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LMM in Hamilton--how much longer?
#25LMM in Hamilton--how much longer?
Posted: 4/14/16 at 2:02pm
Dave13 said: "BroadwayConcierge said: "It's funny to me how completely unfounded so many of these posts are. Just complete, total assumptions.
What else do you do on a message board?"
Oh I suppose some people post things that are just wrong, because they don't know what they are talking about. like you did.
#26LMM in Hamilton--how much longer?
Posted: 4/14/16 at 2:14pm
HogansHero said: "Dave13 said: "BroadwayConcierge said: "It's funny to me how completely unfounded so many of these posts are. Just complete, total assumptions.
What else do you do on a message board?"
Oh I suppose some people post things that are just wrong, because they don't know what they are talking about. like you did.
"
What exactly did I post wrong, since you are the genius? You are the one that's wrong.
Not to be confused with Dave19.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#27LMM in Hamilton--how much longer?
Posted: 4/14/16 at 2:42pm
Oh, please. No one knows what anyone's plans are, nor if anything depends upon a Tony win.
We'll find out when the production team or individual actor wants us to know. Some will stay, some will leave.
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.
aaaaaa15
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/31/15
#28LMM in Hamilton--how much longer?
Posted: 4/14/16 at 3:00pm
To be fair, everyone (apart from one person who said that Lin IS leaving in July) is just speculating. That happens all the time on these boards and I don't really see the problem with it.
#29LMM in Hamilton--how much longer?
Posted: 4/14/16 at 3:35pm
Aside from the timelines being different, as far as when the 12-month contract lined up with the opening of In The Heights compared to the Tony Awards, Lin did 12 months and left that show after winning the Tony Award for Best Musical. So, there is precedent. And, if it took him 6 years to write Hamilton, that could mean the longer he stays in Hamilton, the further out past 2020 that his next show will start taking shape.
#30LMM in Hamilton--how much longer?
Posted: 4/14/16 at 5:10pm
@Dave13 "What exactly did I post wrong"
"My guess is previews started 7/13/15. Most contracts will end 7/13/16."
Contracts do not start on the day previews start. They don't just all show up and put on a show, ya know.
#31LMM in Hamilton--how much longer?
Posted: 4/14/16 at 5:22pm
Man if we didn't post opinions, theories, and educated guesses...this would be a paltry board.
Tandrews
Understudy Joined: 11/24/15
#32LMM in Hamilton--how much longer?
Posted: 4/14/16 at 5:23pm
LMM staying in the show through the summer, let alone end of year is nothing but wishful thinking...
But...he'll be back...maybe just in another place.
Chicago opening, multiple productions mount soon thereafter, as well as other announced commitments add up to a departure prior to August 2016.
sorano916
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/6/08
#34LMM in Hamilton--how much longer?
Posted: 4/14/16 at 5:54pm
bjh2114 said: "His final day is Sunday July 10th."
Heh. The show doesn't even have a performance that day.
#35LMM in Hamilton--how much longer?
Posted: 4/14/16 at 6:03pm
why would any of the cast think trickle-down economics would exist in a Broadway musical...
"Contentment, it seems, simply happens. It appears accompanied by no bravos and no tears."
#36LMM in Hamilton--how much longer?
Posted: 4/14/16 at 6:56pm
HogansHero said: "@Dave13 "What exactly did I post wrong"
"My guess is previews started 7/13/15. Most contracts will end 7/13/16."
Contracts do not start on the day previews start. They don't just all show up and put on a show, ya know.
"
Then when do contracts end? I said guess. Try to get out whatever is in your ass.
Not to be confused with Dave19.
#37LMM in Hamilton--how much longer?
Posted: 4/14/16 at 7:41pm
They do end in exactly 12 months, but the first preview isn't the start, it is whenever the rehearsal period began before that...
aaaaaa15
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/31/15
#38LMM in Hamilton--how much longer?
Posted: 4/14/16 at 7:49pm
From this article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/10/magazine/the-ceo-of-hamilton-inc.html
'Most cast members are working on 52-week contracts, which began July 13, the first day of Broadway previews, and those who intend to stay will soon be negotiating new deals.'
#39LMM in Hamilton--how much longer?
Posted: 4/14/16 at 7:55pm
sorano916 said: "bjh2114 said: "His final day is Sunday July 10th."
Heh. The show doesn't even have a performance that day."
Sorry, didn't check the show schedule for that weekend. I just assumed there was a show that Sunday. But I DO know for a fact that that's Lin's final weekend in the show. So Saturday the 9th.
ETA: I've been informed by my source that there is a chance of him playing one more week, but that's iffy right now.
#40LMM in Hamilton--how much longer?
Posted: 4/14/16 at 7:57pm
I am speculating LMM will leave in July as well. At those scoffing at people's opinions and/or speculation this is a message board where the community shares opinions, ideas, speculations, etc. This is the heart of a community message board. I don't understand why some of you are bothered by it.
CurtainPullDowner
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
aaaaaa15
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/31/15
#42LMM in Hamilton--how much longer?
Posted: 4/17/16 at 4:19pm
I just watched Leslie Odom Jr's interview on NBC and he confirmed he is leaving this Summer (so July I'm guessing).
#43LMM in Hamilton--how much longer?
Posted: 4/17/16 at 10:23pm
aaaaaa15 said: "I just watched Leslie Odom Jr's interview on NBC and he confirmed he is leaving this Summer (so July I'm guessing).
"
Based on your previous post, Looks like his final performance will be around 7/13. I have tickets 7/23 and not thrilled at the moment.
Not to be confused with Dave19.
#44LMM in Hamilton--how much longer?
Posted: 4/17/16 at 10:35pm
Compared to Javier, I think Hamilton is usually about two minutes longer when Lin is playing the role. But I can't quite figure out why it happens.
bfreak
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/6/11
#45LMM in Hamilton--how much longer?
Posted: 4/17/16 at 10:41pm
He probably goes ever so slightly slower and annunciates more. Or maybe it was just a coincidence and your curtain started a minute or two early in one case over another.
#46LMM in Hamilton--how much longer?
Posted: 4/18/16 at 12:57am
haterobics said: "Compared to Javier, I think Hamilton is usually about two minutes longer when Lin is playing the role. But I can't quite figure out why it happens."
Lin gets applauses which pause the show for a few more seconds than Javier. it builds up throughout the show.
Caption: Every so often there was a rare moment of perfect balance when I soared above him.
#47LMM in Hamilton--how much longer?
Posted: 4/18/16 at 7:28am
CurtainPullDowner said: "When does Ricky Martin start?
"
I thought he was AFTER Raul Esparza
Auggie27
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/13/03
#48LMM in Hamilton--how much longer?
Posted: 4/18/16 at 7:50am
It was slightly startling to hear the Odom is leaving in July -- "summer". Yet it also makes sense. He can return, and will probably be given the chance to do so; but the role is a killer, and it's about a year and a half. He has one of the best attendance records in the show, at least via anecdotal evidence: the fans who post. I know of few people who've seen the show and missed him. My personal feeling: he and Javier (whom I saw) were an ideal combo together.
"I'm a comedian, but in my spare time, things bother me." Garry Shandling
Updated On: 4/18/16 at 07:50 AM
MyLife
Broadway Star Joined: 12/2/06
#49LMM in Hamilton--how much longer?
Posted: 4/18/16 at 9:14am
If Leslie wins the Tony my bet is that he negotiates a contract extension for 6 more months. Any other result and he will leave in July.
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