Riedel: CAT revival selling well, despite an investor pulling out; Sutton 1st to leave FRANK

[Yankeefan007]

Riedel: CAT revival selling well, despite an investor pulling out; Sutton 1st to leave FRANK#1

Posted: 2/8/08 at 6:53am

An investor has pulled out of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, leaving them with a 6-figure hole. Still, the show is nearly 70% sold out, and, apparently, Anika Noni Rose and Terrence Howard have great chemistry.

Sutton Foster will be the fist cast memeber to leave Young Frankenstein, having signed on to play Fiona in Shrek.

And the "Frank" cast has recently filmed a tv commercial...


http://www.nypost.com/seven/02082008/entertainment/theater/cat_puts_a_paw_out_717765.htm?page=1

[ClumsyDude15]

re: Riedel: CAT revival selling well, despite an investor pulling out; Sutton 1st to leave FRANK#2

Posted: 2/8/08 at 9:21am

I don't think Sutton will leave until after Tony nominations, because she, I'm sure, would want to be considered for her role in the show.

"Anybody that goes to the theater, I think we’re all misfits, so we ended up on stage or in the audience.” --- Patti LuPone.

[folkyboy]

re: Riedel: CAT revival selling well, despite an investor pulling out; Sutton 1st to leave FRANK#2

Posted: 2/8/08 at 9:23am

she hasn't got a chance in hades with that clunker she's in!

[ClumsyDude15]

re: Riedel: CAT revival selling well, despite an investor pulling out; Sutton 1st to leave FRANK#3

Posted: 2/8/08 at 9:27am

FolkyBoy: Two words:

Little. Women.

"Anybody that goes to the theater, I think we’re all misfits, so we ended up on stage or in the audience.” --- Patti LuPone.

[StageFan2]

re: Riedel: CAT revival selling well, despite an investor pulling out; Sutton 1st to leave FRANK#4

Posted: 2/8/08 at 9:37am

"she hasn't got a chance in hades with that clunker she's in!"

Agreed folkboy. Sutton deserves better than the snooze-fest that is YF.

[Wanna Be A Foster]

re: Riedel: CAT revival selling well, despite an investor pulling out; Sutt#5

Posted: 2/8/08 at 10:06am

I adore Sutton, as you all know, but I don't think she has a shot at a nomination this time around.

She honestly deserved her nod for LITTLE WOMEN, and that season there was room to fit her in.

With all three YF women in the Featured category, I think Sutton has the least chance of the three to land one of the five nomination slots.

Andrea Martin and especially Megan Mullally outshine her in this show.

"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad

"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)

[jaystarr]

re: Riedel: CAT revival selling well, despite an investor pulling out; Sutt#6

Posted: 2/8/08 at 10:16am

I'm glad that she's moving to another project.. I think she will be fantastic as Princess Fiona... I agree .. she does not have a good chance of being nominated in YF...

The Featured Actress in a Musical is gonna be a tight race this year- just to be nominated: We have tons of great actress like:

1-2 Mary Testa & Jackie Hoffman (Xanadu)
3. Andrea Martin (Young Frankenstein)
4. Sherie Renee Scott ( The Little Mermaid) - if she will be nominated..

Plus we still have Passing Strang, Sunday in The Park with George, Gypsy in which Laura Benanti is sure to be nominated based on the message board's reviews...
then Harriet Harris from Cry Baby then you still have A Catered Affair...

very tight...

J*

[Wanna Be A Foster]

re: Riedel: CAT revival selling well, despite an investor pulling out; Sutt#7

Posted: 2/8/08 at 10:18am

Not to mention Olga Merediz and Karen Olivo of IN THE HEIGHTS.

"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad

"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)

[lildogs]

re: Riedel: CAT revival selling well, despite an investor pulling out; Sutt#8

Posted: 2/8/08 at 10:22am

There won't be any room for Sutton I'm afraid--I think Jackie and Mary will both get in and Andrea Martin too...

[Wanna Be A Foster]

re: Riedel: CAT revival selling well, despite an investor pulling out; Sutt#9

Posted: 2/8/08 at 10:22am

And personally, after seeing SUNDAY IN THE PARK on Wednesday night, I think Mary Beth Peil should get a nomination for her absolutely heartbreaking performance of "Beautiful" at the end of Act I.

Plus, Loretta Ables Sayre could be a very likely contender for SOUTH PACIFIC, depending on how she fares as Bloody Mary.

"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad

"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)

[mauriposa]

re: Riedel: CAT revival selling well, despite an investor pulling out; Sutt#10

Posted: 2/8/08 at 10:25am

Well, crap. Now I'm going to have to get out to NYC even sooner than I planned so I can see Sutton as Inga.

[WithoutATrace]

re: Riedel: CAT revival selling well, despite an investor pulling out; Sutt#11

Posted: 2/8/08 at 10:29am

Is Sutton back in YF right now? I want to see it again, but only when she's back in. I'm thrilled about her being cast in SHREK!

[BustopherPhantom]

re: Riedel: CAT revival selling well, despite an investor pulling out; Sutt#12

Posted: 2/8/08 at 10:31am

Audra McDonald was going to play Maggie but left in a huff when The Post reported that the producers thought she was a "regional theater actress" and were secretly trying to replace her with either Whitney Houston or Beyoncé...

No comment.

"Y'know, I think Bertolt Brecht was rolling in his grave."
-Nellie McKay on the 2006 Broadway production of The Threepenny Opera, in which she played Polly Peachum

[lildogs]

re: Riedel: CAT revival selling well, despite an investor pulling out; Sutt#13

Posted: 2/8/08 at 10:55am

Huh? How is Anika Noni Rose any more or less famous than Audra? I know she was in DREAMGIRLS, but Audra has quickly become a NYC and critics' fave.

[jaystarr]

re: Riedel: CAT revival selling well, despite an investor pulling out; Sutt#14

Posted: 2/8/08 at 10:56am

yeah.. I totally forgotten IN THE HEIGHTS & SOUTH PACIFIC...a very crowded race this year for featured actress..

J*

[Yankeefan007]

re: Riedel: CAT revival selling well, despite an investor pulling out; Sutt#15

Posted: 2/8/08 at 11:40am

And Laura Benanti, who will win the actual award.

[CouldaWouldaShoulda]

re: Riedel: CAT revival selling well, despite an investor pulling out; Sutt#16

Posted: 2/8/08 at 12:22pm

After reading Riedel's article about how CAT is selling I am unsure whether I should wait to student rush the show or use an offer.

I had no idea this was going to do so well.

"A well-rounded performer will listen to all kinds of music. I like classical, Middle Eastern, and rock a lot." -- Patti LuPone

[Brick]

re: Riedel: CAT revival selling well, despite an investor pulling out; Sutt#17

Posted: 2/8/08 at 12:39pm

CouldaWouldaShoulda, I agree. I was waiting, but now I'm thinking I shouldn't.

[WestVillage]

re: Riedel: CAT revival selling well, despite an investor pulling out; Sutt#18

Posted: 2/8/08 at 12:40pm

"Mary Beth Peil should get a nomination for her absolutely heartbreaking performance of "Beautiful" at the end of Act I."

Heartbreaking? I thought her performance was flat as a pancake. But then again, I thought Sunday in general was a big dud.

[me2]

re: Riedel: CAT revival selling well, despite an investor pulling out; Sutt#19

Posted: 2/8/08 at 1:05pm

With a cast like that, you'd have to be a fool not to invest. Terrence Howard isn't as known as P.Diddy, but he's still very well-known (and respected, plus you have Rose, Jones, and Raschad . . .
Broadway Blog: Trade Secrets: Guiding Principles Inaction

[fflagg]

re: Riedel: CAT revival selling well, despite an investor pulling out; Sutt#20

Posted: 2/8/08 at 2:39pm

The problem is Debbie Allen. What the hell is she doing directing Tennessee Williams?

Note to Ms. Rashad: you are NOT Ms. Lena Horne. Stop pretending.

I wish Mo'Nique were in this production as Sister Woman. ["Maggie, bitch, I got me eight kids and you got a down low huuuusband!"]

Do you know what happens when you let Veal Prince Orloff sit in an oven too long?

[Dolly_Levi]

re: Riedel: CAT revival selling well, despite an investor pulling out; Sutt#21

Posted: 2/8/08 at 2:41pm

"Note to Ms. Rashad: you are NOT Ms. Lena Horne. Stop pretending."

One of the funniest things I have read in quite some time.

Laughter is much more important than applause. Applause is almost a duty. Laughter is a reward. Carol Channing

[fflagg]

re: Riedel: CAT revival selling well, despite an investor pulling out; Sutt#22

Posted: 2/8/08 at 2:52pm

It's true. She is a competent sitcom actress who stepped in sh*t and won a Tony for Raisin in the Sun.

Diahann Carroll should be Big Mama in this prod to reunite her with her "Claudine" co-star James Earl Jones.

Do you know what happens when you let Veal Prince Orloff sit in an oven too long?

[Dolly_Levi]

re: Riedel: CAT revival selling well, despite an investor pulling out; Sutt#23

Posted: 2/8/08 at 2:55pm

I did think Rashad was great in RAISIN.
But she was so dramatic on the TONYS that year.

Laughter is much more important than applause. Applause is almost a duty. Laughter is a reward. Carol Channing

[blaxx]

re: Riedel: CAT revival selling well, despite an investor pulling out; Sutt#24

Posted: 2/8/08 at 2:57pm

And Laura Benanti, who will win the actual award.

Can understudies pick up Tonys too? Just saying.

Listen, I don't take my clothes off for anyone, even if it is "artistic". - JANICE