Savannah Wise Takes Over Lead Role of Sherrie in ROCK OF AGES
#2
Posted: 7/9/09 at 11:57am
Not too much of a surprise here.
#3
Posted: 7/9/09 at 12:00pm
I'm always happy to hear about an understudy getting bumped up! Congrats to Savannah!
(Almost makes me want to see this. Almost.)
(Almost makes me want to see this. Almost.)
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.
#4
Posted: 7/9/09 at 12:04pm
Congratulations to the brilliant Savannah Wise!!!
#5
Posted: 7/9/09 at 12:10pm
Good for her! Saw her last weekend and she was wonderful!
#6
Posted: 7/9/09 at 12:14pm
Saw her Tues for the 2nd time-- She is SOOO good in this role !
#7
Posted: 7/9/09 at 1:01pm
What a wonderful break for her! I get to see her soon!!
Jekyll & Hyde back on Broadway! / Rock of Ages - 5 Tony nominations! Awesome!
#8
Posted: 7/9/09 at 1:03pm
Seeing the show tonight...saw her as the U/S Sherrie for the first time off-Broadway on Halloween 08...great then, AMAZING now...
Very well deserved!
Rock it, Miss Wise!
Very well deserved!
Rock it, Miss Wise!
#9
Posted: 7/9/09 at 1:04pm
Damn. I was hoping it would have been Patti.
#10
Posted: 7/9/09 at 1:39pm
That's great for S Wise, she is better in the role than Spanger was, IMO. But the girl who was filling Wise's spot as Waitress #1, she's needs to be replaced. It's a minor role I guess, but she doesn't really have . . . "it". At least not for this show. Doesn't ruin the show or anything, but it was a noticeable downgrade.
#11
Posted: 7/9/09 at 1:40pm
*does happy dance* She's a sweetheart!
"If we don't live happily ever after at least we survive until the end of the week!" -Kermit the frog "I need the money... it costs a lot to look this cheap!" -Dolly P. "Oh please, Over at 'Gypsy' Patti LuPone hasn't even alienated her first daughter yet!" Mary Testa in "Xanadu" "...Like a drunk Chita Rivera!" Robin de Jesus in "In the Heights"
"B*tch, I don't know your life." -Xanadu After that if he still doesn't understand why you were uncomfortable and are now infuriated, kick him again but this time with Jazz Hands!!! -KillerTofu
#12
Posted: 7/9/09 at 1:41pm
Good for her. I love these kind of stories.
I'm a professional. Whenever something goes wrong on stage, I know how to handle it so no one ever remembers. I flash my %#$&.
"Jayne just sat there while Gina flailed around the stage like an idiot."
#13
Posted: 7/9/09 at 1:41pm
They've signed Wise to a temporary contract through September.
My guess is they'll try and bring in some sort of "name" (C-list, no doubt) come the fall.
My guess is they'll try and bring in some sort of "name" (C-list, no doubt) come the fall.
Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
#14
Posted: 7/9/09 at 1:50pm
I'm glad to hear such good things about her. I'll be seeing the show in a few weeks (if all goes as planned).
#15
Posted: 7/9/09 at 1:52pm
This is the type of show that draws many people who probably didn't have the first clue who Amy Spanger was, and they probably won't know the "C list" Bway actress playing the next Sherrie either (unless they go the AI route or similiar) and . . . the grosses haven't suffered at all with S Wise, so if it ain't broke come September . . .
#16
Posted: 7/9/09 at 2:02pm
I meant someone in the likelihood of the American Idol variety.
Constantine Maroulis's contract also expires in September. They want him to do a sit down production in LA in the spring, so my guess is that he'll leave in the fall to do other things before that (which is why I'm guessing that's when they'll go for lesser "name" actors to come in as replacements.)
Constantine Maroulis's contract also expires in September. They want him to do a sit down production in LA in the spring, so my guess is that he'll leave in the fall to do other things before that (which is why I'm guessing that's when they'll go for lesser "name" actors to come in as replacements.)
Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
#17
Posted: 7/9/09 at 4:26pm
Good For her! I kinda wanted Lauren Molina to take over though
#18
Posted: 7/9/09 at 4:51pm
congrats to her. though not much of a surprise!
4-11-10 Wicked (Oberhausen) ~ 8-7-10 Promises, Promises ~ 8-8-10 Next to Normal ~ 8-12-10 Bway @Bryant Park ~ 8-15-10 Jersey Boys + Sing for the Cure ~ 8-18-10 American Idiot ~ 8-19-10 Wicked Divas (Murney/Mackey) in Saratoga Springs, NY ~ 8-21-10 Next to Normal ~ 8-23-10 Natalie Weiss @Birdland ~ 8-24-10 Wicked ~ 9-4-10 Wicked (Oberhausen)
#19
Posted: 7/9/09 at 5:00pm
She is terrific. Congrats to Savannah!!!!
Barney Stinson, you are so right about the girl who replaced Savannah's "waitress" role. When I saw her, she was off on all the dance steps and couldn't keep up with the other girls. Like you said, nothing that ruins the show, but some noticeable flaws. And you would think she would be better at it now since Savannah has been covering Sherrie since beginning of June (if this is the same girl who covered Savannah's role the whole time.)
Barney Stinson, you are so right about the girl who replaced Savannah's "waitress" role. When I saw her, she was off on all the dance steps and couldn't keep up with the other girls. Like you said, nothing that ruins the show, but some noticeable flaws. And you would think she would be better at it now since Savannah has been covering Sherrie since beginning of June (if this is the same girl who covered Savannah's role the whole time.)
#20
Posted: 7/9/09 at 6:06pm
When I saw the show on the 27th and 28th the girl playing waitress #1 was better then you guys have been saying, so I guess she has improved.... her wig/costume seemed a bit "off" though....
"If we don't live happily ever after at least we survive until the end of the week!" -Kermit the frog "I need the money... it costs a lot to look this cheap!" -Dolly P. "Oh please, Over at 'Gypsy' Patti LuPone hasn't even alienated her first daughter yet!" Mary Testa in "Xanadu" "...Like a drunk Chita Rivera!" Robin de Jesus in "In the Heights"
"B*tch, I don't know your life." -Xanadu After that if he still doesn't understand why you were uncomfortable and are now infuriated, kick him again but this time with Jazz Hands!!! -KillerTofu
#21
Posted: 7/9/09 at 6:31pm
I saw it 6/27 (8pm) and thought she was poor. Her wig is pretty terrible. They should get her a blonde one.
Tickets From $59
Tickets From $71
Tickets From $71
Tickets From $95