What is your favorite understudy or standby?- Page 3

[moulin724rouge]

Posted: 7/19/05 at 9:22pm

I liked Lee Morgan in BKLYN

[Elphaba]

Posted: 7/19/05 at 10:12pm

NYC to Vienna would be my favorite syand-by

[WickedGeek28]

Posted: 7/19/05 at 10:47pm

Yea lee morgan was great in bkyln.

[bostongirl213]

Posted: 7/25/05 at 6:41pm

Check out Lee's website at http://leemorganfans.tripod.com

[proscello]

Posted: 7/26/05 at 12:47am

I liked Patti Cohenour over Sarah Brightman (PHOTO) in a landslide.

[ZONEACE]

Posted: 7/26/05 at 1:03am

umm, Kendra Kassebaum for Maureen in Rent

Shannon Durig (before she got the full-time gig) for Tracy in Hairspray

[TennesseeTwang]

Posted: 7/26/05 at 2:20am

I like Bob Gaynor in everything. He's a better singer and actor than most of the stars for whom he subs. For the life of me, I don't know why he doesn't land more leads.

[melissa errico fan]

Posted: 7/26/05 at 8:34am

Betsy Joslyn was wonderful as Paula in The Goodbye Girl. Better than Bernadette in many ways (I saw both).

[BroadwaySinger2]

Posted: 4/16/07 at 7:04pm

My favorites are/were:


Saycon Sengbloh -- Wicked
Catherine Walker -- Mary Poppins

[obsessedjb]

Posted: 4/16/07 at 7:30pm

Matthew Scott-Jersey Boys

[dancingthrulife04]

Posted: 4/16/07 at 7:32pm

Lee Morgan - BKLYN
Patti Cohenour - LiTP
Tina Maddigan - The Wedding Singer (I may have liked her a teensy bit more than Benanti, but that's another discussion)
Maureen Moore - Grey Gardens
Jason Gillman - DRS

[Dollypop]

Posted: 4/16/07 at 7:38pm

Shouldn't the title of this thread be "WHO is your favorite understudy or standby"?

[whatever2]

Posted: 4/16/07 at 7:39pm

why does the subject line still read "WHAT is Your Favorite Understudy ..." if wickedgeek28 corrected his/her most heinous grammatical error over two years ago?!?!?

OUCH! OUCH! OUCH!

my eyes hurt!!!!

[Kelly2]

Posted: 4/16/07 at 7:50pm

Current favorite understudies:
Nadine Isenegger - A Chorus Line
Jim Daly - Altar Boyz
Krysta Rodriguez - Spring Awakening
Kristin Carbone - Mary Poppins
Marcus Paul James - Rent
Kevin Kern - The Wedding Singer
Andrew Call - High Fidelity
Telly Leung - Rent
Karmine Alers - Rent

[Unknown User]

Posted: 4/16/07 at 7:52pm

Favorite that I've seen is Haven Burton as Maureen in Rent.

[theaterkid1015]

Posted: 4/16/07 at 7:54pm

Lenora Nemetz.

[steven22]

Posted: 4/16/07 at 8:17pm

katie adams-wicked
megan hilty (before full time glinda)- wicked
karmine alers- rent

[ashley0139]

Posted: 4/16/07 at 8:37pm

Wow, blast from the past thread.

Megan McGinnis in Les Mis. Someone get her a better role!

[ucjrdude902]

Posted: 4/16/07 at 8:39pm

4 words

CASSIE LEVY AS ELPHABA!

[ClumsyDude15]

Posted: 4/16/07 at 8:43pm

Micheal Longoria as Frankie in Jersey Boys [yes I know he is also an alternate, but he's still amazing!]

Michelle Dowdy as Tracy in Hairspray

Julie Reiber as Natalie/Ed in All Shook Up

David Josefberg as Sammy in The Wedding Singer

Tina Maddigan as Julia in The Wedding Singer

Updated On: 4/16/07 at 08:43 PM

[Shakespearean]

Posted: 4/16/07 at 8:46pm

Niki Scalera does an awesome job as Jane in Tarzan. A different take on the character, which is nice to see.

[SNLMedia]

Posted: 4/16/07 at 8:58pm

Oh, so many...

Jim Daly as Luke and Matthew in Altar Boyz
Michael Cunio as Corny in Hairspray
Jason Gillman as Freddy in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Tyler Hanes as Link in Hairspray
Todd Buonopane as Leaf and Panch in Spelling Bee
Arbender Robinson as Seaweed in Hairspray
Aymee Garcia as Kate/Lucy in Avenue Q
Joey Sorge as Robert in Drowsy

[everythingtaboo]

Posted: 4/16/07 at 10:01pm

Somehow, I haven't seen too many understudys in major roles, and I've seen many shows more than once...

I did love Megan Sikora in Wicked, much better than the normal Glinda.
I did like Bob Gaynor in Taboo, did a tremendous Ich Bin Kunst.

There a couple I did not like, but that's another thread.

[rosekwbp]

Posted: 4/16/07 at 10:09pm

Maureen Moore in Grey Gardens was AMAZING! I see her whenever she goes on.

[Chrysanthemum62001]

Posted: 4/16/07 at 10:13pm

For me, it was always Vance Avery for the Emcee. The show has long since closed, but...he was incredible.