Becky Gulsvig on today in LB as Elle!
Becky Gulsvig on today in LB as Elle!
#1Becky Gulsvig on today in LB as Elle!
Posted: 7/29/07 at 11:22am
LBB is calling out for the first time today at the matinee. Becky Gulsvig will be going on as Elle in her debut performance. I can't wait to see it. I loved Becky when I saw her as Amber. According to the cast, LBB is only scheduled to call out for the matinee, although some people did say there is a chance she won't be on in the evening either.
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#2re: Becky Gulsvig on today in LB as Elle!
Posted: 7/29/07 at 11:25amWOW...I'd LOVE to see her as Elle...
gottadance2
Understudy Joined: 1/29/07
#2re: Becky Gulsvig on today in LB as Elle!
Posted: 7/29/07 at 12:33pmwhat a huge role to tackle! she'll be great! Great for Laura Bell for lasting this long!
nyb418
Understudy Joined: 3/19/04
#3re: Becky Gulsvig on today in LB as Elle!
Posted: 7/29/07 at 1:06pmYes, I called the Palace Theater just now. Was going to try and see the show tonight. LBB is definetly out for both performances today. Bummer..
#5re: Becky Gulsvig on today in LB as Elle!
Posted: 7/29/07 at 1:24pmYES! I love her. Wish I could be there!
#6re: Becky Gulsvig on today in LB as Elle!
Posted: 7/29/07 at 2:06pmWonder why she is out, anybody know?
ABoyLikeThat
Featured Actor Joined: 8/13/05
#7re: Becky Gulsvig on today in LB as Elle!
Posted: 7/29/07 at 2:11pmYay, Becky. She was great as Amber in Hairspray.
yankees1253
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/21/07
#8re: Becky Gulsvig on today in LB as Elle!
Posted: 7/29/07 at 4:14pmgood luck 2 becky. LBB needs a day of rest. maybe annaleigh will be elle woods tonight. just to spilt the u/s role as elle woods.
#9re: Becky Gulsvig on today in LB as Elle!
Posted: 7/29/07 at 4:16pm^Who covers Anneleigh's role?
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#10re: Becky Gulsvig on today in LB as Elle!
Posted: 7/29/07 at 4:27pm^Tracy Jai Edwards or Lindsay Nicole Chambers.
yankees1253
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/21/07
#11re: Becky Gulsvig on today in LB as Elle!
Posted: 7/29/07 at 4:36pm
i hope its tracy jai edwards as margot if annaleigh ashford will play the role as elle tonight...i read in an article that jerry wants becky and annaleigh to spilt the role as elle if laura is not there. since she is replacing leslie as one of the three girls elles friends with.
Laura needs to rest her voice and her body. She will def be performing at birdland tomorrow night singing songs from her country album.
I hope Becky did very well at the matinee show.
#12re: Becky Gulsvig on today in LB as Elle!
Posted: 7/29/07 at 4:47pm
Tracy Jai Edwards does not cover Margot. She swings the ensemble tracks and understudies Vivienne and Serena.
If Annaleigh Ashford was on as Elle or out of the show in general, either Lindsay Nicole Chambers or Beth Curry would be on as Margot.
Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
Updated On: 7/29/07 at 04:47 PM
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
ruprecht
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/16/05
#13re: Becky Gulsvig on today in LB as Elle!
Posted: 7/29/07 at 5:01pmDo we have confirmation that Becky Gulsvig is on tonight? If so, I have to get my butt to the show.
srgr8
Understudy Joined: 3/4/07
#14re: Becky Gulsvig on today in LB as Elle!
Posted: 7/29/07 at 5:06pmgood luck to the Elle u/s for both shows, be it one or two! If anyone goes, please let us know how it went!
"What does not kill us makes us HOTTER!" --Legally Blonde: The Musical
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curly120
Stand-by Joined: 7/2/06
#15re: Becky Gulsvig on today in LB as Elle!
Posted: 7/29/07 at 6:20pmYay for Becky! She was so great as Amber every time I saw her. It was weird seeing her in such a small role in LB after her larger role in Hairspray. I hope someone goes and writes a review for us!
#16re: Becky Gulsvig on today in LB as Elle!
Posted: 7/29/07 at 6:28pmI hope the show goes well. I agree that LBB needs a rest. When I saw the show a few weeks ago, you could tell that she was giving a strong fight to stay on her game. Break a leg Becky!
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And it must follow, as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any man."
#17re: Becky Gulsvig on today in LB as Elle!
Posted: 7/29/07 at 7:04pm
Becky is on for the night show as well.
LBB is not sick or anything. I believe she took a personal day to rest and relax to preserve her voice for her "Birdland" gigs from what I heard.
Becky was FANTASTIC. She didn't screw up at all, it looked ilke she played that role for years. Vocally, she was amazing. She riffed the crap out of the remix and "Take It Like A Man" and she looked just like Reese at points. She was adorable and yet, had a slight bitchy edge at points, which worked wonderfully. Also, she had a great "Bend and Snap." FANTASTIC.
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#18re: Becky Gulsvig on today in LB as Elle!
Posted: 7/29/07 at 7:11pm
Saw the mat, too. She was amazing. I was there last night and I felt so bad for Laura Bell, she needs the day off.
I only went today for Becky and she made it completely worth while. It was by far my favorite out of the three times I've seen the show.
americanboy99
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/27/06
#19re: Becky Gulsvig on today in LB as Elle!
Posted: 7/29/07 at 7:12pmThanks for the review. How did the audience react?
yankees1253
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/21/07
#20re: Becky Gulsvig on today in LB as Elle!
Posted: 7/29/07 at 7:36pm
Thanks for the review of becky as elle woods for the people who went to the matinee show today. even at watching the youtube video of Laura at virgin sighning you can tell then she needed a day off. i did see her at birdland last monday and she was excellent the all time. Laura is on stage near the all time on stage. i say 99.9 percent.
I am happy to read that becky did well as elle woods.
Did she go to the stagedoor after the show, i mean becky?
#21re: Becky Gulsvig on today in LB as Elle!
Posted: 7/30/07 at 1:37amBecky was extremely gracious at the stagedoor. She came out to sign in the rain after the matinee and stopped and chatted. She is gorgeous with a killer voice and was just amazing. I can't say enough good things about her.
"Less Of A Marilyn, More Of A Jackie"
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Sondheim_Geek
Broadway Star Joined: 2/20/07
#22re: Becky Gulsvig on today in LB as Elle!
Posted: 7/30/07 at 11:53amI'm trying to remember Becky's ensemble track. In "Omigod..." it's "Elle and Warner were meant to be" right?
#23re: Becky Gulsvig on today in LB as Elle!
Posted: 7/30/07 at 11:54amYep. And after Michelle Kittrell goes "Not once ever has he hit on me!", Becky chimes in with "SHUT UP!"
#24re: Becky Gulsvig on today in LB as Elle!
Posted: 7/30/07 at 12:00pm
Thanks for the reviews, those of you who were there!
I kinda want to take a page out of the Spring Awakening TGO website, and have a thread here just for LB vacation/understudy info...
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