LuPone & Benanti pull out of Sondheim Concert....expect official announcement tomorrow!!

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LuPone & Benanti pull out of Sondheim Concert....expect official announcement tomorrow!!

Posted: 4/6/08 at 11:22pm

I posted this in the thread about the concert, but thought this would get to more people!!

This is from a real life AIM convo....names have been changed to protect the innocent!!

reliable source: hey are you going to the sondheim concert tomorrow?

rytoast1: no

rytoast1: i couldn't afford a ticket

reliable source: well, you can rest easy.

reliable source: lupone and benanti pulled out today

rytoast1: WHAT?!?!?!

reliable source: they're both crazy sick

reliable source: and don't want to miss sohws

reliable source: so they had to pull out of the concert

rytoast1: wow

rytoast1: wow

reliable source: itll be announced tomorrow

reliable source: yeah, its crazy

rytoast1: how sad

reliable source: im suprised no one's posted it on the boards yet

rytoast1: should I? lol

reliable source: if you want

reliable source: you can quote a "reliable source" or something

re: LuPone & Benanti pull out of Sondheim Concert....expect official announcement tomorrow!!

Posted: 4/6/08 at 11:26pm

Thank god i didn't buy tickets and Ry can you answer my question on "Who have you gotten things back from"

I know you will problbly have a snide comment now but it was worth a try.

Anyway that sucks for the people who are going

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Posted: 4/6/08 at 11:27pm

I feel so sorry for some poor guy who is sitting there calling Broadway divas at 11:30 asking if they'd like to learn a bunch of Sondheim and get an evening gown in less than 24 hours.

Some people paint, some people sew, I meddle.

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Posted: 4/6/08 at 11:27pm

I think people will be disappointed, but they'll still get to see Jenna Russel and Angela Lansbury....both very impressive in my mind!!

re: LuPone & Benanti pull out of Sondheim Concert....expect official announcement tomorrow!!

Posted: 4/6/08 at 11:28pm

I had a feeling this was gonna go down after reading the thread about the announcement before Gypsy tonight. Get well soon girls!

Now, what will happen to the concert?

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Posted: 4/6/08 at 11:28pm

yah true.
(To ry's post)

Updated On: 4/6/08 at 11:28 PM

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Posted: 4/6/08 at 11:36pm

There go two TONYs down the drain..
Half-Kidding.

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Posted: 4/6/08 at 11:37pm

I'm still very excited.

Angela Lansbury!! Hello!

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Posted: 4/6/08 at 11:45pm

Paging Donna and Sutton...

#10

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Posted: 4/6/08 at 11:49pm

They made the smart decision. The main reason anyone is going to this concert anyway is to see Angela Lansbury. They'll give her a few more numbers and the audience will be more than happy.

The last thing Patti & Laura want are to miss performances of GYPSY.

"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad

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#11

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Posted: 4/6/08 at 11:59pm

Benanti dropped out of something? What? Shocking!

#12

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Posted: 4/7/08 at 12:01am

^ Oh, good lord, the woman is SICK!

I am a firm believer in serendipity- all the random pieces coming together in one wonderful moment, when suddenly you see what their purpose was all along.

#13

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Posted: 4/7/08 at 12:06am

I wonder if this thread will last longer than the initial "Cry-Baby is closing!" thread.

"This thread reads like a series of White House memos." — Mister Matt

#14

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Posted: 4/7/08 at 12:18am

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/116533.html

Weird that Laura is still on the list. Also says that there could be more ladies (and gentlemen) who appear as surprises. I am very excited!

#15

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Posted: 4/7/08 at 12:20am

Laura will also be out, she had me remove it from her website today. Apparently, there is a plauge going around the St. James.

The Playbill articles are pre-written and set to change at midnight. It will probably be changed in the morning, when people are in the office.
LauraBenanti.com

Updated On: 4/7/08 at 12:20 AM

#16

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Posted: 4/7/08 at 12:22am

While it is a shame that Patti dropped out, the promise of the surprise guests is incredibly intriguing! I can't wait for tomorrow night!!!

"I seem to have wandered into the BRAIN load-out thread... "
-best12bars

"Sorry I am a Theatre major not a English Major"
-skibumb5290

#17

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Posted: 4/7/08 at 12:51am

Updated On: 4/7/08 at 12:51 AM

#18

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Posted: 4/7/08 at 1:59am

That blows, but it's quite a smart move from both ladies.
I think seeing Lansbury alone is worth going, and if you get Pam Myers and Jenna Russell along the way, then even better. I am still surprised that Elaine Stritch, Donna Murphy, Bernadette Peters, and other typical Sondheim ladies aren't appearing in this.

"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"

#19

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Posted: 4/7/08 at 2:10am

She's always sick!

#20

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Posted: 4/7/08 at 2:17am

And so are those comments.

#21

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Posted: 4/7/08 at 2:22am

I am still surprised that Elaine Stritch, Donna Murphy, Bernadette Peters, and other typical Sondheim ladies aren't appearing in this.

Playbill says we're in for some surprises!

"I seem to have wandered into the BRAIN load-out thread... "
-best12bars

"Sorry I am a Theatre major not a English Major"
-skibumb5290

#22

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Posted: 4/7/08 at 2:24am

Raúl Esparza !?

#23

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Posted: 4/7/08 at 2:26am

Well, I can't complain because I'll be at "The Broadway Musicals of 1954" seeing three of my favorite brassy ladies... Debbie Gravitte, Natalie Venetia Belcon and Emily Skinner (sharing the same stage!).

Honestly, I would love to be there. Maybe Vicki Clark will be one of the special guests?

Updated On: 4/7/08 at 02:26 AM

#24

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Posted: 4/7/08 at 2:36am

My guess would be Esparza or Cerveris.

"I seem to have wandered into the BRAIN load-out thread... "
-best12bars

"Sorry I am a Theatre major not a English Major"
-skibumb5290

#25

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Posted: 4/7/08 at 2:47am

I was thinking Daniel Evans....if only because he and Jenna Russell could sing "Move On"
Michael Cerveris or Raul Esparza would be great, too....:)

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