From the beginning, people have been trying to twist this Lindsay Mendez conversation into something it's not. It's always been in regard to her above-the-title status, and the lack of transparency from the production when it was clear that many of her absences were planned, with no effort made to inform ticket buyers ahead of time so that they could make other arrangements if they wanted to. That's it.
I don't recall ever seeing anyone blaming her, or expecting some kind of explanation from her personally. Keeping a tally of her absences is a little odd, but it does show how many opportunities the production has had to announce that she'll be out of a performance, yet never has. Once again, the only reason this is a valid discussion is because she's above the title, as well as the fact that she's doing tons of press as an essential part of the main trio. All this talk about how she's not a draw anyway and no one cares is irrelevant, as is saying it's none of our business, because as ticket buyers who are entitled to refunds if she's out, it kind of is.
Updated On: 5/15/24 at 03:43 PM
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