What is your favorite understudy or standby?

[WickedGeek28]

Posted: 7/17/05 at 5:28pm

Talk about some of your favorites.

[Born2cthelightsofbway]

Posted: 7/17/05 at 5:30pm

One of my favorite understudys is for Phantom. The christine understudy, I believe her name was Susan Owen. She was sooooooooo good, better than some of the christines I have seen.

[My Fair Lady]

Posted: 7/17/05 at 5:35pm

Brian O'Brian (standby for Beast and Gaston) is amazing!

[MLE]

Posted: 7/17/05 at 5:53pm

Katie Adams, hands down. She went on for Kendra Kassebaum as Glinda both times I saw the Wicked tour in Chi-Town. I can't say enough good about her, as a performer and as a person! Her songs sounded great and her acting was so near perfect. She's also one of the sweetest people I've ever met! She's lot of fun to talk to, very friendly and always seems like she's in a great mood.

[superstarjpp]

Posted: 7/17/05 at 8:05pm

I dont know but I really love Maria Eberline as Elphaba. She was perfect in the role and I'm kinda glad I saw her over Stephanie J Block. Maria never struggled to hit any of the notes and she had such an amazing pleasant voice. I totally want to see her again

[Anakela]

Posted: 7/17/05 at 8:20pm

Ditto Katie Adams- I've seen her twice in L.A. now and I don't know that I like her 'better' than Kendra but Katie's is such an awesome performance. I love her Glinda, she plays it a bit more (understated?) than Kendra does, but Katie and Stephanie had such great chemistry, and I love Katie's voice, and in fact the second time I saw her I actually got excited by seeing her name on the 'at this performance' board in the lobby, which I never get excited by! :)

[MissElphie]

Posted: 7/17/05 at 8:23pm

I liked Jenna Leigh Green when she understudied for Elphaba in Toronto. She was fantastic.

[me3]

Posted: 7/17/05 at 8:54pm

Meghan Dreyfuss Sophie Mamma Mia!
Or Lisa Brescia Amneris in Aida
Or Carol Johnson Tanya Mamma Mia!

[sanda]

Posted: 7/17/05 at 8:56pm

Peter Lockyer in Phantom tour

[Winokur_fan]

Posted: 7/17/05 at 8:57pm

My favorite understudy is Katrina Rose for Tracy Turnblad on the Hairspray tour. It's a new love of mine...I am just now discovering who she is. There is a site with her music on it, and she's amazing!!! I also give credit to anyone who is an understudy--I don't know if I could handle the pressure. They are way underappreciated. I wish I could see Katrina as Tracy...who knows!

[whatyouown223]

Posted: 7/17/05 at 11:38pm

Leslie Kritzer as Tracy!!!

[NBC]

Posted: 7/17/05 at 11:44pm

My favorite standby is Charlotte d'Amboise as Charity.

And I do love Belle Calaway's Roxie, as well.

As far as understudies, I am adding to my list as of today Jim Borstelmann as Roger DeBris in The Producers. Hilarious, and what a voice! Who knew. Also Brooks Ashmanskas as Leo Bloom. And back to Chicago...Michelle DeJean as Roxie.

Past favorite understudies include Roxane Carrasco as Velma Kelly, Michael Kubala as Billy Flynn, Kevin Cahoon as Frank N Furter, and Marcus Lovett as Bobby Strong.

[JRTO2]

Posted: 7/18/05 at 12:00am

Stephanie Pitsiladis- Toronto's Tracy standby... wow!

I hear she might be in Wicked next. I can't wait!!!

[Winokur_fan]

Posted: 7/18/05 at 1:05am

Anyone noticing the trend of Tracy u/s's? Lol. I also love Iris Burruss (pardon my spelling) she is the understudy for all of the Urchins in LSOH. I saw the tour yesterday, and she played Crystal. This woman is amazing!! I couldn't help but wonder why she wasn't in the usual cast.

[MLE]

Posted: 7/18/05 at 1:22am

^^Yeah, I just saw her in LSOH on Thursday, she was great! In fact, I thought she had more energy than the other two who normally had the roles!

You must have seen the show at the APAC, right?? Updated On: 7/18/05 at 01:22 AM

[ljay889]

Posted: 7/18/05 at 1:26am

Um obviously Michelle DeJean as Roxie in Chicago. She is fantastic. Soon she is going to be headlining the tour - so it's obvious she is a GREAT Roxie.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 7/18/05 at 2:48am

David Michael Felty as Valjean; DB Bonds as Raoul.

[zoran912]

Posted: 7/18/05 at 3:30am

I saw Erin Maguire as The Cat in the Hat on the Seussical tour a few years back. She made me forget that Cathy Rigby was even involved in the show. She was THAT good.

[tim10086]

Posted: 7/18/05 at 4:14am

BRYAN BATT all the way.

[flaemmchen]

Posted: 7/18/05 at 10:12am

Hee hee hee...well, I'm a major Linda Mugleston shill, as everyone here knows, so it's no surprise that she's my favorite. Every time I see her name on the understudy board, I know whatever role she's playing is in very good hands.

David Burnham would be my favorite male understudy. When I saw him go on in Piazza, he was only in his second performance as Fabrizio and had barely any rehearsal, but he was absolutely amazing: beautiful voice, great characterization and sense of comic timing, and complete fearlessness despite the internal nervous breakdown I'm sure he was having. I hope they bump him up to the role when Matt leaves.

[Sluggy]

Posted: 7/18/05 at 10:17am

Aw, Flaemmchen, you beat me to it. I was going to give a shout out for Mugleston, so I'll just second yours. Unfortunately, I've only seen her in WT. Hope to see her in something else (a role of her own?) soon!

Updated On: 7/18/05 at 10:17 AM

[Racetrack]

Posted: 7/18/05 at 10:31am

When Les Miserables was last in Seattle two years ago Matthew Teague Miller was one of the understudies or standbys(would have to look at the program again) for Stephen Patterson. While I like Stephen Patterson, it was very cool to see someone else portray Marius and Miller's voice was really great compared to another tour of Les Miz I'd seen a few years previous.

[cabarethed]

Posted: 7/18/05 at 10:45am

Heather Laws was one of my all-time favorite Sally Bowles in Cabaret. I'd purposely make trips to see her if it was pre-announced. Kevin Cahoon was indeed fabulous as Frank-n-Furter.

[MissNY]

Posted: 7/18/05 at 11:02am

Rob Sapp as Boq in Wicked
Howie Michael Smith as Princeton/Rod in Avenue Q

[seymour krelborn]

Posted: 7/18/05 at 11:10am

Patty Goble in La cage for Jacqline (sp?) she's great.