ALW's Cinderella - Gillian Lynne / U.K. Tour (rumour)

The leading lady is off sick again.
Off ill one day, posts an event where she sings for the Diana trust the next, then off again ill the following?
In what other job would you get away with this with your employer ?
And why would you post the Diana gig knowing that people are going to be upset that you’re ‘not well’ enough to perform for your day to day job (and yes some of them have paid to see you - not the understudy - yes that old chestnut again) but seemingly ok to perform a prestigious gig in between? Baffling

Oh, please. She got all glammed up, spent the entire evening out, posted tons of photos, she was FINE to go and do that. Here's a thought, maybe in a pandemic she should stay home when feeling ill? 

Her work ethic is atrocious. 

When did this forum turn into tattle?

I think when people pay what they pay to see shows and certain performers, it's worth noting when that performer has a terrible work ethic that greatly affects their attendance. If she can't handle the heat, she is welcome to leave the kitchen. 

Being ill does not mean you have a bad work ethic. If one of my colleagues was in and out with illness I wouldn’t jump to accusing them of a bad work ethic. Particularly when I don’t know anything about what’s going on with them personally, how ill they are, or what other forces are at play.

It's not just about being ill, it's about repeated absences. If she's ill that often, she should see a doctor about that. 

It's not just about being ill, it's about telling your paying audiences you're too ill for them, but not too ill to rub elbows with the elite and sing for them in your fancy gown. 

I don’t thinks she’s been happy in Cinders for some time. I think the WEL debacle was a very big knock down for her and the events since then have taken the shine off her crown. When people in a steady job take a lot of unscheduled time off there’s usually something wrong. From ceebee’s report it sounds like the show isn’t in great shape, despite it being open for a very short amount of time. That’s not a good sign.

It's not, despite the efforts of some of the cast. The direction is all over the place, there were two missed cues, it feels sloppy and looks like a show that has been running for ten years and needs refreshing.

I speak as a fan of the show too.

I try to see the good in most things, but this show needs totally reworking before it hits Broadway. I gave it four stars originally; on today's performance I'd lower that to scraping in at three stars.

As others have said it’s different performing a full two and a half hour show and going and singing probably one single song. And also maybe she was feeling better. Maybe she was ill with one thing and now ill with something else. Maybe going to the Diana thing made things worse. Maybe she gave a terrible performance at the Diana thing due to how ill she is. Or maybe it’s all a ruse and she’s lying to us all. It’s all pure speculation and all any of us have to go off are a handful of social media posts.

Does it look good? Not really. But maybe when she posted those photos it was with the full intent of being back in the show. I’m pretty sure I saw her post the other day that she got all the way to the theatre and was only when she was there that it was decided she was too ill and went home. Can’t quite remember what day that was. But that doesn’t seem like someone with a bad work ethic to me.

How do you know she isn't? Maybe her doctor told her she was OK to do a short gig (which presumably carried a financial penalty if she'd dropped out at the last minute) but not a whole show? Your ability to assume the worst about her is astounding.

I don't even like her in the slightest but the amount of vitriol she has been getting lately on this forum is sickening. Some of you should take a long hard look in the mirror - you should be ashamed of yourselves.

No-one knows what may be going on inside someone else's head or in their life, and to judge her in the way you are doing is pathetic.

Thank you, BurlyBear, indeed. If she wants to constantly put it out there for everyone to see, she should be prepared for what some call "vitriol". 

And yeah, maybe she has seen a doctor. Who knows? But flaunting all over social about your hob-knob with the elite between two shows you missed, both because you were ill, is pretty darn ridiculous and certainly cause for CONSUMERS - because that's what we are, we are actually paying to see something that she profits off of - to question why she is out yet again. 

As for the "on the way to the theatre" thing.... Honestly, she's told us before sometimes she just has too much anxiety to perform, etc etc. I respect mental health is a necessary thing to take care of - believe me, I'll spare you the details of mine. But I also know that when we commit to this industry, it comes with sacrifice. Maybe she isn't cut out for it and should stick to albums and writing. I don't know. But what I do know is that she comes across incredibly entitled, and incredibly unprofessional.