Cursed Child covers/understudies

[VotePeron]

^ His instagram shows he's on vacation upstate, so I'm assuming he'll be out all week.

[rwkpa26]

Anthony is out next week, right?

[Lauren2]

I guess I came at the right time between everyone’s vacation! How is James doing? Can you give us some specifics?

[willep]

VotePeron said: "^ His instagram shows he's on vacation upstate, so I'm assuming he'll be out all week."

I don’t think the Hamptons (as seen on his Instagram) is considered upstate, but I do think someone, perhaps PThespian, mentioned that he is taking the week off.

[Lauren2]

So James is on as Albus right now and I know Joey can do Albus as well. The question is who understudies for Scorpius? Who is going to go on next week?

[sorano916]

Lauren2 said: "So James is on as Albus right now and I know Joey can do Albus as well. The question is who understudies for Scorpius? Who is going to go on next week? "

There are three Scorpius understudies: Jess, Nathan, and Alex.

My guess is eithet Nathan or Alex as Jess is Yann. 

James was a likely Albus to go on first as the other understudies (Ben and Joey) have supporting roles and so someone would have to go on for them. It's easier if it's an ensemble/on-stage swing.

[Lauren2]

Lots of understudies on tonight! Tell us how they do!

[sorano916]

PThespian said: "Madeline Weinstein is on for Delphi tonight. Malika Samuel is on for Polly Chapman. James Romney is on for Albus "

Love it! You think there'll still be understudies on Sunday? That's the earliest I can get to the theater.

[sorano916]

Cool, cool. Thanks for posting when someone's on. Bummed that I missed seeing Stuart on for Jamie as well as Angie for Poppy. I do adore understudies and swings. I don't think I've ever seen someone go on and was unhappy about it (there was one person I saw in another show many moons ago who had no reason to be understudying the role that they were in but that's a different story. LOL.). 

[rwkpa26]

Nathan Salstone is on as Scorpius today!

[sorano916]

Nathan Salstone will be making his Scorpius debut today, per various social media posts.

[Lauren2]

How was Nathan? 

[jenhum]

PThespian (or anyone else), do you happen to know if anyone is out this week? My daughter and I are coming this Wednesday (8/8). I was really hoping to see Anthony, but honestly I'm so excited to see the show I'll be thrilled no matter who does it! 

[sorano916]

jenhum said: "PThespian (or anyone else), do you happen to know if anyone isout this week? My daughter and I are coming this Wednesday (8/8). I was really hoping to see Anthony, but honestly I'm so excited to see the show I'll be thrilled no matter who does it!"

Anthony should be back next week. Of the leads, only Paul and Noma haven't been on vacation yet so it might be possible one of them will be out.

[DavidDSimon]

Lauren2 said: "How was Nathan?"

Just saw show for first time last night and saw Nathan.  So can't compare him to Anthony but I thought he was absolutely wonderful - as was the entire show. 

[Danielle0314]

Fyi, I think PThespian left the site.

[sorano916]

Lauren2 said: "How was Nathan?"

I thoroughly enjoyed his performances. IMHO he played up the geek/nerd parts of Scorpius. He wasn't as spastic as Anthony but they had some similar quirks. Interestingly enough, he made one or two choices that Anthony did in London but no longer did on Broadway. He did very well.

[Scarlet Leigh]

This is a bit after the fact but I saw the show last week and did not even realize I had any understudies. My main priority was catching Anthony so I just glanced at the cast list and once I confirmed he was on, I put it away. I only now realize looking back at my cast list that I had James on for Albus and honestly, I never would have guessed that he wasn't the full time performer for the role. He was wonderful, had fantastic chemistry working opposite all of his main scene partners. If I never went back and looked at the cast list, I never would have known. He's that good in the role.

[Lauren2]

Can I ask what you mean or what he did that Anthony did in London but not on Broadway? And if you need to private message me that’s fine.

[sorano916]

Lauren2 said: "Can I ask what you mean or what he did that Anthony did in London but not on Broadway? And if you need to private message me that’s fine. "

It's just a different way he (Anto) delivered lines. Actually, all of the London cast have changed the way they deliveres some of their compared to what they did in London (at least the last time I saw them). 

But in the case of Nathan, he delivered a line in a little humorous way, which Anto used to do; Anto now delivers the line more hopeful. Nothing too different. The line works either way.

I appreciate how understudies bring another facet to a character. And it looks like all the understudies so far have been spot on.

[sorano916]

Scarlet Leigh said: "This is a bit after the fact but I saw the show last week and did not even realize I had any understudies. My main priority was catching Anthony so I just glanced at the cast list and once I confirmed he was on,I put it away. I only now realize looking back at my cast list that I had James on for Albus and honestly, I never would have guessed that he wasn't the full time performer for the role. He was wonderful, had fantastic chemistry working opposite all of his main scene partners. If I never went back and looked at the cast list, I never would have known. He's that good in the role."

How awesome! Did you have Maddie as Delphi, too?

[Lauren2]

Thats interesting because I feel like Anto does it in a humorous way. 

[sorano916]

Lauren2 said: "Thats interesting because I feel like Anto does it in a humorous way."

I'm just talking about one line that occurs in Act 4 not the entire play.

[Scarlet Leigh]

sorano916 said: "How awesome! Did you have Maddie as Delphi, too?"

No, both Maddie and Jess were in their normal tracks as Polly and Delphi respectively on the 29th.

[Lauren2]

Is it the geekiness line?