Other Addams Family Cast Replacements
Other Addams Family Cast Replacements
Other Addams Family Cast Replacements#1
Posted: 1/26/11 at 11:55am
Besides Roger Rees, Rachel Potter who previously understudied Glinda on a tour of Wicked will be replacing Krysta Rodriguez as Wednesday. She announced it on Twitter, Facebook, etc. Here's a video of her singing Defying Gravity:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgUurEJ2oYY (posted with the new rules for broadwayworld in consideration)
Other Addams Family Cast Replacements#2
Posted: 1/26/11 at 12:08pmAnyone know who the new Grandma is?
Other Addams Family Cast Replacements#2
Posted: 1/26/11 at 12:19pmAre all of these replacements beginning in early March, or do some begin sooner than that?
Stand-by Joined: 10/28/06
Other Addams Family Cast Replacements#3
Posted: 1/26/11 at 12:32pmYeah did she mention when she's joining the cast?
Other Addams Family Cast Replacements#4
Posted: 1/26/11 at 12:36pmI believe she said March 8th, with everyone else. Except Roger Rees joins three weeks later with Jim Borstlemann and Merwin Foard alternating until then. When she first announced it, she only said, "I'm taking over the role of Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family on Broadway!! "
Other Addams Family Cast Replacements#5
Posted: 1/26/11 at 12:37pmA lot of the original cast (Carolee,Jackie,Krysta, Kevin, Terrence,Wesley and Nathan) are leaving March 6th
Other Addams Family Cast Replacements#6
Posted: 1/26/11 at 12:46pmBecca Ayers has joined the cast. She's an ancestor as well and also understudies Morticia, Alice Beineke & Grandma
Other Addams Family Cast Replacements#7
Posted: 1/26/11 at 1:10pm
Tommy Berklund also replaced Barrett Martin as an Ancestor and Lurch u/s.
Mo Brady replaced Clark Johnsen as an Ancestor and Lucas u/s.
Lisa Karlin replaced Alena Watters.
Cortney Wolfson replaced Morgan James, but she's only u/s for Wednesday since Becca Ayers is covering Alice. I think Cortney's already gone on, but can anyone confirm?
Other Addams Family Cast Replacements#8
Posted: 1/26/11 at 5:08pmOMG YES! Rachel Potter is fantastic! So excited for her!
Other Addams Family Cast Replacements#9
Posted: 1/26/11 at 5:57pmI've never had the chance to see this show yet. Should I try to get there before Krysta leaves? She's actually the main reason why I want to go.
Other Addams Family Cast Replacements#10
Posted: 1/26/11 at 6:02pmAny idea what Krysta is going to be up to after this?
Other Addams Family Cast Replacements#11
Posted: 1/26/11 at 6:04pmWell if she is the main reason you want to see it then I think you answered your own question. I saw it and it was horrible it was just... not good. Bu t she was great, the whole cast did the best they could do with the material they were given.
Other Addams Family Cast Replacements#12
Posted: 1/26/11 at 6:09pm
Glad they're all moving on from this crap. A job's a job but they've done their time.
Hoffman'd be a hoot as a nun in Sister Act.
Other Addams Family Cast Replacements#13
Posted: 1/26/11 at 6:52pmJessica Lea Patty is also leaving the show.
Other Addams Family Cast Replacements#14
Posted: 1/26/11 at 10:03pmI believe jamiekennywicked is incorrect. Hoffman isn't leaving until sometime in the summer.
Other Addams Family Cast Replacements#15
Posted: 1/27/11 at 12:10am
Damn. They're all getting out ASAP. lol I can't wait to see who will replace Kevin. He's so perfect in that role.
Has anyone seen Merwin as Gomez?? How is he?
Other Addams Family Cast Replacements#18
Posted: 1/27/11 at 5:16pmI heard that Shields is replacing Carolee.
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
Other Addams Family Cast Replacements#19
Posted: 1/27/11 at 5:20pmNo, it's Brooke for Bebe. Mark my words.
Other Addams Family Cast Replacements#20
Posted: 1/27/11 at 5:26pmBebe is with the show till summer, correct?
Other Addams Family Cast Replacements#21
Posted: 1/27/11 at 5:38pmI believe Bebe signed a 6 month extension until August. someone correct me if I'm wrong.
Other Addams Family Cast Replacements#22
Posted: 1/27/11 at 5:45pmIs Brooke no longer involved with LEAP OF FAITH? Or are they not planning on transferring in the fall anymore?
Other Addams Family Cast Replacements#23
Posted: 1/27/11 at 6:20pmbebe is continuing with the show after nathan leaves. i don't know for how long
Other Addams Family Cast Replacements#24
Posted: 1/27/11 at 7:23pm
I saw Merwin Ford on for Nathan Lane- the show was so tailored to Lane that someone who is nothing like him, like Merwin Ford is totally lost in the part. What made it worse was that the entire cast attempted to compensate for Lane's absense making an already shaky show seem so flat and lifeless that I actually pitched a fit at intermission and got my money back. This was the week before Lane was supposed to be on vacation and was
"sick" again. When the House manager had the nerve to tell me that Mr. Lane never misses a performance I had a slight outburst and pointed to one of the people with me that evening and informed him that it took him 3 times to finally see him in The Producers.
I have seen other understudies in large roles who were wonderful, but this show and that part was totally created with Nathan Lane and only Nathan Lane in mind.
I would not be one bit surprised if some direction is changed to allow Mr. Ree's to make the part his own, an opportunity that an understudy or stand-by in poor Merwins case, is never afforded.
I did however see him on for Terrance Mann and I must say that I actually like him as Mel better.
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