Starshines Unite! The official HAIR love thread... — Page 74

Well, Saycon is already gone.

Does anyone know for SURE if Theo is coming back to the show? I think we all assumed he was....but is that FACT?

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I just got into the city and I'm walking up to B&N. anyone else going?

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Just saw Gavin's twitter and he has a big old cast on his right leg. Poor guy!!!! Hope he isn't out for too long and its a speedy recovery!!!

If anyone goes--bring him some ice cream from me!

"if he broke it, there's no way he would have been able to finish the first act."

Depends what kind of break it is, also which bone. The tibia is the weight-bearing bone. And if it was a fracture, it'd be a stress fracture which can be weight bearing. I knew this woman who was positive she had a broken leg (not a stress fracture, but that's besides the point) and because she could walk, doctors refused to do an X-Ray. When she finally got her x-ray, to her surprise both legs were broken.

A sprain will heal faster but can also be injured again more easily so would probably keep him out of the show longer. If only they could be like Wicked (I saw Kristin Chenoweth with a neck brace and she kept making jokes about hurting her neck) and he could be on stage with the injured leg. Speaking of, isn't that what Lauren Elder did last year? I realize she's only a member of the ensemble and it was in the park with different stage direction so it's a completely different case but I also remember seeing her sitting on the side of the orchestra stage singing and playing a tambourine.

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boooo. lol I got to B&N @ 4ish and saw the event room empty so I went upstairs to get a frap. I cam back down a little later and ask when they open then was told to get in the huge hidden line which curved around 542 bookcases and finally got to the back of the line. all of the sudden, Wanna Be Foster gets in line behind me then some of his friends so I met them and that was cool. then after the line starts moving I was told that I needed a braclet to get in. only way to get a braclet was to buy the cd. I went to go buy the cd and saw that the room was filled up so now I'm in the lincoln tunnel lol. gavin wasn't there and it looked like paris was taking his place and allison case wasn't there either. maybe I was just utterly misinformed which is very possible but I didn't read where it said you NEEDED to buy the cd there to get to watch. not cool B&N...not cool.

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http://www.broadway.com/Gavin-Creel-Tweets-His-Ankle-Injury-and-Exits-Hair/broadway_news/5031572

Poor Gavin. He get homes from vacation and then almost immediately gets hurt.

This is a little late in the discussion, but I wanted to provide the little info I know about people leaving and/or returning.

Theo Stockman was supposed to return to Hair in November after the run of American Idiot. Now, however, it's looking very likely that AI will extend its run in Berkeley, and there's a pretty strong possibility that he may not return after all. Nothing has been officially decided, though, and it all really depends on what happens with AI.

Most of the cast had 6-month riders on their contracts, and with the 6-month mark coming up in September, it's also quite possible that there may be some cast changes. I do not have any definite inside info on who might be going or staying, though. Also, this is aside from a few of the "leads" who had 1-year contracts, though I'm not exactly sure who that applies to (Will and Caissie are the ones I'm most sure about).

As we've learned, Gavin will be staying on past September.

Anthony Hollock is on a 3-month leave for his injury, and John Moauro is scheduled to take probably a month off for knee surgery.

Okay, that's all I know for now! :)

Updated On: 8/20/09 at 07:16 PM

yay_gerb, I was fed the same story about needing to buy a CD to get in. However there was standing room just outside the big room where we could watch the talk and performances on TV.

Nothing was mentioned about Gavin beyond what we already know. Darius, Will, Sasha, Paris, Caissie and Bryce were there. They sung "Aquarius", "Where Do I Go?", and "Good Morning Starshine".

I have to say that while the performances and talkback session was cool, the staff at B&N seemed like they were bothered by everyone. I asked this lady directly if their was standing-room and she told me no. Went down to where the line was and noticed a few people standing without wristbands and that's how I got to watch it. Glad I ended up going, though because it was nice hearing them sing songs that weren't uptempo.

Jazzy, I'm not sure exactly, but I think around November? When I talked to him about it, he didn't give me a precise timeline. But I'll ask and let you know!

Bryce is pure awesomeness.

The article on Broadway.com said Gavin will hopefully be in by the 31st but obviously that depends on his ankle healing. Let's hope that boy heals up quickly!

(And yes, I'm being a wee bit selfish--I have tix to the 13th).

Okay, i'm pretty sure this has been asked before, but I can't seem to find where... maybe I'm just scrolling through everything too fast... but anyway....

Going in for SRO on Saturday. Box office opens at 10 am. What's a good time to get there before the line gets long? Is 8am early enough?

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Sorry to hear about Gavin's ankle. He should go to NYU.