Rick Lyon

[Corine2]

Posted: 7/3/05 at 12:40pm

Today is Rick Lyon's last day in the New York version of Q.
He will be missed.

[bythesword84]

Posted: 7/3/05 at 12:40pm

I'm going to this evening's performance. Rick is awesome.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 7/3/05 at 12:41pm

Isn't it Stephanie's as well? Sad to see them go.

[BwayBoy25]

Posted: 7/3/05 at 12:43pm

what roles do they play?

[Corine2]

Posted: 7/3/05 at 12:43pm

No. Stephanie renewed her contract.
I am busy tonight. Please report on Rick's last show.

Broadway Boy:
http://www.avenueq.com
Updated On: 7/3/05 at 12:43 PM

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 7/3/05 at 12:45pm

She did?! Don't know how I missed that, but good!

[willact4food]

Posted: 7/3/05 at 12:49pm

Aww! I totally forgot about this! Rick will be missed, he was so awesome when I saw him in March.

[chinkie azn jai]

Posted: 7/3/05 at 12:53pm

Rick is/was awesome in Q.

[Corine2]

Posted: 7/3/05 at 12:56pm

He is the most over-looked cast member and he designed those adorable puppets.
Rick will be missed.
I am really sad he is leaving. New York has a loss but Vegas has a gain.

Updated On: 7/3/05 at 12:56 PM

[Jera]

Posted: 7/3/05 at 12:58pm

Rick was may favourite! He is such a talented man.

jera

[GirlforTartaglia]

Posted: 7/3/05 at 1:19pm

Who's replacing Rick?
Anyone know? Cause Peter left...so who'll be Trekkie/Nicky on Tuesday?

[Dirty Rotten Scoundrel]

Posted: 7/3/05 at 1:47pm

the internet is really really great...for porn!

bye rick!

[Therese]

Posted: 7/3/05 at 3:49pm

I never get tired of saying it: I Rick Lyon. I wish him well, and I hope he has a fantastic show tonight and gets all the love and appreciation he deserves. Anyone who goes, PLEASE report back for those of us who can't be there.

[stacey717]

Posted: 7/3/05 at 4:13pm

I second Therese. I hope Rick has a terrific final show tonight and wish the best for him in the future. I'd agree he's probably one of the more underappreciated cast members--he's such a great puppeteer and to think he designed all of the puppets as well...

Should he go to Vegas (which apparently is the buzz) I hope to see him there :)

People are saying that Christian Anderson (however you spell the last name...) is taking over as Nicky/Trekkie and as u/s Matt Schrieber and Leo Daignault are taking over... something like that... at least that's what people around here say...

[dancingthrulife04]

Posted: 7/3/05 at 7:39pm

Man I thought it was next week. Grrr.

[broadwaystar2b]

Posted: 7/3/05 at 9:37pm

It truly breaks my heart that I could not be there tonight
He is a very kind and generous man and I only wish him the best

[MTRBOI24]

Posted: 7/4/05 at 3:47am

Christian should be good. Him and Leo were AMAZING in the same tour of The Full Monty. Christian played Jerry and Leo played Malcolm. They were both amazing.

[MissNY]

Posted: 7/4/05 at 9:58am

I was at Rick's last show, so sad. He really is so incredible, I'm going to miss him. I wasn't sure how many people in the audience knew that it was his last show, but when he came out for the first time he got a very nice entrance applause, which was great. When Rod said to Christmas Eve "I miss Nicky" I was like, awwww... It wasnt as emotional as Johnny's last show, but it was pretty sad. For me at least. We gave Rick flowers at the curtain call, but there were no goodbye speeches made. I was a little disappointed, but I found out later that Rick didn't want any. Johnny T and Anna Harada were both in the audience, which was cool.

According to Rick, he still is not sure about Vegas but there is a good chance he will be there. But I heard from one of the casting directors that Rick definately will be in the show. Him and Johnny will be doing 8 shows a week, and the rest of the casts will be doing 5 and 5.

As for the new guys, Christian Anderson is the new Nicky/Trekkie starting Tuesday. I haven't seen him yet, but he's supposed to be phenomenal. He plays the characters very different than Rick, with more attitude. I'm really looking forward to seeing him this week. Matt Schrieber is the new Nicky/Trekkie/Brian understudy (replacing Peter). He obviously hasn't gone on yet, but I know he will be amazing when he does. Leo Daignault was original supposed to come in for a few weeks to help smooth over the transitions, but that changed and he's not coming in at all as of now.

On another note, Anna Harada who had been on leave for the past month is coming back tomorrow as well.

[timote316]

Posted: 7/4/05 at 11:19am

Best of luck to Rick!

[Corine2]

Posted: 7/4/05 at 11:28am

Matt reads very well. He should be fabootastic.

[zippyjen]

Posted: 7/4/05 at 12:21pm

rick will be missed. I wish him the best of luck in teh future!

[BwayTheatre11]

Posted: 7/4/05 at 12:32pm

Why was Ann out?

[lovettespies]

Posted: 7/4/05 at 12:33pm

He'll be sorely missed.

[MissNY]

Posted: 7/4/05 at 1:48pm

Ann Harada took a month-long leave of absence

[Corine2]

Posted: 7/5/05 at 1:42pm

Any other info on his last show?