Kyra DaCosta and Janine LaManna to join Sweet Charity starting in Boston

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Kyra DaCosta and Janine LaManna to join Sweet Charity starting in Boston

Posted: 3/13/05 at 8:16pm

"Kyra DaCosta and Janine LaManna will replace Solange Sandy and Natascia Diaz, respectively, in the Broadway-bound revival of Sweet Charity. The two new actresses will begin performances as Nickie and Helen, cohorts of Christina Applegate's Charity, when the production begins its final pre-Broadway stop in Boston on March 18" - Broadway.com

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Updated On: 3/13/05 at 08:16 PM

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re: Kyra DaCosta and Janine LaManna to join Sweet Charity starting in Boston

Posted: 3/13/05 at 8:18pm

...why are Sandy and Diaz leaving? I thought they were great when I saw the show.

Also: WTF is going on with this production!?

Updated On: 3/13/05 at 08:18 PM

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re: Kyra DaCosta and Janine LaManna to join Sweet Charity starting in Bosto

Posted: 3/13/05 at 8:22pm

Wasn't this reported earlier? As a rumor?

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re: Kyra DaCosta and Janine LaManna to join Sweet Charity starting in Bosto

Posted: 3/13/05 at 8:26pm

It was a blind item a couple weeks ago; here's the BWW post: https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?boardname=bway&thread=824553#824553

There was no mention of Solange Sandy in it, though, which makes me wonder what exactly is happening.

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re: Kyra DaCosta and Janine LaManna to join Sweet Charity starting in Bosto

Posted: 3/13/05 at 8:36pm

Yeah for real...what is the deal with this? Anyone have any idea WHY?

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re: Kyra DaCosta and Janine LaManna to join Sweet Charity starting in Bosto

Posted: 3/13/05 at 8:36pm

I have no doubt about what is happening... The person who wrote that blind item probably just didn't know about Solange.

And poor Solange actually! She has gotten better reviews than anyone this whole time!

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re: Kyra DaCosta and Janine LaManna to join Sweet Charity starting in Bosto

Posted: 3/13/05 at 8:41pm

*sniff*sniff*

What's that I smell? A show in trouble? Perhaps.
I really hope not.

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#8

re: Kyra DaCosta and Janine LaManna to join Sweet Charity starting in Bosto

Posted: 3/13/05 at 8:48pm

Wow...that is awful. I thought both Solange and Diaz were wonderful in their roles.

All these people bringing up issues of the show being in trouble...I never felt that way when I saw it.

Terrible.

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re: Kyra DaCosta and Janine LaManna to join Sweet Charity starting in Bosto

Posted: 3/13/05 at 8:56pm

Let me clarify...
I hope the show is a hit. I really do. I'm just noting that it's having a very tumultuous try out.

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#10

re: Kyra DaCosta and Janine LaManna to join Sweet Charity starting in Bosto

Posted: 3/13/05 at 8:58pm

No, Princeton...I really do agree with you. I guess my radar must be off right now because those two really did some good work in the show. I heard Diaz might be getting replaced but BOTH of them! It's just a shame.

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re: Kyra DaCosta and Janine LaManna to join Sweet Charity starting in Bosto

Posted: 3/13/05 at 8:59pm

OMG, now Natascia and Solange are gone? WTF is going on?

#12

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Posted: 3/13/05 at 9:03pm

Natascia? I love her! Oh no

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#13

re: Kyra DaCosta and Janine LaManna to join Sweet Charity starting in Bosto

Posted: 3/13/05 at 9:07pm

Keep in mind..maybe something else came up and they couldn't do it..possibly it was their choice.

I'm with Princeton. I hope things work out...but it doesn't seem to be going too smoothly.

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re: Kyra DaCosta and Janine LaManna to join Sweet Charity starting in Bosto

Posted: 3/13/05 at 9:07pm

This show's in MAJOR trouble and they're obviously panicking. Who's going next? Cilento? Bobbie?

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re: Kyra DaCosta and Janine LaManna to join Sweet Charity starting in Bosto

Posted: 3/13/05 at 9:08pm

i think i've seen Solange in ENCORES shows. She's great.

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Posted: 3/13/05 at 9:31pm

awww that's so sad. Solange Sandy and Natascia Diaz are amazingly talented and they were the highlights of Sweet Charity. I do like Janine LaManna though. This production is going crazy.

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re: Kyra DaCosta and Janine LaManna to join Sweet Charity starting in Bosto

Posted: 3/13/05 at 9:57pm

I really dont understand why they are being replaced. I love both the actresses they are being replaced with, i just dont understand why theyre being replaced. not fair.

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re: Kyra DaCosta and Janine LaManna to join Sweet Charity starting in Bosto

Posted: 3/13/05 at 10:00pm

I hear you. I really did not find them to be a problem.
I think the producers need a new director. Sorry.

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re: Kyra DaCosta and Janine LaManna to join Sweet Charity starting in Bosto

Posted: 3/13/05 at 10:06pm

so boston is getting 3 new leading ladies, will the men be next?

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#20

re: Kyra DaCosta and Janine LaManna to join Sweet Charity starting in Bosto

Posted: 3/13/05 at 10:20pm

Ah yes, Walter Bobbie, the genius behind Footloose. Yup, think I might have gotten rid of him first.

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re: Kyra DaCosta and Janine LaManna to join Sweet Charity starting in Bosto

Posted: 3/13/05 at 10:31pm

Oh please...Walter Bobbie is not the one to blame for Footloose. Remember he also helped out quite a bit for the reivival of Chicago. But Footloose was not his fault (and hey, that show ran for some time)

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re: Kyra DaCosta and Janine LaManna to join Sweet Charity starting in Bosto

Posted: 3/13/05 at 10:53pm

i'm so confused. i didn't think the show was in trouble. it was receiving many mixed to positive notices, and the reviews for solange and natascia were really good. so why this move? i mean there was obviously no control over christina breaking her foot. i'm sure that will recover fine and she'll come to broadway and i hope turn a lot of heads. but what i don't get is this replacement.

#23

re: Kyra DaCosta and Janine LaManna to join Sweet Charity starting in Bosto

Posted: 3/13/05 at 10:57pm

Madness, madness!

Saw the show yesterday and thought these two and O'Hare were the best things (by far!) in the show. I cannot understand this happening.

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Posted: 3/13/05 at 11:09pm

It's called panic.

And the main blame for it goes to the director.

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#25

re: Kyra DaCosta and Janine LaManna to join Sweet Charity starting in Bosto

Posted: 3/13/05 at 11:13pm

I was looking very foward to this show but, it was cursed from day one... Everything happening with The Weissler's,Neil Simon and Wife and the company..I just find this injury rather odd even though it happened on stage coming at the same exact time as cast being let go. It doesn't add up. Perhaps Applegate fell herself to bow out so she wouldn't be around to be let go? I really hope she comes back but,who knows if it will come to NY at this rate :o(