What are the odds that Rue McClanahan will be in tonight?

[WithoutATrace]

What are the odds that Rue McClanahan will be in tonight?#0

Posted: 12/21/05 at 11:55am

Haven't seen her in the role yet but kind of want to before she leaves. Was she in last night?

(I am *so sorry* to start another Wicked thread)
Updated On: 1/5/06 at 11:55 AM

[SirLiir]

re: What are the odds that Rue Mclanahan will be in tonight?#1

Posted: 12/21/05 at 11:57am

1/3 chance?

[jonartdesigns]

re: What are the odds that Rue Mclanahan will be in tonight?#2

Posted: 12/21/05 at 12:12pm

well her understudy is worlds better (adinah is still there right?) so you won't really be disappointed anyway.

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[FrontRowFirst]

re: What are the odds that Rue Mclanahan will be in tonight?#3

Posted: 12/21/05 at 12:20pm

Rue was out on Saturday and Jan N. went on. She was great. Better than Rue.

[somethingwicked]

re: What are the odds that Rue Mclanahan will be in tonight?#4

Posted: 12/21/05 at 2:14pm

Adinah left the show a few weeks ago to head into rehearsels for "The Wedding Singer" (she's going to be in the Ensemble.)

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[DottieD'Luscia]

Out again tonight!!!!#5

Posted: 1/4/06 at 7:11pm

You'd think she'd show up for her final few performances. How was her attendance record in "The Women"?

Next time the producers ought to think twice about stunt casting in a show that doesn't need it.

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Updated On: 1/4/06 at 07:11 PM

[ljay889]

Out again tonight!!!!#6

Posted: 1/4/06 at 7:38pm

I wouldn't really say she was stunt casted. WICKED is the last show that needs stunt casting.

Rue is a fabulous actress - it's too bad she is stuck in a crappy waste of a role. She deserves better and she can do MUCH better.

[Katecab99]

Out again tonight!!!!#7

Posted: 1/4/06 at 7:48pm

i know i'm late, but i was there last night and she was in.

[dancingthrulife04]

Out again tonight!!!!#8

Posted: 1/4/06 at 8:25pm

She's leaving Sunday, right?

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[ElphabaRose]

Out again tonight!!!!#9

Posted: 1/4/06 at 8:28pm

If you're lucky, she'll be out and Jan will be in. Jan is worlds better in the role.

Whatever happened to class?

[jonartdesigns]

Out again tonight!!!!#10

Posted: 1/4/06 at 8:59pm

i still don't know how rue managed to screw this role up. She had such potential, she literally didn't have to act at all and would have been wonderful, but that "accent" ala a pubescent boy just trashed it

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[tagiunagi]

Out again tonight!!!!#11

Posted: 1/4/06 at 9:53pm

Did Rue not extend her contract or did the Wicked producers not ask her back??

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[bwayfan3]

Out again tonight!!!!#12

Posted: 1/4/06 at 10:17pm

Why has she been out?

[admanrich]

Out again tonight!!!!#13

Posted: 1/4/06 at 10:57pm

Rue has missed a ton of performances in the past few months-- not sure why. I saw Rue in August and didn't care for her at all.

I saw Jan Neuberger a couple weeks ago and she was great!

[WithoutATrace]

Out again tonight!!!!#14

Posted: 1/5/06 at 2:28am

i hope the ******* ***** never works on broadway again

(yes, i'm very bitter about her not being in tonight)

[orangeskittles]

Out again tonight!!!!#15

Posted: 1/5/06 at 2:54am

Sorry WAT. If it's any consulation, I loved her in Golden Girls, but seeing her in Wicked was disappointing.

And I don't think Madam Morrible is a waste of a role, I just think that she managed to make it worse for her than it had to be.

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[SirLiir]

Out again tonight!!!!#16

Posted: 1/5/06 at 2:59am

WAT, you know you weren't missing much. Cannot wait for Carol Kane!

[PJ]

Out again tonight!!!!#17

Posted: 1/5/06 at 3:08am

You'd think she would have to be half dead to miss now when she's leaving Sunday.

[Celestial Entropy]

Out again tonight!!!!#18

Posted: 1/5/06 at 3:41am

*sighs* I tried twice to see her in it... both times, 3 months apart, she was out. Guess there's no big loss from what you guys are saying...

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[DefyingEDCT]

Out again tonight!!!!#19

Posted: 1/5/06 at 3:53am

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Posted: 1/5/06 at 4:09am

"i hope the ******* ***** never works on broadway again

(yes, i'm very bitter about her not being in tonight) "

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[RockabyeHamlet]

Out again tonight!!!!#21

Posted: 1/5/06 at 5:00am

I dont think Morrible is a wasted role.... at least I didnt when I saw it with Carole. Its a shame Rue trashed this like it looks she did. She could have been fabulous.

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[jimmirae]

Out again tonight!!!!#22

Posted: 1/5/06 at 5:53am

Wait till Carol Kane gets here and bites the stage door folk, You'll wish Rue were back. And what happened to Liza?

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[HeyJayNYC]

Out again tonight!!!!#23

Posted: 1/5/06 at 6:22am

Rue plus Corona...very funny! Atta Girl!

[TLKfan]

Out again tonight!!!!#24

Posted: 1/5/06 at 6:28am

Man, Rue M...ugh. I think she was great in Golden Girls, but that's as far. Sure it's fun to see her on stage, but I hate when people speak lines that are suppose to be sung.

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