Sara Jean Ford hustles uptown from Phantom to go on in A Little Night Music
Sara Jean Ford hustles uptown from Phantom to go on in A Little Night Music
#1Sara Jean Ford hustles uptown from Phantom to go on in A Little Night Music
Posted: 11/24/10 at 1:57pm
Apparently Sara Jean Ford went on as Petra last night, since both Leigh Ann Larkin and Ramona Mallory were out AND the company swing had taken a personal day. Jessica Grove went on as Anne. Not only did Ford take off from Phantom to do the show, she was at jury duty when she got the initial call about it.
Of course.
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Updated On: 11/24/10 at 01:57 PM
#2Sara Jean Ford hustles uptown from Phantom to go on in A Little Night Music
Posted: 11/24/10 at 2:04pmI love her so much. Her voice is glorious and her acting is stunning and poignant. Wish I could have seen her go on.
#2Sara Jean Ford hustles uptown from Phantom to go on in A Little Night Music
Posted: 11/24/10 at 2:09pmAccording to that article, she's going on both performances today and will be back in Phantom tomorrow.
When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain.
-Kad
#3Sara Jean Ford hustles uptown from Phantom to go on in A Little Night Music
Posted: 11/24/10 at 2:09pmDarnit, if I wasn't on a train going home for Thanksgiving as we speak I would totally go tonight to experience this...she's fantastic!
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Broadway Legend Joined: 10/13/05
#4Sara Jean Ford hustles uptown from Phantom to go on in A Little Night Music
Posted: 11/24/10 at 2:11pmI'll be in town tomorrow...seeing the show then, and wish I could see her in it...and then in Phantom over the weekend! What an awesome experience she must be having.
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Its is the possessive. It's is the contraction for it is...
#5Sara Jean Ford hustles uptown from Phantom to go on in A Little Night Music
Posted: 11/24/10 at 2:12pmI love these stories. Magical. The wonders of theater. Also, I must commend her for doing it. Amazing story. Can't get enough.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 8/6/08
#6Sara Jean Ford hustles uptown from Phantom to go on in A Little Night Music
Posted: 11/24/10 at 2:35pmDo events like this happen often? Actors returning to former shows to play a part when they're in a different show? Well done for her.
#7Sara Jean Ford hustles uptown from Phantom to go on in A Little Night Music
Posted: 11/24/10 at 2:39pm^ Rondi Reed was in Wicked when August: Osage County closed in 2009, but returned for the closing night performance because Elizabeth Ashley (who was playing Mattie Fae at the time) was sick.
When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain.
-Kad
#8Sara Jean Ford hustles uptown from Phantom to go on in A Little Night Music
Posted: 11/24/10 at 3:00pm
It's not that common at all. But it makes for a fun story!
I remember a story about Sean Ghazi, who was playing Angel in Rent in Germany, had to be flown in to play Angel in London -- he'd never done it in English before.
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#9Sara Jean Ford hustles uptown from Phantom to go on in A Little Night Music
Posted: 11/24/10 at 3:35pm
Also, here's another interesting tidbit about Reed returning for the closing performance of August. August's final performance was on a sunday afternoon. And, Wicked had two shows that particular sunday. They had their typical Sunday show but they had an extra one for The Actors Fund. David Stone, the producer, told her to go do August that afternoon but then come back for Wicked that evening.
So, not only did she return to a show she left, she did her former show and then current show both on the same day.
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#10Sara Jean Ford hustles uptown from Phantom to go on in A Little Night Music
Posted: 11/24/10 at 3:51pmI love stories like this
#11Sara Jean Ford hustles uptown from Phantom to go on in A Little Night Music
Posted: 11/24/10 at 3:55pmLove Sara. she's so amazing, I wish i had seen her last night sounds like a great experience
#12Sara Jean Ford hustles uptown from Phantom to go on in A Little Night Music
Posted: 11/24/10 at 3:55pmLove Sara. she's so amazing, I wish i had seen her last night sounds like a great experience
#13Sara Jean Ford hustles uptown from Phantom to go on in A Little Night Music
Posted: 11/24/10 at 4:07pm
Do events like this happen often?
It happened once at Aida. Simone, who was the regular Aida, threw her back out. Standby Maya Days was on vacation, and the understudy, Schele Williams was out (I think she was sick). They had to fly in Merle Dandridge, who was the standby on the tour at the time, to do an entire weekend of shows (opposite, ironically enough, Patrick Cassidy, who himself was filling in for one week for a vacationing Adam Pascal.).
#14Sara Jean Ford hustles uptown from Phantom to go on in A Little Night Music
Posted: 11/25/10 at 12:26amShe's pretty fantastic--as is the rest of the company for rising to the challenge and succeeding admirably.
#15Sara Jean Ford hustles uptown from Phantom to go on in A Little Night Music
Posted: 11/25/10 at 12:29am
I'm so mad I missed this.
Ramona apparently has the flu. I wonder how long she will be out?
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#16Sara Jean Ford hustles uptown from Phantom to go on in A Little Night Music
Posted: 11/25/10 at 1:47amThat's pretty cool. Did anyone see this?
#17Sara Jean Ford hustles uptown from Phantom to go on in A Little Night Music
Posted: 11/25/10 at 2:45am
I love Sara and I was going to go tonight. I was intrigued why she would be on as Anne, because I knew she is in Phantom now. Since Ramona and LeighAnn were both out, and I already saw ELF today, I skipped ALNM tonight.
Anyone knows if Bernadette was ever out of the show?
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#18Sara Jean Ford hustles uptown from Phantom to go on in A Little Night Music
Posted: 11/25/10 at 8:07am^She wasn't on as Anne. She was on as Petra.
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#19Sara Jean Ford hustles uptown from Phantom to go on in A Little Night Music
Posted: 11/25/10 at 8:17amJessica Grove was on for Anne. I am so happy I caught her in the role. I wish she played it from the start so I could have her on the album. Her voice is amazing. I think the audience enjoyed the Anne/Henrick plot more with Grove. She was just so damn likable. Hope she gets to go on a few more times before closing!!
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