Comments on: I'm A Swinger Here, Myself

I'm A Swinger Here, Myself

Danf — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:00:37 -0800

Standing in the wings and hoping someone on stage will get injured was never part of my big Broadway dreams. I had been working professionally long enough to know that many actors considered swings to be the second-class citizens of Broadway, the spares whose talent wasn't distinctive enough to merit their being seen on stage every night. I knew those generalizations to be false, and though they stung, I had reasons beyond my pride for wanting my own track in Chicago.

Brian Spitulnik, a performer trying to survive and somehow move out of the lower reaches of the Broadway food chain, writes about the life. (via)

By: Chekhovian

Chekhovian — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:13:14 -0800

I got a plan for you Brian. Go work on Spiderman: Turn off the Dark. Then you won't be waiting so long to replace injured actors.

By: the sobsister

the sobsister — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:17:02 -0800

Great story. Thanks for posting it.

By: sfts2

sfts2 — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:41:59 -0800

How timely, saw Chicago last night.

By: chapps

chapps — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 23:32:35 -0800

Kind of fascinating even just to learn how it works for understudies. . . or "swings" as here. I remember watching the movie Chicago and feeling somewhat depressed because I thought the back up dancers were better than the stars.

By: The World Famous

The World Famous — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:20:48 -0800

A great story - with a lot to say about life, careers, and "roles" in general, as well. Thanks for posting it.