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What is your favorite understudy or standby?
moulin724rouge
Stand-by Joined: 5/10/05
#50re: Who is your favorite understudy or standby?
Posted: 7/19/05 at 9:22pmI liked Lee Morgan in BKLYN
#51re: Who is your favorite understudy or standby?
Posted: 7/19/05 at 10:12pmNYC to Vienna would be my favorite syand-by
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#52re: Who is your favorite understudy or standby?
Posted: 7/19/05 at 10:47pmYea lee morgan was great in bkyln.
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#53re: Who is your favorite understudy or standby?
Posted: 7/25/05 at 6:41pmCheck out Lee's website at http://leemorganfans.tripod.com
proscello
Swing Joined: 5/25/05
#54re: Who is your favorite understudy or standby?
Posted: 7/26/05 at 12:47amI liked Patti Cohenour over Sarah Brightman (PHOTO) in a landslide.
ZONEACE
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/10/05
#55re: Who is your favorite understudy or standby?
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
when ducks grow thumbs then maybe my opinion will change.
TennesseeTwang
Broadway Star Joined: 6/26/05
#56re: Who is your favorite understudy or standby?
Posted: 7/26/05 at 2:20amI 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.
#57re: Who is your favorite understudy or standby?
Posted: 7/26/05 at 8:34amBetsy Joslyn was wonderful as Paula in The Goodbye Girl. Better than Bernadette in many ways (I saw both).
BroadwaySinger2
Leading Actor Joined: 4/12/07
#58re: Who is your favorite understudy or standby?
Posted: 4/16/07 at 7:04pm
My favorites are/were:
Saycon Sengbloh -- Wicked
Catherine Walker -- Mary Poppins
#59re: Who is your favorite understudy or standby?
Posted: 4/16/07 at 7:30pmMatthew Scott-Jersey Boys
#60re: Who is your favorite understudy or standby?
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
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Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#61re: Who is your favorite understudy or standby?
Posted: 4/16/07 at 7:38pmShouldn't the title of this thread be "WHO is your favorite understudy or standby"?
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whatever2
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/25/06
#62re: Who is your favorite understudy or standby?
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!!!!
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#63re: Who is your favorite understudy or standby?
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
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#64re: Who is your favorite understudy or standby?
Posted: 4/16/07 at 7:52pmFavorite that I've seen is Haven Burton as Maureen in Rent.
#65re: Who is your favorite understudy or standby?
Posted: 4/16/07 at 7:54pmLenora Nemetz.
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#66re: Who is your favorite understudy or standby?
Posted: 4/16/07 at 8:17pm
katie adams-wicked
megan hilty (before full time glinda)- wicked
karmine alers- rent
ashley0139
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/3/05
#67re: Who is your favorite understudy or standby?
Posted: 4/16/07 at 8:37pm
Wow, blast from the past thread.
Megan McGinnis in Les Mis. Someone get her a better role!
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#68re: Who is your favorite understudy or standby?
Posted: 4/16/07 at 8:39pm
4 words
CASSIE LEVY AS ELPHABA!
#69re: Who is your favorite understudy or standby?
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
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Updated On: 4/16/07 at 08:43 PM
#70re: Who is your favorite understudy or standby?
Posted: 4/16/07 at 8:46pmNiki Scalera does an awesome job as Jane in Tarzan. A different take on the character, which is nice to see.
SNLMedia
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/6/05
#71re: Who is your favorite understudy or standby?
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
"The world is a better place because of hairspray." - Michael Ball
#72re: Who is your favorite understudy or standby?
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.
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#73re: Who is your favorite understudy or standby?
Posted: 4/16/07 at 10:09pmMaureen Moore in Grey Gardens was AMAZING! I see her whenever she goes on.
Chrysanthemum62001
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/14/04
#74re: Who is your favorite understudy or standby?
Posted: 4/16/07 at 10:13pmFor me, it was always Vance Avery for the Emcee. The show has long since closed, but...he was incredible.
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