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WEST SIDE STORY to Close January 2
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#25WEST SIDE STORY to Close January 2
Posted: 9/15/10 at 7:25pmNeither Promises or N2N are 'press release official', but my magic eight ball says "All signs point to yes".
#26WEST SIDE STORY to Close January 2
Posted: 9/15/10 at 8:07pmI liked it, and am glad I saw this production. I'd never seen any version live on stage before, so it was emotional for me each time, even if this wasn't a revival befitting this classic piece of musical theater. Thanks to all involved.
#27WEST SIDE STORY to Close January 2
Posted: 9/15/10 at 9:25pmWait, what was wrong with Olivo?
#28WEST SIDE STORY to Close January 2
Posted: 9/15/10 at 9:27pm^She broke her foot during the show back in May.
#29WEST SIDE STORY to Close January 2
Posted: 9/15/10 at 9:27pmShe broke her foot in May. She was recently in rehearsals to return, but now she isn't due to "doctor's orders." It seems fishy to me.
#31WEST SIDE STORY to Close January 2
Posted: 9/15/10 at 10:43pmIt's not fishy. There were complications with the healing and she wouldn't be able to dance if she were to return.
#32WEST SIDE STORY to Close January 2
Posted: 9/15/10 at 11:57pm
Let's hope the next revival will restore the beauty and dramatic power of Jerome Robbins's glorious choreography.
Let's hope by the next revival, people won't still be treating it as a museum piece, so that this show will last long into the future.
Wanting life but never knowing how
#33WEST SIDE STORY to Close January 2
Posted: 9/16/10 at 12:17am
Exit Stage Left
by Karen Olivo on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at 11:08pm
I know that I don't need to explain this but I want everyone to hear the truth from me.
After I broke my foot in May I had a difficult recovery period. It started with the hopes that I would return to the show within a 6 week period. And after that period ended and I wasn't ready to return I plagued myself with a number of other deadlines. I have learned now that the body will not be rushed. I tried so many things to get prepared for Anita. I did state of the art treatments to heal my bone at a rapid rate, I changed my diet, I did all the physical therapies available and I even tried to do a revised show. When it came down to it my doctor and I had to admit that my foot was not prepared for the grind.
I am not happy about not being able to close my show. At one point this past week I felt as if it was the worst thing that could have ever happened to me. And then I got some perspective on the situation. My body is telling me to stop and heal properly and I would be a fool not to listen.
I am thankful for all the support that I have received via FB and Twitter. Those kind words are truly a comfort to me on those days when I realize I will never play Anita again.
I will keep my chin up and look for the next character to throw myself into...well, maybe not "throw"...
Karen Olivo
Sawyer44
Chorus Member Joined: 8/31/10
#34WEST SIDE STORY to Close January 2
Posted: 9/16/10 at 12:19am
Karen Olivo wrote this note on her facebook...
"Exit Stage Left
by Karen Olivo on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at 11:08pm
I know that I don't need to explain this but I want everyone to hear the truth from me.
After I broke my foot in May I had a difficult recovery period. It started with the hopes that I would return to the show within a 6 week period. And after that period ended and I wasn't ready to return I plagued myself with a number of other deadlines. I have learned now that the body will not be rushed. I tried so many things to get prepared for Anita. I did state of the art treatments to heal my bone at a rapid rate, I changed my diet, I did all the physical therapies available and I even tried to do a revised show. When it came down to it my doctor and I had to admit that my foot was not prepared for the grind.
I am not happy about not being able to close my show. At one point this past week I felt as if it was the worst thing that could have ever happened to me. And then I got some perspective on the situation. My body is telling me to stop and heal properly and I would be a fool not to listen.
I am thankful for all the support that I have received via FB and Twitter. Those kind words are truly a comfort to me on those days when I realize I will never play Anita again.
I will keep my chin up and look for the next character to throw myself into...well, maybe not "throw"...
Karen Olivo"
#35WEST SIDE STORY to Close January 2
Posted: 9/16/10 at 12:21amWell then I apologize to Miss Olivo.
#36WEST SIDE STORY to Close January 2
Posted: 9/16/10 at 3:24amI love Karen! Muahzzz to her.
thisisthetheatre2
Swing Joined: 9/16/10
#37WEST SIDE STORY to Close January 2
Posted: 9/16/10 at 11:42amshe's free to play rape victims on Law & Order: SVU now.
AEA AGMA SM
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/13/09
#38WEST SIDE STORY to Close January 2
Posted: 9/16/10 at 11:46amA wise choice for her not to rush the healing. Just ask Christina Applegate, who has said that one foot is now a full size bigger than the other as a result of going back into Sweet Charity before it was truly healed.
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