Shannon, the girl who was going to take over for Carly in July, is actually a standby, not an understudy. If they gave her the job now, theyd probably want to change her contract and get another standby- getting Marissa for a month (since she was available, clearly interested and already knows the role) was probably easier as well as a good move for picking up interest.
"I'm learning to dig deep down inside and find the truth within myself and put that out. I think what we identify with in popular music more than anything else is when someone just shares a truth that we can relate to. That's what I'm searching for in my music." - Ron Bohmer
"I broke the boundaries. It wasn't cool to be in plays- especially if you were in sports & I was in both." - Ashton Kutcher
She has some life. She gets to dance with Jerry Mitchell and wear William Ivey Long. Not so shabby. Oh, and she gets to be in a show with Bruce Vilanch. Lucky girl. Now they just need to bring back Kerry Butler!
I got my tix for the 14th! What was weird though-was that as I was checking dates, tickets that were available five and ten minutes before suddenly weren't anymore! They're selling out! The gays exploit EVERYTHING. geez.