Trailer Park cancelled tonight...

[tmz814]

Posted: 9/4/05 at 10:49pm

When I went to pick up my ticket for ALTAR BOYZ tonight for David Josefberg's last show, there was this large mass of people crowding around the box office at Dodger Stages. Apparently Trailer Park was cancelled tonight. People did not seem too happy and I almost didn't make it to my seat before the show started (since I was stuck in line behind people asking for refunds, etc.).Was anyone supposed to see Trailer Park tonight?

[dancingthrulife04]

Posted: 9/4/05 at 10:52pm

Do you know why it was cancelled?

[tmz814]

Posted: 9/4/05 at 10:55pm

nope... I just showed up at the theatre and was thrown into the chaos of all the people from trailer park trying to get refunds or tickets to other shows. I was just happy to finally get through the line and make it to my seat at ALTAR BOYZ before the show started...

[luluhed]

Posted: 9/4/05 at 11:17pm

Shuler took ill during the matinee and between shows was too ill to go on for the evening performance.

[tmz814]

Posted: 9/4/05 at 11:20pm

wow.... I hope he is doing ok.

[JACXR71]

Posted: 9/4/05 at 11:21pm

Sorry to threadjack, but I did a search and couldn't find anything - is there any set rule or policy concerning having/not having understudies? I remember thinking it was weird that there were no understudies when I saw the show. Is it up to the director, producer, etc?

[luluhed]

Posted: 9/4/05 at 11:26pm

Well, there is an understudy but he hadn't been with the production long enough to go on tonight.

[JACXR71]

Posted: 9/4/05 at 11:29pm

Oh - there weren't any understudies/swings listed in the Playbill, which is why I asked....still, isn't that weird though, for them to be getting understudies this late in the game? I know it hasn't officially 'opened' yet but I would think that by the time a show is ready to play at a space like Dodger they would have understudies, hence my initial question.

[luluhed]

Posted: 9/4/05 at 11:32pm

I'm not sure what the rules are for off broadway, but this isn't the first time I've seen a show begin previews without an understudy, and then hire one later-sometimes even after the opening of the show.

[Al Dente]

Posted: 9/4/05 at 11:33pm

Well lookie here, I guess we know where luluhead is rearing her ugly head for employment these days, paging mamamiasammy! The return of Luluhed. I feel for the cast, someone should warn them about her.

[Mamamia Sammy2]

Posted: 9/5/05 at 12:10am

I had forgotten ALL about luluhed.

I've been wondering what she's been doing since 'Sex and the City' was canceled!

[Jane2]

Posted: 9/5/05 at 12:42am

I've been out of town for months, and was supposed to see Trailer Park tonight which was to be my first show in a while. However, we were given the option to see Altar Boyz instead and we did just that-loved it!

[Ebonic_Singer]

Posted: 9/5/05 at 12:54am

From what I remember when Daniel Davis got sick and left in the middle of one of his songs during La Cage, his understudy was literally learning the dance backstage while waiting to go on. When shows initially start, sometimes they don't have understudies or if they do, they are not very rehearsed, I believe.

[magic8ball]

Posted: 9/5/05 at 3:06am

Here's the deal. Shuler got sick about an hour before curtain. The understudy got hired about two days ago, and he was too unsure of himself to go on tonight. There was nothing that Dodger Stages could do about the situation.

[tmz814]

Posted: 9/5/05 at 3:10am

That really stinks for them. I hope Shuler is feeling better and is able to go on this week. At least there were other shows that people could go see at Dodger Stages instead. I think a lot of people were taking advantage of the offer of tickets to another show and hopefully they enjoyed themselves. I have to say that most of the people I saw waiting for refunds or exchanges or whatever were very cordial and patient, although there were a few who were upset and letting everyone know about it. I guess they did the best that they could with a situation that was completely out of their control.

[luluhed]

Posted: 9/6/05 at 3:08pm

to Al Dente- You're STILL hanging around making nasty posts? It must have been one or two years since I posted here-I don't even remember what I posted about but it must have hurt you deeply for you to remember so far back. And then after all that time why would you, or anyone, want to come out of your hole with a nasty post? You're still hurting. How sad that life hasn't gotten any better for you. Your shtick is so tired-every message board has someone like you. But it must be a lot cheaper for you to get your anger and hostility out on a keyboard than to try to do something about your problems. Are you and that Sammy person a tag team? So you call each other and giggle when you write something mean? Or maybe you pleasure yourself to it! Listen, take some medication-I hear they can do a lot for assholism these days. Now go and write a clever but nasty post back-I won't be reading it. Ahh, telling you off has actually made my day-you deserve it- Tata LOSER!