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| Chapter Two question | |
| Posted by: WWriter 02:35 pm EDT 03/22/21 | |
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| Anybody know who played the female lead in LA pre-Broadway? Thanks in advance | |
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| re: Chapter Two question | |
| Posted by: JereNYC (JereNYC@aol.com) 02:42 pm EDT 03/22/21 | |
| In reply to: Chapter Two question - WWriter 02:35 pm EDT 03/22/21 | |
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| As per Wikipedia (so take that for what it's worth), the play opened at the Ahmanson in 1977 with Anita Gillette playing the role of Jennie. Gillette and the entire cast of the Ahmanson run then reprised their roles on Broadway. | |
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| re: Chapter Two question | |
| Posted by: dsikula 10:41 pm EDT 03/22/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Chapter Two question - JereNYC 02:42 pm EDT 03/22/21 | |
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| I saw it a couple of times at the Ahmanson, and it was the same company as on Broadway. I'll have to check my programs to see if there were any inserts or indications of replacements. | |
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| re: Chapter Two question | |
| Posted by: WWriter 02:46 pm EDT 03/22/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Chapter Two question - JereNYC 02:42 pm EDT 03/22/21 | |
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| According to Gillette in vol 4 of Untold Stories of Broadway, someone else played the role in LA. I guess she'd know 🙂 | |
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| re: Chapter Two question | |
| Posted by: FleetStreetBarber 03:27 pm EDT 03/22/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Chapter Two question - WWriter 02:46 pm EDT 03/22/21 | |
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| Interesting. Neither of the two references I consulted (Theatre World and The Best Plays), indicates any cast changes between L.A. and Broadway. | |
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| re: Chapter Two question | |
| Posted by: dlevy 12:51 pm EDT 03/23/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Chapter Two question - FleetStreetBarber 03:27 pm EDT 03/22/21 | |
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| This NY Times profile of Simon, published just prior to the show's Broadway opening, says: "Anita Gillette came into the play as Jennie after another actress was released from the part. 'I knew it was not working out right away, and so the second day of rehearsal we were desperate. I mean we auditioned hundreds of girls, hundreds. And there are so many girls here in Los Angeles who spend so much time in television that they forget how to act.'” |
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| Link | NY Times Dec. 4, 1977: These Days, Neil Simon's Art Mirrors His Life |
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| Pamela Bellwood was first announced (nm) | |
| Posted by: AlanScott 05:26 pm EDT 03/23/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Chapter Two question - dlevy 12:51 pm EDT 03/23/21 | |
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