people you've seen in different roles in the same show??

This was just brought up in the Spelling Bee thread where people were talking about how the Broadway cast is moving out and the tour cast (I think?) is coming in...

Les Miz fired a bunch of people just before their tenth anniversary on Broadway and re-auditioned everyone. Christeena Michelle Riggs, who was playing Eponine before the overhaul, ended up as Cosette in the new cast.

Not quite an issue of a supporting actor covering a lead, but I think it's interesting nonetheless.

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I've seen Jennifer Evans in two of the female tracks on the Jersey Boys tour (the ones that aren't Mary Delgado). The women are kind of inconsequential in that show, though, so she didn't really make an impression.

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I'm drawing a blank right now so the only one I remember is seeing Michael Longoria as Joey and Frankie in Jersey Boys.

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I've seen WAY too many people in various roles as understudies (often the reason I went to said performance...) to list them all here.

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I saw Ed Begley play Brady in the original production of INHERIT THE WIND. A couple of years later I saw Begley play Drummond in a summer stock production.

I saw Barbara Cook play Carrie in a City Center production of CAROUSEL. A few years later she played Julie in a City Center production of CAROUSEL.

And, of course, everyone who stars in LITTLE ME plays a lot of roles

This week, I saw Maurice Murphy as Mitch Mahoney and Leaf Coneybear in 'Spelling Bee'. He was fine in both roles, although the volunteer speller next to him when he was Leaf was obviously quite frightened of him. XD

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Michael L. in Jersey Boys

Updated On: 3/26/07 at 11:28 AM

I was so sure someone would have done this already, so I'll be the first!
Christine Ebersole plays Big Edie in Act I and Little Edie in Act II. Technically, that's two roles in the same show, is it not?

For that matter, so are John McMartin, and Matt Cavenaugh (Erin Davie, too, for "Choose to Be Happy".)

Other literal shows:
Jeff Keller and George Lee Andrews switched between Andre/Firmin in Phantom.
Saw Derrick Williams in the chorus of "Wicked" then he went on as Fiyero replacement.

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OK, I'll bite.

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Tim Martin Gleason as the Phantom and Raoul
DB Bonds as the hairdresser and Raoul
Joseph Dellger as André and the Phantom

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Drew Sarich as Laurent and Armand

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Evan D'Angeles as Chip and Mitch

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Randal Keith as Brujon and Valjean
Trent Blanton as Grantaire and Javert
Paul Truckey as Grantaire and Javert
Edward Juvier as Joly and Marius
Bart Shatto as Courfeyrac and Valjean
Kevin David Thomas as Babet and Marius
Charles Hagerty as Joly and Marius
Ben Davis as Feuilly and Enjolras
John-Andrew Clark as Feuilly and Enjolras
Stephen Tewksbury as Enjolras and Javert
David McDonald as Grantaire and Thénardier
James Chip Leonard as Claquesous and Thénardier
Robert Hunt as Claquesous, Thénardier, Courfeyrac, and Javert (!)
Ivan Rutherford as Courfeyrac and Valjean
Brian Neal Clark as Combeferre and Javert
Pierce Peter Brandt as Combeferre and Javert
Daniel Bogart as Babet and Marius
Matt Clemens as every male ensemble character at one time or another

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Graham Fandrei in the ensemble and as Schaunard

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Garrett Zuercher in the ensemble and as Huck Finn

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Christopher Lee Michaels in the ensemble and as Chris

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Updated On: 3/26/07 at 03:54 PM

Karmine Alers as Mimi, Marks Mom, Maureen, and Alexi Darling in RENT.
Krysta Rodriguez as Ilse, Martha and Anna in Spring Awakening.

I've seen dozens of actors in more than one role in a particular show but just in Rent alone, I've seen these people in two or more roles:

Luther Creek, Norbert Leo Butz, Chad Richardson, Dean Balkwill, Sebastian Arcelus, Cary Shields, Jeremy Kushnier, Jay Wilkison, Trey Ellett, Will Chase, Joshua Kobak, Matt Caplan, Matthew Murphy, Curtis Cregan, Ben Roseberry, Jai Rodriguez, Rob Glean, Marcus Paul James, Shaun Earl, Pierre Angelo Bayuga, Peter Matthew Smith, Tony Vincent, Christian Anderson, Horace Rogers, Todd Pettiford, Gavin Hope, Darryl Ordell, Juan Carlos Gonzalez, Enrico Rodriguez, Marcus Chaney, Thom Allison, Andy Senor, Justin Johnston, Dominique Roy, Haven Burton, Kendra Kassebaum, Christine Bandelow, Maggie Benjamin, Tamara Podemski, Ava Gaudet, Karmine Alers, Yassmin Alers, Antonique Smith, Karen Olivo, Kristen Lee Kelly, Nina Metrick, Shelley Dickinson, Maia Nkenge Wilson, Danielle Lee Greaves, Crystal Monee Hall, Jennifer Talton, Caren Lyn Manuel, Jenna Noel, Sheila Coyle, Anika Larsen, Scott Hunt, Jake Manabat, Alan Swadener, Mark Setlock, Colin Hanlon, Joshua Greene, Rhett George, Charles Azulay. And there are probably more! :)

I've seen John Brady play Zazu and Timon in The Lion King
Also Jeff Binder as Zazu and Scar (!)

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