Karen Olivo Out of "West Side Story" Tonight
#2
Posted: 6/9/09 at 9:35pm
What is going on tonight?
Her voice did sound hoarse at the Tonys.
Her voice did sound hoarse at the Tonys.
#3
Posted: 6/9/09 at 9:36pm
"Ridiculous. Shameful."
Oh please. She may be sick. There can be a million reasons.
Oh please. She may be sick. There can be a million reasons.
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#4
Posted: 6/9/09 at 9:37pm
Maybe they were both kidnapped?
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#5
Posted: 6/9/09 at 9:37pm
Wow, what IS going on tonight?
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#6
Posted: 6/9/09 at 9:38pm
It was posted this afternoon that she was sick and would not be going on.
#7
Posted: 6/9/09 at 9:42pm
She was kidnapped by Prince.
#8
Posted: 6/9/09 at 9:45pm
Shenanigans!
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#9
Posted: 6/9/09 at 9:48pm
Lord Jebba Jebba Help Us!
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#10
Posted: 6/9/09 at 9:50pm
Prince would be a FIERCE Anita~!
#11
Posted: 6/9/09 at 9:53pm
Didn't Lin Manuel Miranda go on for Anita tonight?
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#12
Posted: 6/9/09 at 9:55pm
Was Anita rapping tonight? If she was, then it was him!
His name would have been listed under Lynne Maria Miranda.
His name would have been listed under Lynne Maria Miranda.
Updated On: 6/9/09 at 09:55 PM
#13
Posted: 6/9/09 at 9:59pm
Mecca lecca hi knee hi
Where did Karen Olivo go Jambi?
Where did Karen Olivo go Jambi?
#14
Posted: 6/9/09 at 10:00pm
Wasn't that character WITHOUTATRACE supposed to see it for the umpteenth time with his whole family tonight? I wonder if he walked?
#15
Posted: 6/9/09 at 10:01pm
Ethel is spinning in her grave.
#16
Posted: 6/9/09 at 10:02pm
defyinggravity07...I think your avatar is mean....
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#17
Posted: 6/9/09 at 10:05pm
Betty, I don't really care. She looked like a Drag Queen.
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#18
Posted: 6/9/09 at 10:05pm
Must we call longtime posters "that character"?
"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".
#19
Posted: 6/9/09 at 10:07pm
She looked purty and bee-u-tee-ful... :)
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"I want to meet him after and bang him!"-random woman who exposed her breasts at Rock of Ages, referring to James Carpinello
#20
Posted: 6/9/09 at 10:07pm
Wow...I wonder if there was some bad food at the gala ball. That's two winners down tonight.
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LIVE THAT LESSON!!!!!!
#21
Posted: 6/9/09 at 10:08pm
Actually, I think Olivo is still in shock for winning a TONY that got away from Rivera and Allen.
#22

Posted: 6/9/09 at 10:09pm

First picture emerges...
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#23
Posted: 6/9/09 at 10:10pm
Just got home. Let me preface by saying this. WEST SIDE STORY is a masterpiece, and tonight was no exception. The cast was on fire (minus one) and Karen being out did not deter my overall enjoyment of the show. My parents still loved it, and my dad, who isn't the biggest musical theater fan to begin with, said he can't wait to go see it again.
Josefina and Matt were perfect tonight. I love their chemistry and both of their voices. Matt was in perfect voice with "Maria" and "Somethings Comin'" and Josefina's "Hoy Me Siento Tan Hermosa" was as good (if not better) than the previous four times I saw it.
That being said, Karen's understudy, Yanira Marin, was truly awful, and it made me appreciate Karen's Anita even more (I would not have voted for her to win the Tony Award). While it is a fact that Karen cannot dance the role, Yanira cannot dance, act or sing the role! "America" was even more lackluster than I had remembered it, and one of the girls even stepped out of formation for a split second. The audience of mostly tourists didn't seem to care though, and still went crazy after the number was over. "A Boy Like That" was horrendous. Yanira was pretty much yelling the song, and it just didn't work at all. Also, the rape scene did not pack a punch like when Karen is acting in it. Yanira screamed her songs, yet could not let out any blood curling screams during the rape scene...I was so disappointed.
Karen, I don't know where the f*** you were tonight, but get you a** back to the Palace soon. Even if you were slightly ill, you should have been there to revel in your first performance as a Tony-winning actress. Lin Manuel Miranda was sick last year for the Tuesday performance after the Tony Awards, and he still went on. I was so looking forward to cheering you on tonight for your tony-winning performance, and unfortunately for me, I did not get to. (sorry if this seems a bit harsh, but i was very upset that she was out)
Josefina and Matt were perfect tonight. I love their chemistry and both of their voices. Matt was in perfect voice with "Maria" and "Somethings Comin'" and Josefina's "Hoy Me Siento Tan Hermosa" was as good (if not better) than the previous four times I saw it.
That being said, Karen's understudy, Yanira Marin, was truly awful, and it made me appreciate Karen's Anita even more (I would not have voted for her to win the Tony Award). While it is a fact that Karen cannot dance the role, Yanira cannot dance, act or sing the role! "America" was even more lackluster than I had remembered it, and one of the girls even stepped out of formation for a split second. The audience of mostly tourists didn't seem to care though, and still went crazy after the number was over. "A Boy Like That" was horrendous. Yanira was pretty much yelling the song, and it just didn't work at all. Also, the rape scene did not pack a punch like when Karen is acting in it. Yanira screamed her songs, yet could not let out any blood curling screams during the rape scene...I was so disappointed.
Karen, I don't know where the f*** you were tonight, but get you a** back to the Palace soon. Even if you were slightly ill, you should have been there to revel in your first performance as a Tony-winning actress. Lin Manuel Miranda was sick last year for the Tuesday performance after the Tony Awards, and he still went on. I was so looking forward to cheering you on tonight for your tony-winning performance, and unfortunately for me, I did not get to. (sorry if this seems a bit harsh, but i was very upset that she was out)
#24
Posted: 6/9/09 at 10:10pm
Is Anita dancing or doing karate in that picture?
#25
Posted: 6/9/09 at 10:10pm
Maybe Carrie Fisher is involved. You just know Debbie was incensed that Carrie showed up looking like that.
"The sexual energy between the mother and son really concerns me!"-random woman behind me at Next to Normal
"I want to meet him after and bang him!"-random woman who exposed her breasts at Rock of Ages, referring to James Carpinello
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