Does Audra have an alternate?

[Evita@theBroadway]

Posted: 1/10/12 at 11:57am

Does Audra McDonald have an alternate for matinee performances of "Porgy and Bess." I want to see the matinee on Saturday, and wasn't sure if Audra does 8 shows a week. I remember when Porgy and Bess announced a run, there was talk of Audra only doing 6 shows a week.

[AC126748]

Posted: 1/10/12 at 12:03pm

She does all performances.

[Musicaldudepeter]

Posted: 1/10/12 at 12:07pm

Audra trained in classical voice at Juilliard. She does not need an alternate. This is what young performers who aspire to being on Broadway don't understand. This girl's got training. And she knows how to use it.

[dreaming]

Posted: 1/10/12 at 12:53pm

Audra did have an alternate for Marie Christine. I know because I saw the alternate-who was very good, actually. But, as pointed out earlier in the thread, she does not have one for this.

Updated On: 1/10/12 at 12:53 PM

[broadway_show_fan]

Posted: 1/10/12 at 1:02pm

I'm not sure many people would actually be able to sing 8 consecutive shows of Marie Christine week after week. I believe I've even read an article where LaChiusa himself said it wasn't meant to do 8 times a week, week after week.

[dreaming]

Posted: 1/10/12 at 4:11pm

Don't you think Bess is at least as difficult to sing as Marie Christine? I kind of do and am a bit surprised that an alternate was not put into place.

[justoldbill]

Posted: 1/13/12 at 11:02pm

Please. The music in this version has been dumbed down to a degree where anyone could do two-a-day for Keith and three-a-day for Loew all week long with no problem whatsoever.