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#26

Actors who returned in a different role

Imelda Staunton played Hattie and now will play Sally in Follies, Glynis Johns played both Desirée and Madame Armfeldt, Denis Quilley played Sweeney Todd and then the Judge in London, Christine Baranski played Carlotta and Phyllis in Follies, Judi Dench played Sally and then Fraulein Schneider on a studio recording of Cabaret, Audra played Carrie and Julie in Carousel.

#27

Actors who returned in a different role

PThespian said: "Danielle Ferland was the original Little Red in Into the Woods on Broadway.

She played the Baker's Wife at the Westport Country Playhouse in CT not too long ago.




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Kim Crosby (original Cinderella) has also played The Baker's Wife regionally.

Harvey Evans (original Young Buddy in Follies) has played Buddy is several regional productions.


"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe." -John Guare, Landscape of the Body
#28

Actors who returned in a different role

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Harvey Evans (original Young Buddy in Follies) has played Buddy is several regional productions.


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Actually all the original "Young" four protagonists played the "adult version" of their roles in a concert in 2003.

Donna McKechnie played Carlotta, Sally and Phyllis in Follies.

#29

Actors who returned in a different role

Actually all the original "Young" four protagonists played the "adult version" of their roles in a concert in 2003.

I wasn't aware of that. Evans has played Buddy in at least 5 different regional productions that I know of over the years.


"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe." -John Guare, Landscape of the Body
#30

Actors who returned in a different role

Mitch Jarvis played Lonny in Rock of Ages, then switched to playing Stacee Jaxx for a while, before switching back to Lonny.

#31

Actors who returned in a different role

AC126748 said: "Actually all the original "Young" four protagonists played the "adult version" of their roles in a concert in 2003.

I wasn't aware of that.


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It was a very nice idea and some of them were very good, especially Kurt Peterson (original Young Ben). Here there are some audio clips: http://through-my-memoirs.tumblr.com/search/Ann%20Arbor

#32

Actors who returned in a different role

Thank you!


"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe." -John Guare, Landscape of the Body
#33

Actors who returned in a different role

Bernadette Peters was in the chorus and understudied Dainty June in a 1961 National tour of Gypsy and then went onto play Mama Rose in the 2003 Broadway Revival.

#35

Actors who returned in a different role

Gemma Sutton played June in the London revival of Gypsy and then she was "upgraded" to Louise when Lara Pulver left... not really a return, tho

Maureen Moore was June in the 1974 Broadway revival of Gypsy and in 2003 she was Bernadette Peters' excellent standby.

Tony Yazbeck was one of the newsboys in the Tyne Daly's revival and he played Tulsa in 2008.

    Updated On: 10/11/16 at 12:02 PM

    #36

    Actors who returned in a different role

    ken8631 said: "Colm Wilkinson played both Jon Val Jean (?)

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    oh my god


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    #37

    Actors who returned in a different role

    his name is spelled Jean Valjean.


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    #39

    Actors who returned in a different role

    Carmen Cusack played Dot/Marie regionally and is now playing Yvonne in concert

    #40

    Actors who returned in a different role

    Not sure if this counts, but Kelly Bishop originated the role of Kitty in Six Degrees of Separation, then took over the leading role (Ouisa) when Stockard Channing left.

    When the show moved to Broadway, Bishop once again played Kitty and Channing once again played Ouisa -- and Bishop once again took over Ouisa from Channing when she left.


    "You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe." -John Guare, Landscape of the Body
    #41

    Actors who returned in a different role

    Chip Zien was The Baker in "Into The Woods" on Broadway in 1987 and then returned as "The Mysterious Man" at the Delacorte Theatre in 2012.



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    Iain Young played "Henry" on Broadway but played "Finch" on tour.

    David Guzman played "Mush" on Broadway but played "Finch" on tour.

    Jack Sippel played "Bill" on tour but when he went back for the filmed performance, he was "Darcy".

    #42

    Actors who returned in a different role

    John Gielgud played Romeo, Paris and Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet, Rosencrantz, Hamlet and the Ghost in Hamlet, Cassio and Othello in Othello, Ferdinand and Prospero in The Tempest, Oedipus and Tiresias in Oedipus.

    Judi Dench played Ophelia and Gertrude in Hamlet, Hermione, Perdita and Paulina in The Winter's Tale, Maria and Viola in Twelfth Night, Juliet and Isabella in Measure for Measure, a Fair, Hermia and Titania in Midsummer Night's Dream

    Mark Rylance played Ariel, Prospero, Stefano, Alfonso and Sebastian in The Tempest

    #43

    Actors who returned in a different role

    Rodney Hicks was in the ensemble of the original company of "Rent", then came back to play Benny in the closing company.

    #44

    Actors who returned in a different role

    Marie Mullen, who won a Tony for playing the daughter in The Beauty Queen of Leenane, will return to New York next year in a revival of the original production - only this time playing the mother.


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    Updated On: 10/11/16 at 12:58 PM

    #45

    Actors who returned in a different role

    I could be wrong, but I think Kay Cole (original Maggie) played Diana at some point in ACL.

    #47

    Actors who returned in a different role

    For Linzi Hateley on top of Eponine and Mme Thenardier, she was offered to be a Fantine replacement in the original revival as well, but declined.

    Drew Sarich played Grantire, left and came back to play Valjean for a short time as well during that same revival.

    #49

    Actors who returned in a different role

    I know it's not exactly the same show but Chip Zien was Marvin in In Trousers but then played Mendel in Falsettos/March of the Falsettos/Falsettoland.

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