Mamma Mia Tour 1

Hey, I was wondering if anyone has seen the new replacements on the first National Tour of Mamma Mia.
Here is the current cast list

Sophie Sheridan CHILINA KENNEDY
Ali EMY BAYSIC
Lisa KAREN BURTHWRIGHT
Tanya CYNTHIA SOPHIEA
Rosie ROSALYN RAHN KERINS
Donna Sheridan DEE HOTY
Sky P.J. GRIFFITH
Pepper PHILLIP NERO
Eddie, Understudy: Sky JOE PAPARELLA
Harry Bright MICHAEL DEVRIES
Bill Austin CRAIG BENNETT
Sam Carmichael GARY LYNCH
Father Alexandrios Understudy: Bill Austin/Harry Bright MILO SHANDEL


Ensemble:


KIM CRAVEN Dance Captain, Swing
JENNIFER DINOIA Ensemble, Understudy: Ali
CODY GREEN Ensemble
LORI HALEY FOX Ensemble, Understudy: Donna/Tanya/Rosie
AMBER KRZYS Ensemble
MELANIE MERKOSKY Swing, Understudy: Lisa
DANIEL JASON O'KEEFE Swing
LISA RICHARD Ensemble, Understudy Donna, Tanya, Rosie
JAMES ROYCE EDWARDS Ensemble, Understudy Sky, Eddie
JESSICA RUSH Ensemble, Understudy Sophie, Ali
ANETTE MICHELLE SANDERS Ensemble, Understudy Rosie
ELIZABETH SHARE Ensemble, Understudy: Sophie/Lisa
IAN SIMPSON Ensemble, Understudy: Harry/Bill/Sam/Father Alexandrios
JASON SNOW Swing Understudy: Pepper
MICHAEL TORONTOW Ensemble, Understudy: Sky
DEVON TULLOCK Ensemble Understudy: Pepper/Eddie
SHAWN WRIGHT Ensemble, Understudy: Bill/Sam


New pricipals are ::
Chilina Kennedy :: Sophie (former understudy for the role. She was moved up just like Michelle Aravena who replaced Tina Maddigan on the tour)
Cythia Sophiea ::Tanya
Rosalyn Rahn Kerins ::Rosie
PJ Griffith :: Sky
Phillip Nero :: Pepper (former swing/Dance Captain in the Canadian cast)
Micheal DeVries :: Harry Bright (not sure how lond he has been with the cast)


I haven't seen it since Hoty and Aravena first took over for Pitre and Maddigan. Any thoughts on the new cast, or even pst replacement such as Ryan Silverman as Sky??

Also any links to photos of the new cast??

Here is a link to the website of Lisa Richard, who understudies Donna, Tanya, and Rosie. This page has backstage photos of here in costume as Donna and Tanya.
Lisa Richard

I liked Dee's Donna when I saw her.

I have two little dogs too.
Havanese Dogs. (Roxie and Velma)

There is a tour 2, so why is tour 1 still running? Please explain the national tour situation with me.

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i auditioned at an open call with jennifer in tour 1.. i think she was like the ONLY girl to get cast out of hundreds.

Thanks! That makes sense now.

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Hoty was good. Lund was better.

I don't know that I could ever accept anyone in the role of Donna other than Louise. As far as I'm concerned, she's the best! I'm so upset that the Broadway cast never recorded a cd.

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As an overall all ensemble I prefer the tours (1 and 2) better than the broadway cast. My option only… Has anyone seen Mary Ellen Mahonay as Tanya… she is BY far the best Tanya I have EVER seen

I agree that karren is beyond talented, but when i saw her she just screemed Norma Desmond to me. maybe its cause i also saw her as norma, and then her matched with judy kaye...muffff. i think judy was mis cast for this part and was suprised that she has stayed this long...she was outstanding in RAGTIME but dancing queen is just not her song. Joe and tina are great. both wonderful people on and off stge.

When I saw it, Lori Haley Fox was on for Dee Hoty, and I remember being incredibly impressed by her. Great voice, and she totally embodied the character. I'll be following the projects she does in the future for sure.

Same performance, I saw Chilina Kennedy, who was an understudy at the time...she was fine, I'm glad to see she got moved up.

Yes, I believe she was. I remember her bio saying something about returning to the show. And she understudied Donna in London too, didn't she?

Ehh..I beg to differ. Just my personal opinion- but I saw Gabrielle Jones as Donna about two weeks ago and thought she was HORRIBLE. She didn't have the charisma, looks or talent it takes to pull off Donna, and she just failed to move me. It actually was so bad, I laughed during SOS (Well, to be honest, that was also because of the the very nasal Gary Lynch as Sam- God only knows why he's stayed on for so long, he is the worst singer I've ever seen and he makes Sam such a nasty character, but that's another topic). During "Winner" she just stood there...trying really hard... so yeah, she hit the nots- but she wasn't acting!!

I may be biased because I love Louise so much... And I may have sounded a bit harsh...But I really thought she was the worst Donna I'd ever seen. Just my two cents.

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