Karen Olivo leaving In the Heights?- Page 2

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 10/20/08 at 1:36am

WSS goes into rehearsal a week from today (Monday)
I hope they have a full cast then.

[obsessedjb]

Posted: 10/24/08 at 4:46pm

Karen's last performance is on Sunday from a really reliable source.
Updated On: 10/24/08 at 04:46 PM

[jake6970]

Posted: 10/24/08 at 5:03pm

Will Krysta be taking over?

[Drunk Chita Rivera]

Posted: 10/24/08 at 5:06pm

"Karen's last performance is on Sunday from a really reliable source."


What source?

[PiraguaGuy2]

Posted: 10/24/08 at 5:24pm

The voices in his head.

[EnWashingtonHeights]

Posted: 10/24/08 at 5:35pm

Will they announce it today or tomorrow?

[itwontbelongnowx]

Posted: 10/24/08 at 5:41pm

I second Drunk Chita's "what source?"

And don't you think there would've been an announcement? If she did get it, which is unlikely, she would've had to give her notice like last week. She has a contract that lasts through February for Heights, so could that be broken on that notice, *if* she did get Anita?

[steven22]

Posted: 10/24/08 at 6:42pm

i hope she isn't leaving anytime soon..i want to see ITH will her in it one more time

[obsessedjb]

Posted: 10/24/08 at 11:36pm

This person who I heard it from works at the theater. I went by there because we are "friendly" and I asked them about it and they confirmed it to me. They haven't picked her replacement yet.

[alfgiotir]

Posted: 10/25/08 at 1:41am

guys remember, you can rehearse in the day and do a show at night. all though it is VERY unlikely, it can happen.

[dancingthrulife04]

Posted: 10/25/08 at 1:48am

you can rehearse in the day and do a show at night. all though it is VERY unlikely, it can happen.

Since when is that unlikely? People do that a lot.

[winston89]

Posted: 10/25/08 at 1:50am

I don't believe anything till there is an official article out there. Because anyone can come out and say I heard from a friend or the actor told me etc etc.

[EnWashingtonHeights]

Posted: 10/25/08 at 8:06am

< True that. Ahem Dollypop ahem Hairspray.

[dramamama611]

Posted: 10/25/08 at 8:35am

Pretty sure someone here said that the producers are the same on both shows (at least the lead ones) so it wouldn't be no prob, most likely, to release her from one contract for another.

IF it were to happen that quickly, the understudies were cover the role for a bit.

Maybe this will be great news for one of them. I've heard that Krysta is great in the role, maybe she'll get bumped.

[PiraguaGuy2]

Posted: 10/25/08 at 9:16am

I saw Krysta AND Karen, and Karen's better, but Krysta's actually pretty good.

Posted: 10/25/08 at 11:19am

she is leaving ith.

she will be anita in the revival of "west side".

confirmed.

[PlayhouseBeauty]

Posted: 10/25/08 at 11:21am

"she is leaving ith.

she will be anita in the revival of "west side".

confirmed. "

We all know that she will be eventually leaving, we are trying to figure out when.

[EnWashingtonHeights]

Posted: 10/25/08 at 11:23am

confirmed



By what?

[actormcfamous]

Posted: 10/25/08 at 12:23pm

I went to a workshop with Jeffrey Seller this week and he confirmed that Karen Olivo is playing Anita. They brought her in for the first time last week and cast her, and since the producers are the same they were able to release her from her ITH contract. Her final performance will be tomorrow, and she will start WSS rehearsals on Monday morning.

[mormonophobic]

Posted: 10/25/08 at 2:18pm

Might be a dumb question, but for one of the leads don't they have to give more notice than just this? I know with Lin it was announced months before his departure. Obviously Lin had more to do with the show than Karen, but I still can't imagine they would just have her finish it this weekend with no announcement whatsoever. Another question: what is Krysta like in the role of Vanessa? I saw her originally as Nina and was totally blown away, but Vanessa has SUCH a completely different voice and hits these skyscraper notes, I just don't know what Krysta is like in that role. Regardless I will be seeing this before Lin leaves in February, but still I'm just confused how they can do that.

[dancingthrulife04]

Posted: 10/25/08 at 2:22pm

Since they have the same producers, I think that would allow for the short notice. And as far as public announcement, that depends on the person. If her final performance is tomorrow, I wouldn't be surprised if we saw some kind of release about it tomorrow morning.

[mormonophobic]

Posted: 10/25/08 at 2:24pm

Oh yeah that would make sense since it's the same producers (and the same Lin writing Spanish lyrics for both shows - cramazing) and all. Once again, thank you dancingthrulife04. So many questions, such helpful answers. :)

[EnWashingtonHeights]

Posted: 10/25/08 at 2:27pm

I'm so sad I can't be there tomorrow. Karen and Lin were my favorite actors in In the heights.

[Zeitoujo]

Posted: 10/25/08 at 2:31pm

So is Krysta the permanent new Vanessa?

[dancingthrulife04]

Posted: 10/25/08 at 2:33pm

Well I'm gathering it's either her or Janet, and as much as I think Janet would be amazing, that would require bumping up two people as opposed to just one.