#and it is not the understudy’s fault at all and i’m sorry all this discourse is happening but this needs to change | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

hrrystylesbookclub · 19 days ago

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my take on the romeo + juliet situation is that this is a huge example of the problems that arise with stunt casting* on broadway. in live theater you cannot guarantee your main cast 100% of the time and if you are not prepared to carry out your production without them, that is a huge problem and failure on behalf of the directors and producers. it shows lack of professionalism and too heavy of reliance on your main cast, which is not fair when they have to take time off for illness or personal reasons and not fair to the underprepared understudy who now have to face of wrath of fans.

*relying on an actor’s name to sell tickets/fill seats

#romeo + juliet #rachel zegler #kit connor #i also want to make it abundantly clear that i adore rachel and i want her in more broadway shows #when i say stunt cast i mean the idea of relying on an actors name alone to sell tickets #a broadway show should be capable of performing to the full extent no matter if it’s the main actor or an understudy #changing the show by removing a song and having actors with scripts in hand is something you wouldn’t even see in a highschool production #and it is not the understudy’s fault at all and i’m sorry all this discourse is happening but this needs to change

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