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| Actors are people. They get sick. | |
| Posted by: HadriansMall 09:30 pm EST 12/29/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Did Dove Cameron EVER actually appear in Clueless, the Musical? - Zelgo 09:14 pm EST 12/29/18 | |
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| Maybe she could have muscled through, maybe not. She’s human. She called out sick to work - something most people have done at some point in their lives. I don’t get the vitriol people post about actors being out. | |
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| re: Actors are people. They get sick. | |
| Posted by: Zelgo 10:09 pm EST 12/29/18 | |
| In reply to: Actors are people. They get sick. - HadriansMall 09:30 pm EST 12/29/18 | |
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| That's the point--from the audience's point-of-view, she didn't "call out sick;" she didn't show. And she did that much of this short run. Perhaps live theatre isn't a great fit for this actress, particularly if she does have an anxiety disorder. She can certainly continue to earn millions in TV and movies without having to face a live audience. As for not getting vitriol that people post about actors being out-- the audience has been promised a certain actor and that promise is splashed on ad after ad and article after article. The audience lays out lots of money to see her, not particularly the show she's in. How do you expect people to react when the actor doesn't show and gives no reason for the absence? Sure, actors are human, but so are audience members. |
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| It is not the theatre's place to say why someone is out. nm | |
| Posted by: ryhog 10:58 pm EST 12/29/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Actors are people. They get sick. - Zelgo 10:09 pm EST 12/29/18 | |
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| re: It is not the theatre's place to say why someone is out. nm | |
| Posted by: Zelgo 11:31 pm EST 12/29/18 | |
| In reply to: It is not the theatre's place to say why someone is out. nm - ryhog 10:58 pm EST 12/29/18 | |
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| The MET does it all the time. I also remember clearly when Audra was out of Porgy and Bess, the theatre said specifically that she was sick. It's a courtesy. |
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| re: It is not the theatre's place to say why someone is out. nm | |
| Posted by: ryhog 11:38 pm EST 12/29/18 | |
| In reply to: re: It is not the theatre's place to say why someone is out. nm - Zelgo 11:31 pm EST 12/29/18 | |
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| it is not a courtesy; it is an invasion of privacy. if Audra asked that it be announced, then it would have been announced. ditto this woman (p.s. I had never heard of her until this thread so some good comes of everything). | |
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| re: It is not the theatre's place to say why someone is out. nm | |
| Posted by: Zelgo 12:03 am EST 12/30/18 | |
| In reply to: re: It is not the theatre's place to say why someone is out. nm - ryhog 11:38 pm EST 12/29/18 | |
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| Since we don't know if she was, in fact, sick, I'll just assume she's a lazy actress who hates being in a terrible show. Is that better? |
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| re: It is not the theatre's place to say why someone is out. nm | |
| Posted by: ryhog 01:03 am EST 12/30/18 | |
| In reply to: re: It is not the theatre's place to say why someone is out. nm - Zelgo 12:03 am EST 12/30/18 | |
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| assume whatever you want. | |
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| re: It is not the theatre's place to say why someone is out. nm | |
| Last Edit: mikem 11:46 pm EST 12/29/18 | |
| Posted by: mikem 11:45 pm EST 12/29/18 | |
| In reply to: re: It is not the theatre's place to say why someone is out. nm - ryhog 11:38 pm EST 12/29/18 | |
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| I'm not saying this is true in this case, but one thing I find extremely annoying is when actors have scheduled absences but the producers won't let anybody know. And then won't give you a refund or exchange when you show up for that planned absence. I was glad to hear that LCT is giving refunds for Laura Benanti's absences in My Fair Lady. |
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| re: Actors are people. They get sick. | |
| Posted by: bobby2 10:08 pm EST 12/29/18 | |
| In reply to: Actors are people. They get sick. - HadriansMall 09:30 pm EST 12/29/18 | |
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| It's because people remember the days when actors didn't call out as much. Marian Seldes did 1,793 performances of Deathtrap and 1,203 performances of Equus and never missed a show. | |
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| re: Actors are people. They get sick. | |
| Posted by: AC126748 12:58 am EST 12/30/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Actors are people. They get sick. - bobby2 10:08 pm EST 12/29/18 | |
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| People called out back then too. There just wasn’t an Internet to amplify it in real time. And citing one well known example of perfect attendance is entirely anecdotal, but I expect you already know that. | |
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| re: Actors are people. They get sick. | |
| Posted by: Ijest22 01:55 pm EST 12/30/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Actors are people. They get sick. - AC126748 12:58 am EST 12/30/18 | |
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| She’s actually been tweeting about pinched nerves and that she was in the ER on Friday | |
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