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| re: Has any of the rest of the cast ever spoken about Faye Dunaway's singing in Sunset Boulevard? | |
| Posted by: fosse76 10:25 am EST 12/03/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Has any of the rest of the cast ever spoken about Faye Dunaway's singing in Sunset Boulevard? - NewtonUK 09:19 am EST 12/03/20 | |
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| Maybe it wasn't really the singing? Dunaway isn't known for her professionalism. | |
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| re: Has any of the rest of the cast ever spoken about Faye Dunaway's singing in Sunset Boulevard? | |
| Posted by: shocktheatre 04:08 pm EST 12/03/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Has any of the rest of the cast ever spoken about Faye Dunaway's singing in Sunset Boulevard? - fosse76 10:25 am EST 12/03/20 | |
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| What are you saying? She always knows where's the BOOZE and the BOYS. |
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| re: Has any of the rest of the cast ever spoken about Faye Dunaway's singing in Sunset Boulevard? | |
| Posted by: mlop 01:33 pm EST 12/03/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Has any of the rest of the cast ever spoken about Faye Dunaway's singing in Sunset Boulevard? - fosse76 10:25 am EST 12/03/20 | |
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| All I know is that I was going to California to see Karen Mason do Sunset, she was filling in for the week between Glens leaving and Faye Dunaways start. I was flying out on Sunday, had a place to stay. Three days before Parting with a friend who was going with me. He was at an event with someone connected with the show and he told that person the plans. He was told that the show was going to close on Sunday and obviously my friend told me. The cast was told on Friday and I had to keep my mouth shut and not contact Karen Mason on that. Faye kept posponing reheashals as she was doing something else. I had cancelled my plans. Apparently Karen was going to do two weeks instead of the one to make sure Faye was ready. The good thing about this is that Karen would not have been able to come to New York to cover Norma in New York. Faye Dunaway pulled something like that just rescently and caused a show to shutter before it had opened on Broadway. |
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| re: Has any of the rest of the cast ever spoken about Faye Dunaway's singing in Sunset Boulevard? | |
| Posted by: shocktheatre 04:11 pm EST 12/03/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Has any of the rest of the cast ever spoken about Faye Dunaway's singing in Sunset Boulevard? - mlop 01:33 pm EST 12/03/20 | |
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| Yes, Faye was a naughty Kate Hepburn out of town. I'm sure MASTER CLASS will be eventually finished and in theaters soon! Perhaps Faye should explore a Sidney Powell biopic for a future network. |
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| re: ALW mentioned her reasons for being fired around the time that it happened... | |
| Last Edit: bway1430 12:40 pm EST 12/03/20 | |
| Posted by: bway1430 12:36 pm EST 12/03/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Has any of the rest of the cast ever spoken about Faye Dunaway's singing in Sunset Boulevard? - fosse76 10:25 am EST 12/03/20 | |
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| If memory serves, he said she was hired because her vocal audition was promising and they felt that if she did the work they could have her ready by opening. Sadly, the work put in (as well as lowering all of her keys to basically speaking level) wasn't cutting it. There was a disastrous run-thru on stage with the cast and it was clear this was a catastrophe so they closed it down. | |
| Link | News coverage with an official statement from the ALW camp |
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| re: ALW mentioned her reasons for being fired around the time that it happened... | |
| Posted by: shocktheatre 04:37 pm EST 12/03/20 | |
| In reply to: re: ALW mentioned her reasons for being fired around the time that it happened... - bway1430 12:36 pm EST 12/03/20 | |
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| But what does Patti think of all this many years later? | |
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| re: ALW mentioned her reasons for being fired around the time that it happened... | |
| Posted by: pecansforall 01:30 pm EST 12/03/20 | |
| In reply to: re: ALW mentioned her reasons for being fired around the time that it happened... - bway1430 12:36 pm EST 12/03/20 | |
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| I would KILL to have been a fly on the wall at that run-through. | |
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| re: ALW mentioned her reasons for being fired around the time that it happened... | |
| Posted by: bway1430 01:42 am EST 12/04/20 | |
| In reply to: re: ALW mentioned her reasons for being fired around the time that it happened... - pecansforall 01:30 pm EST 12/03/20 | |
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| I wish I could remember the name of the cast member who mentioned it in an interview (maybe a Seth Chatterbox?) but allegedly it was more than a bit jarring to the cast hearing the show backstage via intercom. They could not believe their ears and not in a good way. They knew at that point there was no way they were going to continue with her in the lead. | |
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| re: ALW mentioned her reasons for being fired around the time that it happened... | |
| Posted by: shocktheatre 04:16 pm EST 12/03/20 | |
| In reply to: re: ALW mentioned her reasons for being fired around the time that it happened... - pecansforall 01:30 pm EST 12/03/20 | |
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| "I don't know what I'm thinking......" | |
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