Are performers usually in close to the Tonys?
Are performers usually in close to the Tonys?
#1Are performers usually in close to the Tonys?
Posted: 5/4/09 at 9:16pm
This might be a dumb question....
I am going to the city May 30-June 6. Since the Tonys are close to these dates, what do you think the chances of getting an understudy are? Or does it not make a difference?
Updated On: 5/4/09 at 09:16 PM
JazzSquare55
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#2re: Are performers usually in close to the Tony's?
Posted: 5/4/09 at 9:19pmthere are A LOT of threads on this but no, it doesn't usually matter too much.
#2re: Are performers usually in close to the Tony's?
Posted: 5/4/09 at 9:28pmCan somebody PLEASE post a bulletin at the top of the board demonstrating the proper way to use apostrophes.
#3re: Are performers usually in close to the Tony's?
Posted: 5/4/09 at 9:33pmYes, why would they be out? It's prime Tony season and they want to try to be in as much as possible. And why does everyone care if they see the actually cast, understudies are great!
dramamama611
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#4re: Are performers usually in close to the Tony's?
Posted: 5/4/09 at 9:39pm
Please remember: just like any job, b'way actors are given a certain number of sick days and vacation days. They can't just take off for the heck of it on a regular basis.
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#5re: Are performers usually in close to the Tony's?
Posted: 5/4/09 at 9:41pmTell that to Donna Murphy.
#6re: Are performers usually in close to the Tony's?
Posted: 5/4/09 at 9:43pmHow much you wanna bet the performers they want to see are Megan Hilty and Stephanie Block?
#7re: Are performers usually in close to the Tony's?
Posted: 5/4/09 at 9:45pm
Haha, whoops. I changed it. Sorry I frustrated you from one apostrophe...
Give me a break, I was multi-tasking. But thanks for the info everyone!
JazzSquare55
Featured Actor Joined: 4/28/09
#8re: Are performers usually in close to the Tony's?
Posted: 5/4/09 at 9:50pm
I don't think the apostrophe comes from being distracted...
More of the fact that you probably didn't know and you're now trying to cover it up.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#9re: Are performers usually in close to the Tony's?
Posted: 5/4/09 at 9:51pmWe need the exceptions to the rule to prove it! And of course, they are often granted time off (without pay) for outside work.
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#10re: Are performers usually in close to the Tony's?
Posted: 5/4/09 at 9:52pm
>>Can somebody PLEASE post a bulletin at the top of the board demonstrating the proper way to use apostrophes.
Why- are the post being graded??
Did you understand the point of the comment??
That's what matters.
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#11re: Are performers usually in close to the Tony's?
Posted: 5/4/09 at 10:02pm
"And why does everyone care if they see the actually cast, understudies are great!"
They care for the same reason those actors were given those roles-because they are so good in them. I know I care!
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#12re: Are performers usually in close to the Tony's?
Posted: 5/4/09 at 10:09pmI am really confused by the addition of the apostrophe. Are we saying " are perofrmers usually in close to the Tony is? Or are we speaking of something that Tony posesses? I thought Tony was short for Antoinette Perry Awards. Or short for the Tony Awards Show. Just don't get the apostrophe..... One Tony award show = the Tonys, etc.
#14re: Are performers usually in close to the Tony's?
Posted: 5/4/09 at 10:52pmMost (but not all) vacations are by the week (Tues-Sun). The final Tony ballots are usually not due until something like the Wednesday before the Tonys. Therefore, it would be relatively unusual for people to have scheduled vacations during that week, since they would not be scheduled to be out when the voters might be coming to see the show. I think it is pretty safe to assume that, barring illness, the cast will be in the show.
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#15re: Are performers usually in close to the Tony's?
Posted: 5/4/09 at 10:55pm
Tell that to Donna Murphy.
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#16re: Are performers usually in close to the Tony's?
Posted: 5/4/09 at 11:26pm
For what it's worth -
I've been going to NY during Tony week for a long time and I've never seen an understudy. My visits are rather limited the last few years, but that's the truth of it.
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Your title should be Are performers usually in close to the Tonys. No apostrophe.
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#17re: Are performers usually in close to the Tony's?
Posted: 5/5/09 at 12:25am
"And why does everyone care if they see the actually cast, understudies are great!"
Eh, I've seen some pretty bad understudies...and one actually happened to be on the day of the Tony's...but the regular performer had been out sick that whole week, so I am not saying the Tony's had anything to do with it.
#18re: Are performers usually in close to the Tony's?
Posted: 5/5/09 at 12:33am
"Tell that to Donna Murphy.
old joke is old. "
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#19re: Are performers usually in close to the Tony's?
Posted: 5/5/09 at 12:36pmI second that - explain please!
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#20re: Are performers usually in close to the Tonys?
Posted: 5/5/09 at 4:41pm
Tony ballots used to be due the day before the award ceremony. I can only assume that the current ballot deadline is similar.
There are a LOT of voters in the audience in the next 4 weeks. If there was ever a time nominees in particular are not going to miss a performance, it is the period between nominations and awards.
[Just pull the offending apostrophe out and move on.]
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#21re: Are performers usually in close to the Tonys?
Posted: 5/5/09 at 5:41pm
Going along with this topic, does anyone know if the Billy rotation is going to be affected at all this month? I know that Tommy Batchelor was added to the rotation earlier this year, but I'm not sure if the producers will want to showcase Trent, David, and Kiril more this month since they're the three original (and nominated) Billys and voters are going to be in the audience.
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#22re: Are performers usually in close to the Tonys?
Posted: 5/5/09 at 8:58pm
There's a bit of a discussion on this over at the Billy love thread. Apparently Tommy has been temporarily taken out of the rotation because he's having some minor surgery. That sounded like a very convenient excuse to have the original 3 playing all performances between now and Tony day - which would be a good thing. But they're saying that a boy is coming in from London as a temporary replacement for Tommy. I can't say I understand this at all.
This note was posted on Greg Jbara's web site:
"Tanner Pflueger, American "Billy" from West End production, will soon join the Broadway cast to help fill in while Tommy Batchelor recovers from tendon ganglia surgery."
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