Best Replacements???- Page 2

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 8/18/05 at 10:58am

AAAAdam in Cabareeet. I almost fell out of my seat - literally. I was so proud of him. Seriously - who expected that? *golf claps*
(Oh, and Raúl, too. Perhaps perfect. Wish I saw HIM in person.)

One role in which the replacements were almost always good - Amneris in AIDA. I was equally impressed with both of the replacements I saw, and I know most of those I did not see were great as well - but props especially to Felicia and Lisa.

Also, Hunter in the Producers, Susan Egan in Cabaret, and yes, I'll say it - JLT in Wicked.

Updated On: 8/18/05 at 10:58 AM

[perfectliar]

Posted: 8/18/05 at 11:08am

Josh Radnor - The Graduate
Jeremy Kushnier - Rent

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 8/18/05 at 11:10am

OH.

Josh Kobak in RENT. I was totally blown away, and I definitely didn't expect to be.

[ponine24601]

Posted: 8/18/05 at 11:11am

Adam Pascal-Cabaret
Karmine Alers-RENT
Cary Sheilds-RENT
Mark Richard Ford-RENT
Lisa Brescia-AIDA
Will Chase-AIDA (the first time, and only time, i saw it without Adam. Will was awesome!)
Deborah Cox-AIDA
JLT-Wicked
Jennifer Gambatese-Hairspray
Tracy Jai Edwards-Hairspray

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 8/18/05 at 11:13am

Post-Lennon, I curse my stubborn nature for not allowing me to give Will a try in AIDA.

[SorryGrateful]

Posted: 8/18/05 at 11:18am

freeadmission--
Thank you! I love Branagh, too. He's wonderful in a tiny little Irishman way.

Oh, and I forgot to mention George Hearn in Sweeney. But was he actually a replacement or just the touring guy? Eh, screw it, he's wonderful no matter what he was.

[zepka102]

Posted: 8/18/05 at 11:20am

i'm in love with Shannon Durig in Hairspray right now... really, go see her!

[wickedobsessed]

Posted: 8/18/05 at 11:26am

Barret Foa~ Avenue Q
Megan Hilty~ Wicked

[moljul]

Posted: 8/18/05 at 11:42am

"lest we forget, one of the best, most ballyhooed replacements in history--reba mcintyre for bernadette peters in Annie Get Your Gun. reba turned that show into a hot ticket must-see. "

And let us correctly remember that AGYG with Bernadette was a hot ticket must-see show. They did incredible business while Bernadette was in the role and the production managed to make back its investment in just a year - quite an accomplishment for a large scale musical on Broadway these days. Cheryl Ladd took over for Bernadette and the shows ticket sales did drop considerably. Reba's participation in the show (replacing Cheryl Ladd) did bring AGYG back to its former "hot ticket" self. While I was not at all a fan of her performance (I know I'm in the minority), I do recognize her affect on the box office. But let's not forget Bernadette opened and kept that show running very well for a year and a half. Reba did it for less than 6 months.

[WonderBoy]

Posted: 8/18/05 at 11:43am

Laurie Beechman in CATS
Laurie Beechman in LES MISERABLES
Reba McEntire in ANNIE GET YOUR GUN
Dorothy Loudon in SWEENY TODD
Betty Buckley in SUNSET BLVD
John Barrowman in SUNSET BLVD
Gina Gershon in CABARET
Dee Hoty in ME AND MY GIRL
Linda Lavin in GYPSY
Harvey Fierstein in FIDDLER ON THE ROOF

[YankeesFan175]

Posted: 8/18/05 at 11:43am

Cary Shields in RENT
Shoshana Bean in Wicked

[DefyingPopular]

Posted: 8/18/05 at 11:44am

More than expected i'm sure coming from me, but Shoshana Bean in Wicked gets my nod.

Chester Gregory in Hairspray.

JLT and Megan in Wicked are both amazing as well.
Ben Vereen is the best Wizard I've seen. . .
Karmine Alers as Mimi in Rent and Cary Shields

[VonTussleGirl]

Posted: 8/18/05 at 12:39pm

Charlette D'Amboise - Chicago
Tracy Miller - Hairspray

[admanrich]

Posted: 8/18/05 at 12:43pm

SHOSHANA!!
JLT
Megan Hilty
Ben Vereen as The Wizard
George Hearn as The Wizard

Hunter & Brad in Producers

[Garland Grrrl]

Posted: 8/18/05 at 12:56pm

i'm willing to bet that debra monk in chicago will be on my best replacement list later this year.

[VanHassle]

Posted: 8/18/05 at 1:20pm

What about Lea Salgona as Eponine in Les Mis- she was incredible!

Brad Oscar- The Producers

Susan Egan- Cabaret

Rue McClanahan- Wicked

[QueenS]

Posted: 8/18/05 at 1:53pm

Christine Lahti in "The Heidi Chronicles"

Sally Field/Bill Irwin in "The Goat." They made that play incredible (or should I say--credible). How I wish it had opened with them; it would have gotten a much better reception.

Betty Buckly in "Sunset"

Victoria Clark in "Cabaret" (as Kost)

Larry Gatlin in "Will Rogers' Follies." He almost made that show watchable.

[freeadmission]

Posted: 8/18/05 at 2:16pm

"What about Lea Salgona as Eponine in Les Mis- she was incredible!"

Speaking of Les Mis, Sutton Foster would have been the best Eponine EVER in a million years if she only weren't so damn tall. LOL but she sure sang the **** outta that role. So heartbreaking.

[Kringas]

Posted: 8/18/05 at 2:20pm

I thought Shaun Earl was the best Angel in Rent I'd ever seen when I saw him on Broadway. Sadly, I saw him do the door a few years later and his performance was completely different and vastly inferior to what he'd done at the Nederlander.

And I still maintain that Marcy Harriell was the best Mimi ever.

[tagiunagi]

Posted: 8/18/05 at 4:00pm

I second Jeremy Kushnier in Rent.

Who did Sarah from DRS replace in Nine?

[zelda]

Posted: 8/18/05 at 4:04pm

BETTY BUCKLEY SUNSET BOULEVARD...ASTONISHING

[Chrysanthemum62001]

Posted: 8/18/05 at 4:05pm

Raul Esparza and Susan Egan in Cabaret.

[BroadwayBaby315]

Posted: 8/18/05 at 4:08pm

George Hearn in Sweeney Todd!

Hunter in the Producers was pretty grrreat too...

[forget regret <3]

Posted: 8/18/05 at 4:24pm

Shoshana Bean, Megan Hilty, and Ben Vereen in Wicked

[PJ]

Posted: 8/18/05 at 4:37pm

Don't know if they're necessarily the "best," but some of my favorites include:

Megan Hilty in The Big W
Raul Esparza in Cabaret
Shoshana Bean in The Big W