Wow. That's pretty awesome and shows some great dedication. But you know, he doesn't need any time off anyways seeing as his backup singers sing all his Sweeney vocals for him :P
And the other thing about the Phantom Lady was, Bert, she realized, in the city that never sleeps...
What did she realize, Kitten?
That all the songs she'd listened to, all the love songs, that they were only songs.
What's wrong with that?
Nothing, if you don't believe in them. But she did, you see. She believed in enchanted evenings, and she believed that a small cloud passed overhead and cried down on a flower bed, and she even believed there was breakfast to be had...
Where?
On Pluto. The mysterious, icy wastes of Pluto.
Yay Michael! The cast is very dedicated. When they did Company in Cinci, they didn't even cast understudies. Doyle is good about getting people to be dedicated to the shows.
If Percy Blakeney were in Les Mis....
Percy: Sink me! If it isn't Javvurt!
Javert: Zsah-vair, it's pronounced Zsah-vair.
Pecry: But it's spelled J-A-V-E-R-T Javvurt.
Javert: Repeat after me Zsah...Zsah....
Percy: Oh! Zsa-Zsa! Like the Gabor sister! Well I personally have always prefered Eva.
Javert: (Looks for gun)
Well maybe some directors ask about Actor's attendance but Most don't. Look at Wedding Singer. and Hot Feet Except for Lynch the actors miss a lot. Out of Town try-outs must have some understudies, it is an Equity Rule,
I am a firm believer in serendipity- all the random pieces coming together in one wonderful moment, when suddenly you see what their purpose was all along.
Yay for Michael! He's the most dedicated Demon Barber on Broadway. :)
I am a firm believer in serendipity- all the random pieces coming together in one wonderful moment, when suddenly you see what their purpose was all along.
Good on ya, Michael!!!! He's brilliant and it's great to see that kind of dedication on Broadway.
"Writing should be easy, like a monkey driving a speedboat..." -[title of show]
"I'm tired of following my dreams. I'm just going to ask them where they're going and meet up with them later." -Mitch Hedberg
i'm not certain i understand praising perfect attendance records. because people get sick. and so i congratulate michael cerveris on ONE thing. he has a WONDERFUL immune system! congratulations to michael cerveris's immune system which has fought airborne and digestive bacteria for months now.
"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
This doesn't surprise me. I caught the show a second time a few weeks ago at a Wedenesday matinee. In the pouring rain Michael came out to greet the fans, take pictures, and sign autographs! What a great guy!
Because alwy15, attendance does not only consist of being sick. Many Broadway performers miss shows because of other engagements. Michael is either in low enough demand (I have my doubts) or so dedicated to the show that he makes sure to make it every night and matinee.
Anyone ever read A Year With The Producers, when Jeffrey Denman cites Matthew Broderick as chartering a helicopter to get out of bad traffic to get him to the theatre on time? Priceless!
BSoBW2: I punched Sondheim in the face after I saw Wicked and said, "Why couldn't you write like that!?"
alwy15 - I work at my local middle school doing the records in guidance that include the attendance records for the year. Some peak-health hormonals, teachers, secretaries, and janitors can't withstand 180 schooldays, including when they have off for every weekend, national and board-of-ed-scheduled holiday, Jewish holiday in our WASP area, and random snowday.
Props to Michael for handling a schedule under which most people would snap and go running for their mommies!
i understand all of the above. but an attendance record is not proof of dedication, that is an assumption. it is only proof that he has the chops to perform well frequently. and that's because his immune system rocks. i don't see much cause for celebration. if michael cerveris got mononucleosis, would he be less dedicated?