Lots of understudies at THE MINUTES yesterday

[AC126748]

Lots of understudies at THE MINUTES yesterday#1

Posted: 6/16/22 at 9:01am

Tracy Letts, Blair Brown, Sally Murphy, Austin Pendleton and Cliff Chamberlain were all out of THE MINUTES yesterday. Not trying to start rumors, but is there a covid situation going on? It seems like a huge amount of performers to be out otherwise.

"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe." -John Guare, Landscape of the Body

[TheQuibbler]

Lots of understudies at THE MINUTES yesterday#2

Posted: 6/16/22 at 9:10am

I’d love to know if anyone has an info about when they might return. I was planning on seeing this Friday but I’m not super interested unless Letts is back.

[Dollypop]

Lots of understudies at THE MINUTES yesterday#3

Posted: 6/16/22 at 10:16am

Joe Forbrich is a former student of mine. He's also Letts' u/s. I'd be interested in knowing how he did in the role.

"Long live God!" (GODSPELL)

[MemorableUserName]

Lots of understudies at THE MINUTES yesterday#4

Posted: 6/16/22 at 10:26am

There were six out on Tuesday, so if it was five yesterday they may actually be moving in the right direction.

https://twitter.com/johnbonazzo/status/1536839296346357761

[everythingtaboo]

Lots of understudies at THE MINUTES yesterday#5

Posted: 6/16/22 at 11:14am

Seeing the show tonight. Hopefully it still happens!

"Hey little girls, look at all the men in shiny shirts and no wives!" - Jackie Hoffman, Xanadu, 19 Feb 2008

[BMcGregor]

Lots of understudies at THE MINUTES yesterday#6

Posted: 6/16/22 at 6:45pm

I'm here tonight. 6 out, including Letts and Pendleton. Always happy for understudies, but a little frustrating to see more than half the cast out...

[Dollypop]

Lots of understudies at THE MINUTES yesterday#7

Posted: 6/16/22 at 7:38pm

BMcGregor said: "I'm here tonight. 6 out, including Letts and Pendleton. Always happy for understudies, but a little frustrating to see more than half the cast out..."

 

Please report back

"Long live God!" (GODSPELL)

[AC126748]

Lots of understudies at THE MINUTES yesterday#8

Posted: 6/17/22 at 9:29am

MemorableUserName said: "There were six out on Tuesday, so if it was five yesterday they may actually be moving in the right direction.

https://twitter.com/johnbonazzo/status/1536839296346357761"

It's possible there were six out at the Wednesday matinee too. I didn't see the performance; I just stopped by the theater to pick something up and noticed the understudy board. It definitely sounds like a Covid situation. I heard from a friend of Dan Dailey (Pendleton's understudy) that he's going to be on through Tuesday the 21st, so I assume that means that at least Pendleton is out on Covid protocols.

"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe." -John Guare, Landscape of the Body

[everythingtaboo]

Lots of understudies at THE MINUTES yesterday#9

Posted: 6/17/22 at 9:34am

BMcGregor said: "I'm here tonight. 6 out, including Letts and Pendleton. Always happy for understudies, but a little frustrating to see more than half the cast out..."

Was there last night too. While I did miss wanting to see the regular cast, have to say the understudies were by and large fantastic.

"Hey little girls, look at all the men in shiny shirts and no wives!" - Jackie Hoffman, Xanadu, 19 Feb 2008

[cotous6]

Lots of understudies at THE MINUTES yesterday#10

Posted: 6/24/22 at 9:45pm

Does anyone know if Tracy Letts and Austin Pendleton have returned to the show since? 

[akhoya87]

Lots of understudies at THE MINUTES yesterday#11

Posted: 6/24/22 at 10:48pm

I saw it tonight. Tracy Letts was out; Joe Forbrich was in for the Mayor. Austin Pendleton was in. 

[Dollypop]

Lots of understudies at THE MINUTES yesterday#12

Posted: 6/25/22 at 1:53pm

Can anyone tell me how well Joe Forbrich was when he went on for Letts?

Joe is a former student of mine.

"Long live God!" (GODSPELL)