Karen Olivo Out of "West Side Story" Tonight- Page 9

[ljay889]

re: Karen Olivo Out of 'West Side Story' Tonight#200

Posted: 6/11/09 at 4:40pm

Do you agree with the others that Yanira was not up to par as Anita?

[spidey_882]

re: Karen Olivo Out of 'West Side Story' Tonight#201

Posted: 6/11/09 at 4:44pm

I do think that her singing was shouty and her dancing could have been a little tighter, but I still enjoyed her performance.

Now, mother always said that whenever you hear a strange, frightening, and potentially life-threatening ghostly chant coming from the dark woods that there's one thing that you should do: Not wake the others and go investigate it alone...

[Kalimba]

re: Karen Olivo Out of 'West Side Story' Tonight#202

Posted: 6/11/09 at 5:11pm

Don't even get me started on Yanira - ugh!

[ljay889]

re: Karen Olivo Out of 'West Side Story' Tonight#203

Posted: 6/11/09 at 5:11pm

Did you see her in the role?

[Kalimba]

re: Karen Olivo Out of 'West Side Story' Tonight#204

Posted: 6/11/09 at 5:23pm

Yes, I just don't get it. Not sure if it was because she was under rehearsed, but I thought she was mediocre, and was really surprised at her dancing (or lack thereof).

[WithoutATrace]

re: Karen Olivo Out of 'West Side Story' Tonight#205

Posted: 6/11/09 at 5:46pm

Just got back from the CD signing. Everyone showed up. Karen was sick so she didn't sing one of her numbers, but she was so sweet when I told her I saw her as Anita four times and that I was at the Tony Awards cheering her on when they announced her name.

Matt sang "Something's Comin'" and then he and Josefina sang "Tonight" and an abridged version of "Somewhere." Both were in fantastic voice.

Curtis, George, Cody, Karen, Josefina, and Matt then all signed CDs. I'm glad I was able to go...

[ljay889]

re: Karen Olivo Out of 'West Side Story' Tonight#206

Posted: 6/11/09 at 6:15pm

So will Karen be performing in the show tonight?

[WithoutATrace]

re: Karen Olivo Out of 'West Side Story' Tonight#207

Posted: 6/11/09 at 6:19pm

I'd be surprised if she is in the show tonight...hopefully someone can take a picture of the u/s board again.

[Anakela]

re: Karen Olivo Out of 'West Side Story' Tonight#208

Posted: 6/11/09 at 7:55pm

No pic, but I think tonight's u/s board may be just the same as last night's? Eight slots, starting with Maria and Anita, and ending with a Shark Boy.

[PalJoey]

re: Karen Olivo Out of 'West Side Story' Tonight#209

Posted: 6/11/09 at 7:56pm

So what's the matter with Cody?

[WithoutATrace]

re: Karen Olivo Out of 'West Side Story' Tonight#210

Posted: 6/11/09 at 8:02pm

It doesn't make sense that Josefina is out. She seemed in fine voice this afternoon.

[CukorLover]

re: Karen Olivo Out of 'West Side Story' Tonight#212

Posted: 6/11/09 at 9:09pm

Thankfully WAT didn't attack Olivo at the signing considering his anger management issues. He must've taken his pills. Phew !!!

[WithoutATrace]

re: Karen Olivo Out of 'West Side Story' Tonight#213

Posted: 6/11/09 at 9:23pm

I would have attacked her had she NOT shown up for the signing. Thank god she was there so I could gush to her about how brilliant she is.

What I really wanted to tell her was...please be in the show as much as you possibly can to spare audiences from the horrendous performance your understudy is giving.

[BroadwayBound115]

re: Karen Olivo Out of 'West Side Story' Tonight#214

Posted: 6/11/09 at 11:52pm

WithoutATrace, that was a MUCH nicer way of putting it! :)

[dramamama611]

re: Karen Olivo Out of 'West Side Story' Tonight#215

Posted: 6/12/09 at 4:43am

But, WAT, how COULD you have attacked her if she WEREN'T there?

If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it? These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.

[WithoutATrace]

re: Karen Olivo Out of 'West Side Story' Tonight#216

Posted: 6/12/09 at 7:26am

It's all good. Apparently if you have the flu (or whatever illness she has), you'll have no problem smiling and chatting with fan and signing a couple hundred CDs...I figured they would all show up to this event and I'm glad I was able to be there.

[ljay889]

re: Karen Olivo Out of 'West Side Story' Tonight#217

Posted: 6/12/09 at 6:51pm

Anyone know if Karen is back tonight?

[Act4ever]

re: Karen Olivo Out of 'West Side Story' Tonight#218

Posted: 6/12/09 at 11:27pm

She wasn't..... Out again. I was there -- and sad.

[Livewire413]

re: Karen Olivo Out of 'West Side Story' Tonight#219

Posted: 6/13/09 at 9:32am

Act....what about Josefina?

I feel bad for everyone who had tickets to the show this week, I mean Karen sounded tired and kinda sick at the Tonys so when she was out Tuesday I was surprised but not really but then to be out all week and have the understudy not really be up to par?

Hope she comes back soon

[dramamama611]

re: Karen Olivo Out of 'West Side Story' Tonight#220

Posted: 6/13/09 at 9:41am

Wow! What a shame. Maybe she shouldn't have done the signing OR the Tonys! Not meant as a criticism, but wow, that's SICK.

If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it? These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.

[CukorLover]

re: Karen Olivo Out of 'West Side Story' Tonight#221

Posted: 6/13/09 at 10:09am

Olivo certainly gets more attention than she deserves.

[BroadwayBound115]

re: Karen Olivo Out of 'West Side Story' Tonight#222

Posted: 6/13/09 at 11:26am

Is she doing the matinee today?

[musicals2]

re: Karen Olivo Out of 'West Side Story' Tonight#223

Posted: 6/13/09 at 2:31pm

I was at the CD signing a few days ago, and her voice sounded very hoarse. When she responded to the fans she spoke in a light whisper. She might have laryngitis.

[ClumsyDude15]

re: Karen Olivo Out of 'West Side Story' Tonight#224

Posted: 6/13/09 at 3:17pm

The day that I went to see the show, I wanted to know if Karen was out before I bought tickets so I walked up to the stage door and asked the stage door woman if she was out.

The stage door woman said that she indeed was out and that she had bronchitis.

"Anybody that goes to the theater, I think we’re all misfits, so we ended up on stage or in the audience.” --- Patti LuPone.

Updated On: 6/13/09 at 03:17 PM

[broadwayhoofer]

re: Karen Olivo Out of 'West Side Story' Tonight#225

Posted: 6/13/09 at 4:01pm

Will Karen or any other principals be out at tonight's show?