roles understudying each other
roles understudying each other
jonartdesigns
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/04
#1roles understudying each other
Posted: 4/13/15 at 4:47pm
In looking at the cast list for the King and I, I noticed that Edward Baker-Duly is listed as understudying Murphy Guyer as Captain Orton, and Guyer is listed as Baker-Duly's understudy as Ramsey.
This choice seems strange to me, has it ever happened before?
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AEA AGMA SM
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/13/09
#2roles understudying each other
Posted: 4/13/15 at 4:57pm
I've had it happen in a regional production of How to Succeed where the producers decided to hire two different actors for Mr. Twimble and Wally Womper (roles that are often doubled in a lot of productions). Since the characters never appear onstage together they had the actors understudy each other.
pmensky
Broadway Star Joined: 7/18/11
#3roles understudying each other
Posted: 4/13/15 at 5:07pm
Laird Mackintosh, who plays Monsieur André over at Phantom, regularly fills in for the title role when the lead can't go on.
"Was uns befreit, das muss stärker sein als wir es sind." -Tanz der Vampire
#4roles understudying each other
Posted: 4/13/15 at 5:10pm
But that's not "each other."
Don't some productions have Firmin and André understudy each other?
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#5roles understudying each other
Posted: 4/13/15 at 5:11pm
^ Oops, I misread the point of the thread. My apologies.
"Was uns befreit, das muss stärker sein als wir es sind." -Tanz der Vampire
