Judy Kaye to Fill In For Patti Lupone in Sweeney

Kaye will be GREAT in this role, but the Playbill article confuses me. Lupone is on vacation for the week they mention in June, but doesn't do the Ravinia GYPSY until August:


"Broadway's Sweeney Todd will swap Tony Award winners (and current nominees) in June when Judy Kaye will assume the role of Mrs. Lovett for Patti LuPone while the latter actress stars in the Ravinia Festival's Gypsy.

Kaye will play Mrs. Lovett for eight performances June 20-25 opposite Tony Award winner Michael Cerveris in the title role and his fellow 2006 Tony nominee Manoel Felciano as Tobias Ragg.

Kaye — who earned a Tony Award nomination for her turn in this season's Souvenir — won her Tony for The Phantom of the Opera. Other credits include Mamma Mia, Ragtime and On The Twentieth Century. "



http://www.playbill.com/news/article/99774.html

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Updated On: 5/18/06 at 06:21 PM

You are on your game Margo. I was just about to post this. I'm sure she'll be great. I hope they have some sort of video preview with her, as I'd love to see how she works the role.

Broadway.com clarifies:

"Tony Award winner Judy Kaye will be stepping into Sweeney Todd while Patti LuPone is on vacation next month. Kaye will play Mrs. Lovett from June 20 through June 25.
"I have to go and start learning the tuba and everything," Kaye told Broadway.com. "I'm going to try not to screw anybody else up! I've played Mrs. Lovett three times [in previous productions], so I'm not afraid of her at all. I love her desperately.""

From the Broadway.com announcement that spoke to Kaye..

"After her June stint, Kaye is also expected to return to Sweeney Todd in August, presumably when LuPone is away at Chicago's Ravinia Festival doing Gypsy (which runs August 11 through August 13). "I do two weeks in August," Kaye said. "I don't know which weeks they are."

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Updated On: 5/18/06 at 06:30 PM

as great as kaye will be i sorta feel bad for the standby

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Well it figures that I'll be away in Italy when Judy first fills in, but I am not missing her in August!

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She'll be wonderful. I'll be there. I love that woman. How cool it would be if they both took home the Best Actress Tonys!

HOT! Anyone seen her in the role in the other productions she said (above) she was in? Which were they, anyone know?

Front row seats are amazing.

Front row seats are the best in this show! The whole cast focuses on you(at least for me).

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That article title almost killed me. I have front row tickets for the 21st of July (my birthday), and I was afraid they were announcing Patti wasnt extending. This will be my thrid time, first this close, and I would be so sad if Patti wasnt there.

Anyway, I think Kaye is a fantastic choice. She looks PERFECT and I would love to see her spin on it. I may just have to try to see her.

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What a fascinating calendar date for this show!

Should be extra "evil" that night.

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Hmm I don't know how freakier things could get on the devil's day. Perhaps real razors?

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