The Addams Family - Let The Buyer Beware- Page 2

[SueleenGay]

Posted: 2/15/11 at 5:55pm

Luvbrdwy,look at the bright side, very soon you will be able to say you saw Becca Ayers in Addams Family and "I knew right then she was gonna be a STAH!?"

[Pan_Am_L-1011]

Posted: 2/15/11 at 6:00pm

Dude. You need to relax. In the grand scheme of life this is hardly a big deal.

[Cape Twirl of Doom]

Posted: 2/15/11 at 6:08pm

In the grand scheme of life, nothing on this board is a big deal. You seem surprised that she took a theatre-related grievance to a theatre-related message board.

[shrekster224]

Posted: 2/15/11 at 7:25pm

Well, even though you didn't get Bebe or Nathan, how were Becca and Nathan? Becca's relatively new. And who ever asked if Jessica Lea Patty was going to be on at all, she left to do People in the Picture. Stephanie Gibson Chase now covers Morticia and is in JLP's flapper dancestor track.

Did JLP ever go on as Morticia? I know she went on as Wednesday quite a few times. And has Cortney Wolfson gone on, yet?
Updated On: 2/15/11 at 07:25 PM

[SueleenGay]

Posted: 2/15/11 at 8:31pm

Well, when Lea Michelle can't do the Funny Girl revival, Becca should be the first person they call,that's all I'm saying.

[ACL2006]

Posted: 2/15/11 at 8:46pm

didn't know Jessica had left the show yet. does anyone else know if she ever went on as Morticia??

[shrekster224]

Posted: 2/16/11 at 4:54pm

Coincidentally, Cortney Wolfson was on as Wednesday last night. Was that her first?

[BigRed]

Posted: 2/16/11 at 5:08pm

Yes, it was. Cortney is also on both shows today.

[shrekster224]

Posted: 2/16/11 at 5:12pm

Do you know how she was? The videos of her on Youtube are really good and she really has the Wednesday look.

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 2/16/11 at 5:20pm

I have to say, in defense of the OP, that when they do that single-file line that goes down the block (usually at shows that are very popular with tourists) it takes FOREVER to get seated.

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 2/16/11 at 6:32pm

Maybe it's just me, but I wonder, from what others have posted, why a theatre would line their patrons up single file and then start the show before everyone was seated?

[EponineAmneris]

Posted: 2/16/11 at 7:57pm

There are ways to find out and actor/actress' vacation dates- It was a well known fact that last week was Bebe's SCHEDULED and PUBLICIZED vacation.

If it meant that much to you, you should have done research.

The production and the staff at the Lunt-Fontaine did nothing wrong and complied with Equity rules.

And I am SICK and TIRED of people beating up Nathan when he misses a show or two JUST because it happened to be a/the show they had tickets for. He is human and has the right to take a night or two off, take a vacation or Heaven forbid get ill. He has a GREAT attendance record other than his throat ailment during his Tony winning run in THE PRODUCERS and I THINK only half a performance when he fell through a trap door during THE FROGS due to the negligence of a stagehand.

I love Nathan and Bebe. I love the show. I would not let it ruin the rest of my life if one of the many times I have seen the show one or both of them were out.

I see a show for a show, not an actor. I love certain performers, yes, but I see PHANTOM to see PHANTOM, not a certain person in a certain role.

Updated On: 2/16/11 at 07:57 PM

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 2/17/11 at 10:43am

It takes two seconds to open a Playbill and read the understudy slips. Regardless, it is not the theater's fault. Did you bother to check the understudy board during intermission to at least see if they posted it? From the way you describe the scenario, it sounds as if it was chaotic prior to the show (especially since it took forever for you to get seated). You probably missed the understudy board.

Lesson learned: don't plan trips to a show you don't care much about just to see a specific actor. Especially if you are coming from five hours away, this can be a hassle. If you want to see someone specific, at least do some research to see if a planned vacation has been announced. Never assume, and then try to blame others when you don't get your way.