Word on the street is that Eden Espinosa has begun telling people that she will in fact not be playing Sheila in the Broadway transfer of The Public's HAIR.
According to Espinosa, the producers of the show jumped the gun and announced her casting before she signed a contract.
Although I'm not sure exactly why (she has a history of turning down roles amidst financial negotiations,) the deal fell through.
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I hope this isn't true... so, I hope this really is just word on the street She would be the reason I would see Hair in march... UGH! I want her on broadway NOW! But she better not have withdramn
But I think that was due in fact to it being... in the park.
I really don't see how this is going to transfer into a "proper" theater.
Circle in the Square would have at least been more intimate with its stadium seating which would mirror the setup at the Delacorte.
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Not an official website for Eden, but the people who run the site are in contact with her. Shes answered fan questions for them in the past and the news posted in their news section are things that they have confirmed with Eden herself and they say that she isnt doing it and that the announcements made by the theater websites were premature.
So still, nothing official has been announced about her not doing it, but I would take what the site had to say as being pretty legit
I was at Eden's solo show on Monday night at Upright Cabaret here in Los Angeles (with the fabulous special guest Tracie Thoms as well). And directly from her mouth, she confirmed that she would not be doing Hair, and would be remaining on the west coast at the moment. At her show she confirmed this news publicly to various people that night, including the girls who run www.theedenespinosa.com.
Oh, and the girls who run that site never put up any casting announcements, show dates, news, etc. until directly confirmed by Eden herself, so hence I'd say the information on that site is definitely reliable. Hence, while playbill and bww put up the info about Eden in Hair, they waited for confirmation before posting.
Speculation on my part, but ... They're probably trying to get everyone to work for scale, citing the horrible economic times. I'm sure Eden hasn't worked for scale in a very long time.
If I were a producer, I would attempt to work out a "percentage of the house" deal (as tricky as that might sound). A point system, the way they do with many film stars in budget-tight movies. That way, if it's a big hit, they get paid royally. If not, they don't. It made multi-millionaires out of many movie actors, including Alec Guinness (the first I am aware of) who worked for scale in Star Wars ... but got a percentage of the gross. He made FAR more than any actor would have gotten with a flat fee. Same with Nicholson in the first Batman movie. Also worked cheap, but with a percentage.
Why can't Broadway start doing that?
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With the number of flops the last few years actors might be a bit wary to take on a deal like that. I personally think it makes sense, but I could understand reservation on the part of the actor in taking a lower guaranteed deal with a high risk on further compensation.
Ed, I believe it was the change/addition to the production partnership when they added producers that caused the delay, not the addition of Eden to the cast, although I could be mistaken
I just got an email from Eden saying, "I'm not doing Hair"
So there it is.
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They should get Shoshanna Bean to do it. Then she can recreate the vomiting sounds she made on the Actor's Fund Recording, including something that sounds like "Yabba dabba ding dong" in the middle of "I Believe in Love."