THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA Musical - News & Discussion Thread — Page 23

Voter said: "Shapiro was the absolute wrong pick to direct this. Wasn't surprised to hear when Jerry Mitchell stepped in to give it new eyes in Chicago."

She was an unequivocally bad choice based on her past work, but I know she has been wanting to try her hand at a musical for a while.

It was a hire made primarily for optics and representation; they wanted a female director, they got one, and they chose the wrong one. A new director for Broadway would probably also mean starting from scratch with the design, which would be costly. Jerry Mitchell, Marianne Elliott, or Susan Stroman could all be excellent choices for this. Maybe Diane Paulus or Stephen Daldry or Casey Nicholaw or Rob Ashford.

Has the cast been paid yet for the Chicago tryout?

Last I heard in November, they hadn't been paid by then.

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "StylishCynic said: "Has the cast been paid yet for the Chicago tryout?Last I heard in November, they hadn't been paid by then."

What on earth are you talking about? Actors are paid weekly salaries. If those defect for any reason, the salaries are bonded. There would have been an uproar as great or larger than PARADISE SQUARE if that happened. Do you mean union payments (pension, insurance, etc) or a completion bonus or a media fee or per diem or something else?"

I had heard from a reliable source in November that "the cast of the Devil Wears Prada hadn't been paid" for the tryout. Spoke to another friend in the industry and it was also confirmed by them. 

I don't know the precise definition of "cast", but as the situation was explained to me, it meant the performers. I was also surprised that there wasn't widespread reporting on this!

StylishCynic said: "Has the cast been paid yet for the Chicago tryout?

Last I heard in November, they hadn't been paid by then."

There is absolutely no way the cast wouldn’t have been paid without there being some kind of uproar. If they weren’t paid, they likely would have grounds to strike and not perform. Whoever your “reliable” source is must be mixing things up.

In the announcement of the Chicago try out of the Betty Boop musical, Chris Jones is reporting Jerry Mitchell is likely directing a london production of Devil Wears Prada soon:

Mitchell, a sought-after director-auteur of popular musicals, is next expected to take over the production of “The Devil Wears Prada” (a less than successful prior Chicago tryout) for a likely London premiere, although he said that deal is not yet done.

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Brining on a new director is certainly a step in the right direction in my opinion. What I saw in Chicago was by no means unsalvageable, but it was definitely not a good show by any means.

StylishCynic said: "ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "StylishCynic said: "Has the cast been paid yet for the Chicago tryout?Last I heard in November, they hadn't been paid by then."

What on earth are you talking about? Actors are paid weekly salaries. If those defect for any reason, the salaries are bonded. There would have been an uproar as great or larger than PARADISE SQUARE if that happened. Do you mean union payments (pension, insurance, etc) or a completion bonus or a media fee or per diem or something else?"

I had heard from a reliable source in November that "the cast of the Devil Wears Prada hadn't been paid" for the tryout. Spoke to another friend in the industry and it was also confirmed by them.

I don't know the precise definition of "cast", but as the situation was explained to me, it meant the performers. I was also surprised that there wasn't widespread reporting on this!"

There isn't ANY reporting on this because it's BS. There is an Equity bond in place if such a thing actually happened, which clearly it did not. Why do people do this?

 

I think they are mixing things up. There was a show in Chicago where performers weren’t paid but that was The Garden of Eden concert NOT the devil wears Prada 

Any further rumblings about this?

jacobsnchz14 said: "Georgie Buckland has been cast as Andy and Amy Di Bartolomeo has been cast as Emily for the show’s UK run.https://www.instagram.com/reel/C7wfC27ooQa/?igsh=MTBtZzI5cWg3eG02cg=="

No offense but- whom?

Good luck to them! 

Makes total sense that they're casting solid, non-famous, UK-based performers for these younger roles. Anyone can play them. The title itself + Elton John (and to a lesser extent Williams) is what will sell tix.

The casting for this UK production already makes the Chicago production look like it was a community theater production in Idaho sponsored by Grandpa Bo’s Donuts on Main Street.