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| Posted by: JereNYC (JereNYC@aol.com) 11:41 am EDT 06/25/18 | |
| In reply to: re: anyone see it without Anita Morris? - winters 09:03 am EDT 06/25/18 | |
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| I find that really surprising...the costume was such a feature of the role that I would have assumed that any understudy would've had her own version of it specifically tailored to her own body. Did you see it in previews, perhaps before the production would have had time to get duplicate costumes made? | |
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| re: anyone see it without Anita Morris? | |
| Posted by: AlanScott 06:59 pm EDT 06/25/18 | |
| In reply to: re: anyone see it without Anita Morris? - JereNYC 11:41 am EDT 06/25/18 | |
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| I have heard a number of times over the years about understudies, including for leading roles, wearing the same costumes as the regular performer, whether they really fit the understudy well or not. And I do mean on Broadway. I would guess it's not always the case, and you'd think in a case like that role in Nine, they would have wanted to make sure the understudy looked great in the costume, but I guess it's not always felt to be worth the expense. | |
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| re: anyone see it without Anita Morris? | |
| Last Edit: jwilson 02:29 pm EDT 06/25/18 | |
| Posted by: jwilson 02:28 pm EDT 06/25/18 | |
| In reply to: re: anyone see it without Anita Morris? - JereNYC 11:41 am EDT 06/25/18 | |
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| I saw the show during the summer after it opened, and Kim Criswell, Anita Morris's understudy, was on. Not only was I extremely disappointed that I didn't see Morris, but Criswell did not wear the costume. She wore what I presume to be her regular track costume. (And I took a picture at the curtain call, so I know my memory isn't playing tricks on me.) Although I am sure Criswell was more than competent, she did not at all have the impact that the other women in the cast had. | |
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| re: anyone see it without Anita Morris? | |
| Posted by: bowtie7 06:39 pm EDT 06/25/18 | |
| In reply to: re: anyone see it without Anita Morris? - jwilson 02:28 pm EDT 06/25/18 | |
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| There was a photo in the souvenir program of William Ivey Long and the swings--each of which had their own individual costume. I believe the idea was that they could could go on for various roles in a costume just for them, though I am surprised that the Carla understudy did not have a duplicate of what became the shows signature look. | |
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| Here is a New York Times article on the Anita Morris understudy situation | |
| Posted by: bobby2 11:15 pm EDT 06/25/18 | |
| In reply to: re: anyone see it without Anita Morris? - bowtie7 06:39 pm EDT 06/25/18 | |
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| Criswell did wear her own costume but then after complaints they hired somebody else to cover the role. | |
| Link | https://www.nytimes.com/1983/03/09/theater/stage-absenteeism-said-to-be-rising.html |
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| re: Here is a New York Times article on the Anita Morris understudy situation | |
| Posted by: bowtie7 10:03 am EDT 06/26/18 | |
| In reply to: Here is a New York Times article on the Anita Morris understudy situation - bobby2 11:15 pm EDT 06/25/18 | |
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| corrected link | |
| Link | https://www.nytimes.com/1983/03/09/theater/stage-absenteeism-said-to-be-rising.html |
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| re: Here is a New York Times article on the Anita Morris understudy situation | |
| Posted by: jwilson 11:45 pm EDT 06/25/18 | |
| In reply to: Here is a New York Times article on the Anita Morris understudy situation - bobby2 11:15 pm EDT 06/25/18 | |
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| Thank you for linking that article. Another major theatregoing disappointment was not seeing Elizabeth Ashley in Agnes of God. I guess I was fortunate, though, to see Carrie Fisher and only one of the two performances that Ashley missed! So the complaints about absenteeism go back at least to the 1980s. | |
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