Telsey and Co
Telsey and Co
gemini456
Swing Joined: 1/16/21
#1Telsey and Co
Posted: 1/16/21 at 7:33pm
Does anyone happen to know what happened to Telsey and Co Casting? Their website and all social media have been deleted and it's a bit weird.
Thelosertakesitall1997
Swing Joined: 1/17/21
#3Telsey and Co
Posted: 1/17/21 at 10:13am
gemini456 said: "Does anyone happen to know what happened to Telsey and Co Casting? Their website and all social media have been deleted and it's a bit weird."
When I google searched them, there’s preview text saying something about racial injustice and then taking responsibility for their actions... but there’s only a small blurb then you click and their website was taken down.
anyone have any info on what went down?? They’re like the biggest casting group in the biz.
Tag
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/19/05
#4Telsey and Co
Posted: 1/17/21 at 12:03pm
Thelosertakesitall1997 said: "When I google searched them, there’s preview text saying something about racial injustice and then taking responsibility for their actions..."
That was from mid-2020, when such statements where the trend du jour.
troynow
Leading Actor Joined: 5/2/13
#5Telsey and Co
Posted: 1/17/21 at 2:01pmTelsey and Co has filed for bankruptcy. The doors have closed. They do plan on changing the name and continue to cast under a new name.
Tag
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/19/05
#8Telsey and Co
Posted: 1/17/21 at 4:21pm
How does this happen? Mismanagement? A maneuver to get out of a sticky situation? I mean, they cast everything.
#9Telsey and Co
Posted: 1/17/21 at 4:33pm
troynow said: "Telsey and Co has filed for bankruptcy. The doors have closed. They do plan on changing the name and continue to cast under a new name."
@TroyNow do you have any additional info or source you can share? There's no record in bankruptcy court of them filing.
#10Telsey and Co
Posted: 1/17/21 at 4:42pm
If that's true that is absolutely insane. Reflecting the same sentiments as Thelosertakesitall, I know everything is totally in shambles right now but how does this even happen? They have such a massive clientele base. Don't they operate in LA too?
SouthernCakes
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/19
#11Telsey and Co
Posted: 1/17/21 at 5:01pmI think it just means they aren’t going to deal with paying the rent and all the bills and will just come back as a diff company?
Tag
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/19/05
#12Telsey and Co
Posted: 1/17/21 at 5:53pm
It's probably a good idea to shake up the monopoly anyway, right?
teatime2
Featured Actor Joined: 3/25/18
#13Telsey and Co
Posted: 1/17/21 at 6:38pm
Yes, it's sad to see them go, but I'm excited about the change this brings to an industry that thrives off of oppression. Hopeful!
#14Telsey and Co
Posted: 1/17/21 at 11:14pm
The Telsey office space is for rent. Which isn't surprising, some producers, GM's, press agents etc have moved out of their offices during the shutdown to save money. Telsey also got a PPP loan of between $350k and $1M. I could see them filing chapter 11 bankruptcy to get out of that lease.
#15Telsey and Co
Posted: 1/18/21 at 12:11am
I’ve also heard rumors that Telsey, as well as other various companies in the industry, were planning on filing bankruptcy and re-emerging after the industry restarts.
Telsey surprises me, as they have a lot of film and television work.
#16Telsey and Co
Posted: 1/18/21 at 12:19amIt ain’t sad to see them go when they won’t going anywhere, just going through the legal motions
#18Telsey and Co
Posted: 1/19/21 at 11:34pmYeah, they’re in the middle of casting the “Color Purple” film (and I hear they got a damn good name for Mister). I think they’re ok.
#19Telsey and Co
Posted: 1/20/21 at 7:38am
Any insight about who that "damn good name " may be? A Broadway name or a movie name?
#21Telsey and Co
Posted: 1/20/21 at 7:51amI’m also told that the role of Shug has been cast and will be played by a huge R&B name.
singer234
Broadway Star Joined: 8/31/08
BCfitasafiddle
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/25/20
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