SOUTH PACIFIC - Laura Marie Duncan in for Kelli O'Hara — Page 2

Boo.

I have tickets for the eighteenth.

But oh well, the show itself is the star, not Kelli.
I'm lucky to have tickets at all...

first of all, if the actors name appears above the title you can exchange your seats if the actor is out. you will be waiting a while (for that show), but you can exchange.

secondly, working for a producer, if kelly's agent didnt negotiate paid time off then she has a crappy agent:)
there are ALWAYS exceptions, esp for leads!

Paulo Szot also has a vacation coming up.

William Michals will be on for Emile September 9th through the 14th.

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I saw the show for a second time tonight, and Duncan was on for O'Hara. O'Hara is, in my view, a superior singer technically, but Duncan does bring out Nellie's earthiness more so than O'Hara. Duncan is more of a belter and is not as lithe as O'Hara (she doesn't do the cartwheels in A Wonderful Guy). At any rate, both women are fine although I do have a soft spot in my heart for O'Hara just because I love her vocal technique.

I wouldn't be upset about not seeing O'Hara and seeing Duncan in her place.

Not being able to see Paulo Szot, however, is a different matter altogether

Yes, they should be. Kelli's vacation is in July (the week of the 15th) and Paulo's is in September (week of the 9th).

I'm surprised Kelli was out last night. I guess she's sick, so I hope she feels better! I'm sure her understudy was good, but I can't imagine the show without Kelli.

Does anyone know if Kelli was back in the show tonight? I hope she is feeling OK!

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Anakela, what kind of gig was Kelli out doing??

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Great, just great. I have had my tickets purchased for July 17 since my husband I came home from NYC on April 6. Why????
I am so disappointed - it doesn't change anything, but I saw her on Letterman, I watched her on the Tony's and.... kept getting so excited. Read all the threads about her great connection to the audience and her role. Now it is not to be.
Of course I will go with my friend - to celebrate our 50th bdays as planned- but knowing we didn't get to see the entire
Tony winning show. I will hit the bar in the lobby before hand.

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