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Les Miz cast changes -- POST THEM HERE!
millie_dillmount
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
#25re: Les Miz cast changes -- Post them here!
Posted: 6/18/07 at 9:32am
Rath:
"First... Ben Davis' last show was on Saturday, June 16, and Mandy Bruno's was today, June 17. As for their replacements, Robert Hunt (who was in the ensemble of this production and a Javert on the tour) will be rejoining the show in a couple of weeks. Understudies will be going in for both roles in the meantime."
My guess is they didn't find a replacement yet and are just going to have the understudies go on. Perhaps they'll then upgrade one understudy (probably Megan) to take the role full time, upgrade a swing to an understudy, and meanwhile find more replacements to put into the cast when needed.
Even after reading that I wondered if there was an actual replacement announced, and Lea simply forgot to mention it.
MerMaggieGalinda
Broadway Star Joined: 11/29/06
#26re: Les Miz cast changes -- Post them here!
Posted: 6/18/07 at 9:35amBecause she hasn't been officially announced? That seems weird. Mandy was announced as the replacement for Celia long before Celia left, but I guess since Mandy was "fired" or replaced or whatever they didn't have time to announce her in time.
#27re: Les Miz cast changes -- Post them here!
Posted: 6/18/07 at 9:35amIt kind of looks like she just forgot to mention it. My friend was offered the cover, but she turned it down. I'm very interested to know who the replacement is, if there is one. I know they had Megan at that audition as well, so perhaps they're going to move her up?
musicaltheater1
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/19/05
#28re: Les Miz cast changes -- Post them here!
Posted: 6/18/07 at 11:48amp.s. - Lea Salonga confirmed that she's performing at Les Miz on July 4th and they will only be playing a song she recorded at the Macy's Fireworks celebration.
"After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music." Aldous Huxley
p.s.
Broadway Star Joined: 10/30/06
#29re: Les Miz cast changes -- Post them here!
Posted: 6/18/07 at 12:01pm
Thank you. I see that now.
Macy's 7/4 Features Soundtrack with Rose, Young, Salonga
"...will perform the prerecorded score of the Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Celebration, taking place in New York City at 9 PM.
Please note that the stars will not perform live."
p.s. Mabuhay Lea.
Updated On: 6/18/07 at 12:01 PM
#30re: Les Miz cast changes -- Post them here!
Posted: 6/18/07 at 12:06pm
I've only heard Bruno sing "On My Own" on the site we cannot mention here, but it was probably the worst rendition of the song that I've ever heard. They will probably promote from the inside, but I think the best choice for the role is Brooke Sunny Moriber (The Wild Party, The Threepenny Opera). I have no idea if it's true or not, but I heard that she auditioned for the part during the initial process. She'd be amazing. (And, she also played Young Cosette and Eponine during the first run of the show. It could be a fun story, a la Lea Michele.)
I'm extremely happy for Bob Hunt. I did a play with him years ago and he's such a sweet, genuinely talented person.
#31re: Les Miz cast changes -- Post them here!
Posted: 6/18/07 at 12:35pm
According to BWW:
Megan McGinnis steps into the role of Eponine, beginning tomorrow night.
Robert Hunt steps into Javert, beginning July 16. Drew Sarich and Ben Crawford will alternate the role in the interim.
Ann Harada is staying put.
Chip Zien is Thenardier from June 29 until further notice.
http://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=19327
Johnnytoc
Broadway Star Joined: 12/19/04
#32re: Les Miz cast changes -- Post them here!
Posted: 6/18/07 at 12:57pmWhy is megan being announced as if she's jsut joining the company? Hasn't she been understudying Eponine already?
#33re: Les Miz cast changes -- Post them here!
Posted: 6/18/07 at 1:00pmI think it's just bad phrasing. But yeah, she's always been Eponine understudy.
#34re: Les Miz cast changes -- Post them here!
Posted: 6/18/07 at 1:07pmAccording to his website, it looks like Robert Hunt's sudden promotion will keep him from doing several shows he's already signed onto, including Les Miz at the MUNY...
Johnnytoc
Broadway Star Joined: 12/19/04
#35re: Les Miz cast changes -- Post them here!
Posted: 6/18/07 at 1:10pmI wonder how long Ann Harada is safe for, this was just so crazy and sudden.
#36re: Les Miz cast changes -- Post them here!
Posted: 6/18/07 at 1:23pmI am so confused. Don't get me wrong, I really like Robert Hunt as Javert, I just don't see how his voice will go better with the orchestrations, or how he'll be doing anything that Ben Davis couldn't have been doing if directed.
ashley0139
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/3/05
#37re: Les Miz cast changes -- Post them here!
Posted: 6/18/07 at 1:25pmWow- congrats to Megan!!! I'm sooo excited for her. She's fabulous in the role and I can't wait to see her again!
#38re: Les Miz cast changes -- Post them here!
Posted: 6/18/07 at 1:34pm
Robert Hunt??
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millie_dillmount
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
#39re: Les Miz cast changes -- Post them here!
Posted: 6/18/07 at 2:25pmI'm seeing Les Mis July 4th and can't wait to see Megan in this role! I hope she's in that day. And Lea too.
#40re: Les Miz cast changes -- Post them here!
Posted: 6/18/07 at 2:27pmDoes anyone know why Ben Davis is leaving early? According to his website he was supposed to stay with the show until September.
#41re: Les Miz cast changes -- Post them here!
Posted: 6/18/07 at 2:28pm
But did you read his blog?
http://benjaminjaydavis.blogspot.com/2007/06/au-revoir-les-miz.html
javertim
Stand-by Joined: 4/20/05
#42re: Les Miz cast changes -- Post them here!
Posted: 6/18/07 at 3:31pmSomeone really needs to slap Cameron Mackintosh.
#43re: Les Miz cast changes -- Post them here!
Posted: 6/18/07 at 6:05pmI am soo happy for Megan McGinnis!
istillbelieve24601
Featured Actor Joined: 4/3/07
#44re: Les Miz cast changes -- Post them here!
Posted: 6/18/07 at 6:12pm
I think Cameron Mackintosh does these things just to prove that he's still a diva. That being said, it's really unfair that some talented people and some rising stars, as well as all the fans, have been hurt by his actions.
He's doing an awful job of casting the Les Mis revival. The only cast member so far I've really gone, "Oh, that's great casting!" was Lea Salonga, and she had to wait out Daphne Rubin-Vega, who shouldn't be doing musicals at all.
musicaltheater1
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/19/05
#45re: Les Miz cast changes -- Post them here!
Posted: 6/18/07 at 7:09pm
mikem - "I notice that Lea doesn't mention anything about Ann Harada."
Ann Harada is staying.
"After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music." Aldous Huxley
#46re: Les Miz cast changes -- Post them here!
Posted: 6/18/07 at 7:28pm
Salonga specified that understudies would be going on as both Javert and Eponine in the meantime.
Does this mean Megan McGinnis's promotion is only a temporary one?
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
#47re: Les Miz cast changes -- Post them here!
Posted: 6/18/07 at 7:33pm
Does this mean Megan McGinnis's promotion is only a temporary one?
I don't think so.
http://musicals.net/forums/viewtopic.php?p=763587#763587
Sylar2
Featured Actor Joined: 11/30/06
#48re: Les Miz cast changes -- Post them here!
Posted: 6/18/07 at 8:44pmCan we get a replacement for Max Von Essen? Like Survivor... vote him off the turn table?
Marianne
Stand-by Joined: 4/10/07
#49re: Les Miz cast changes -- Post them here!
Posted: 6/18/07 at 9:44pm
Hey now, he's improved. (And they let him ditch the wig, SCORE.)
Besides, Max is easily one of the better members of the now-decimated Les Mis cast. Ann, Gary, and Alex would probably get voted off before him.
(What would be the Les Mis version of Survivor anyway? "Who's going to be first up against the wall when the revolution comes?")
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