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Espinosa Out as HAIR's Sheila?
CMU_bway_lover
Stand-by Joined: 3/20/08
#25re: Espinosa Out as HAIR's Sheila?
Posted: 1/8/09 at 2:30pm
I imagine Julie Reiber is anxiously waiting for a call from her agent right about now...
Also the problem with expecting actors like Eden and Groff to take pay at scale for the sake of theater is that they can get decent pay in Hollywood doing side parts. Art can't always trump money. Plus this is a jinxed production, I'm not surprised she doesn't want to attach herself to this. I hear Patina Miller dropped out too... Now there is no one left worth seeing in this for me.
#26re: Espinosa Out as HAIR's Sheila?
Posted: 1/8/09 at 2:34pm
Patina Miller did drop out.
"They should get Shoshanna Bean to do it. "
Ick, please no.
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jordantheatre
Swing Joined: 6/17/07
#27re: Espinosa Out as HAIR's Sheila?
Posted: 1/8/09 at 2:35pmPatina did pass on her role in HAIR to accept Delores in Sister Act opening in the West End.
Ed_Mottershead
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/20/05
#28re: Espinosa Out as HAIR's Sheila?
Posted: 1/8/09 at 2:37pmAs long as Will Swenson is in it, I'll make a point of going. I already got burned on my tickets in February and changed them to March. Pending Swenson's presence, I will change them again if needs be.
BroadwayEd
Phyllis Rogers Stone
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/16/07
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#30re: Espinosa Out as HAIR's Sheila?
Posted: 1/8/09 at 3:43pm
I think she's too young. Sheila is supposed to be in her early 20's I think.
Updated On: 1/8/09 at 03:43 PM
#31re: Espinosa Out as HAIR's Sheila?
Posted: 1/8/09 at 3:48pmLike we're even supposed to know who Patina Miller is. Never heard of her.
crushgroove
Featured Actor Joined: 6/27/07
#32re: Espinosa Out as HAIR's Sheila?
Posted: 1/8/09 at 3:56pmIf you'd seen the production in the park...you'd know damn well who Patina is!
legallygreen2
Swing Joined: 5/1/08
#33re: Espinosa Out as HAIR's Sheila?
Posted: 1/8/09 at 4:00pmMy personal theory is that with them having to move the previews back a month and new producers, they were hoping the announcement of Eden would help instill a shred of confidence back in the production. But the producers announced it as fact, when in fact they had offered the role to Eden, but a contract had not yet been signed. Which is a rather crappy thing to do, and makes me wonder about the production itself when they're that desperate to announce casting when contracts aren't even signed yet.
theminutepast
Broadway Star Joined: 2/1/06
#34re: Espinosa Out as HAIR's Sheila?
Posted: 1/8/09 at 4:01pmPersonally, I don't think Eden Espinosa is as big a name as Groff. If they are offering her less pay, she should take it just so she can get out from under the shadow of Wicked.
#35re: Espinosa Out as HAIR's Sheila?
Posted: 1/8/09 at 4:01pmWell I didn't see the production in the park, so I don't know who she is.
CourtStar
Swing Joined: 1/7/09
#36re: Espinosa Out as HAIR's Sheila?
Posted: 1/8/09 at 4:14pm
I think that some people might be underestimating Eden Espinosa status in the theatre community. Yes, it is true that she might not be as big a name as people think she is, however, shes is a pretty popular actress with a decent fan base, and had she signed on, would have been the biggest or one of the bigger names yet to be announced for the production, correct?
I think that this all is a pretty significant hit for a show with an incomplete cast, new producers, and an already delayed opening. I agree with whats been posted that the announcement of Espinosa might have given the planned revival a little more credibility/eased the theatregoers mind, however you would think that people would want to be sure that an actor or actress is actually going to sign onto a role (aka contracts) before making such announcement. Who else has been announced for the revival already? Anyone?
WishingOnlyWounds2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/25/08
#37re: Espinosa Out as HAIR's Sheila?
Posted: 1/8/09 at 4:25pmEden got out of the shadow of Wicked as soon as she joined RENT, and appeared in movie theaters as Maureen. Some people still aren't aware Eden returned to Wicked.
2008: Feb. 18- Rent, Feb. 19- Curtains, April 18- Xanadu, April 22- Wicked, April 26- Legally Blonde, May 31- Wicked, June 13- The Little Mermaid, June 28- Wicked and Young Frankenstein, July 2- The Little Mermaid, July 6- A Chorus Line and Legally Blonde, August 16- Xanadu, September 13- Legally Blonde and 13, September 28- Xanadu and Spring Awakening, Oct. 12-GYPSY and [title of show], Oct. 19- Hairspray & Legally Blonde, Nov. 9- Wicked and 13, Dec. 14-13, Dec. 26- Billy Elliot, 2009: Jan 1- Shrek, Jan 2- 13 and Wicked, Jan 4- 13, Feb 17- In The Heights, Feb 19- Billy Elliot, Feb 22- Sweeney Todd (tour), March 28- Mary Poppins, April 4- Mamma Mia!, April 15- Jersey Boys (on tour), April 25- next to normal & 9 to 5
May 1- Billy Elliot, May 3- Spelling Bee (tour), May 8- Chicago, May 21- Wicked, June 6- Everyday Rapture, June 23- The Wiz, June 25- Hair July 15- Shrek, August 9- Wicked, September 7- Rock of Ages, October 11- Next To Normal, October 23- The Marvelous Wonderettes, November 7- Ragtime November 29- Dreamgirls, December 25- Billy Elliot, December 30- Finian's Rainbow, 2010: January 9- Bye Bye Birdie, January 16- Memphis February 17- The Phantom of The Opera, February 18- God of Carnage, March 7- Billy Elliot, March 31- American Idiot
#38re: Espinosa Out as HAIR's Sheila?
Posted: 1/8/09 at 4:36pmI'm actually glad that Eden is out- she's too old for that role anyway. Caren Lyn Manuel's youth definitely worked in her favor in the park.
#39re: Espinosa Out as HAIR's Sheila?
Posted: 1/8/09 at 4:38pmI'm surprised Caren gave Sheila up for Mark's Mom in RENT.
MrMidwest
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/8/05
#40re: Espinosa Out as HAIR's Sheila?
Posted: 1/8/09 at 4:39pm
"The gods who nurse this universe think little of mortals' cares. They sit in crowds on exclusive clouds and laugh at our love affairs. I might have had a real romance if they'd given me a chance. I loved him, but he didn't love me. I wanted him, but he didn't want me. Then the gods had a spree and indulged in another whim. Now he loves me, but I don't love him." - Cole Porter
theminutepast
Broadway Star Joined: 2/1/06
#42re: Espinosa Out as HAIR's Sheila?
Posted: 1/8/09 at 5:16pmLeaving Wicked to join Rent doesn't convince me that she's an actress with a range of abilities.
#43re: Espinosa Out as HAIR's Sheila?
Posted: 1/8/09 at 5:23pmFrom what I understand, Caren didn't leave HAIR out of her own will.
"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"
Ole Chum
Leading Actor Joined: 12/6/07
#44re: Espinosa Out as HAIR's Sheila?
Posted: 1/11/09 at 12:56pm
Caren got crappy notices for her performance as Sheila last summer, and was most likely replaced by the producers. She did not- and would not have- chosen to be in the ensemble of the rent road company over a starring role in a new Broadway revival.
I think Caren is CRAZY talented- but clearly hasnt found the right vehicle yet. She deserves to be doing way more than Marks Mom in RENT in Cleveland.
TheatreDiva90016
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/04
#45re: Espinosa Out as HAIR's Sheila?
Posted: 1/11/09 at 1:04pm
"Leaving Wicked to join Rent doesn't convince me that she's an actress with a range of abilities."
Have you seen any of her other work? She was great in Flora The Red Menace, and she IS known for more than just Wicked, just, apparently, not you you, minutepast.
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#46re: Espinosa Out as HAIR's Sheila?
Posted: 1/11/09 at 1:55pmand she was in BKLYN, and while some people don't like that musical, I LOVE her Once Upon A Time :)
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