ANNOUNCEMENT: LIPS TOGETHER, TEETH APART
March 25th, 2010
Roundabout Theatre Company’s production of Lips Together, Teeth Apart will be postponed following the sudden departure of Megan Mullally from this four-person ensemble comedy.
Quote from Artistic Director Todd Haimes:
“We could not find a way to maintain the production schedule under these circumstances. We are now exploring options to produce a show for our subscribers as soon as possible.”
Subscribers will be contacted directly once a new show has been announced and scheduling has been confirmed. Refunds will automatically be issued to all customers who bought single tickets to Lips Together, Teeth Apart.
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March 26th, 2010 at 1:08 pm
Wouldn’t it be easier to replace Megan Mullally in this production than cancel the whole thing and start over with a brand-new production? Now that we’re being asked to renew earlier and earlier, we just have no idea if the plays we expect will actually end up being produced. I guess that’s never a given in theater, but this particular loss is very annoying to me.
March 26th, 2010 at 2:07 pm
Hi Dougl don’t agree w/you since this production was to begin
previews on April 9 I believe. I have been a member for a long
time and do not recall that many shows ever being cancelled.
And in these economic times w/lack of arts funding, I believe
theatres need early subscriptions in order to stay afloat & still
offer the subscriber a decent value.
Wanna spearhead a GTG about this?
March 26th, 2010 at 2:38 pm
Obviously if they purely cancelled the play, it means there are more issues than the one we have been told which is Megan Mullally’s departure.
Because if it had just been because of that, the theatre would have just delayed the previews to leave time for the understudy to prepare for the role.
March 26th, 2010 at 2:42 pm
I didn’t sign up for my Roundabout subscription just to see Megan Mullally. I agree with Douglas that it seems as though it would be easier to find another actress to replace Ms. Mullally than to put literally thousands of people on hold. I can’t believe in our multi-talented NYC a suitable actress could not be found. I’m sure most of us know a few good restaurants where you could go casting!
March 26th, 2010 at 2:51 pm
I can see that bringing in a new actor at this point would be difficult if not impossible, and these particular circumstances seem impossible to have predicted, but Douglas Stallings’ comments bring up a valid point about renewing blind. We are still stinging over the cancellation of the Brian Friel play a few seasons ago (yes, your audience does remember these things!) because of supposedly unsovable casting problemsthat ended up in Minneapolis. Yet too many revival choices are inexplicable (“Pal Joey” without the exceptional lead the show demands and “The Apple Tree”, a weak musical not even a major star can save, just to name two).
March 26th, 2010 at 3:16 pm
So if Megan had gotten sick rather than canceled, we’d be in the same position? There is no understudy?
That’s far-fetched enough to make me believe that we’re not getting the whole story. Disappointing, really…
March 26th, 2010 at 4:18 pm
While I would have loved to have seen this play with the witty & talented Megan Mullally as “Chloe” in Terrence McNally’s wonderful script, “Lips Together, Teeth Apart”; why not do something unusual & adventurous and have an “open call” to cast that part?
Roundabout Theater could put a whole new spin on the situation by looking for an “unknown” actor to cast in such a delicious role…just a thought…:)
March 26th, 2010 at 4:31 pm
Is this production at the Pels Theater?
March 26th, 2010 at 4:32 pm
Well, these days Broadway theater exists at the intersection of art and commerce – sadly, this looks like an accident in the middle of that intersection.
March 26th, 2010 at 5:51 pm
Why not replace one Terence McNally revival with another? I’d love to see a transfer of the Kennedy Center production of The Lisbon Traviata, which is directed by Christopher Ashley and stars John Glover and Malcom Gets.
I’ve been a Roundabout subscriber and supporter for 15 years, and I think they’ve simply grown too big. As talented as the Roundabout creative team is, they just aren’t capable of filling four stages year-round with high quality productions. Personally, I wish the Roundabout would provide a New York home to productions from some of the best regional theaters, like the Goodman and Steppenwolf in Chicago, the Guthrie in Minneapolis, Geffen and CTG in Los Angeles, the Kennedy Center in DC, as well as London non-profits like the Royal Court and Menier Chocolate Factory. A lot of regional productions really deserve a longer life, but commercial Broadway transfers simply aren’t feasible.
March 26th, 2010 at 5:58 pm
If the reports are true then I am glad that I won’t be contributing any money towards Ms. Mullally’s fee. The blame in this falls squarely on her shoulders, not the Roundabout’s.
March 26th, 2010 at 11:41 pm
Unless we know the whole story, it’s not fair to put the blame on Megan. I’ve seen reports that she left due to conflict with the producer, that her mother is ill, we don’t know what the circumstances are, we might never know. I find it hard to believe that the producer would not be able to cast someone in Mullally’s place, there are tons of actors looking for jobs, jobs just like this. Why not find a replacement and push the dates back a bit?
March 27th, 2010 at 3:33 pm
I read in the paper that Megan Mullally had pulled out another play at the last moment once before. If that’s true she seems to have a pattern of acting, to put it kindly, unprofessionally (is diva the better word?). In addition to disappointing her fans, she’s put the people in the cast and the stagehands out of work. Did she think about that?
March 27th, 2010 at 5:54 pm
Last night I saw the Steppenwolf production of David Mamet’s “American Buffalo”, at McCarter Theatre in Princeton. It ends it’s run tomorrow. Unless it has further commitments, Roundabout should immediately grab it. Tracey Letts, who wrote “August, Osage County” starred, and Amy Morton (Tony nominee for “August…) directed. It was sensational, and would be an easy transfer. The cast is ready, just the staging and scenery would need some work.
March 27th, 2010 at 8:09 pm
Thank god Megan Mullaly left! She is the most over-rated blow-heart since Julia Roberts! Is it too late to mount a production of “Merrily We Roll Along” since you are having a Sondheim year anyway? This year or any year, there is never too much Sondheim.
March 28th, 2010 at 8:09 am
How about Ethan Hawk’s Production of Sam Shepard’s “A Lie of the Mind”?
March 28th, 2010 at 9:18 pm
To keep subscribers interested in next fall’s selections:
Why don’t we get to see the one of the new spring subscription selection Tigers Be Still or Language Archive. So our Fall subscription always begins/ends at the same time of the year and billing of renewals are automatic unless the customer requests an end to subscription? Would it be more cost effective?
March 28th, 2010 at 11:56 pm
Any chance to move THE LISBON TRAVIATA by McNally from DC to NYC? That’d be nice. Same playwright, theme, and wonderful out-of-town reviews!
March 29th, 2010 at 9:23 am
While I’m disappointed that I won’t be seeing this play, my disappointment extends beyond simply not seeing Megan Mullally. In my opinion, Lili Taylor is an amazingly good actress, so not being able to enjoy her in this show is another loss.
March 30th, 2010 at 12:29 pm
I agree whole-heartedly that every effort should be made to transfer THE LISBON TRAVIATA from the Kennedy Center. (Why has it taken so long for someone to revive that play?) I also love the idea that moving forward Roundabout could play “host” to transfers from various non-profits around the country (and the globe).
March 30th, 2010 at 4:28 pm
I think that I’m just going to see if I can transfer my tickets for Lips Together and go and see Sondheim on Sondheim again! What a tremendous show. Other than the miscasting of Tom Wopat ,the show is a Valentine for Sondheim fans. Barbara Cook is all class and Vanessa Williams is stunning! If only they had given Matthew Scott a few more numbers. And also, I wish Pacific Overtures and Sweeney Todd were represented a bit more. Wopat’s lack of gravitas on the major numbers (Epiphany, Finishing the Hat, The Gun Song) notwithstanding, the evening was a joy.
March 31st, 2010 at 11:24 am
Can I just express how dissapointed I am that this happened? I absolutely LOVE Patton Oswalt! I’m a huge fan. I was planning on seeing the show for HIM – NOT Megan. I like Megan, don’t get me wrong – but she was not all the driving force behind the cast. Lame. I really wish they had found someone to replace Megan. I don’t think the producers really understand how much of a YOUNG AUDIENCE (something that’s REALLY hard to get in any market!) they would’ve had if they pushed Patton being in the show. I live in Nashville and was planning to fly to NYC, stay with friends, and make an event out of coming to see this show! Sigh. Oh well…PATTON PATTON PATTON!!!!!
March 31st, 2010 at 8:31 pm
Don’t all of you have anything better to do than to focus on something as trivial and unimportant as this?
April 1st, 2010 at 2:11 pm
Thanks, everyone, for sharing your comments–please continue to let us know what you’re thinking! Todd Haimes just announced that Everyday Rapture will replace Lips Together, Teeth Apart in Roundabout’s 2009-2010 season. Read more here: http://www.myroundaboutblog.com/?p=1867