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Current Cast The Angel Cast Lists My Pictures Laura Dias		The Angel Cast is CLOSING September 5th! The producers looked at the numbers for the next four weeks and they aren't making anywhere close to a profit. An ad will be placed in friday's paper that will read something along the line of the final four weeks. The show is closing on September 5th forever, without question (unless a miracle happens and the sales go through the roof all of a sudden). This is a sad day, the Angels will be missed greatly. Juan Carlos has joined the tour and Joshua Greene has been signed through September to cover for vacations. Sharon Leal will be leaving the cast October 10th (if the tour lasts that long, which I think it will). Monday, August 30th members of the cast will perform at a Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS benefit at Club Fugazi. Unfortunately, this will probably be cancelled due to the closing on September 5th. Here's a recent picture of Manley Pope taken from InTheater (scanned by Ari) Robert Glean will be leaving the cast Sunday, August 1st. Alicia Westelman will be leaving the cast and will be replaced by Sandy Denise of the Benny cast. August 22nd is the date most likely. If anyone knows for sure... please email me. Kristoffer Cusick left the tour July 25th to go on to Broadway in Saturday Night Fever. Cary Shields also left the tour July 25th. Lambert Moss is on vacation, but will be returning August 17th. Amy Spanger, who has toured as Roxie in Chicago and Maureen in Rent, will have one of the leads in the Fosse national tour, commencing in Chicago in late summer. Taken from InTheater Danielle Lee Greaves left the cast to perfom the role of Joanne with the Benny Cast and Robin S. Walker is now performing her role as Mrs. Jefferson etc. Cristina Fadale (former swing/understudy of the Angel Cast) is now performing the role of Maureen with the Benny Cast San Francisco has a lotto system. Karen Olivo and Tony Vincent are now understudies with the Broadway Cast. Manley Pope is now with the Broadway production in NYC as Roger! Laura Dias has left Rent to focus on her singing career and won't be returning. Her new song If You Buy This Record... is getting great radio play.