Any known? I think it's obvious that Megan Mulally will NOT be casted or Andrea Martin. But anybody have an idea? *EDITED* Updated On: 4/9/09 at 09:32 PM
I know Chris Fitzgerald and Beth Leavel are doing Minsky's, but I wonder about Shuler and Roger...I'm sure Fred wouldn't want to do all the traveling...but maybe those two would stay..
2008: Feb. 18- Rent, Feb. 19- Curtains, April 18- Xanadu, April 22- Wicked, April 26- Legally Blonde, May 31- Wicked, June 13- The Little Mermaid, June 28- Wicked and Young Frankenstein, July 2- The Little Mermaid, July 6- A Chorus Line and Legally Blonde, August 16- Xanadu, September 13- Legally Blonde and 13, September 28- Xanadu and Spring Awakening, Oct. 12-GYPSY and [title of show], Oct. 19- Hairspray & Legally Blonde, Nov. 9- Wicked and 13, Dec. 14-13, Dec. 26- Billy Elliot, 2009: Jan 1- Shrek, Jan 2- 13 and Wicked, Jan 4- 13, Feb 17- In The Heights, Feb 19- Billy Elliot, Feb 22- Sweeney Todd (tour), March 28- Mary Poppins, April 4- Mamma Mia!, April 15- Jersey Boys (on tour), April 25- next to normal & 9 to 5
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I swear I read it from somebody show visited the stage door shortly after the closing announcement was made. When he was asked if he was to do another Brooks show, he said that he would never. To be honest, I truly cannot remember where I read this or if the source was reliable, but I promise that I read this and wouldn't make it up! (:
Really to be brutally honest, I don't blame him. Brooks single-handedly took his job away from him as well as the countless others that were involved with this production. Gotta say, I was in the minority that loved YF, and Roger and the rest of the OBC were fantastic. As much as I would love to see any of them revive their roles on the tour, it'll never happen...
Brooks took his job away from him? Brooks (mistakenly) gave him one of the biggest Broadway roles he's ever had. If you're talking about the show closing, it's kind of ridiculous to blame it on Mel Brooks.
Bart wasn't fired or anything like that. Nobody was. But Brooks infamously told his principle cast that if they wanted to renew their contracts they would have to take a lower wage since the show was losing so much money. Andrea Martin made a big stink about it and quit, as did a couple other cast members.
Besides decreasing their wage, Brooks was also the one that never changed the premium seating which sold for over $300. Brooks also never discounted the tickets during all the crazy economy...he went into the show thinking tickets would always sell, and didn't really seem to change his mind through all the economy.
You can't blame Mel Brooks for EVERYTHING. Though he is arrogant, the fault for the $480 premium tickets (that were introduced during the run of The Producers) lies with, well, the producers.