Ricky Martin understudy
Ricky Martin understudy
Ricky Martin understudy#1
Posted: 5/3/12 at 2:00pm
Does anyone know if/when Ricky Martin's understudy ever goes on? I only have 2 possible opportunities to see Evita and I would be crushed if RM didn't go on. Wed or Sat matinee...what is my best bet? Thanks!
(p.s. sorry if this is already in another thread..I tried searching!)
Ricky Martin understudy#2
Posted: 5/3/12 at 2:15pm
not to burst your bubble, but you would be better off seeing RM understudy, Ricky is really bad, his performance reminds me of milk toast
BUT to be fair, it really is his show since everyone is screaming for him and he does get the biggest curtain call, I have not actually heard of him missing a performance. BUT, all the screaming for him when I saw it was very distraction. I started to think the people in the audience were not aware there was a storyline and it wasn;t a ricky matrin concert.
Updated On: 5/3/12 at 02:15 PM
Broadway Star Joined: 6/2/05
Ricky Martin understudy#2
Posted: 5/3/12 at 2:26pmHis only scheduled vacation is the first week of July, I believe. Other than that, he should be on. I saw him yesterday afternoon. He has a very good voice but his acting is sub par. He has nooo idea what to do with his hands and comes off as very amateurish. So you won't be missing much except for seeing a celebrity up close.
Ricky Martin understudy#3
Posted: 5/3/12 at 2:28pmHis understudies are Max Von Essen and Daniel Torres. I have no idea if either of them has gone on or not. Ricky is out of the show July 1-7 and August 5-11.
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/29/12
Ricky Martin understudy#4
Posted: 5/3/12 at 2:31pm
He seems to be doing every single show but he has vacation coming up the first weeks of July and August (I hope Marc Anthony fills in). I would think the theater would clear out and ask for refunds if there was an announcement made of an unplanned absence and you would have read about it here.
If you're going Wednesday night or Saturday matinee You won't be seeing Elena Roger - a lot of people on this board would call you lucky.
From IBDB.com: Understudies: Bradley Dean (Perón), Christina DeCicco (Eva Perón), Constantine Germanacos (Magaldi), Laurel Harris (Eva Perón), Brad Little (Perón), Emily Mechler (Mistress), Sydney Morton (Mistress), Jessica Lea Patty (Eva Perón), Daniel Torres (Che), Max von Essen (Che), Matt Wall (Magaldi).
Updated On: 5/3/12 at 02:31 PM
Ricky Martin understudy#6
Posted: 5/3/12 at 4:30pmI also would love to see Max von Essen in the role...I didn't realize Ricky was going to be out for a couple weeks during the summer. Hopefully they let the understudies actually go on, that would be enough to get me back in that theater because I thought Ricky was terrible.
Ricky Martin understudy#7
Posted: 5/3/12 at 4:33pmI plan on going back while Ricky is on vacation so I can see Max (assuming he's on) and Christina. I'd like to see two different takes on the lead roles.
Ricky Martin understudy#8
Posted: 5/3/12 at 5:28pmI'm seeing it tomorrow and wish I could see Von Essen instead of Martin...
Ricky Martin understudy#9
Posted: 5/3/12 at 5:53pmI would go back and see Max also, Hopefully he plays it as someone who actually cares that his country is being raped and not how RM is currently portraying it. I hope Max goes on in his place
Ricky Martin understudy#10
Posted: 5/3/12 at 5:58pm
It wouldn't be enough to bring me back to such a mediocre production -- especially not at those prices -- but I also would love to see MvE play the role.
Ricky Martin understudy#11
Posted: 5/3/12 at 6:13pmThis meeting of the Max Von Essen Fan Club is now called to order.
Ricky Martin understudy#12
Posted: 5/3/12 at 6:32pmI'm surprised Bradley Dean isn't understudying Che. He was the absolute best part of the last Equity Evita tour that went around a few years back.
Ricky Martin understudy#14
Posted: 5/3/12 at 10:36pmAh I would die to see Max Von Essen as Che. Crashing the fan club meeting.
Ricky Martin understudy#15
Posted: 5/3/12 at 10:43pmI'd also love to see Max as Che. I've seen him in so many shows at Sacramento Music Circus, it only seems right. :)
Ricky Martin understudy#16
Posted: 5/3/12 at 10:53pmI'll be seeing the show for the first time in August when Ricky is on vacation. I'm really hoping I get to see Max as Che... I have no desire to see Ricky at all
Broadway Star Joined: 4/12/07
Ricky Martin understudy#17
Posted: 5/4/12 at 7:29amAdd me to the club. I saw Max several times in "Xanadu" and I think he'd make an interesting Che. Hope he gets to go on in a few months!
Joined: 12/31/69
Ricky Martin understudy#18
Posted: 5/4/12 at 1:39pmSigning up for this club. Loved Elena but Ricky had no clue what he was doing. I would totally go back to see Max play the role
Ricky Martin understudy#19
Posted: 5/4/12 at 2:10pm
I have a weird fascination with Max in that I thought he was the least charismatic Jesus I'd ever seen, most miscast Enjolras I'd ever seen, and kinda too old to play Joseph, but I still really enjoy him in a general sense. 
(I've seen him as Sonny and Anthony Hope too! He's everywhere!)
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/5/04
Ricky Martin understudy#20
Posted: 5/4/12 at 2:12pmI am also in the Max Von Essen corner. This phenomenon reminds me of when Mario Lopez was in A Chorus Line and people were hoping he'd call out (as he increasingly did towards the end of his short run) so they could see Grant Turner or one of the other understudies.
Ricky Martin understudy#21
Posted: 5/4/12 at 2:17pmI loved Max in Xanadu but fell completely under his spell when his nude bottom was in my face at "Hello Again!"
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/29/12
Ricky Martin understudy#24
Posted: 5/5/12 at 7:21pmHe's subliminally telling all his haters on Broadwayworld.com to pucker up and kiss his fat, juicy, perfectly round Puerto Rican @ss.
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