Posted: 5/14/15 at 10:43am
"Kathy, for the record, both Kevin Spirtas and Michael Halling were at various times standbys for Hugh Jackman in THE BOY FROM OZ; additionally, John Hill and Brad Anderson understudied the Peter Allen role. And Hugh J. was never "out." The producers decided to let the show go dark when he took vacation days. He never missed a scheduled performance, even when he had a fractured foot (he had it taped tightly and slightly adjusted the choreography while he healed). "
I didn't realize about Michael.He must have taken over when Kevin left perhaps.
Kevin is a friend of mind so I know he was disappointed he never went on but he understood why. Still it's a lot to learn an entire show as the lead performer and never go on even once...
I give standbys a lot of credit..they either never go on and they have people in the audience groaning when they do.
