Who was the best understudy you have ever seen!
Who was the best understudy you have ever seen!
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Understudy Joined: 3/11/17
#2Who was the best understudy you have ever seen!
Posted: 3/16/17 at 10:08pm
Bre Jackson for The Color Purple.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 7/24/15
#3Who was the best understudy you have ever seen!
Posted: 3/16/17 at 10:10pm
Jonathan Wagner as Dewey in SOR.
#4Who was the best understudy you have ever seen!
Posted: 3/16/17 at 10:28pm
Jessica Lea Patty as Eva Peron, Josh Kobak St. Jinmy, Michael Luwoye as Aaron Burr, Jared Gertner when he was the Cunningham standby, and Bryan Fenkart in Memphis just off the top of my head.
#5Who was the best understudy you have ever seen!
Posted: 3/16/17 at 10:31pm
Gabrielle Ruiz in In the Heights! She was fantastic! Love seeing her on crazy ex-girlfriend now! Hope she goes into Hamilton or Great Comet!
#6Who was the best understudy you have ever seen!
Posted: 3/16/17 at 10:31pm
Jeremy Jordan as Drew in ROCK OF AGES (2009)
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#7Who was the best understudy you have ever seen!
Posted: 3/16/17 at 10:32pm
Cassie Okenka as Glinda
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#8Who was the best understudy you have ever seen!
Posted: 3/16/17 at 10:41pm
quizking101 said: "Jeremy Jordan as Drew in ROCK OF AGES (2009)
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#9Who was the best understudy you have ever seen!
Posted: 3/16/17 at 10:45pm
Tess Soltau as Glinda in Wicked.
#10Who was the best understudy you have ever seen!
Posted: 3/16/17 at 10:45pm
Tess Soltau as Glinda in Wicked.
Jarethan
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/10/11
#11Who was the best understudy you have ever seen!
Posted: 3/16/17 at 10:51pm
Not sure if she was an understudy or an alternate, but Terri Klausner in Evita was really outstanding. At the time, I could not make up my mind as to whether she or Patti Lupone was better in the role. This is not a dig on Patti -- she was great -- but Terri was that good.
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Broadway Star Joined: 12/20/15
#12Who was the best understudy you have ever seen!
Posted: 3/16/17 at 11:06pm
Nik BIELAK as Elder Cunningham in BOM.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 9/30/08
#13Who was the best understudy you have ever seen!
Posted: 3/16/17 at 11:14pm
Maureen Moore for Christine Ebersole in GREY GARDENS. Not u/s but what? standby? She was phenomenal.
#14Who was the best understudy you have ever seen!
Posted: 3/16/17 at 11:20pm
jbird5 said: "Nik BIELAK as Elder Cunningham in BOM."
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#15Who was the best understudy you have ever seen!
Posted: 3/16/17 at 11:26pm
I echo Maureen Moore in GG
but also
Maureen as Rose in "Gypsy" and Norma in "Sunset"
shes that amazing
#17Who was the best understudy you have ever seen!
Posted: 3/16/17 at 11:33pm
JONATHAN WAGNER AS DEWEY IN SCHOOL OF ROCK. UNBELIEVABLE.
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#18Who was the best understudy you have ever seen!
Posted: 3/16/17 at 11:36pm
I dont like to say anything is "the best", but I'll say Lisa Karlin was excellent as the Leading Player in the Pippin tour. That's a recent performance that comes to mind. There have been others, such as Jessica Phillips on instead of Alice Ripley in Next to Normal.
Updated On: 3/17/17 at 11:36 PM
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Leading Actor Joined: 12/10/18
#19Who was the best understudy you have ever seen!
Posted: 3/16/17 at 11:51pm
shrekster224 said: "... Bryan Fenkart in Memphis just off the top of my head. "
Yes. Came here to mention him and I'm glad someone beat me to it. I saw Memphis with Bryan in the lead when Chad was out on vocal rest for a bit, and he made the show. James Monroe Igleheart and Montego Glover were fantastic, but Bryan crushed it. He definitely elevated the material to a new level.
Also, Ben Hope as Guy in Once. Caught him a couple times and was blown away.
Honorable mention to Rick Holmes in Peter & The Star Catcher. He's only honorable mention material here because he was the understudy for Black Stache on Broadway, and I saw him when he was principle Black Stache off-Broadway. I've seen all the other principles to play it in the original productions and he was far and away the funniest. The scene where he lost his hand dragged on and on and you never wanted it to end. He loved doing it, and it was so clear in his performance. A master class in comedy acting.
#20Who was the best understudy you have ever seen!
Posted: 3/16/17 at 11:51pm
Jackie Burns in If/Then
#21Who was the best understudy you have ever seen!
Posted: 3/17/17 at 12:38am
Karen MacDonald for Cherry Jones in 'Glass Menagerie'. She was splendid in the role and got a wonderfully warm reception from the audience.
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#22Who was the best understudy you have ever seen!
Posted: 3/17/17 at 12:48am
helvizz said: " I dont like to say anything in "the best", but I'll say Lisa Karlin was excellent as the Leading Player in the Pippin tour. That's a recent performance that comes to mind. There have been others, such as Jessica Phillips on instead Alice Ripley in Next to Normal.
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I was lucky enough to see Lisa go on as the LP three times when she was the official "temp. replacement". She was absolutely stunning. I hate that she's currently touring in that horrible production of Little Mermaid as a part of the ensemble. She deserves better, but work is work I guess.
I'll also trow in Stephanie Torns as Dawn in Waitress, and Mamie Parris as Rosalie in School of Rock.
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#23Who was the best understudy you have ever seen!
Posted: 3/17/17 at 1:43am
Andrew Chappelle as Aaron Burr
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Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
#24Who was the best understudy you have ever seen!
Posted: 3/17/17 at 1:55am
Lainie Kazan as Fanny Brice in FUNNY GIRL
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#25Who was the best understudy you have ever seen!
Posted: 3/17/17 at 3:04am
I didn't realize he was an alternate versus understudy when I saw West Side Story for the 2nd time, but Jeremy Jordan as Tony is my favorite.
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#26Who was the best understudy you have ever seen!
Posted: 3/17/17 at 4:57am
Maria Mercedes is the Australian production of Sunset, she was everything the Deborah Byrne wasn't, the acting , singing superb. Up till seeing Glenn Close a couple of weeks ago Maria was the best Norma I had ever seen.
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