I saw your question last night and I didn't answer because I couldn't think of an example of what it seemed to me you were asking about.
Kiss of the Spider Woman clearly is not an example, as you say, which was why I didn't answer. Nor did I mention those shows where a deal was not made until some original cast members had left, nor those shows where a leading player did not appear on a cast recording because that person was signed to a different label.
Here it seems clear that no cast recording was made because it's a revival and the lead did not receive strong enough reviews, and we have a classic recording with the original lead giving a beloved and dazzling performance. If, as mentioned below, Beanie Feldstein herself did not want to make a cast recording, it may well have had to do with the reviews.
So it was clear to me what you were asking. |
