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SondheimFan5
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/20/10
#26New Mother Superior...
Posted: 11/1/11 at 11:10am
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Vespertine1228
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/30/05
#27New Mother Superior...
Posted: 11/1/11 at 11:35am
I noticed the press release doesn't give the usual "Victoria Clark will be giving her last performance on ___." Very strategic.
So has she officially just left for good now? I'm still unclear on that.
Mattbrain
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/23/05
#28New Mother Superior...
Posted: 11/1/11 at 11:40amWow, this really does seem pretty abrupt. I loved Victoria in the show (and the show as well) and I know Carolee will do very well in the role but I wonder why Victoria's leaving so soon?
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#29New Mother Superior...
Posted: 11/1/11 at 11:50am
Clark is no longer with the production and hasn't been for a couple of weeks. Jennifer Allen and Trisha Rapier have been playing the role of Mother Superior.
The Playbill article confirms this, actually:
The Tony-winning actress played her final performance in Sister Act Oct. 12. Her understudy, Jennifer Allen has performed the role since that date. A reason was not provided for Clark's departure from the production.
It does seem strange that she would leave abruptly.
Updated On: 11/1/11 at 11:50 AM
#30New Mother Superior...
Posted: 11/1/11 at 12:20pmSaw Allen as Mother Superior last week and she was amazing. A great voice, good comic timing.
A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.
beautywickedlover
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/07
#31New Mother Superior...
Posted: 11/1/11 at 12:22pm
I guess I didn't see adamgreer's thread before I posted mine.
Didn't Shelia Hancock also leave for unkown reasons in the West End production as well? I know Whoopi Goldberg departed the Londond cast prematurly last year to be with her mother who was suffering a stroke. There seems to be a curse for whoever plays this role. Hopefully, the same thing won't happen to Carmello.
bwayfan7000
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/28/09
#32New Mother Superior...
Posted: 11/1/11 at 12:30pmCarmello will make it very hard for me to stay away from this production...I love her and have never seen her live before.
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#33New Mother Superior...
Posted: 11/1/11 at 1:15pm
I really hope Clark is well. She doesn't seem like the type who would leave a production so abruptly without a good reason.
Carmello will definitely get me back in the theatre.
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#34New Mother Superior...
Posted: 11/1/11 at 1:57pmShiela Hancock's final show was planned infact, she was originally supposed to leave 6 months after the opening but kept extending.
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beautywickedlover
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/07
#35New Mother Superior...
Posted: 11/1/11 at 2:02pm
^ I was just a little confused by what Whoopi said in this video when she said that Hancock had to leave:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJ0A0M1pJIs
Updated On: 11/1/11 at 02:02 PM
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