Melissa Errico Fired From PASSION?- Page 2

[ljay889]

Posted: 6/11/13 at 11:51pm

SW, good points. I can imagine that it hit her even harder that she wasn't replaced with Amy on the recording, but with the esteemed Luker.

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 6/12/13 at 12:07am

So...did they fire her just because they could? Sorry...that blog entry is really long-winded and I'm really tired. Not a good combo.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 6/12/13 at 12:15am

If anyone manages to read through the whole thing, I'm sure many of us would appreciate a Cliff's Notes version. TIA!

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 6/12/13 at 12:18am

She's on vocal rest, so everyone in Soho thinks she's a deaf lady (no offense to deaf people). She heard a rumor she wasn't going to be let back in the show. She got scared. She found her contract and I-9 and Direct Deposit form but never filled them out. (She's an actress! She was in heaven at rehearsal and just filed them away! She acknowledges adults shouldn't do that!). She never cheated on vocal rest. She spends a lot of money on reiki. She got a text saying Amy is finishing the run. She is sad.

Updated On: 6/12/13 at 12:18 AM

[ljay889]

Posted: 6/12/13 at 1:15am

LOL

[rosscoe(au)]

Posted: 6/12/13 at 1:29am

Ms Rogers Stone, i love you.

[AEA AGMA SM]

Posted: 6/12/13 at 1:31am

There are just so many things I have trouble wrapping my head around. This reads like somebody who's just gotten her Equity card, not somebody who's been a working actress for many years, with multiple Broadway, Off-Broadway, and LORT credits under her belt.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 6/12/13 at 1:37am

I think it's the reiki.

[Someone in a Tree2]

Posted: 6/12/13 at 1:39am

Easy guys. Read the whole blog before sharpening the knives, m'kay? I don't think she deserves the typical BWW third degree for being honest about what she went through.

[ljay889]

Posted: 6/12/13 at 1:45am

K.

[Mildred Plotka]

Posted: 6/12/13 at 3:11am

Thanks for the recap, Phyll. I tried to read the first paragraph a few times and started to see double.

[John Adams]

Posted: 6/12/13 at 6:44am

I don't think she deserves the typical BWW third degree for being honest about what she went through.

These are all far tamer and more logical reactions than have been posted in other threads. It's sad that she got dillied, but c'mon... The blog wasn't a good choice on her part.

[ullabelt]

Posted: 6/12/13 at 6:45am

has she had so much bad luck in her career or is it rather that she always has vocal problems because her pipes simply are not strong enough?

Illness is terrible but I dont feel sorry for her. If she cant hack it then get another job.

Its showBUSINESS

[latitudex1]

Posted: 6/12/13 at 6:48am

^ She put in way too many details, but it's actually a good insight into the process for those that weren't aware of it before. If it was actually edited, it'd be good for a column in something like HuffPo.

[John Adams]

Posted: 6/12/13 at 6:53am

but it's actually a good insight into the process for those that weren't aware of it before.

My first thought is that it might make a good primer for what *not* to do. What are your thoughts regarding good insights?

[yankeefan7]

Posted: 6/12/13 at 7:11am

MusicalMo - I would be willing to bet Patrick McEnroe is proably a millionaire.

[latitudex1]

Posted: 6/12/13 at 7:13am

"My first thought is that it might make a good primer for what *not* to do. What are your thoughts regarding good insights?"

What I responded to the most was her descriptions of how her world was crumbling around her feet. It was a good midnight read for me. Her panic, the frenzied thoughts, the descriptions of her struggling to keep it together for the health of her voice, I could relate to all of it. Especially after what Smash did with the Ana character, I think she used effective language to show what it's actually like to go through something that.

And, yeah, the parts where she effectively sat on her hands the entire time (except for those two emails to Doyle and Sondheim), praying that the clouds would eventually pass, do give a good primer on what not to do.



Updated On: 6/12/13 at 07:13 AM

[iluvtheatertrash]

Posted: 6/12/13 at 7:52am

Melissa is releasing the blog entries one day at a time. The next part will be available tomorrow. It's not "encrypted" and she's not keeping it secret.

[iluvtheatertrash]

Posted: 6/12/13 at 7:56am

Also, it is very obvious that Melissa's agent is supporting her choice to write this blog. Melissa's a wonderful person. Maybe a little naive, but what's wrong with that? I appreciate that she wants to tell her story. Not to mention the entry about creating Clara is an incredible lesson for young actors.

[GavestonPS]

Posted: 6/12/13 at 7:59am

Unless the Americans with Disabilities Act was repealed while I wasn't looking, it is NOT that easy to fire someone for being ill in the "real" world. You don't have to pay them after their sick and vacation time is used up and you can hire a temporary replacement, but their job has to be waiting for them when they are able to work again.

There may be exceptions--including a clause in a standard union contract. I'm not a lawyer and I don't know which would prevail, the ADA or the union clause.

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I also think that if some of you would lay off the crystal meth, you might find her account of the episode is actually very moving (even more so if, like most people, you respect her work).

Updated On: 6/12/13 at 07:59 AM

[D2]

Posted: 6/12/13 at 7:59am

I grew up in the same town as the McEnroes, and there is money in that family - even before John McEnroe became JOHN McENROE.

[ullabelt]

Posted: 6/12/13 at 8:11am

Nope, not moved. Thats life. If you cant do the job you cant do the job. She could have lost a leg or spent her life working as a toilet attendant...she hasnt - she has had a good career.

If you cant do the job, you cant do the job. She needs to accept it and move on to the next one.

[John Adams]

Posted: 6/12/13 at 8:16am

Since she did not sign and return her contract, is it fair to say that she was "fired"?

[GavestonPS]

Posted: 6/12/13 at 8:19am

ullapart, you aren't moved because getting sick is a part of life? I'm sure it's hard for sociopaths to understand, but EVERYTHING that arouses sympathy is something that happens in real life!

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I think part of the problem is that making art tends to be an intimate affair and co-workers (including management) do feel like family; but then when a problem arises members of management revert to their coldest corporate demeanor for legal reasons and the employee feels socially ostracized and therefore punished.

[John Adams]

Posted: 6/12/13 at 8:28am

I think part of the problem is that making art tends to be an intimate affair and co-workers (including management) do feel like family

I understand that idea. I've felt it many times, but given what she's written describing her actions, is she being reasonable regarding what her level of responsibility might be for what's occurred?