anyone being any more perfect for Barbara in the future than Christine Lahti.

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Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.

#7

re: Has Amy Morton announced a departure date from August yet?

Posted: 4/4/08 at 10:17pm

Oh, I'd love to see Allison Janney in that role, but she's busy with 9 to 5.

ETA: I was referring, obviously, to Morton's role.

Updated On: 4/4/08 at 10:17 PM

#8

re: Has Amy Morton announced a departure date from August yet?

Posted: 4/4/08 at 10:17pm

Re: Lahti

Who?

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"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)

Updated On: 4/4/08 at 10:17 PM

#9

re: Has Amy Morton announced a departure date from August yet?

Posted: 4/4/08 at 10:25pm

Foster, Lahti is best known for her multi-year turn on "Chicago Hope" back in the late nineties, for which she won both an Emmy and a Golden Globe amidst quite a few nominations for both.

The best work of her career was in the short-lived (but critically lauded) television series "Jack & Bobby," where she played the mother of a young boy who would eventually grow up to be President.

She was also nominated for an Oscar for a film called "Swing Shift" in the late eighties.

She's done several things on Broadway too, though not in quite some time.

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Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.

#10

re: Has Amy Morton announced a departure date from August yet?

Posted: 4/4/08 at 10:26pm

She hasn't done Broadway in 18 years. I doubt she'd return after so long for a low-paying gig as a replacement in a role that won another actress a Tony Award.

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"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)

#11

re: Has Amy Morton announced a departure date from August yet?

Posted: 4/4/08 at 10:29pm

Foster, I wasn't talking about whether or not Lahti would actually do the show, though she has been in quite a bit of theater out in LA as of late.

I just meant that she is perfect for Barbara and would be fantastic if she ever did play the role.

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Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.

#12

re: Has Amy Morton announced a departure date from August yet?

Posted: 4/4/08 at 10:33pm

I'm not sure who will replace her, but after seeing Amy Morton's understudy - Dee Pelletier, I think she's very deserving of the role. She did a phenomenal job!

I'd also love to see Laurie Metcalfe replace her.

#13

re: Has Amy Morton announced a departure date from August yet?

Posted: 4/4/08 at 10:40pm

Kate Burton for Barbara any day.

Morton won't be leaving, though I have heard a number of them (Dunagan included) will be, right after the Tonys.

#14

re: Has Amy Morton announced a departure date from August yet?

Posted: 4/4/08 at 10:44pm

I saw Dee as Karen and she was pretty incredible as well! I'd love to see her Barbara.

#15

re: Has Amy Morton announced a departure date from August yet?

Posted: 4/5/08 at 12:14am

Don't know about Morton, but I heard Dunagan is leaving in June, right after the Tony's.

Too bad.

#16

re: Has Amy Morton announced a departure date from August yet?

Posted: 4/5/08 at 12:28am

I saw Dee Pelletier as Ivy, and she was just okay. Definite props to her knowing the roles of all the sisters though.

Laurie Metcalf is Steppenwolf ensemble, right? She is Jeff Perry's ex-wife.. Imagine if she did play Barbara, that would be wonderfully and fantastically nuts.

Updated On: 4/5/08 at 12:28 AM

#17

re: Has Amy Morton announced a departure date from August yet?

Posted: 4/5/08 at 12:33am

Wonder who will replace Dunagan.

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#18

re: Has Amy Morton announced a departure date from August yet?

Posted: 4/5/08 at 12:33am

That sucks that a lot of them are leaving after the Tony's. Speaking of which, when are the Tonys. I have tickets for August on June 5th, so please tell me they are after that.

#19

re: Has Amy Morton announced a departure date from August yet?

Posted: 4/5/08 at 3:10am

"Why and when is Martin leaving?"

Sometime this month to film "Californication." Her (amazing) understudy, Molly Ranson, will take over while she is gone.

edit: April 15th is Molly's first performance. I honor of it, here's a video of her singing "Back to Before" from Ragtime.

Back to Before

Updated On: 4/5/08 at 03:10 AM

#20

re: Has Amy Morton announced a departure date from August yet?

Posted: 4/5/08 at 3:31am

Dead musical theatre arms!

#21

re: Has Amy Morton announced a departure date from August yet?

Posted: 4/5/08 at 7:59am

MisterSnow the Tonys are June 15.