Does anyone have any inkling whether Idina will be out for tomorrow's matinee? I enjoyed her performance they first time I saw it, but I'd love to catch Jackie if I can.
I would think that Idina would be back earliest tomorrow night, even if she is feeling better, to not have to do a two show day right out of a bad cold, but who really knows.
Finally listened to clip of Jackie singing "Learn to Live Without" and really loved it. Her voice is a lot softer (which appeals to me and what I like to listen to more). I just tried to see if she had a Twitter handle and typer her in the search part and was really happy to see all of the support she is getting from people seeing this show!
Though three days might seem like a while, I'm not sure it's something to be too concerned about yet. She's been on an insane schedule since the show began & the role is incredibly demanding; she hardly ever leaves the stage. I remember in Wicked she got sick relatively early on & came back before she seemed 100% & for the ret of the run her voice was never quite the same. Better to take the time off to recover than do any damage by prematurely coming back.
If that is something they are allowing, one imagines not posting about it would be in their best interest (and probably something they were told not to do). Otherwise, who wouldn't pay once to see it twice?
I just wonder how they will make that happen, will they put them in the same seats? Better ones? Do they give them tons of options on dates? That sounds so bizarre.
Also, if that's the case, I'm feeling really bummed right now that I didn't buy a ticket to see Jackie yesterday so I could see her AND catch Idina for free another day! I don't understand how the arrangement would benefit the producers in anyway.
Apparently there were technical difficulties and they had to stop the show during the first act. Maybe that has something to do with this bizarre two for one thing?
LOL, because I have nothing better to do today. I just wish I had a chair to watch the return line on the days she was out. I have a feeling it was more fun to watch than anything in the show.
Offering them to go back again will be good for word of mouth. Particularly because I think they would enjoy it a lot the second time (1. The excitement of Idina being back on, 2. Listening to the score for a second time - I don't think it's easy to like the first time you hear it). I'm not sure if this was caused by the act 1 difficulties because people here were saying it happened yesterday too.
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
So this is the 4th post you've made about this, we get it.
I know you mentioned you thought you had great seats but I do have a theory that people are not enjoying the show as much from those seats vs good orchestra seats. The show would be more confusing from far away and (most importantly), because the show doesn't exactly have extreme scenery chewing emotional moments it might seem more boring. They've built this show to be a 'big' show. But a smaller theatre would have been more ideal I think for the viewer experience.
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000