| re: Red had only two weeks left | |
| Posted by: FrenchDip 07:46 pm EDT 04/30/24 | |
| In reply to: Red had only two weeks left - dramedy 06:55 pm EDT 04/30/24 | |
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| Red is an interesting case. That was the season when Enron was the big hit coming over from London and was widely expected to be a success here as well and sweep the Tonys. When Red started previews in March, I bet they thought their best shot at the Tonys was picking up 1 or both of the male acting awards. They opened in early April and the reviews were very good ... but the flashier Enron was just about to start previews. Then at the end of April Enron opens and instead of the raves it got in London it is panned across the board and closes just 2 weeks later. Suddenly it's mid-May and Red is the most Tony-nominated play and the front-runner for the top prize. At that point there are 7 weeks left in the run - not much time to find replacements for 2 pretty demanding roles. Add to that the fact that the director, Michael Grandage, was already in rehearsals for his next show in London and therefore unavailable to audition and rehearse a new cast for Red. I wonder, if Enron had opened and closed earlier in the season, if that would have given the Red team the confidence to have a contingency plan in place for an extension. |
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