New Lydia Deetz ( who do you think should replace Sophia Anne Caruso ) — Page 3

AEA AGMA SM said: "TheatreFan4 said: "A contracted actor doesn't get to "quit on the spot" outside of a legitimate emergency. If production wasn't ready it's because something forced their hand to do it. She was fired."

Someone can quit at any time. It doesn't mean there won't be a financial penalty to do so, but if she decided she was done and did not want to give the proper amount of notice they couldn't actually force her to be there."

Her instagram post. Just seemed very impulsive and angry. Then she deleted it. As if her publicist was telling her she better take it down. And “ wtf are you doing ?!” ... then the statement from the production was clearly written on a blindsided whim. 
 

now , they are alternating all week. No one made a post wishing her well. ... yes, Kerry made a little story post. But nothing directly about Sophia. ... the show still hasn’t posted anything. Everyone all seems very shocked , blindsided and pissed off towards her. 

Kaitlyn posted a story singing some big song in a clip that looked like an audition tape . She'd kill it as Lydia . Hope she's in the running !( If they are auditioning "older actors, she'd be in the range since she's older than Sophia and Presley but younger than Dana)

Updated On: 2/26/20 at 02:02 AM

Purely out of speculation, I wonder if Sophia burned out and just couldn't do it anymore. It seemed like she was out of the show a lot, and I had seen some posts where she'd talked about battling anxiety and depression. It's a huge show for a girl her age to carry, and both vocally and I'm sure emotionally, Lydia can't be the easiest role to live in. I know the BMC leads also really struggled with the huge online fanbase. They can really drain you. She's just turned 18 and has been in the industry forever, it seems like she had a blink-and-you-missed it kind of childhood experience. That could totally be off base, but again, I noticed that she was out of the show a considerable amount. Honestly, the show should be Presley's. Having worked with her, I can tell you she's great. If not, any of those ex-Fun Home girls would do the trick. While I do believe it changes the dynamic of the character to be played by an older actress, from a producing standpoint, it does provide more emotional reliability than someone whose not literally a teenager if that makes sense.

Whatever the situation may be, I hope Sophia is doing well. I took my boyfriend to see it for his birthday, I had no interest. But no matter what I thought of the show, we both agreed that she has talent and star power for days.

Source: http://www.playbill.com/article/beetlejuices-presley-ryan-to-play-lydia-deetz-on-broadway-through-march

KathyNYC2 said: "I’m happy she’s getting a least a month. Good for her. She deserves it. "

Ok. So. They have to be extending the run then. Why would they only have her on through March , then cast someone for two months? 

Tommymac 2 said: "KathyNYC2 said: "I’m happy she’s getting a least a month. Good for her. She deserves it. "

Ok. So. They have to be extending the run then. Why would they only have her on through March , then cast someone for two months?"

Plenty of productions have cast replacements for far shorter amounts of time. Fun Home had Rebecca Luker come in for only two weeks. 

No one getting those two months will be complaining that is isn't long enough. They'll have their health insurance covered for the year.

Interesting. 

I'm guessing unless they figure out how to stay open, that unless they find someone great, Presley's run will just continue to be extended. But, who knows. 

Call_me_jorge said: "Will someone be taking over Presley’s understudy track for the month of March?"

Possibly one of their swings, and Dana still covers as well.  Though I don't think Presley has missed any of the performances to my knowledge.

They may also simply giving themselves a little time to consider options.