Wonderful Town -Where is Murphy? — Page 2

I'm completely with you. This is odd, odd, odd.

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All of which would have resulted in her being granted extended leave or being let out of her contract and statements being made. But this kind of toing and froing that Murphy has been doing for the entire run should not have been allowed.

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Maybe it's Irritable bowel syndrome
or
Overly self indulgent syndrome?

All this speculation is making me ill!
She's out! Get over it and MOVE ON!

I feel better now.

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Updated On: 9/21/04 at 04:57 PM

This just in murphy was found hiding in a closet at the Al hirschfeld theatre!!

I'm beginning to wonder if some posters on here aren't just making things up. There are those who say... "She was not fired. That's not why she has been missing" and "it's not her fault she's missed shows." With all due respect, if you think you're big enough to try and "set us straight," then why don't you set the record straight, since you think you know the real reason. I'm a huge Donna fan, but I'm not going to sit here and make up excuses for her just to make people on this board think I really know what's going on or that I have some insight on the situation.

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I know the Weisslers too - I worked for them for two years. And it's extremely odd to me that even if they've made it a tough environment in which to work (and plenty of other people have worked for them and no one else has ever just stopped showing up without explanation), why wouldn't they fire her? They certainly have cause at this point or actually quite a bit sooner. Or, if it was so awful, why wouldn't she quit?

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I admire you, jrb, for not sharing confidential info. However, I'll give you my response to #3: The show was sold on Murphy's name. The NYTimes review was a complete love letter to her, while not praising the production itself. People have been buying tickets to see her. I don't need to know the actual explanation if it's too personal or private. All I want to know is if she's going to be in or not on the night I buy a ticket. I haven't bought a ticket because I would want to see her, and the likelihood for months is that she would NOT be in for any given performance. Not to mention that I know that if I my attendance record was half this inconsistent, I certainly would have lost my job by now.

Tickets are expensive. If you don't live here, it's even more expensive to see Broadway shows. Obviously people get sick, and can't go on. That's the risk you take when you buy a ticket. But there is a difference between that being a remote possibility and it being almost definite.

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No one here is an authority on this subject. Even those who think they are.

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(just IN CASE that was aimed at me--I do not think of myself as an authority on this--but I know a hell of a lot more about this show than most anyone on this board so :P )

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It always does, Mr. Tittle.

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Very simply and eloquently put.

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We are allowed to gripe at the person who never shows up, and hasn't had the grace and consideration to quit if she can't be there the majority of the time. Because as WayWicked pointed out, we are the consumers. She is the employee who is not fulfilling her duties.

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jrb - As I have indicated in other threads in other discussions, I find opinions expressed about people you know nothing about to be ridiculous. However, as people interested in the art, craft and business of theatre, I think this situation has caught many people's attention. As Rath said, it's just odd, odd, odd. While I, of course, feel that her privacy should in no way be violated, I am curious as to what exactly has caused and/or allowed this very peculiar situation to arise, much less linger and worsen for so long.