[Title of Show]'s Jeff sprained ankle. . .

[johnsons]

Posted: 8/14/08 at 1:09pm

[Title of Show]'s Jeff sprained his ankle during the Tuesday night performance right before "Secondary Characters". Does anybody know if he is currently going on or if the understudy is covering?
Updated On: 8/14/08 at 01:09 PM

[NJgirl]

Posted: 8/14/08 at 1:25pm

Heidi blogged about it and she said no one knows if Jeff or Benjamin will be going on tonight. She mentioned that Jeff's ankle is swollen and he's got a brace on it.
Updated On: 8/14/08 at 01:25 PM

[Pocketsquared Fanadu]

Posted: 8/14/08 at 1:31pm

Jeffy's Down! Jeff's DOWN!!!
Aug 14, 2008 by Heidi
Do y'all know about this?!...

So on our last show of the week on Tuesday night, right when Jeff and Hunter leave the stage for the only time during the play, and Susan I are left alone to sing Secondary Characters, Jeff somehow tripped on his shoe or the door frame or somethin' and HE. WENT. DOWN. ON. BROADWAY.

It was so scary. Mostly because I love Jeff so much and I was so worried about him, but also because we were having a very real emergency moment in front of about 1000 people in the middle of of Broadway musical. Now that's something you don't see every day.

I think most of the audience thought it was part of the show - which I find unbelievable, but that's what I heard later. For those of us in the know, it was a total heart-racey-adrenaline-kick-in moment for me and Susan. For those of you that don't know the show, Susan and I are left alone for about 2-3 minutes to sing our duet. At the end of the number, I start riffing my boobies off in a totally self-indulgent american-idolish moment, and on a normal day Jeff interrupts me and we get on with the play. Well, on Tuesday night after Jeff got hurt, I didn't know what to expect. Was I going to be interrupted by Jeff? Or was Jeff dead? Would it be Benjamin as Jeff? Would it just be Hunter? Would it be no one and would I just have to riff into oblivion? Would our stage manager, Martha, stop the show? WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN ON BROADWAY??? And of course my loudest thought was about Jeff and what the hell happened to him... Seriously, was he ok?

I took a deep breath and started to riff-it-up, and I did go on a little longer than usual, but then suddenly there was a tap on my shoulder and I turned around suddenly and it was my Jeffy. I threw my arms around him (which is totes not in the script) and we went on with the play. I couldn't have been more relieved to see him.

I could tell Jeff was hurting though... He was limping a lot and I could tell that it took great effort to even walk, let alone do all the choreography. Poor Jibs... But he finished like a trouper and then he went to the hospital.

Here's what happened...

Jeff somehow tripped on his way out the [door] and he sprained his ankle very badly. It's not broken, but it's very swollen and now Grandpa is walking with a brace and a cane...

So who will be going on tonight? Will it be a hobbling Jeff Bowen, or will it be that Aussie-extraodinaire, Benjamin Howes? Maybe you should come to the Lyceum tonight and find out...

Cliffhangers, People. Cliffhangers...

[adamgreer]

Posted: 8/14/08 at 1:38pm

The solution is staring us all in the face.

He just simply needs to borrow Patti's isotoners. Then we could have TWO shows with a funny announcement!

[muscle23ftl]

Posted: 8/14/08 at 1:42pm

I was there that Tuesday, and I thought it was part of the show, until a fellow BWWer told me it wasn't. Poor Jeff.

[Trekkie2]

Posted: 8/14/08 at 2:00pm

Aw, I hadn't heard about this... I hope he gets better soon. Though it'd be nice if Ben got to go on tonight.

[once a month]

Posted: 8/14/08 at 2:03pm

Rootin for you buddy! There's something sexy about a man in an ankle brace...need a nurse, or a sponge bath?

[bare_nakedlady]

Posted: 8/14/08 at 2:15pm

WOW! Breaking your leg as a publicity stunt. Real Original JEFF!!!

Just Kidding. Get better soon Jeff. WE're all rooting for you and the show!!

[HeightOfNonchalance]

Posted: 8/14/08 at 3:27pm

Poor Jeff. Someone with better skills than me should add an ankle brace to Jeff's leg in their running guys logo.

Updated On: 8/14/08 at 03:27 PM

[taylorPHENOMENON2]

Posted: 8/14/08 at 3:47pm

Aw, reading the blog made me so sad. I hope Jeffy has a quick recovery!

[PalJoey]

Posted: 8/14/08 at 5:00pm

Poor baby.

[Dollypop]

Posted: 8/14/08 at 5:03pm

Dang! I was gonna see this show tonight. I don't want to see an understudy, so I guess I'll have to force myself to see GYPSY again!

[fvalle24]

Posted: 8/14/08 at 5:06pm

I hope Jeff feels better.

Heidi is hilarious! What a way to bring light to a scary moment. I wish I can go see who is coming on tonight...

[musicalmaster703]

Posted: 8/14/08 at 5:31pm

Dang! I was gonna see this show tonight. I don't want to see an understudy, so I guess I'll have to force myself to see GYPSY again!



ugh you disgust me. You have to "force" yourself to go. I live no where near NYC you know how happy I would be if I could see Gypsy again let alone any show.

Updated On: 8/14/08 at 05:31 PM

[SpellingBeeFan4Ever]

Posted: 8/14/08 at 8:02pm

I love Ypsy. It's better then Ipsy and Bipsy.

[glitterandjazzhands]

Posted: 8/14/08 at 8:55pm

"ugh you disgust me. You have to "force" yourself to go. I live no where near NYC you know how happy I would be if I could see Gypsy again let alone any show."

um pretty sure that was sarcasm. no one on the face of planet has to FORCE themselves to see Gypsy. its the greatest treat in whole world. :)

[Ourtime992]

Posted: 8/14/08 at 9:27pm

Poor Jeffy.

HeightofNonchalance, this is for you:

[HeightOfNonchalance]

Posted: 8/14/08 at 9:46pm

Thank you Ourtime - well done! I appreciate it, I really really do, but I always thought that was Hunter in the foreground. Hmmm, I wonder...

P.S. Fantastic work on your website. Side Show is my favorite, or is it Titanic, or
Updated On: 8/14/08 at 09:46 PM

[adamgreer]

Posted: 8/14/08 at 9:47pm

So, did he go on??

[Ourtime992]

Posted: 8/14/08 at 10:05pm

Thanks for the compliment. You know, I sat there for five minutes trying to decide which one of them was which. In the end I decided I had no clue so I just photoshopped the one that was easiest.

[stagescreen]

Posted: 8/14/08 at 10:10pm

You got it right.

Jeff is the one wearing shorts.

So...Did he go on?

[B3TA07]

Posted: 8/14/08 at 10:38pm

"Though it'd be nice if Ben got to go on tonight. "


I'd love to go on! But I'm in Dallas right now.

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 8/15/08 at 12:00am

Jeff was on.

[Neverandy]

Posted: 8/15/08 at 12:09am

Jeff was on. And The show was fantastic!

[broadwayman17]

Posted: 8/15/08 at 1:25am

Lets hope for a quick recovery, If I'm lucky I'll get to see him when I see it on monday