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broadwayboy222

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Waitress Potential Cast Replacements #1
Posted: 9/4/16 at 7:06pm

I've been obsessed with the cast album this past week and thought about some people who might make wonderful replacements later in the run once the current principals depart:

Jenna: Carmen Cusack/Caroline Bowman/ Stephanie Torns (would LOVE to her bumped up to principal or even do the role on tour!)

Becky: Katie Thompson/ Bonnie Milligan/Shauna M. Hamic

Dawn: Lindsay Mendez/ Annaleigh Ashford/ Jeanna De Waal/ Haven Burton/ Arielle Jacobs

Ogie: Rob McClure

Joe: Would kind've be fun to see George Hearn come back in a role like this!

Dr. Pomatter: James Snyder/ Kevin Massey/ Bryce Pinkham

Earl: Andy Karl/ Joe Tippett

Thoughts? Other people you would like to see in this show?

Call_me_jorge

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Waitress Potential Cast Replacements #2
Posted: 9/4/16 at 7:13pm

Christine Dwyer as Jenna would be phenomenal.

it would also be a nice beautiful renuion with Anika Larsen as Dawn and Jake Epstein or Jarrod Spector as the doctor.

And I remember this musical I remember their brilliance And I might never sleep again...

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Waitress Potential Cast Replacements #3
Posted: 9/4/16 at 7:19pm

I'd love to see Desi Oakley as Jenna, her voice is perfect for that music.

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Waitress Potential Cast Replacements #4
Posted: 9/4/16 at 7:34pm

My dream is Orfeh as Becky and Carmen as Jenna. Talk about perfection

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Waitress Potential Cast Replacements #5
Posted: 9/4/16 at 8:27pm

Totally support Orfeh as Becky all day!

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Waitress Potential Cast Replacements #6
Posted: 9/4/16 at 9:24pm

I'd love to see Elle McLemore as Dawn. Adam Jacobs could be a great Dr. Pomatter also.

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Waitress Potential Cast Replacements #7
Posted: 9/4/16 at 9:33pm

I can't help but think of how perfect Megan Hilty would be as Jenna.

"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"

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Waitress Potential Cast Replacements #8
Posted: 9/4/16 at 9:36pm

If Katie Thompson played Becky, I would go all the way up to New York to see her.

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Waitress Potential Cast Replacements #9
Posted: 9/12/16 at 3:35pm

William Popp starts as Earl on Sept. 23.

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/SLEEP-NO-MOREs-William-Popp-Will-Join-Cast-of-WAITRESS-This-Fall-20160912

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Waitress Potential Cast Replacements #10
Posted: 9/12/16 at 3:42pm

Is Kimiko coming back at all?

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Waitress Potential Cast Replacements #11
Posted: 9/13/16 at 4:53pm

I didn't want to start a new thread but did anyone else notice that on playbill vault Jessie is no longer listed as Jenna but Stephanie Torns is? Did I miss something?

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Waitress Potential Cast Replacements #12
Posted: 9/13/16 at 5:13pm

Whoa. What is up with that?

http://www.playbill.com/personlistpage/person-list?production=00000151-b783-d86d-a375-ffc779cc0000&type=cp#cc

usn120 said: "Really... REALLY...? It's been 8 years and you thought it was worth bumping to share that you THINK Broadway "Star" Alex Wyse is Jewish?"

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Waitress Potential Cast Replacements #13
Posted: 9/13/16 at 5:16pm

I would assume Jessie is just on vacation and needed Stephanie to cover for an extended period of time. I'm probably wrong though.

And I remember this musical I remember their brilliance And I might never sleep again...

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Waitress Potential Cast Replacements #14
Posted: 9/13/16 at 5:34pm

Laura Osnes as Jenna....

If that can't happen I think Caissie Levy would be great if she could nail the accent and tone of the material...

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Waitress Potential Cast Replacements #15
Posted: 9/13/16 at 5:39pm

I saw Jessie on Sunday matinee. Surprised I didn't notice any outage notice on the website when I was buying the tix

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Waitress Potential Cast Replacements #16
Posted: 9/13/16 at 5:44pm

Valentina3 said: "I saw Jessie on Sunday matinee. Surprised I didn't notice any outage notice on the website when I was buying the tix

It said "arrived Sept. 13" so must be new? I really really hope this is temporary because I wanted to see Jessie one more time

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Waitress Potential Cast Replacements #17
Posted: 9/13/16 at 5:47pm

slumdogdelaware said: "Valentina3 said: "I saw Jessie on Sunday matinee. Surprised I didn't notice any outage notice on the website when I was buying the tix

It said "arrived Sept. 13" so must be new? I really really hope this is temporary because I wanted to see Jessie one more time

"

I feel like if she was gone for good they'd have made an actual announcement. The situation is just odd because a) no announcement about Jessie taking a leave of absence was made and b) if she is just on a brief vacation they don't usually change around the playbill. I just hope she's ok and we find out what's happening soon.

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Waitress Potential Cast Replacements #18
Posted: 9/13/16 at 5:51pm

I just reached out to Playbill to hopefully get some more info about this.

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Waitress Potential Cast Replacements #19
Posted: 9/13/16 at 5:55pm

slumdogdelaware said: "I just reached out to Playbill to hopefully get some more info about this."

If she's on a planned, extended vacation they really should have posted it on Ticketmaster. I'm on my phone so it's not easy to check that but I will later.

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Waitress Potential Cast Replacements #20
Posted: 9/13/16 at 6:25pm

Updated On: 9/13/16 at 06:25 PM

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Waitress Potential Cast Replacements #21
Posted: 9/13/16 at 6:38pm

PlaybillVault strikes again. She hasn't left. They have a tendency toward huge errors.

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Waitress Potential Cast Replacements #22
Posted: 9/13/16 at 7:29pm

starcatchers said: "PlaybillVault strikes again. She hasn't left. They have a tendency toward huge errors.

"

Ok! Sorry to have started a panic! I was just so shocked when I checked playbill vault to see if they had updated who played Lulu and saw Jessie gone. I wanted to know if something had happened or if I'd completely missed something big.

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Waitress Potential Cast Replacements #23
Posted: 9/13/16 at 10:02pm

To clarify, I reached out to them and they said "That's the casting this week. No accidents in the vault this time!"

She he is on vacation. I guess they took her out of the playbill for a week. American in Paris used to do the same thing when either of the two leads would go on vacation.