ROA understudies. — Page 2

Contantine's understudy/standby is really good, I saw him perform at Bryant Park

haha, the LEDS do add a cool effect as well.

I went to the 7/21 show and Tad was on for Lonny. I thought he did a great job, and was hilarious. I would've loved to have seen Mitch, but Tad definitely did not dissapoint.

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I think they ran out of the lighters--- Everyone got one last week, but none given out Tues-- They are VERY cool !!

Jeremy Jordan is playing Franz this Thursday night, according to his facebook page.

"They gave them to everyone at the Tonys also."

Yeah, I kind of saw all the lighters turn on during their performance, and when Jeffrey Rush waved his lighter at his acceptance speech.

I liked Tad as Dennis. His straight-man, deadpan deliver of a lot of the lines worked very well, since he has a Kyle Gass quality about him. Gass originated the role in Los Angeles, I believe, and supposedly that's where Lonny's Jack Blackiness comes from, so that the two would have their iconic onstage chemistry together.

Also, I'm pretty sure ROA is the only musical yet to have both a "surprise gay" and a "surprise straight" in the same show.

Darquegk, interesting catch about the surprise gay AND surprise straight. They broke stereotypes, and it was great.

Another thing I liked, the name "Regina"... They could have done a cheap joke with it, and you expected they would, but instead they just let it go and the audience laughed at the name anyway. Kind of a joke on the audience, and it worked.

Hear from a ROA cast member herself about understudying roles and how difficult the show is!
https://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=61808

"Barney," props actually to Darquegk.

i don't know if i would use the "remember when you INSERT WHATEVER ADLIB HERE that baby llama" as a reference. i've heard every word used from bang to schtuped as well as "do you remember what you did with that baby llama". i think it just depends on the night and the audience how far they take that line.

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I wasn't aware it was a nightly ad-lib, as the score just says "****ed."

I think this thread needs a SPOILER ALERT in the title, asap.

I am absolutely ROFLing about your analysis, Darquegk. It's quite good, but it's almost surreal considering the subject matter.

At the risk of analysis paralysis, my two cents, which are worth exactly that, is I thought Lonny, as played by Mitch, was gay. I didn't think so at the beginning (don't forget the camel toe shirt too), but after the duet it made sense that he was based on his Jack Blackian behavior.

Dennis is another matter. The scene where he hires Sherrie after he catches a glimpse of her picking up a penny... suggests straight. Also, Adam Dannheiser is so serious, when he starts on his part of the duet, I laughed (and clapped) the hardest (until the spin).

I reconciled all this by remembering that the show is set in the Reagan era, when it was more difficult for some men to come out.

As for Wesley Taylor, it will be a loss for the show. In another thread I posited Neil Patrick Harris in the part.

Someone responded he isn't the right age and is wrong for the part of Franz. I don't agree. I think NPH can play young (Dr. Horrible). And yes he is 36, but Constantine is 33 or 34. Amy Spanger is 38, so Neil's age is no big deal to me. I think he'd be hilarious with an accent.

I am probably in the minority. Not looking forward to Addams Family. Hope it is a big break for Wesley though.

Updated On: 8/8/09 at 06:20 AM