Pierce Azaria Last Show April 2

[myManCape]

Posted: 1/24/06 at 1:10pm

I saw the other thread and I figured I would post the answer on a new thread so that people see it with out scrolling. I was at the show Sunday night and I spoke with both David Hyde Pierce and Hank Azaria. Below is a basic summary of the conversations:

Me: So when is your last day here?
David Hyde Pierce: They haven’t announced it yet
Me: Do you know when it is?
DHP: April 2nd

Me: When is your last show here?
Hank Azaria: I don’t know
Me: Your leaving the same day as David right?
HA: That’s what they tell me

So there you go. April 2nd is their last day, according to David at the stage door, its still unofficial though.

[Magdalene]

Posted: 1/24/06 at 1:15pm

What a bummer---they are fantastic!
Thanks for letting us know...

Updated On: 1/24/06 at 01:15 PM

[jacobtsf]

Posted: 1/24/06 at 1:17pm

Azaria has said on mulitiple occasions though, that he would LOVE to come back to the role ANY time, so it probably isn't his FINAL performance.

[beckie_nyc]

Posted: 1/24/06 at 4:10pm

Thanks for posting. I'll try to confirm tonight.

Must warn you, though. According to Telecharge, there are no adjoining seats left for that show except for premium (over $ 300 per ticket.) Good luck everyone.

[Broadway_Boy]

Posted: 1/24/06 at 6:24pm

There's standing room for $21.25

[wendy72]

Posted: 1/24/06 at 7:10pm

They ARE great--the show: overhyped!

[beckie_nyc]

Posted: 1/24/06 at 11:17pm

Ok, I'm back from the show. Loved every minute of it. Unfortunately, I didn't get to ask about the last performance. There were a ton of ladies from Texas who swooped right in front of me as Hank Azaria came over. Am not much of a stage doorer anyway (probably getting old...) Decided not to wait for Mr. Pierce, but go home to my poor sick friend. I'm sticking with April 2 then, unless somebody knows something different.

[ALWrules]

Posted: 1/24/06 at 11:20pm

That's a shame; they were both fantastic. I can't imagine anyone doing as well as Pierce.

[beckie_nyc]

Posted: 2/19/06 at 8:29pm

David Hyde Pierce confirmed April 2nd as the date of his final performance at the stage door today. A very pretty girl asked him for a date (seriously, sounded quite desperate too...) He made some funny remark, that I didn't quite catch, unfortunately. Sad really (not for you gorgeous boys, of course...)

[BobbyBubby]

Posted: 2/19/06 at 8:33pm

David Hyde Pierce is leaving to star in the new Kander and Ebb musical Curtains, right? At least he's moving onto something with actual substance.

[beckie_nyc]

Posted: 2/19/06 at 8:56pm

Yup. Curtains looks very promising. It will star old Frasier pal Edward Hibbert, too. What a delight for the fall.

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 2/19/06 at 8:58pm

So I'm assuming Hibbert's last performance in Drowsy will be sometime in June?

[beckie_nyc]

Posted: 2/19/06 at 9:51pm

Hmm. Good question. That would be a very short commitment, if Drowsy Chaperone turns out to be a hit.

[My Strongest Suit]

Posted: 2/19/06 at 10:37pm

the show is good but i can't imagine it without azaria and pierce though.

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 2/19/06 at 11:22pm

I cannot wait to see the show in April on tour in Boston, but I guess I have to agree that the show is overhyped...$300 for "premium" seating is just crazy!

[beckie_nyc]

Posted: 2/20/06 at 9:13am

That's not 'overhyped' but 'overpriced'.

[popcultureboy]

Posted: 2/20/06 at 9:26am

Hibbert probably signed on to Curtains before Drowsy got its break with WIW closing. He may have to now choose one or the other.

[beckie_nyc]

Posted: 2/20/06 at 9:33am

How do you think that will go? Probably in favor of Drowsy Chaperone? 'Curtains' sounds very promising though. David Hyde Pierce pulls quite a bit of star power, too.

[popcultureboy]

Posted: 2/20/06 at 9:56am

Who knows? There may have been clauses in all contracts that they had to go with Drowsy when it hit NYC no matter what, but I doubt that.

[Magdalene]

Posted: 2/20/06 at 10:55am

I will find it hard to see the show w/o DHP, but I'm hoping they announce the replacements soon---I loved Alan Tudyk as Lance (as well as Hank!!!)

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 2/20/06 at 11:04am

Martin Moran will be replacing DHP, according to his hometown newspaper.