Understudies you wish you saw!

[wickedfanatic34]

Posted: 2/23/07 at 2:45pm

Has there ever been a performance that you have attended that you wish you had seen the understudy in the role?

[antiandrewx]

Posted: 2/23/07 at 2:49pm

Well usually when I see RENT I'm always hoping that Karmine Alers will be on as Mimi.

[B3TA07]

Posted: 2/23/07 at 2:49pm

The Raul in the Phantom tour last April.


I mean he totally asked me out at the stagedoor.
But he wasn't that great.

[philcrosby]

Posted: 2/23/07 at 2:51pm

Wish I had seen Shirley MacLaine step in for Carol Haney in PAJAMA GAME.

[Amneris]

Posted: 2/23/07 at 3:09pm

yes the night they painted her shoes black with shoe polish. Must have been amazing and scary for her but, it made her a staaaaar!

[purpleprince101]

Posted: 2/23/07 at 3:12pm

i wish i could have seen laura bell bundy as glinda in wicked again

[Anthony3]

Posted: 2/23/07 at 3:15pm

I would like to see

Peter Lockyer on as The Phantom
Kris Koop on as Christine

[skingdom]

Posted: 2/23/07 at 3:16pm

kerry o'malley as the witch in into the woods
sarah uriarte berry as cinderella in into the woods
kate mulgrew in the officer's wife
laura bell bundy in wicked
and gavin creel in starting here, starting now.

if i think of more ill post.

[defyingravity11]

Posted: 2/23/07 at 3:32pm

Kristy Cates in Wicked!

[ThankstoPhantom]

Posted: 2/23/07 at 3:34pm

Anthony, Kris Koop is a stunning Christine.

I wish I could have seen Elena Shaddow as Laura in WIW.

[Julian2]

Posted: 2/23/07 at 3:37pm

Laura Bell Bundy in Wicked
Shirley MacLaine in The Pajama Game
The Male Understudy as the girl in Evil Dead

[mauriposa]

Posted: 2/23/07 at 3:43pm

Since Kristi Cates left Chicago's Wicked, I keep hoping to see Dee Roscioli's understudy because I don't really like her rendition of Elphaba.

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 2/23/07 at 3:59pm

Kristen Vigard in ANNIE
Shirley MacLaine in THE PAJAMA GAME
Lainie Kazan in FUNNY GIRL
Britney Spears and Natalie Portman in RUTHLESS!

[skingdom]

Posted: 2/23/07 at 4:06pm

i hate lindsay lohan.

[Raspberry]

Posted: 2/23/07 at 4:44pm

How about when Liza filled in for Gwen Verdon for two months? Does that count?

I also wish I'd seen Bryn Dowling do Roxie. She was so adorable and hilarious as Mona, I think she must make a fantastic Roxie. But the last time I went to Chicago (late January) she wasn't listed as being in the show at all. Hopefully she'll be back sometime.

[mattonstage]

Posted: 2/23/07 at 4:58pm

I wish I'd seen Karen Ziemba's understudy in Chicago.

[bigbigbill]

Posted: 2/23/07 at 5:01pm

Tina Maddigan in The Wedding Singer.

[marypoppsfan!]

Posted: 2/23/07 at 5:03pm

i saw tina maddigan!! She shouldve been the all-time Julia and i wish i saw Niki Scalera as Jane in Tarzan

[dry2olives]

Posted: 2/23/07 at 5:44pm

Larry Kert as Legs Diamond

[lightguy06222]

Posted: 2/23/07 at 5:52pm

Saycon Sengbloh, Kristy Kates, Laura Bell Bundy, Victoria Matlock... all in Wicked

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 2/23/07 at 6:07pm

Terri Klausner - alternate Eva in original Evita

Marcus Lovett - Carousel

Katy Grenfell, Donna Vivino and Leslie Kritzer as Tracy Turnblad.

Understudies I wish I hadn't seen - Annaleigh Ashford as Glinda on the Wicked tour.

[ashbash1990]

Posted: 2/23/07 at 6:11pm

I wish i could have seen Judy Kaye as Mrs.Lovett... But thats in addtion to seeing Patti...

[Gothampc]

Posted: 2/23/07 at 6:12pm

Liza when she stepped into Victor/Victoria. It was so wrong and yet so right.

[WickedGeek28]

Posted: 2/23/07 at 6:14pm

Judy put Patti to shame, her performance was perfect. So nuanced and well performed.

Lisa Brescia as Marian Halcombe (spl?) in The Woman in White.

[DRSisLove]

Posted: 2/23/07 at 9:05pm

Joe Cassisy as Freddy in DRS.
I saw Jason, but from what I hear, Joe was better.

I wish I saw Kern as Robbie in TWS.
I also wanted Kate Reinders to be out the night I saw Wicked, I didn't care who played Glinda, I just didn't want to see her... oh well.