Jackie Burns - IF/THEN — Page 4

I wonder if Kristoffer Cusick is leaving once Anthony returns. Curtis will return back to his ensemble track and they won't necessarily need another male swing...

These next few months will tell a lot. I'm sure it will pick up again during the holiday season. Not as much as the summer, but not as low as the fall. I think we will have a better answer come this spring. My college is very close to the city, so every semester we take a vote to offer discounted transportation and a ticket to a show based on the demand of the students. This year we picked Book of Mormon as the most expensive, Aladdin as mid range, and If/Then as the cheapest.... all my broke college friends agreed they would rather splurge on Aladdin than pay for If/Then.

Unless you are a fan of those in the show or truly enjoy its quirky storyline, If/Then is basically irrelevant to the masses.

^You'll be fine in November.

Idina is contracted through March, if it lasts that long.

I'd venture to guess a January closing but I'd love to see it play through her contracted dates.

I know Stephanie Klemons went on for Jenn once recently.

Has Pearl Sun been on for LaChanze yet?

Updated On: 9/14/14 at 03:54 PM

^Tamika has not gone on for the role of Kate yet. She's going to be amazing when she does.

I would love to see Pearl Sun as Kate. I think that she would have a very interesting and different take on the role.

Pretty sure that Stephanie covered Anne the whole week Jenn was out, according to twitter.

I saw Pearl as Kate and wasn't a fan. She sings it fine but she just doesn't get the laughs.

I'm assuming tickets for Jackie are selling pretty well. There are probably a good number of people who either want a different take on the show or are fans of Jackie. You also have that group that simply doesn't prefer Idina in the roll, or in general. Plus you already have a number of tickets that have already been sold.

I think If/Then doesn't want to give the impression of no Idina no show, so if they can cover the nights' costs with Jackie, it's worth saving face. To me, if a musical is canceling because of the star, it gives off the vibe that nothing else/no one else is worth seeing. Don't think this is true for If/Then. The cast is not short of talent. Burns must also give a nice balance to the show. Idina stirs up so much energy and emotion from the audience that the rest of the cast simply, well, exists. I'm looking forward to seeing the grosses for those weeks as well.

TFMH18, the role of Kate wasn't written for LaChanze. She didn't participate in any of the readings or workshops over the years and was not involved until the show actually went into production.

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"TFMH18, the role of Kate wasn't written for LaChanze. She didn't participate in any of the readings or workshops over the years and was not involved until the show actually went into production."

Yeah, as was noted above, LaChanze explicitly said in an interview that the part was offered to her old school by Greif and David Stone long before the show went into production. According to that same interview, I believe of the 4 principles, James Snyder was the only one not involved from the show's embryonic phases.