Karen Olivo Out of "West Side Story" Tonight — Page 16

#376

re: Karen Olivo Out of 'West Side Story' Tonight

Posted: 6/28/09 at 1:42pm

Did she receive entrance applause?

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#377

re: Karen Olivo Out of 'West Side Story' Tonight

Posted: 6/28/09 at 4:23pm

no entrance applause, but a standing ovation at the curtain call!

#378

re: Karen Olivo Out of 'West Side Story' Tonight

Posted: 6/28/09 at 8:35pm

She always starts the Standing Ovation. Forget Matt Cavenaugh, the Standing O is for Karen and Josefina.

#379

re: Karen Olivo Out of 'West Side Story' Tonight

Posted: 6/30/09 at 9:12pm

I saw Kat Nejat u/s it and i was devastated. I literally wept in the palace lobby when i saw karen was out.

after the show i ran into mandy gonzalez and she said karen has laryngitis
F*CK MY LIFE

#380

re: Karen Olivo Out of 'West Side Story' Tonight

Posted: 6/30/09 at 9:16pm

^ When was that?

#381

re: Karen Olivo Out of 'West Side Story' Tonight

Posted: 6/30/09 at 9:19pm

june 24th matinee

im still devastated i freaking paid 120 for that 8th row ticket

#382

re: Karen Olivo Out of 'West Side Story' Tonight

Posted: 6/30/09 at 9:20pm

Ouch that hurts.

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I'm a professional. Whenever something goes wrong on stage, I know how to handle it so no one ever remembers. I flash my %#$&. "Jayne just sat there while Gina flailed around the stage like an idiot."

#383

re: Karen Olivo Out of 'West Side Story' Tonight

Posted: 6/30/09 at 9:20pm

I'm sorry. At least you saw the better understudy.

Now that Karen is back, you can always try the lotto sometime. It's worth a return.

#384

re: Karen Olivo Out of 'West Side Story' Tonight

Posted: 6/30/09 at 9:24pm

Updated On: 6/30/09 at 09:24 PM

#385

re: Karen Olivo Out of 'West Side Story' Tonight

Posted: 6/30/09 at 9:29pm

I would not tell people you have audio. That is illegal. Do some people still have no common sense?

#386

re: Karen Olivo Out of 'West Side Story' Tonight

Posted: 6/30/09 at 9:31pm

ok

#387

re: Karen Olivo Out of 'West Side Story' Tonight

Posted: 7/8/09 at 7:08pm

Weird.

Karen did the matinee today, but is out tonight.



But look! Cody is back.

#388

re: Karen Olivo Out of 'West Side Story' Tonight

Posted: 7/8/09 at 7:12pm

Let's not forget that actors are human, like everyone else. They get sick, don't feel, well, loose their voice, etc.

And, this is their job, and with that job comes benefits - medical/dental, sick days, vacation days, personal days, etc.

#389

re: Karen Olivo Out of 'West Side Story' Tonight

Posted: 7/8/09 at 7:14pm

I see they're still going with the sub-par Yanira as Anita.

#390

re: Karen Olivo Out of 'West Side Story' Tonight

Posted: 7/8/09 at 7:25pm

How do you know she's sub par?

#391

re: Karen Olivo Out of 'West Side Story' Tonight

Posted: 7/8/09 at 9:30pm

Many people have said that Kat is a much better Anita than Yanira.

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#392

re: Karen Olivo Out of 'West Side Story' Tonight

Posted: 7/8/09 at 9:39pm

Dearest nealb1, how do I know that Yanira is subpar? Because I saw her perform the role of Anita. I commented on that either in this thread or another.

This is what I said in response to post on 6/24 in this thread:

"Is it just me, or does Yanira look too young to play Anita?"

That's the least of one's worries if Yanira goes on. Poor thing is mediocre at best.

Updated On: 7/8/09 at 09:39 PM

#393

re: Karen Olivo Out of 'West Side Story' Tonight

Posted: 7/8/09 at 10:00pm

Yes, Yanira was not good. She almost made Matt Cavenaugh look amazing. Okay, that was a bit of an exaggeration. But, they were what I disliked the most.

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#394

re: Karen Olivo Out of 'West Side Story' Tonight

Posted: 7/8/09 at 11:08pm

neal, I saw Yanira on June 9th and she was truly horrendous. I feel bad for the audience members who had to suffer through her performance tonight.

#395

re: Karen Olivo Out of 'West Side Story' Tonight

Posted: 7/8/09 at 11:16pm

Shoot, I hope Karen isn't sick again. I'm seeing the show on Saturday and she's the main reason I'm going. I know it's silly to get upset if a performer is out, but I really want to see Karen. Hearing all these negative things about her understudy is making even more worried. I really hope she's in!

#396

re: Karen Olivo Out of 'West Side Story' Tonight

Posted: 7/9/09 at 2:05am

I assume they're not "going with" one over the other. Most likely, they're rotating them.

#397

re: Karen Olivo Out of 'West Side Story' Tonight

Posted: 7/9/09 at 11:42am

She felt her voice suffering a bit last night so they told her to take the night off and feel better rather than have her lose several performances over the weekend. Hopefully she does in fact feel better today.

#398

re: Karen Olivo Out of 'West Side Story' Tonight

Posted: 7/9/09 at 12:36pm

Awh jeez, I hope she feels better.

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I'm a professional. Whenever something goes wrong on stage, I know how to handle it so no one ever remembers. I flash my %#$&. "Jayne just sat there while Gina flailed around the stage like an idiot."

#399

re: Karen Olivo Out of 'West Side Story' Tonight

Posted: 7/9/09 at 1:10pm

Anyone find it a bit odd that the understudy for Chino is named Michael Rosen? Please correct me if I"m wrong or totally off base.

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#400

re: Karen Olivo Out of 'West Side Story' Tonight

Posted: 7/9/09 at 1:13pm

What's odd about it?