Posted: 9/14/16 at 5:53pm
Can anyone confirm if donna Murphy is replacing Christine? If so that would be a huge loss. Christine was my favorite part of the show at the goodman.
Posted: 9/14/16 at 5:55pm
Where did you hear this? They haven't even announced a transfer yet.
Posted: 9/14/16 at 6:05pm
Yeah Jorge, are you simply stirring the pot for the heck of it?
Posted: 9/14/16 at 6:19pm
Christine was absolutely perfect in the role, plus Donna Murphy recently said she wouldn't returning to the stage anytime soon. Jorge, you made this up right?
Posted: 9/14/16 at 6:21pm
Ebersole was too perfect. I can't imagine firing her. Tell me you made this up?
Posted: 9/14/16 at 6:24pm
I didn't make this up. I was told this by someone who knows people in the show.
Posted: 9/14/16 at 7:18pm
Wow! This would be so disappointing. I love Donna Murphy, but I can't imagine anyone being able to deliver "Pink" as Ebersole did (which seems to be the best song in the show). It's doubly disappointing that they keep passing over Bernadette Peters in the role, too. A Patti/Bernadette pairing would be a Broadway event like none other.
Posted: 9/14/16 at 7:21pm
Why would they cast Donna Murphy in a role previously played by Ebersole? Not only do the creators have a history with Ebersole, each of their voices are totally different. Ebersole is a soprano, and Murphy has a much lower voice.
Posted: 9/14/16 at 7:24pm
Well, it may not be that she is being fired. Ebersole could be dropping out for some reason. And despite their differences, Murphy does 'make sense' as a replacement - she was at one point attached to the show (though according to the composer, Patti/Ebersole were always the first choices).
Updated On: 9/14/16 at 07:24 PM
Posted: 9/14/16 at 7:34pm
I hope this isn't true. They would have to change keys and harmonies to make LuPone and Donna's voices work together. Christine was amazing. They are fools if they are replacing her
Posted: 9/14/16 at 7:52pm
http://www.playbill.com/article/patti-lupone-and-christine-ebersole-are-cosmetics-rivals-of-war-paint-musical-premiere-com-371442
It sounds like Murphy was the first choice for the role. Maybe she's available again and they're getting her back. Personally, I loved Christine's performance--though I wasn't a very big fan of the show overall.
Posted: 9/14/16 at 7:54pm
Donna said that she wouldn't be in Broadway anytime soon
Posted: 9/14/16 at 8:16pm
Laurapattifan said: "Donna said that she wouldn't be in Broadway anytime soon
"
Karen Olivo said she retired. Things change
Posted: 9/14/16 at 9:16pm
none of this matters, its no longer coming in this season...
Posted: 9/14/16 at 9:22pm
LightsOut90 said: "none of this matters, its no longer coming in this season...
"
What? *jaw drops to the floor*
Posted: 9/14/16 at 9:27pm
Any idea why?
Posted: 9/14/16 at 9:28pm
No offense, but at this point Bernadette couldn't sing the score. Ebersole has that crystalline voice that the songs were written for.
Posted: 9/14/16 at 9:47pm
It's longer coming in????!?? This is bad news especially if Murphy is replacing Ebersole .....
Posted: 9/14/16 at 10:46pm
Call_me_jorge said: "Laurapattifan said: "Karen Olivo said she retired. Things change"
did she specifically say she retired? i thought hers was more of a "taking a break from the new york stage" thing, which she's mostly done.
Posted: 9/14/16 at 10:51pm
Honestly I won't be very disappointed if it's not coming in. It was a decent show, but very much just a star vehicle for the two actresses and nothing more. There's not even a real story arc, just a bunch of back and forth scenes between the two women. Unless they can somehow find comparable replacements (which they most likely can't), the show will close once Patti and Christine/Donna leave.
Posted: 9/15/16 at 12:52am
Can we all just take a hot sec to look at this thread and look at any non-speculative information... because I don't see any. It's like a bad game of telephone
Posted: 9/15/16 at 12:57am
Oh, she's the new Laf/Jeff?
Posted: 9/15/16 at 1:01am
Y'all heard it here first, folks. Donna Murphy is comin' hoooome.
Posted: 9/15/16 at 3:44am
Was it Donna Murphy who just suffered a big family loss and said she would not be returning to the stage for a while?
