STOCKARD CHANNING OUT/ BACK!

[Producer2]

STOCKARD CHANNING OUT/ BACK!#1

Posted: 9/13/14 at 6:18pm

Stockard Channing was out this afternoon in "It's Only A Play."
Isabel Keating went on instead. There was no announcement made, no call board, instead a tiny
square of paper that said "At this performance Isabel Keating will Play Virginia whatever.
Lots of disappointed people this rainy afternoon!!!!!

Updated On: 10/13/14 at 06:18 PM

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

STOCKARD CHANNING OUT#2

Posted: 9/13/14 at 7:18pm

How dare she do this to you? Doesn't she know who you are?

[Gothampc]

STOCKARD CHANNING OUT#2

Posted: 9/13/14 at 9:03pm

You should count yourself lucky. You got to see the facial expressions of the character.

If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.

[oncemorewithfeeling2]

STOCKARD CHANNING OUT#3

Posted: 9/13/14 at 9:28pm

I could see how this would upset patrons and out of towners, but Isabel Keating is such a treat to watch! I didn't know she was the stand by.

Updated On: 9/13/14 at 09:28 PM

[Lord Adalbert]

STOCKARD CHANNING OUT#4

Posted: 9/13/14 at 9:30pm

[aasjb4ever]

STOCKARD CHANNING OUT#5

Posted: 9/13/14 at 9:33pm

I saw Stockard’s understudy in Other Desert Cities a few years ago and I survived. I’m guessing you lived to tell the tale because you posted about it here.

[Lord Adalbert]

STOCKARD CHANNING OUT#6

Posted: 9/13/14 at 9:35pm

I am sure people said this when Ms Victoria Clark was a replacement now look where she is?!!!

[Brave Sir Robin2]

STOCKARD CHANNING OUT#7

Posted: 9/13/14 at 10:05pm

I saw Isabel Keating in The Boy From Oz and she was fantastic. Good for her!

"I saw Pavarotti play Rodolfo on stage and with his girth I thought he was about to eat the whole table at the Cafe Momus." - Dollypop

[everythingtaboo]

STOCKARD CHANNING OUT#8

Posted: 9/13/14 at 10:53pm

"Hey little girls, look at all the men in shiny shirts and no wives!" - Jackie Hoffman, Xanadu, 19 Feb 2008

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

STOCKARD CHANNING OUT#9

Posted: 9/13/14 at 10:56pm

Stockard Channing out - Robert Goulet in!

[Producer2]

STOCKARD CHANNING OUT#10

Posted: 9/14/14 at 10:42am

At $300- a ticket she should have been there!

[wdwfreak]

STOCKARD CHANNING OUT#11

Posted: 9/14/14 at 10:43am

She will be out today as well if anyone is curious

[Jordan Catalano]

STOCKARD CHANNING OUT#12

Posted: 9/14/14 at 11:22am

Does anyone know her address? We can go and drag her ass to the theater.

[iluvtheatertrash]

STOCKARD CHANNING OUT#13

Posted: 9/14/14 at 11:22am

I understand Producer's frustration. Sounds like they hoped people wouldn't notice until the curtain went up and a different actress entered. I would've been bummed at first, but then excited to see Isabel though. I like Stockard, but I've seen her a few times now. Sorry you didn't get to see her!

"I know now that theatre saved my life." - Susan Stroman

[LarryD2]

STOCKARD CHANNING OUT#14

Posted: 9/14/14 at 11:26am

To the OP: are you sure there wasn't a lobby board listing Channing's absence? The understudy board at the Schoenfeld is usually on the far left wall of the lobby, i.e., in a place that's not particularly noticeable when entering the theatre.

[actormcfamous]

STOCKARD CHANNING OUT#15

Posted: 9/14/14 at 11:40am

The producers are required to notify two of three possible ways that an understudy is on (the three ways being lobby board, playbill inserts, and pre-show announcement). If there truly wasn't anything besides an insert they could be in serious trouble with Equity.

[wdwfreak]

STOCKARD CHANNING OUT#16

Posted: 9/14/14 at 12:01pm

The board was up yesterday as of 6pm stating that Stockard was out. Not sure how long it was up or if it was up for the matinee but it's really tiny. Only room for one name under the cast board.

[mamaleh]

STOCKARD CHANNING OUT#17

Posted: 9/14/14 at 1:23pm

Planned to try standing room today, then demurred upon learning Channing was out. But reading here that the wonderful Isabel Keating would be going on, I made a beeline for the box office. I'd take IK over SC any day.

Post-show edit: Keating was marvelous, as I knew she would be. Very funny and often touching.

Updated On: 9/14/14 at 01:23 PM

[Sutton Ross]

STOCKARD CHANNING OUT#18

Posted: 9/14/14 at 2:56pm

"At $300- a ticket she should have been there!"

Huh? Regardless the price of the ticket, people get sick, people have emergencies. When you buy a ticket, it doesn't ever guarantee you will see all the people you want to see. I mean...

[TheatreFan4]

STOCKARD CHANNING OUT#19

Posted: 9/14/14 at 3:18pm

[TheatreFan4]

STOCKARD CHANNING OUT#20

Posted: 9/14/14 at 3:20pm

I assure you that Stockard is above the title, for reasons that confuse me, and you could have gotten your money back if you were that upset. But why get your money back when you can watch the show anyway and bitch about it afterwards!?

[CarlosAlberto]

STOCKARD CHANNING OUT#21

Posted: 9/14/14 at 8:00pm

There are worse things she could do...than to miss a show...or two.

[dramamama611]

STOCKARD CHANNING OUT#22

Posted: 9/14/14 at 8:05pm

WHY would you pay three hundred bucks for any single ticket. Any actor can be out at any performance, which you know. It was not a personal slight.

If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it? These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.

[mc1227]

STOCKARD CHANNING OUT#23

Posted: 9/14/14 at 8:08pm

actually, no one is above the title for this show. The marquee has only the play and McNally & O'brien's names are below title. The actors names are on the building above one entrance door in alpha order but not with the name of the play. So technically, there is no refund regardless of who is out.

I heard Channing was out today also...

The only review of a show that matters is your own.

[mc1227]

STOCKARD CHANNING OUT#24

Posted: 9/14/14 at 8:11pm

Why would you pay $300 when you can get a great seat for $150 through Telecharge...

The only review of a show that matters is your own.