Will Chase to Star in NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT During Matthew Broderick's Vacation; 8/21-26

[Rob]

Posted: 7/30/12 at 1:52pm

Click Here to Read Will Chase to Star as 'Jimmy' in NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT During Matthew Broderick's Vacation; 8/21-26

[jetts7]

Posted: 7/30/12 at 1:58pm

I guess I have to go see it now!

[Overkill]

Posted: 7/30/12 at 2:12pm

Wow! Well, it's gonna to be a different performance, that's for sure. Wish I could see this!

[Brave Sir Robin2]

Posted: 7/30/12 at 2:14pm

I thought he was going back to BOMBSHELL?

[little_sally]

Posted: 7/30/12 at 2:14pm

At least it's someone who I can believe would have women falling all over him.

[macnyc]

Posted: 7/30/12 at 2:26pm

I wish TDF would get tickets for this!

[broadwaydevil]

Posted: 7/30/12 at 2:33pm

I might actually go out of my way to see this! Love Will Chase.

[kazacalo]

Posted: 7/30/12 at 2:37pm

At least Will can sing!

[WithoutATrace]

Posted: 7/30/12 at 2:40pm

Does this mean that he will be IN TECH soon???

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 7/30/12 at 2:44pm

I want to go to there.

[showchoirguy]

Posted: 7/30/12 at 2:52pm

To go or not to go....

[IdinaBellFoster]

Posted: 7/30/12 at 3:44pm

Will Julia be playing Kelli's part? Or will she walk?!

[TheHappyPhantom]

Posted: 7/30/12 at 3:56pm

Given the current grosses, my biggest surprise was that this is staying open long enough for him to join.

[jamiekennywicked]

Posted: 7/30/12 at 4:01pm

^ He joins in 3 weeks. Not exactly 6 months from now

On a more related note, does this show not have understudies?

[ACL2006]

Posted: 7/30/12 at 4:08pm

to have him join the show for just one week seems silly.

[rjm516]

Posted: 7/30/12 at 4:09pm

Oh man I bet this show is great with him

[Dollypop]

Posted: 7/30/12 at 4:13pm

At least I can see this show!

[lightguy06222]

Posted: 7/30/12 at 4:26pm

of course the show has understudies... But the understudy will not sell tickets.

WILL CHASE will sell some tickets. Maybe not a huge boost, but you will see a rise in ticket sales, partly because of his status as a "name" in the industry, and partly because of his new found "stardom" from his stint on SMASH. That audience will surely buy tickets to see him in the role.

ESPECIALLY because of the strictly limited engagement.

[ClydeBarrow]

Posted: 7/30/12 at 4:36pm

I was never planning to see this but I guess some things have changed my mind and I will definitely be there next month.

[nasty_khakis]

Posted: 7/30/12 at 5:14pm

Correct me if I'm wrong about this but since Will Chase is being announced as a vacation replacement and not an understudy/standby the producers therefore won't have to refund any tickets people may have accidentally bought assuming Broderick was still in it. He'll be in the playbill as the character and not a slip of paper or on the understudy board.

[The Distinctive Baritone]

Posted: 7/30/12 at 5:29pm

Good point. So that's why they're doing these brief replacements during O'Hara and Broderick's vacations--so they don't have to do refunds. Huh. Good thinking I guess.

[JeanGudio]

Posted: 7/30/12 at 7:20pm

matthew morrison ????

[Playbilly]

Posted: 7/30/12 at 7:50pm

It would be nice if Morrison did Broadway during his hiatus. His solo tour didn't light the world on fire.

[chrisampm2]

Posted: 7/30/12 at 8:03pm

Nasty_khakis, I doubt the decision on vacation replacements is based on trying to skirt the audience's ability to get a refund. Perhaps people can't get refunds for a scheduled vacation no matter what - if tickets for those dates have always included the warning that Broderick or O'Hara will be out.

[mc1227]

Posted: 7/30/12 at 8:56pm

The current grosses are pretty good for this show. They grossed one ticket short of 800K in a week that Kelli O'Hara was not in. That's pretty good, imo.

also, having gone yesterday, I can tell you that Erin Dilly's name was above title in the Playbill, certainly reaffirming the notion that they are concerned about refunds. My guess is they will do the same with Chase. They have also just started a new marketing campaign replacing those dumb cartoon figures with Matthew and Kelli, something that will definitely boost some ticket sales. I don't think this show is going away, much to the displeasure of some on this board.