Sweet Charity's Back On! Show to Open May 4, Previews Begin April 11- Page 3
Sweet Charity's Back On! Show to Open May 4, Previews Begin April 11
NBC
Broadway Star Joined: 6/5/03
#50re: Sweet Charity's Back On! Show to Open May 4, Previews Begin April 11
Posted: 3/29/05 at 6:22pmCharlotte will still be the standby once the show opens. I'm assuming Dylis Croman will remain the understudy.
"I cried during the Frug." - MC
#51re: Sweet Charity's Back On! Show to Open May 4, Previews Begin April 11
Posted: 3/29/05 at 6:34pm
Wow, I'm really happy for Christina and company. Look at what a trooper she is! I hope the production continues to get better once it hits Broadway. This is all so fascinating, I mean there are new twists and turns every day! Haha. I'm definitely going to see the show again once it opens with Christina. Aw, I'm so proud of her!
~Steven
#52re: Sweet Charity's Back On! Show to Open May 4, Previews Begin April 11
Posted: 3/29/05 at 6:37pmJust bought tickets for April 18. :) Mezz was all thats available right now...
gustof777
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/8/04
#53re: Sweet Charity's Back On! Show to Open May 4, Previews Begin April 11
Posted: 3/29/05 at 6:48pmwow i really hope christina wins...haven't seen clark in Piazza and am sure she's great but christina was ADORABLE in this!! and im sure she'll be even better than when she was in chicago
RIP Natasha Richardson. ~You were a light on this earth ~
bostonbroadwayfan
Featured Actor Joined: 2/14/05
#54re: Sweet Charity's Back On! Show to Open May 4, Previews Begin April 11
Posted: 3/29/05 at 9:40pm
Charlotte's husband was quoted in the Boston paper saying that she was a little suspect of what has been going on. I wonder how she feels now.
I'm happy for the cast and crew.
#55re: Sweet Charity's Back On! Show to Open May 4, Previews Begin April 11
Posted: 3/29/05 at 10:22pmCharlotte's husband is the great Terrence Mann
#56re: Sweet Charity's Back On! Show to Open May 4, Previews Begin April 11
Posted: 3/29/05 at 10:27pmI think I may have mentioned this before but I used to work in a coffee shop while I was in school and Christina came in to buy a drink and she was sooo down to earth and normal, not overly made up or trying to draw attention...I had to do a double take because her energy was so unlike what you might expect a star to have (in a good way). It wasn't until I rang up her drink and got a look at the credit card that I was absolutely sure it was her...THAT'S how unpretentious and unbeleiveably sweet she was! I was a fan from that moment on... I'm so happy for her!
#57re: Sweet Charity's Back On! Show to Open May 4, Previews Begin April 11
Posted: 3/29/05 at 10:39pm
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY! YAY YAY YAY!
I'm so glad the box office guy suggested I hold onto my tix (even though they are for the 8th and I have to exchange them now.)
Charlotte? Christina? I don't care who I see! I am SO happy!
Do you wanna have fun ... fun ... fun ???
"The theater is my life. I live it. I breathe it. I fondle it till it falls asleep." Jack (Will And Grace)
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Madame X
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/13/03
#58re: Sweet Charity's Back On! Show to Open May 4, Previews Begin April 11
Posted: 3/29/05 at 10:48pm
Thanks for the info NBC.
Was Charlotte the standby before the whole foot thing happened? Does anyone know?
"Some of us have it worse, you know, Dana. Some of us are dating lesbian men. Okay? C'mon."
#59re: Sweet Charity's Back On! Show to Open May 4, Previews Begin April 11
Posted: 3/29/05 at 10:50pmThis is the best news I've heard all day. Now if only Daniel Davis went back to La Cage! I am so excited for Charlotte and Christina! Truly amazing performers!! This show is gonna be HOT!
"I'm learning to dig deep down inside and find the truth within myself and put that out. I think what we identify with in popular music more than anything else is when someone just shares a truth that we can relate to. That's what I'm searching for in my music." - Ron Bohmer
"I broke the boundaries. It wasn't cool to be in plays- especially if you were in sports & I was in both." - Ashton Kutcher
"I broke the boundaries. It wasn't cool to be in plays- especially if you were in sports & I was in both." - Ashton Kutcher
gherbert
Leading Actor Joined: 11/1/03
#60re: Sweet Charity's Back On! Show to Open May 4, Previews Begin April 11
Posted: 3/29/05 at 10:56pm
Charlotte was hired as a standby before the foot incident.
Standbies usually do not travel with a show during it's out of town tryouts because barring a horrible accident or extreme illness, performers are very unlikely to miss performances during a tryout.
So paying an extra person to essentially follow the company around for a month or two is ridiculous. Therefore standbies for NYC are usually hired but do not join the company officially before it hits New York.
I assume if NOTHING had gone wrong, Ms. d'Amboise would still be in Chicago at this moment. I think I read somewhere that the plan was that she would star in Chicago while also serving as the standby for a bit. Not sure why the Weisslers would be wanting to pay her two salaries at once, so maybe that is slander.
#61re: Sweet Charity's Back On! Show to Open May 4, Previews Begin April 11
Posted: 3/29/05 at 11:03pmHoly f***ing sh*t.
#62re: Sweet Charity's Back On! Show to Open May 4, Previews Begin April 11
Posted: 3/29/05 at 11:08pm
I wonder if Charlotte will return to Chicago, or just stick to Charity full time.
If Charlotte does not return to Chicago. I wonder if the Weissler's will keep Michelle DeJean as Roxie full time, until their summer stunt Roxie comes in.
That would be cool!
#63re: Sweet Charity's Back On! Show to Open May 4, Previews Begin April 11
Posted: 3/29/05 at 11:08pm
double post.
Updated On: 3/29/05 at 11:08 PM
#64re: Sweet Charity's Back On! Show to Open May 4, Previews Begin April 11
Posted: 3/29/05 at 11:20pm
I am so glad I held on to my tix! Now I'll have a chance to see the show, and I don't care if it's Charlotte or Christina either! Either one would have made me go see the show.
I never thought I'd be grateful to the Weissler's, either!
Smart move on their part...or pressure by Christina to suck it up and open the show....I don't care!! I get to see the product of 3 years worth of work!!
"My dreams, watching me said, one to the other...this life has let us down."
bwayfan3
Broadway Star Joined: 10/11/04
#65re: Sweet Charity's Back On! Show to Open May 4, Previews Begin April 11
Posted: 3/29/05 at 11:27pmThis sounds pretty unusual. But I agree, it definitely generated a lot more buzz for the show. While I am happy for Christina, I think it's probably a lot more meaningful for the rest of the cast and crew who may be a lot less financially secure. They must be thrilled!
Madame X
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/13/03
#66re: Sweet Charity's Back On! Show to Open May 4, Previews Begin April 11
Posted: 3/29/05 at 11:49pm
Thanks for clearing that up.
btw - did broadway.com take down the video of Sweet Charity now that SC is back on? I can't seem to find it anywhere on the site (but then again I've never been able to navigate that site very well).
"Some of us have it worse, you know, Dana. Some of us are dating lesbian men. Okay? C'mon."
#67re: Sweet Charity's Back On! Show to Open May 4, Previews Begin April 11
Posted: 3/29/05 at 11:59pm
You know what I had problems with on that site?
That "backstage diary".....For God's sake...post something!!! Anything!!! I don't care if you got a good deal on cashmere in Minnesota!!! I want to hear about the rehearsals, the changes, the drama. She did mention tidbits here and there...but if you are going to have a "diary"....make it worth reading!!
"My dreams, watching me said, one to the other...this life has let us down."
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#68re: Sweet Charity's Back On! Show to Open May 4, Previews Begin April 11
Posted: 3/30/05 at 12:31am
Wow...what a turn around. Either great fortune or great publicity (wish I could think of something like that...)! LOL! I wish the production the best and hope they make the most of their "second chance"! :)
~Rosalynn
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