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Mary Beth Peil Will Play Final Performance in ANASTASIA On September 23
Mary Beth Peil Will Play Final Performance in ANASTASIA On September 23#75
Posted: 9/20/18 at 10:19am
Judy Kaye, officially confirmed.
Mary Beth Peil Will Play Final Performance in ANASTASIA On September 23#76
Posted: 9/20/18 at 10:41am
Told you so! No Chita!
Mary Beth Peil Will Play Final Performance in ANASTASIA On September 23#77
Posted: 9/20/18 at 11:29am(It was supposed to be Chita.)
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/2/13
Mary Beth Peil Will Play Final Performance in ANASTASIA On September 23#78
Posted: 9/20/18 at 11:44am
ColorTheHours048 said: "(It was supposed to be Chita.)"
If that's true, I wonder how they got to Judy Kaye from Chita? They don't seem like two sides of the same coin, like MBP and Chita do. Donna Mckechnie would've been an interesting choice. Judy is a WONDERFUL comedic performer so I'm interested to see how she'll handle this very not funny role?
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/19/17
Mary Beth Peil Will Play Final Performance in ANASTASIA On September 23#79
Posted: 9/20/18 at 11:44amI wonder what happend with Chita.
Mary Beth Peil Will Play Final Performance in ANASTASIA On September 23#80
Posted: 9/20/18 at 11:46am
As somebody who knows Chita... it was not.
Mary Beth Peil Will Play Final Performance in ANASTASIA On September 23#81
Posted: 9/20/18 at 11:55amIt was a last minute change. Why else would they wait until 3 days before to announce? It’s not like Mary Beth Peil is selling tickets, nor is Judy Kaye going to bring in an audience (no offense to either woman, they are both marvelous).
Mary Beth Peil Will Play Final Performance in ANASTASIA On September 23#82
Posted: 9/20/18 at 12:00pm
They were building suspense/hype for a very lackluster show. The role is not fit for Chita nor would she be cancelling her upcoming appearances.
Mary Beth Peil Will Play Final Performance in ANASTASIA On September 23#83
Posted: 9/20/18 at 12:04pmSuspense and hype for who? This message board? Don’t think so. They couldn’t announce because they needed to secure a replacement. And they got a great one. Judy Kaye is fabulous.
Mary Beth Peil Will Play Final Performance in ANASTASIA On September 23#84
Posted: 9/20/18 at 12:06pm
Not fit for Chita? All she has to do is be regal, dignified, and walk with a cane. She did that in The Visit.
Mary Beth Peil Will Play Final Performance in ANASTASIA On September 23#85
Posted: 9/20/18 at 12:07pmIt’s also why Kaye is starting on the 28th - a Friday - and not the 25th.
Mary Beth Peil Will Play Final Performance in ANASTASIA On September 23#86
Posted: 9/20/18 at 12:46pm
To boost ticket sales making you think its somebody big coming in. They need all the help they can get.
Mary Beth Peil Will Play Final Performance in ANASTASIA On September 23#87
Posted: 9/20/18 at 12:46pm
Not a big enough role.
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/19/17
Mary Beth Peil Will Play Final Performance in ANASTASIA On September 23#88
Posted: 9/20/18 at 12:50pm
Why is everyone acting like anastasia is in trouble? They are doing just fine. And like someone else mentioned in this thread, it was a big enough role to be tony nominated.
I think it would have been a perfect role for Chita, theres lots of stage time and she gets two solo songs. But Kaye will be great!
Mary Beth Peil Will Play Final Performance in ANASTASIA On September 23#89
Posted: 9/20/18 at 1:46pm
Bwayfan292 said: "Why is everyone acting like anastasia is in trouble? They are doing just fine. And like someone else mentioned in this thread, it was a big enough role to be tony nominated.
I think it would have been a perfect role for Chita, theres lots of stage time and she gets two solo songs. But Kaye will be great!"
Well, one poster seems to have a particular hatred for the show, but otherwise, I think it's because the combination of Mean Girls and Frozen did cause their box office to take a hit. To my knowledge, though, you're correct - they're still meeting/exceeding their weekly nut, and while their days in the million-dollar club are over, I don't think they're in danger of an imminent closing quite yet.
Mary Beth Peil Will Play Final Performance in ANASTASIA On September 23#90
Posted: 9/20/18 at 1:54pm
PrinceAli said: "Not a big enough role."
I love Chita, but the lady is 85. The Visit is very likely the final large role in a Broadway show she'll have.
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/24/15
Mary Beth Peil Will Play Final Performance in ANASTASIA On September 23#91
Posted: 9/20/18 at 2:00pm
Not for nothing, but we do have 91-year-old Rosemary Harris doing eight shows a week up at the Vivian Beaumont...
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/30/08
Mary Beth Peil Will Play Final Performance in ANASTASIA On September 23#92
Posted: 9/20/18 at 5:53pm
It's fun that Judy Kaye is doing this, given that she previously played the Anastasia-or-is-she character in a version of that other, Wright and Forrest musical based on the same play. For those interested, cast recording samples here: https://www.allmusic.com/album/anastasia-affaire-original-cast-recording-mw0000405719.
Mary Beth Peil Will Play Final Performance in ANASTASIA On September 23#93
Posted: 10/14/18 at 2:30am
Has anyone had the opportunity to see Kaye in the role yet? I would love to know how she is faring.
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