Karen Olivo Out of "West Side Story" Tonight — Page 4

I saw TOTC five times, SOML four times and WSS five times so far.

Do I see every show multiple times? Absolutely not. You couldn't get me to see HAIR or ROCK OF AGES on Broadway a second time if you paid me...

Really....how can you be MAD? We know she was sick Sunday. She didn't sound great Sunday night. She was suppose to risk'

1. Getting the rest of the cast sick?
2. Delaying her own health ?
3. Risk further injury to her voice?
4. Give a substandard performance?

Just for you? She doesn't owe ANYONE anything except the best preformance she can give WHEN SHE IS THERE.

I understand disappointed, but anything beyond that sounds like a child.

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I certainly am glad I wasn't there. I want her in every show I see of WSS. But you guys have to relax. People are out all the time, it's there job. You can't tell me you never call out sick of your job. And I bet your job doesn't have you singing and dancing and acting your ass off each day! She is still a person, she needs a break. She did sound sick and incredibly tired.

LEAVE HER ALONE! You are lucky she even performed for you B*******!
LEAVE KAREN OLIVO ALONE!?..Please.
Perez Hilton talked about professionalism and said if Karen was a professional she would?ve pulled it off no matter what.

Speaking of professionalism, when is it professional to publicly bash someone who is going through a hard time.

Leave Karen Alone Please?. !
Leave Karen Olivo alone!?right now!?.I mean it.!

Anyone that has a problem with her you deal with me, because she is not well right now.

LEAVE HER ALONE!

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After sleeping on it, I'm still mad this morning...and if any of you were there last night, you would still be mad too.

Of course I'll see her again in the show, but it won't be her first performance post Tony win.

Oh I'm sure she was very upset to have to miss last night's performance.

...and believe me, it is not all about me in the grand scheme of things (especially lately)...

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Updated On: 6/10/09 at 11:28 AM

Ok, I'm over it. The understudy was wonderful and I'm glad Karen didn't do the show last night since she was sick. In fact, I think she should take this entire week off so she can feel 100% better before going back into the show. Karen, thank you for not being in the show last night because I wouldn't want to see a sub-par performance from you. You made the right choice by calling out. I feel so fortunate to experience this form of entertainment as often as I do and it doesn't matter at all whether or not a Tony-winning actress is in the show the night I see it. I would never let something as trivial as that linger for more than five minutes...

This thread gets funnier by the minute (or with every new angry WAT meltdown post, whichever one comes first). Imagine the BWW comedy gold if WAT returns to WEST SIDE STORY and Olivo is out...again! But alas, I get ahead of myself.

Wat... you are really starting to frighten me...

Testing, I'd agree if the meltdowns weren't oh so amusing.

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<< Testing, I'd agree if the meltdowns weren't oh so amusing. >>

I mean.. to be "MAD" at someone that MIGHT have been really sick--- wow... SCARY !!!

Oh I wasn't questioning whether WAT would be returning or not, we all know he will. I just think that for entertainment purposes, Olivo should be out the night he returns...again. Just to spite him like she clearly did this time
From what I understand he doesn't return to every show fifteen times, he wouldn't see HAIR again if you paid him...you know HAIR, right? The revival that's actually good.

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Updated On: 6/10/09 at 12:11 PM

Princeton, I need you to repeat this mantra to yourself over and over again until you calm down. "Perez is a tool. Perez is a tool". Forget anything he says. Karen was out. Big deal. We don't know why but I'm sure it was a legitmate reason.

WAT aside I don't think anyone in this thread is bashing Karen for being out. Yes, there's been some playful comments but nothing was mean-spirited.

WAT is angry at Karen for being out. Should be be called on the proverbial carpet for that? Absolutely. It's foolish and unfair to Karen. Should he be attacked for how many times he's seen WSS or other shows? I don't think so. It's not really that relevant. I know many posters on this board make repeat visits to shows. I figure as long as they're not there every day it's not an issue. Once a month or every other month is fine IMO. It's his money. Better to filter it back into Broadway than something else.

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If she was in fact sick, I am not mad at her for being sick. I am mad because I wanted to see her first performance post Tony win and she was not there. Period. End of story. If she were in the show last night and was visibly and audibly ill, I would have said "what a trooper for going on last night even though she was sick...she is a real star who doesn't want to disappoint her fans."

and ray, HAIR is a horrible revival, in my opinion, because it is an awful show. The revival of WSS is outstanding and the show itself is a masterpiece.

...and Eris, seeing the WSS revival five times is NOTHING compared to the amount of times some people on this board have seen XANADU, WICKED, NEXT TO NORMAL or RENT, so thank you for saying I should not be attacked for the amount of times I have seen this show.