yay for swings/understudies/ensemble members!

#1

yay for swings/understudies/ensemble members!

Posted: 9/1/04 at 6:33pm

who is your favorite? so you even know the names of any? which swing or understudy could so take over the part every show?

my heart goes out to yasmin alers-that girl has worked her but off as mimi for a long time. she is beyong the point of deserving that role... my life will not be complete unless i can open a playbill and see 'yasmin alers-MIMI'

anyways... what are your thoughts?

#2

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Posted: 9/1/04 at 6:34pm

NativeNewYorker would be proud of me... CHEYENNE JACKSON!!

also, props to: Barrett Foa and Saycon Sengbloh (though not currently on B'way, I still love her).

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#3

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Posted: 9/1/04 at 6:39pm

Ill second Cheyenne and Saycon. And Emcee she told me she was starting rehearsals for The Color Purple so she isnt gone!!

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Posted: 9/1/04 at 6:40pm

I say YAY for all the swings, understudies, and ensemble members that are on broadway because they are all so hard working and are under apprieciated.

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#5

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Posted: 9/1/04 at 6:40pm

I say YAY for all the swings, understudies, and ensemble members that are on broadway because they are all so hard working and are under apprieciated.

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#6

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Posted: 9/1/04 at 6:43pm

i love ensemble members. i also like seeing uderstudies unless its someone who i really like in the role(example i would be pissed to see mjw or carly jibson out) but would love to see john jeffrey as link.
john jeffrey martin tops my list
michael longoria
adam fleming
todd michael smith
rashad naylor
peter matthew smith
serge kushier
shoshana bean
michelle kittrell
hollie howard
and the rest of the ensemble of hairspray

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Updated On: 9/1/04 at 06:43 PM

#7

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Posted: 9/1/04 at 6:51pm

hmmmmm im not even going to begin a list. i think they are all awesome. even if i havent seen them. by the way.. whats the name of idina menzel's understudy? i really wish she would get some stage time... ::hides from angry mob of idina fans::

#8

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Posted: 9/1/04 at 6:52pm

Yay Jessica Grove!

#9

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Posted: 9/1/04 at 6:53pm

Peter Lockyer is my favorite. He understudied Rodolfo in La Boheme on Broadway. I saw him in the role twice and he was absolutely brilliant. Now he's with the Phantom tour and he understudies the Phantom, Raoul, Piangi, and Andre. Wow. He's also the nicest guy in the world and the only actor who knows my name. I adore him.

#10

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Posted: 9/1/04 at 6:59pm

Hah...Anyone know if Shoshana is single. She needs a nice Jewish boy to marry and I am quite willing to oblige. Her riff after "Mama, I'm a big girl now" was amazing and made me cream myslef everytime...oops...too much info.

Akiva

#11

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Posted: 9/1/04 at 7:14pm

You can ask her. Email her from her website. She replies quickly.

#12

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Posted: 9/1/04 at 7:18pm

My personal favs are Karmine Alers and Cheyenne Jackson

#13

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Posted: 9/1/04 at 7:20pm

John Jeffrey Martin if he played Link.

#14

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Posted: 9/1/04 at 7:24pm

Roxane Carrasco
Gabby Garcia
Michelle DeJean
Belle Calaway
Shawn Emamjomeh
David Burtka
Eric Jordan Young
Marc Calamia

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#15

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Posted: 9/1/04 at 7:34pm

link larkin wanna be last i heard she was going out with corey reyolds, dont know if there still going out.

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#16

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Posted: 9/1/04 at 7:41pm

Karmine Alers - BY FAR.

Her new album is being released in a few months, I believe.

#17

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Posted: 9/1/04 at 7:57pm

Jonathan Rayson did a great job as Seymour in LSoH.

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#18

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Posted: 9/1/04 at 8:14pm

EDEN ESPINOSA!!!!!
Cheyenne Jackson
Hollie Howard

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#19

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Posted: 9/1/04 at 8:34pm

Ooooooooooh how I would love to see "yasmin alers" listed in my playbill on september 7th *crosses fingers*

#20

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Posted: 9/1/04 at 8:43pm

My personal favs are Karmine Alers and Cheyenne Jackson

You are the best fake boyfriend ever. Those are my choices too! :)

Actually I would throw in Yasmin Alers and Adam Fleming (don't want to make Broadwayguy mad) :)

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Updated On: 9/1/04 at 08:43 PM

#21

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Posted: 9/1/04 at 8:52pm

linda muggleson

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#22

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Posted: 9/1/04 at 8:54pm

ray demattis in Little Shop...anyone else see him? he was Mushnik

#23

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Posted: 9/1/04 at 8:57pm

I adore Barrett Foa (Avenue Q- Rod, Princeton, Trekkie, Nicky) and Dominique Roy (Rent- Mimi). They shouldn't be understudies, but STARS.

#24

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Posted: 9/1/04 at 9:27pm

i saw ray as in lsoh not nearly as good as rob barlett

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#25

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Posted: 9/1/04 at 9:30pm

I thought Vance Avery as the Emcee in Cabaret was fabulous.