| re: I believe theaters are becoming more evasive regarding performer absences.... | |
| Last Edit: JereNYC 10:56 am EST 02/14/19 | |
| Posted by: JereNYC (JereNYC@aol.com) 10:53 am EST 02/14/19 | |
| In reply to: I believe theaters are becoming more evasive regarding performer absences.... - Michaels 11:40 pm EST 02/13/19 | |
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| I imagine that most audience members at THE CHER SHOW have no idea who Stephanie J. Block is and don't care if they're seeing her or Dee Roscioli or anyone else. They've come to see "Cher." And hear all the hits. In a case like this, where the star of the show is the character, not any particular performer, the producers don't feel a need to haul out spotlights to highlight the cast change. As long as they've fulfilled their contractually mandated responsibilities to let the audience know, that's all they're going to do. When it does matter, producers do step up. At HELLO, DOLLY!, Scott Rudin went to extraordinary lengths to inform audiences that they were seeing Donna Murphy and not Bette Midler. Murphy's name was even on the tickets. And there were signs placed outside the theatre proclaiming that Murphy was on that day. The situation you describe here is hardly the Weisslers trying to cover up Donna Murphy's absence/departure from WONDERFUL TOWN, the one time in recent history I can recall that producers were actually called out on trying to purposely mislead audiences. I almost always especially seek out the board in the lobby on my way into the theatre to see if anyone is listed as being out of the show. Many times I don't care, but I'm just curious, so that's me taking responsibility for my own curiosity. If such things matter to you, I'd advise making doing that a habit. It's tough if you can't make it to theatre until curtain time and you need to rush in to take your seat, but, again, if such things matter to you, it might be worth planning to arrive 10 or 15 minutes earlier than you might otherwise do to allow yourself time to pause in the lobby and check the board. |
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