No Amber Riley in Dreamgirls...

On Instagram, in response to someone writing:

I'm sorry but NYC be running these theater actors ragged like they in the Marines. It can't be sustainable nor healthy!

"It's not. That's why when people hassle me about it, I say when the culture changes maybe I'll do it. But as of now, asking people to sing at the top of their range 8 shows a week without proper support or compensation, absolutely not. You can have all the training in the world, which I do, and you can STILL injure. It's not sustainable or healthy. Any ENT doctor will tell you that."

She couldn't handle the role in London. It's that simple. In the original run, how often did Effie have an alternate?

According to Sweaty I thought it was Tiffany Mann

As I answered in another thread, for them Magic2Do is one of a number of new (welcome) users who is not a previously banned user.

Ensemble1698878795 said: "suzcap said: "So if properly compensated she would do it even if it is "not sustainable"?

And what does she think is support and proper compensation?

Every principal contract starts at the same AEA base rate, but they don't always require the same lift. Elphabas and Effieshave to pull a lot more weight vocally than mostprincipal contracts. What Eden Espinosa did in Brooklyn (which was amazing) obviously ripped her voice over time, hello Lempicka.Opera singers don't do consecutive performances for a reason. There's something to be said for what it takes to sing8 times a week when the vocal demands continue to grow and the pay may not.

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Yes of course there are different demand but the question was rhetorical. The point was does she have a price or it it more ethical concerns.

Dolly80 said: "She missed so many shows in London. She was wonderful when she turned up, but nah. Let someone else with a better work ethic do Broadway."

And with the proper vocal training to do 8 shows/week.

Sure, some shows are poorly written (Death Becomes Her, ahem). Dreamgirls isn’t one of them - and plenty of performers have managed eight Effies a week.

Amber, no one’s checkin’ for you right now, but thank you for confirming you are not currently working.

TBFL said: "ACL2006 said: "She couldn't handle the role in London. It's that simple. In the original run, how often did Effie have an alternate?"

No, it really isn't that simple.

Getting pneumonia is very differnt to not being able to handle the role."

if you can't handle doing 5 shows/week, you don't belong in theater. Has she worked since Dreamgirls?

Ensemble1698878795 said: "ACL2006 said: "Dolly80 said: "She missed so many shows in London. She was wonderful when she turned up, but nah. Let someone else with a better work ethic do Broadway."

And with the proper vocal training to do 8 shows/week."

You're missing the point. Doing 8 shows a week of ACL is much different than Dreamgirls. Vocal demands vary from show to show regardless to how much training you have. Audra McDonald has had nodules before. Just because actors do the schedule doesn't makeit healthy."

Actors have alternates these days because of this. However, Riley clearly couldn't handle the role and hasn't worked since. She's not trained to handle any show 8 times a week.

ACL2006 said: "Ensemble1698878795 said: "ACL2006 said: "Dolly80 said: "She missed so many shows in London. She was wonderful when she turned up, but nah. Let someone else with a better work ethic do Broadway."

And with the proper vocal training to do 8 shows/week."

You're missing the point. Doing 8 shows a week of ACL is much different than Dreamgirls. Vocal demands vary from show to show regardless to how much training you have. Audra McDonald has had nodules before. Just because actors do the schedule doesn't makeit healthy."

Actors have alternates these days because of this. However, Riley clearly couldn't handle the role and hasn't worked since. She's not trained to handle any show 8 times a week."

She has done a few things like a short theater run of The Preacher's Wife in Atlanta or the cheesy single black female movies or the game show circuit. So take that for what you will.

she did just play herself for one night at Spelling Bee.

https://www.tiktok.com/@spellingbeenyc/video/7616393269190069517