very quick recovery for Donna Murphy

[musicalsFan]

Posted: 9/28/04 at 3:38pm

It's pretty darn amazing that whatever medical ailment ailed her for the past four weeks will have disappeared in three weeks from today for her to do the one-night PASSION concert. I'd like to know what miracle medicine she's found.

[redhotinnyc2]

Posted: 9/28/04 at 3:39pm

there's a huge difference between performing 8 times a week and doing a one-night concert. maybe you could consider giving that some thought.

[MargoChanning]

Posted: 9/28/04 at 3:40pm

I wonder if Linda Mugleston will be standing by in the wings, just in case.

[Matt_G]

Posted: 9/28/04 at 3:40pm

I just hope Linda is on call at the concert that night

[Matt_G]

Posted: 9/28/04 at 3:40pm

DAMN YOU, CHANNING!!!!

[redhotinnyc2]

Posted: 9/28/04 at 3:41pm

wow

[MargoChanning]

Posted: 9/28/04 at 3:42pm

What was that saying about great minds?

[Matt_G]

Posted: 9/28/04 at 3:47pm

Ah, yes. So very true. And I am not reading NOT SINCE CARRIE. Thank you for reccomending it. I got it last night and it's just fascinating!

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 9/28/04 at 3:47pm

Now, redhot, I usually agree with everything you say, but I will take issue with this issue (hee). PASSION is a bajillion times more difficult to sing than WONDERFUL TOWN. If she couldn't handle that role 8 nights a week, up to and including two days ago, she certainly shouldn't be able to handle PASSION for one night three weeks from now.

[redhotinnyc2]

Posted: 9/28/04 at 3:51pm

Rath - Wonderful town is a comedy with lots of movement, and I'm not excusing her at all -but - a "concert" version of Passion will only take a couple of hours as opposed to 16 hours a week singing and moving and getting up all that energy to do a musical comedy. I think she should have no problem pulling it off, and I still insist that there are reasons none of us will ever fully understand, which caused her to miss those performances. I just can't bring myself to judge her too critically.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 9/28/04 at 3:52pm

I'm not judging - I'm being practical here.

[pitrepower]

Posted: 9/28/04 at 3:52pm

Oh goodness....just when I thought this was over....here we go again! People do recover/heal...even if it may take awhile and not happen at the best time. Shouldn't Donna be allowed to perform again now that she is able??

[tpdc]

Posted: 9/28/04 at 3:53pm

Fosca must be a more draining role than Ruth and yet Murphy only missed one prescheduled performance during PASSION's run.

[joeyjoe]

Posted: 9/28/04 at 3:54pm

no, she should never be allowed to perform again... she's missed entirely too many performances and she should just go sit in a corner from now on...

[redhotinnyc2]

Posted: 9/28/04 at 3:55pm

oy

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 9/28/04 at 3:55pm

YES, joeyjoe. That's all we're saying.

[Matt_G]

Posted: 9/28/04 at 3:56pm

Does anyone know just how many she missed compared to how many performances the show had?

[redhotinnyc2]

Posted: 9/28/04 at 3:59pm

ok - now you're all just being ridiculous...she's a human being and human beings make mistakes and have failings and illnessess etc...I still think she's an incredible performer. And until I can walk a mile in her character shoes- I ain't about to put my own spin on her situation.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 9/28/04 at 4:01pm

I'm not putting a spin - I'm observing.

[tpdc]

Posted: 9/28/04 at 4:03pm

She missed more than 60 performances and the performance total must be somewhere in the low 300s by now. I don't think September should count against her as I bet she left early in the month but the Weisslers kept advertising her until last week.

[joeyjoe]

Posted: 9/28/04 at 4:05pm

it's barry and fran's fault!!!

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 9/28/04 at 4:05pm

Yeah, cause it did them a LOT of good to publicize a star who wasn't showing up.

[redhotinnyc2]

Posted: 9/28/04 at 4:06pm

joey - I know you're joking - but I'm more inclined to believe that statement than anything else I've read on this subject.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 9/28/04 at 4:07pm

redhot, read my post above yours. It makes no sense that they were behind her absences.

[redhotinnyc2]

Posted: 9/28/04 at 4:09pm

but they could have been the ones who caused her (read: provoked) to take the time off...I'm not taking sides - but I refuse to be against her simply for missing performances.