Ken Watanabe returning to TKAI — Page 3

if it's only for 2-3 weeks, they'll just have the two understudies fill in unless Hoon Lee can extend past Feb. 28.

Updated On: 2/9/16 at 06:59 PM

Why assume that it is ending with Kelli?

June is a long time off, if it continues to run it may be a little while before we see another block of tickets.

It is my understanding that Hoon Lee is there until the end of the month. Then the actor who replaced Ken is coming back for 2 weeks but I do not know if it is before Ken's return of after. Then the fellow from Lost comes in.

The problem has been that Kelli is the main draw. Whenever she has been out it has wrecked havoc among the patrons. If she is replaced it will have to be someone with some celebrity to get the tourists in and that is a hard thing to do. So it may not run as long as South Pacific.

Here ya go:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ken-watanabe-cancer_us_56bb16f2e4b0b40245c4b33b

I wonder if it would just make sense not to knock everyone's schedules, for Ken just to come back in the summer and have the understudy or Jose Llana take over after Hoon leaves.

It's also still only a rumor that Kelli will go to London..

I'm hoping Hoon Lee can extend to cover the few weeks more until Ken returns.

I think it'll be able to run until the end of the year. Discounts are easily available now and it's frequently up at TKTS for either 40% or 50% off.

Anyone who sees Hoon Lee during this two week extension will not be disappointed. While I have no one to compare him to, I found him to be outstanding in the role.

Scarywarhol said: "Why assume that it is ending with Kelli?

June is a long time off, if it continues to run it may be a little while before we see another block of tickets. "

I just caught a commercial that said Kelli is only in until April 17th. I'll try to find a link to a video.

I watched it 3 times to make sure that I was understanding it right. It would coincide with Watanabe's departure, so it may just be weird phrasing on their part. I can't find that they have uploaded it on Youtube. I saw it off a video on TheaterMania.

On its closing, not necessarily. An American in Paris is only selling one week further than King and I right now and while neither doing as well as they were before winter, they're not doing terribly.

Updated On: 2/13/16 at 09:11 PM

Tis a Puzzlement!

Hope Ken feels better! He was amazing in the part!!! Would love to see both him and Kelli together again, especially in the Live From Lincoln Center PBS special if they make it.