I loved Alyssa Fox in her role as Elphaba on the national tour for Wicked. I've seen 7 or 8 different actresses in that role and she's been my favorite. I'm visiting NY and would love to see her in Frozen, but she's only a standby there (for Elsa).
She was previously a standy for Elphaba on Broadway after her time on the national tour, and she used to tweet occasionally when she'd be playing, but I don't see anything like that on her Twitter account for Elsa.
Does anyone know if she regularly plays a show each week (e.g. Sunday matinee) or if there's anywhere to look or call for particular dates as they approach, even last minute? I tried calling the theater and just got a ticketmaster support line.
I looked on the Broadway understudies Twitter account and the last time I see her name there is in April 2018 for a performance she did outside of her Broadway show, and she's a standby not understudy so maybe that's why it's not included.
She does not have regularly scheduled performances. As the standby, she performs as needed, usually with little notice. If Caissie is planning to be out, often an understudy will be scheduled to perform so that Alyssa is still available as the standby.
Exactly. She’s a standby which means she’s not required to be at the theatre at all. She reports daily to the stage manager to check-in and that’s it. In the event she is needed, she’s responsible to head to the theatre immediately. An understudy already performs another role in the show so they’re at the theatre each performance unless they called out.
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Posted: 12/14/19 at 11:24am