Upcoming Waitress cast replacements? — Page 17

xheybails said: "emily koch did not cover stephanie actually, she was still on the tour until mid-january - after sara had started. molly was on in stephanie’s track while she was jenna in december. i’d love for them to bring emily in but i don’t believe that is happening."

Koch came in during the tour's two week hiatus around Christmas and then went back on tour.

ACL2006 said: "xheybails said: "emily koch did not cover stephanie actually, she was still on the tour until mid-january - after sara had started. molly was on in stephanie’s track while she was jenna in december. i’d love for them to bring emily in but i don’t believe that is happening."

Koch came in during the tour's two week hiatus around Christmas and then went back on tour."

not that it’s a big deal but she didn’t? i know her and she spent the tour lay-off with her family in california :)

ACL2006 said: "xheybails said: "ACL2006 said: "xheybails said: "emily koch did not cover stephanie actually, she was still on the tour until mid-january - after sara had started. molly was on in stephanie’s track while she was jenna in december. i’d love for them to bring emily in but i don’t believe that is happening."

Koch came in during the tour's two week hiatus around Christmas and then went back on tour."

not that it’s a big deal but she didn’t? i know her and she spent the tour lay-off with her family in california :)"

They definitely brought in someone from the tour during the tour's break. I was told Koch, but I guess it was someone else."

sorry i’m honestly just curious, why you think they brought someone in from the tour? no one was listed in the playbill and molly jobe and tiffany hobbs were the only ones who went on for francine. there were also days where they had split tracks/were down an ensemble member when multiple people called out so had someone from the tour been there, that surely wouldn’t have happened?

The only person that was here from the tour during their week's break was Stephen Good as Dr. Pom.

There were no extra females brought in during Stephanie's previous run as Jenna...from the tour or anywhere. There are enough females to play all the major and minor parts. As always, the swings occasionally cover ensemble tracks that are played by the opposite sex when needed.... as happens in many B'way shows.

Updated On: 2/5/19 at 12:32 PM

natashalost said: "Call_me_jorge said: "If that were the case why would they plaster lucies face up on Times Square?"

My thinking was that they could save money by combining photo shoots for the two stars, however BWW is reporting that Lucie will join the Broadway company."

Agreed. It seems that people forget that these marketing campaigns are primarily for tourists who don't know the faces on posters, not for us insiders. Clearly, the point is for Joey McIntyre to be the focus of the campaign, but it was probably decided that having only his face with the word Waitress underneath him was odd, to say the least. Lucie is essentially a model, for all intents and purposes. If she does take over in NYC, great -- they've got photos of her to plaster everywhere. If she doesn't come to NYC, they've saved some money by shooting her and Joey together and they can use her solo photos all over London.

This is akin to the use of Ute Lemper on the Chicago marquee at the Ambassador (or any of the actors featured in their campaign, frankly). Your average ticket-buying tourist probably doesn't know who she is and whether or not she is in the show, but she's photogenic and accurately conveys the show's brand. (And yes, I know Ute was in the show in the past.)

Updated On: 2/5/19 at 03:56 PM

xheybails said: "ACL2006 said: "xheybails said: "ACL2006 said: "xheybails said: "emily koch did not cover stephanie actually, she was still on the tour until mid-january - after sara had started. molly was on in stephanie’s track while she was jenna in december. i’d love for them to bring emily in but i don’t believe that is happening."

Koch came in during the tour's two week hiatus around Christmas and then went back on tour."

not that it’s a big deal but she didn’t? i know her and she spent the tour lay-off with her family in california :)"

They definitely brought in someone from the tour during the tour's break. I was told Koch, but I guess it was someone else."

sorry i’m honestlyjust curious, why you think they brought someone in from the tour? no one was listed in the playbill and molly jobe and tiffany hobbs were the only ones who went on for francine. there were also days where they had split tracks/were down an ensemble member when multiple people called out so had someone from the tour been there, that surely wouldn’t have happened?"

Steven Good came in for 2 weeks to play Dr Pomatter between Drew and Gavin when the tour was on Christmas break. That's the only person from the tour that filled in in any capacity.

GiantsInTheSky2 said: "No clue if this would ever be s possibility/they would even consider, but I would just love to see Megan Hiltyand/or Laura Bell Bundy take on Jenna. Am I crazy?"

Both fantastic actresses but I just don’t see either of them in this role.

Does anyone know who's replacing Joey McIntyre in April?

TaylorLongTO said: "Does anyone know who's replacing Joey McIntyre in April?"

I don't think there's any information out there yet. I know there was talk of Leslie Odom Jr. stepping in at one point, but that seemingly fell through. There was also briefly a rumor that Mike Faist would take on the role, but I'm pretty sure that was only speculation, because I haven't been able to find a reputable source that mentioned him.

^ I'd say especially opposite Shoshana he'd look too young- that's not meant to be a dig to Sho, he just has a youthful look that lends him to playing teens and college age roles. I wouldn't be surprised if Joey extended a bit.