Out of Town to Broadway Cast Changes

[misto625]

Posted: 4/1/06 at 12:49am

I was curious about how many people were in a Broadway show's original cast but were not with the show during a pre-Broadway tryout, such as Joel Grey, William Youmans, Chris Fitzgerald, Kristy Cates and someone else in Wicked. Conversely, if you can list people who were in a show's pre-Broadway tryout and not the original Broadway cast, such as the recent Little Shop revival.

Updated On: 4/1/06 at 12:49 AM

[misto625]

Posted: 4/1/06 at 8:05pm

bump. No one has more examples?

[bare_nakedlady]

Posted: 4/1/06 at 8:06pm

The Late ROBERT STACK was the original announcer for the LSOH Revival. I wish they would've left him in!

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 4/1/06 at 8:26pm

Jack Noseworthy in Lestat

[jimnysf]

Posted: 4/1/06 at 9:44pm

Robert Morse as the Wizard in "Wicked" in SF (not NY).

[timote316]

Posted: 4/1/06 at 10:32pm

Janine LaManna and Kyra DeCosta were out-of-town replacements in Sweet Charity.

[Jon]

Posted: 4/1/06 at 11:06pm

When RAGTIME opened in New York, it was mostly the original Toronto cast, except they replaced Camille Saviola, who had played Emma Goldman in Toronto, with Judy Kaye,who had played it in Los Angeles.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 4/2/06 at 1:02am

Kristen Vigard --> Andrea McArdle (Annie)

Judy Kuhn --> Alice Ripley (Sunset Boulevard)

[lvpblues]

Posted: 4/2/06 at 3:20am

On a Clear Day You See Forever: Louis Jordan replaced by John Cullum
Seesaw: Lainie Kazan replaced by Michele Lee (watch the Rick McKay 'Broadway: The Golden Age' documentary for more on this specific instance)
Applause: Diane McAfee replaced by Penny Fuller
The Light in the Piazza: Celia Keenan-Bolger replaced by Kelli O'Hara
The Producers: Ron Orbach replaced by Brad Oscar (due to injury)

~Kev

[got-a-light]

Posted: 4/2/06 at 3:35am

that poor out of town annie girl!

[jimnysf]

Posted: 4/2/06 at 3:41am

Re: "Seesaw". Will it ever be revived?

Updated On: 4/2/06 at 03:41 AM

[lvpblues]

Posted: 4/2/06 at 4:01am

I don't know if Seesaw would work again in a commercial setting. Right now I'd say its best bet would be a Mufti/Encores concert staging. Or perhaps in a more daring and less likely situation Roundabout will have a look at it...?

[popular_elphie]

Posted: 4/2/06 at 10:31am

Piazza: Wayne Wilcox replaced by Matt Morrison
Jersey Boys: David Norona replaced by JLY
All Shook Up: Manley Pope replaced by Jarrod Emick, who was then replaced by Cheyenne

[mrkringas]

Posted: 4/2/06 at 12:17pm

How about the big one?

Sutton Foster replaced Erin Dilly in Millie.

That certainly had a massive impact on her career

[KChenowethfan]

Posted: 4/2/06 at 12:20pm

Alice Ripley---> Kerry Butler (Little Shop of Horrors)

Celia Keenan--Bolger---> Kelli O'Hara (Light in the Piazza)

[KChenowethfan]

Posted: 4/2/06 at 12:20pm

Updated On: 4/2/06 at 12:20 PM

[Dre2387]

Posted: 4/2/06 at 12:40pm

I believe that Brian Stokes Mitchell was in the workshop of DRS then John Lithgow took over.

[Jon]

Posted: 4/2/06 at 1:17pm

Actually, the entire cast of the Little Shop revival was replaced except for Hunter Foster.

[mallardo]

Posted: 4/2/06 at 2:29pm

Why was Judy Kuhn replaced in Sunset Boulevard, anyone know? She's on the OBC.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 4/2/06 at 4:23pm

The "OBC" is actually the LA cast.

And I believe she left because she was pregnant.

Updated On: 4/2/06 at 04:23 PM

[citrustwist]

Posted: 4/2/06 at 4:36pm

Didn't Erin Dilly do Thoroughly Modern Millie out of town? Sutton took over the role in New York. I believe Jim Stanek was Jimmy opposite Erin, to be replaced by Gavin Creel.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 4/2/06 at 4:37pm

No, Erin Dilly never actually performed Millie in front of an audience. She rehearsed in La Jolla and that's as far as she got.

Yes, Jim Stanek was Jimmy (and was wonderful!) but did not continue on to Broadway.
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