Tony Award Nominee Kerry Butler Joins Broadway's ROA as 'Sherrie' — Page 3

I had the same thought that Dolly had, she probably wants to be with her baby on Sundays. I was a fan of hers in Hairspray and Little Shop of Horrors, but after Xanadu I freaking fell in love with her. I am running to this after September 21st. I have been wanting to see this show, but now it is a definite. I am so sadly (poor grammar) stuck in the 80's anyways.

It is funny I happened to be trying to get tickets to 9 to 5 today and struck up a conversation with a guy who said he worked in the general manager's office for Rock of Ages and he said it was official. This is great news!

Good for Kerry!

Clearly this role is vocally challenging and I know she had a "pre-nodular condition" at one point many years ago. I'm sure she's just responsibly looking after her voice, as the other actresses in this role have been, or should have been, all along. Good for her for getting her precaution negotiated into her contract, rather than just missing shows at random. I, too, agree that she also could use the extra time to be with her family.

While it's sad how much of a departure this is from the glory days of Merman never being off ("and that'll be the day"), I think this is a step in the right direction for actors who need to look out for and protect their greatly invested-in, though ultimately rather fragile, voices, aka meal tickets. Producers (and Alice Ripley), take note.

Ugh, good for Kerry but I was looking forward to Laura Bell in the role like it was originally rumored.

it's not that big of a stretch. She originated the role in Los Angeles.

um.... okay. I pass the concerns on to her reps for the fictional day she is rumored to be offered a role that is already cast with Kerry Butler.

"um.... okay. I pass the concerns on to her reps for the fictional day she is rumored to be offered a role that is already cast with Kerry Butler."

Well, I know they already cast Kerry (duh). I was questioning the rumors prior to this announcement, especially after some felt Laura's voice got progressively worse playing Elle. We already saw what happened to Amy Spanger after she played Sherrie for a while.

Anyways, whatever, I am sure Kerry will do this role justice. Color, what did you hear about Emily Padgett's starting date with Rock of Ages, assuming this is true?

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Updated On: 8/29/09 at 08:19 PM

Well, I guess it would be interesting to see how Laura could handle the role long-term as opposed to the shorter six-week stint in LA.

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Since I heard she's joining the cast, I'm waiting til then to see it!

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