Idol: The Musical Replaces Entire Cast Prior to Opening

[Unmasked05]

Idol: The Musical Replaces Entire Cast Prior to Opening#1

Posted: 8/4/07 at 6:40am

Why was this done? Does anyone know why? I think that's really sad.

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[TapTapTapioca]

re: Idol: The Musical Replaces Entire Cast Prior to Opening#2

Posted: 8/4/07 at 6:47am

I don't know, it is really odd/rare that a musical does that.

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[dramarama2]

re: Idol: The Musical Replaces Entire Cast Prior to Opening#2

Posted: 8/4/07 at 7:02am

Maybe they weren't very good.

A little known fact is that in the original screenplay, Pan's Labyrinth was Pan's FLAByrinth. Hmmmmmmm...glad they changed it.

[Unmasked05]

re: Idol: The Musical Replaces Entire Cast Prior to Opening#3

Posted: 8/4/07 at 7:20am

If that was the case then why would they hold the cast together that long and then say the day before opening night "Hey, we're replacing you guys." If you ask me they made that show what it was.

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[dramarama2]

re: Idol: The Musical Replaces Entire Cast Prior to Opening#4

Posted: 8/4/07 at 7:33am

No idea then...

A little known fact is that in the original screenplay, Pan's Labyrinth was Pan's FLAByrinth. Hmmmmmmm...glad they changed it.

[Stupifer]

re: Idol: The Musical Replaces Entire Cast Prior to Opening#5

Posted: 8/4/07 at 8:04am

This could be the worst show I've ever seen - should have kept the cast and fired the writer, composer, producer and director. A complete waste of time.

[broadwaystar2b]

re: Idol: The Musical Replaces Entire Cast Prior to Opening#6

Posted: 8/4/07 at 11:33am

It's certainly unusual. I mean, I've heard of people being replaced during rehearsals, out-of-town and previews, but never of an entire cast let go just prior to opening.

[Elphie3]

re: Idol: The Musical Replaces Entire Cast Prior to Opening#7

Posted: 8/4/07 at 11:50am

I pray it wasn't a publicity stunt

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[me2]

re: Idol: The Musical Replaces Entire Cast Prior to Opening#8

Posted: 8/4/07 at 11:54am

The ENTIRE cast was wrong . . . ? I'm not buying that. I say publicity stunt. Unless the director was doin' something when he/she/it cast them.
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[Wanna Be A Foster]

re: Idol: The Musical Replaces Entire Cast Prior to Opening#9

Posted: 8/4/07 at 11:57am

You're right on the nose, Elphie3. This was planned from Day One. Two casts were hired. One would play out the first three weeks of previews, then the second cast would come in to finish out previews and open the show.

I met two of the (first) cast members at the stage door of 110 IN THE SHADE, and they were telling Steve Kazee to come see them soon because they were only in it for the first few weeks after which a second cast came in.

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re: Idol: The Musical Replaces Entire Cast Prior to Opening#10

Posted: 8/4/07 at 12:00pm

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[camp_actor]

re: Idol: The Musical Replaces Entire Cast Prior to Opening#11

Posted: 8/4/07 at 12:15pm

Probably a publicity stunt of some kind.

[Liverpool]

re: Idol: The Musical Replaces Entire Cast Prior to Opening#12

Posted: 8/4/07 at 2:12pm

I thought it was pretty common knowledge that this had been planned form the get go.

From what ive heard the cast that started the show wasnt a professional cast (the actors themselves weren't professionals) and that a professional cast was coming in to do the actual run of the show.