Understudies you wish you saw!- Page 2

[allofmylife]

Posted: 2/24/07 at 3:08am

I saw Terry Klausner in Evita. She is very, very talented. I also saw her in "Sophisticated Ladies" with a guy, I swear could play Mr. Fantastic named P.J. Benjamin. Talk about limber.....

I saw Liza in Chicago (as I recounted here a few months back.) That is still the easiest way I know to induce chills. I just close my eyes and remember the way the audience changed from disapointment to utter elation during the course of the "Ladies and Gentlemen, at this performance..." announcement.

[Justice]

Posted: 2/24/07 at 3:13am

Karen Mason in Sunset Boulevard...although I never would have paid to see Sunset Boulevard.

[cate_w]

Posted: 2/24/07 at 8:01am

I really wanted to see Tina Maddigan in The Wedding Singer!

[DRSisLove]

Posted: 2/24/07 at 8:17am

I wanted to see Christia Sivrich play Julia in TWS, but from what I gather, she was only meh.

[jonartdesigns]

Posted: 2/24/07 at 9:43am

amy spanger as velma in chicago

marcus paul james as benny in rent

ava gaudet as mimi in rent

shoshana bean as velma von tussle

merwin foard as petruchio and jud fry

[PJ]

Posted: 2/24/07 at 9:56am

Nikkie Renee Daniels as Fantine.

[Chris T]

Posted: 2/24/07 at 10:16am

Yes, I'm another vote for Karen Mason in Sunset Blvd.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 2/24/07 at 10:19am

As I was suffering through Bernadette Peters in ANNIE GET YOUR GUN, I was wishing that the understudy had gone on for her

The 2nd time I saw HALF A SIXPENCE I was extremely disappointed that the understudy was in for the fabulous Tommy Steele. The understudy gave only a fair performance but went on to better things....it was Joey Gray.

If I had been born at the time, I wish I could have been at Erlanger's Theatre in NYC in 1930 the night my aunt, Marion Herson, stepped in for Nell O'Day. Now that would really have been exciting for me!

[mattonstage]

Posted: 2/24/07 at 10:59am

For those who didn't get to see her, I wish you had seen the great Linda Mugleston in Kiss Me Kate (Lili), Into the Woods (the Witch), and I'd wish I'd seen her in On the Town (Hildy), Nine (Luisa) and Wonderful Town (Ruth Sherwood). She is so talented, and I hope she gets a great role to originate soon.

[allofmylife]

Posted: 2/24/07 at 12:17pm

Joel Gray in Half aSixpence. I guess you know that the brother banker was played by young John Cleese.....

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 2/24/07 at 12:50pm

Shoshana as Velma von Tussle - what an age difference!

[MerMaggieGalinda]

Posted: 2/24/07 at 1:12pm

I wish I had seen Susan Owen or Kris Koop as Christine in Phantom so I wouldn't have had to deal with the worst Christine ever, Rebecca Pitcher.

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 2/24/07 at 1:32pm

Maureen Moore and Karen Mason in Sunset Boulevard and Maureen Moore in Gypsy. Maureen Moore is the standby queen having stood by for Bernadette in Song and Dance, as well.

[miss pennywise]

Posted: 2/24/07 at 1:36pm

Dottie, you do know Ms. Moore is now standing by for Christine Ebersole, right?

[stagegrrrl]

Posted: 2/24/07 at 2:26pm

um...me?
i vote for me :)

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 2/24/07 at 2:44pm

Miss Pennywise, I most certainly do.

[miss pennywise]

Posted: 2/24/07 at 2:51pm

Maybe you'll go back to see it if she's in it!!!!!

[PaigeByPaige]

Posted: 2/24/07 at 2:52pm

Emily Skinner as Lucy in "Jekyll & Hyde"

[Miss.Vanessi]

Posted: 2/24/07 at 3:04pm

Maureen Moore will be stepping in for Christine Ebersole tomorrow (25th) through Wednesday (28th). It's up on telecharge.com. There's your chance!

[Colle]

Posted: 2/24/07 at 8:05pm

I wish I saw Marissa McGowan as Eponine in Les Mis, from what I have heard about her I think I would have liked her better than Melissa Lyons.

[WickedGeek28]

Posted: 2/24/07 at 8:17pm

Maureen Moore has played / understudied some of the most celebrated female leads ever:

Rose in Gypsy
Fantine in Les Mis
Norma in Sunset Boulevard
Jenny in Threepenny Opera
Edith/Edie in Grey Gardens

I saw her as Rose and she was FIERCE. Her vocals were fantastic and her acting was breathtaking.

Updated On: 2/24/07 at 08:17 PM

[ClumsyDude15]

Posted: 2/24/07 at 8:36pm

Brad Anderson & Justin Patterson as Chad in All Shook Up
[saw Brad at Bryant Park, wonder how he was in the whole show.]

Laura Bell Bundy as Glinda in Wicked
Shoshana Bean as Tracy Turnblad and Matron/Prudy/Gym Teacher in Hairspray

Cara Cooper as Natalie/Ed in All Shook Up or Holly in The Wedding Singer.

[brainpolice23]

Posted: 2/24/07 at 8:44pm

"um...me?
i vote for me :)"

Frances, I'm beginning to think you're a narcissist.

[BSoBW2]

Posted: 2/24/07 at 8:52pm

Nowadays there are always ways to see understudies. Take the aforementioned narcissist, for example...

[otis33]

Posted: 2/24/07 at 8:54pm

who is she and what does she understudy?