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re: Two more
Posted by: EvFoDr 03:52 pm EDT 05/24/23
In reply to: re: Two more - KingSpeed 03:44 pm EDT 05/24/23

I always thought that Celia completed the Seattle run of Piazza and was then replaced by Kelli O'Hara for the next incarnation, which I think was Broadway, but I can't remember now. If Celia already had Broadway in her contract, then I suppose it was a firing. But if not, it's more like she wasn't invited to continue. I very much doubt she chose another show. I think she was no longer going to be involved with Piazza, THEN Spelling Bee became an option. And she was wonderful in that.
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re: Two more
Posted by: AlanScott 03:59 pm EDT 05/24/23
In reply to: re: Two more - EvFoDr 03:52 pm EDT 05/24/23

The Light in the Piazza started in Seattle, then played the Goodman in Chicago. Celia Keenan-Bolger was Clara in both of those, but it does seem, as you say, that she was not invited to continue after that.
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re: Two more
Posted by: BroadwayTonyJ 05:27 pm EDT 05/24/23
In reply to: re: Two more - AlanScott 03:59 pm EDT 05/24/23

I saw Celia Keenan-Bolger at the Goodman in Chicago. Her performance was fine, but she has sort of a natural childlike quality that made it obvious to audiences (right at the beginning of the show) that she was mentally challenged. When I saw Light in the Piazza on Broadway, O'Hara was much, much better in the role.
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re: Two more
Posted by: larry13 05:35 pm EDT 05/24/23
In reply to: re: Two more - BroadwayTonyJ 05:27 pm EDT 05/24/23

AND didn't Keenan-Bolger herself admit she couldn't compare as a singer to O'Hara?
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