Roles that significantly changed when their originators moved on? — Page 2

carousel94 said: "Mario Lopez getting the star treatment in A Chorus Line when he played Zach, being made the head of the pyramid formation when that track belongs to Paul… and the costume change from a sweater to a polo to show off his arms ?"

And don't forget that when his costume was changed from a sweater to a polo, they also added a hoodie for Larry (Nick Adams at the time). According to the rumor mill it was because Mario wanted to show off his arms, and also make sure that Nick's arms weren't competing with his.

I saw Mario from standing room and he was...all over the place. He just paced the entire back of the theatre, did push ups and sit ups, or was on his cell phone, stepping outside to make calls constantly. He never missed a Zach cue, I'll give him that, but it was still distracting and unprofessional.

bwayphreak234 said: "The role of Sug in The Color Purple revival varied wildly between the three women who played her during the run. Jennifer Hudson, Heather Headley, andJennifer Holliday. I don't think I've ever seen a role change so much from performer to performer as it did here."

I remember they altered the choreography and slightly altered the costumes when Holliday came in. Was anything changed between JHud and Heather Headley?

GiantsInTheSky2 said: "Plannietink08 said: "Just out of curiosity- who have you seen that was cookie-cutter to Idina and Kristin? I’ve seen several pairings and while they were playing the same characters…nobody is is doing what they did."

When I most recently saw Wicked (2018), Amanda Jane Cooper was playing the role of Glinda. Don't get me wrong, I loved Amanda in the role, but I thought she acted very similar to Kristin. She even looked like her.

When Joan Jett was replaced with Ana Gastyer in Rocky Horror, they traded the leather-and-chains costume for a loud and colorful teal outfit, and the character got a lot loopier in general. And they traded the guitar solo (which itself replaced Little Nell's tap) with a kickass electric violin solo.

But they're college freshmen for a short period of time. I don't think ages really matter in Wicked. It's a flashback story.

I always loved that Norbert was the first because he's so out of that realm and as a character actor, I love that he originated a "pretty boy" role. I kind of wish they'd have leaned into more of his character/party boy attitude as he's now just a pretty thankless boring role.