After seeing wicked twice is have seen 6 understudies! And all were great (cept 1, ill let u guess on who)

Bway- Adinah Alexander-Madame Morrible

Tour- Jenna Leigh Green-Elphaba
Emily Rozek-Glinda
Laura Dysarczyk-Nessarose
Paul Slade Smith-Dr. Dillamond
Christopher Russo-Witch's father/Ozian Official

I've seen two.
Katie Adams-Glinda
Sarah Jane Everman-Glinda

oops i lied. i put one but i think i've seen 2 now that i think of it.

i saw emily, the guy for dilly on tour ...sorry

I haven't seen any understudies!

Understudies :rock: !
I wonder why I would say that? :mrgreen:

I haven't seen any for Wicked, as I haven't seen it yet, but I picked 2-3 because I saw 2 understudies for POTO.

I haven't sen any!! I saw WICKED once, and...it was with the tour cast

Done! :mrgreen:

i saw Maria Eberline as Elphaba- she was rlly good!!! sad i didnt get to see SJB tho...

I saw Sean McCourt as Dillamond (before he got the role) and Robb Sapp as Boq (again, before he got the role). oh, and Anthony Galde as the father, so I haven't seen any major understudies live.

i saw one-

Alexa Ann Cara as Melena...I know, her role was so big I just cried cause I missed it.

elphaba- maria eberline
glinda- emily rozek & katie adams
dr. dillamond- christopher russo
madame morrible- barbara tirrell
midwife- kristen oei

same no understudies

Eden Espinosa- Elphaba
Maria Eberline- Elphaba
Laura Bell Bundy- Glinda
Kristoffer Cusick- Fiyero
Sean McCourt- the Wizard

I've only seen Megan Hilty when she was the standby for Idina. She was FABULOUS!

Back when JLT was still there Stacie Morgan Lewis went on for her. I was kinda sad about it but Stacie was good! I’ve seen Saycon (she’s amazing and soo beautiful in green!), Jared Bortz (not the best Fiyero. I didn’t care for him too much), Jan Neuberger (I liked her better then Rue. She actually sang some of her lines!), and Megan Sikora (when she went on as Nessa.)

I've seen two - Katie Adams as Glinda (AMAZING!) and Christopher Russo (I think) as Dr. Dillamond.

i saw Kristen Leigh Gorski as Elphie's mother. also when i saw Sweet Charity, there were about 2 or 3 understudies for that performance. i can't remember who they were or what part they played, but i know one was the male lead (can't remember his name, charater or him)

Adinah Alexander was Madame Morrible over Rue when I went. Also Jerald Bortz (i think thats his name. it might me joel bortz??) was Fiyero over David.
~ADAM~~

Ive seen several

Emily Rozeck as Glinda

Maria Eberline as Elphaba

Jenna Leigh Green as Elphaba

o i forgot one, when jenna went on as elphie i had one of the Nessa u/s obviously, but her name escapes me right now, but she was lovely

btw, Juggle~Wiggle i absolutley LOVE your banner

It could be Laura Dysarczyk or Maria Eberline, i saw Laura.

i saw the current b'way nessa when she was the understudy over the summer....

Broadway:
Kristoffer Cusick - Fiyero
Eden Espinosa - Nessa
Adinah Alexander - Morrible
Eden Espinosa - Elphaba [x2!]

Tour:
Maria Eberline - Elphaba
Emily Rozek - Glinda

Um, I saw it in San Fran, so Eden doesn't really count.

The Madame Morrible Understudy

The Boq Understudy

The Midwife Understudy

I saw

Rozlyn Roberson- Witches' Mother

Then on vid I saw Sean Mcourt as the Wizard

Elphaba- Saycon
Morrible- Jan
Midwife- Tiffany Haas

Chicago:

Carmen Cusack - Elphaba

Brad Bass - Fiyero

Timothy A. Fitz-Gerald - Fiyero

Gregory H. - Chistery

Witches Father/Ozian Official - Brad Bass

Brad Simanksi - Boq

Cristin Boyle - Glinda

There was another Chistery understudy but I don't remember who it was (it was april 25th 2007 if anyone was there)

Elphaba - Brandi Chavonne Massey.

Thaatttt's about it. Haha.

I dont know if standbys count but I'm gonna just list Elphaba's
Lisa, Saycon, Kristy, Cassidy, Jenna, Maria
EDIT: Forgot Brandi

I've never seen an understudy but I have seen standby's

Julie Reiber- Elphaba
Emily Rosek- Glinda
Dioni Michelle Collins- Morrible

They were all amazing

In Chicago:
Elphaba: Carmen Cusack, Jennifer DiNoia
Glinda: Kate Fahrner, Cristin Boyle
Fiyero: Nicholas Belton, Timothy A Fitz-Gerald
Wizard: Don Richard, David Garrison
Nessa: Jacqui Graziano
Boq: Joseph Mereiros
Dillamond: Don Richard
Chistery: Patrick McCollum, Gregory Haney

Some of those I've seen more than once. I'm missing 3 playbills, so it's possible I've seen more and don't know it. I've also seen swings in for the other roles as well, but I think that's enough. For the 12 shows that I currently have playbills for (all Chicago) I've never actually seen the entire cast.

Elphaba: Brandi Chavonne Massey x2 (B'way)
Glinda: Katie Adams x2 (B'way), Emily Rozek x1 (LA)
Fiyero: Michael Seelbach x1 (B'way)
Morrible: Jan Neuberger x2 (B'way), Linda Kerns x1 (LA)
Nessarose: Tiffany Haas x1 (B'way)
Boq: Michael Drolet x1 (LA)
Dr. Dillamond: Christopher Russo x3 (Tour)

I always like understudies! It's rare that you see them go on (most of the time), so it's kind of a part of history!

ETA: Witch's Mother and Midwife, I've seen tons of understudies. I can remember Tiffany Haas and Kristen Leigh Gorski on B'way, and Kristen Oei at least once on tour.

And for PrairieC:

3/14/07 B'way - Katie Adams as Glinda, Michael Seelbach as Fiyero
6/24/06 LA - Emily Rozek as Glinda, Linda Kerns as Morrible, Michael Drolet as Boq

*ahem* Some dates might be nice...

Oh, and I've seen Jacqui, Don, Nicholas, and all but one of the current Chicago swings, boo. (and by boo, I am just sad I'm missing one of a complete set, and not necessarily because the swing was on in the first place?)

Hmmm, I've seen CJ X2 in January and May, Olli a bunch of times on for Adam, the Boq standby Jye Frasca (sp?), Victoria on tour when she was standby for Julia, Michael Seelbach (sp?) in LA on 7.20.07, and that's it. I really would like to see a Glinda us/standby go on though.

EDIT: I've seen Andy go on a few times for the Wizard as well.

Ive seen quite a few in the London production...

Shona White as Elphaba x4
Cassidy Janson as Elphaba x2
Sarah Earnshaw as Glinda x4
Ollie Tompsett as Fiyero x2
Dougal Irvine as Fiyero x1
Caroline Keiff as Nessa x2
Andy Mace as Wizard x5
David Stoller as Dr. Dillamond x3
Haydn Oakly as Dr. Dillamond x1
Kerry Washington as Madame Morrible x2
Jye Frasca as Boq x1
John Hicks as Boq x3
Ellie Collet as Midwife x3
Kady-Jo Jackson as Midwife x1
Aileen Donohoe as Midwife x3
Joshua Lacey as Chistery x1
Haydn Oakly as Ozian Official x2
Tim Walton as Ozian Offical x2
Adam Murray as Ozian Offical x3

Tour:
Maria Eberline-Elphaba

B-way:
Lisa Brescia: Elphaba

Elphaba-
Shona White x3
CJ (soon)
Glinda-
Sarah Earnshaw x3
Boq-
Jye Frasca x2
John Hicks x2
Nessa-
Caroline Keiff x2 (soon to be 3)
Wizard-
Andy x2
Fiyaro-
Olly Tompsett x5 (when he was u/s)
Dr.Dillamond-
David Stoller

and I've seen nearly all the swings except like 1

I've seen most of the London standbys/understudies:

Elphaba: Shona x 8, CJ x 9 both as u/s & s/b
Glinda: Annalene x 1, Sarah x 2
Fiyero: Olly x 7 as u/s
Wizard: Andy x 8
Morrible: Kerry W x 1
Nessa: Caroline x 2
Boq: Jye x 1, John x 2
Dillamond: Tim x 3, David x 3
Witch's parents: various understudies
Plus swings in pretty much every ensemble track

In fact I think I've only missed 3 people: Tim as the Wizard, Nadine as Morrible & Dougal as Fiyero. Have any other understudies been on in London?

(To Emma H: when's Caroline next due on as Nessa? I assume you know dates as you said "soon to be 3")

:taptap:

I've seen...
[Bway]
Lisa as Elphaba x 3
Alli as Glinda x 1
Seelbach as Fiyero x 2
Galde as Frex x 1
Stephen Lee Anderson as Frex x 1
Ryan Patrick Kelly as Chistery x 3
Censler, Yacavone, Galde and random other swings in various tracks
(galdeaspartialswingx2 :cupakosu:)

[London]
Shona as Elphaba x 4
Annalene as Glinda x 1
Oli as u/s Fiyero x 5
Andy as Wizard x 1
Jye as Boq x 4
Tim as Frex x at least 2?
Aimee as Melena x 2?
Ellie as Midwife x 3
All the OLC swings in various tracks, most notably Josh as Craig (woof!)

Conclusion? I need to see CJ and KerryW already...

Hey, I know what that means now!



Cue coughing fit, thankyouverymuch!

And, um, dates, plz? I will update THP within the next month, or perish in the attempt!

I'll believe THAT when I see it... *avoids pointed looks in own direction*

I'm pretty sure you have these dates already, but just in case:

2/18/04 (Broadway, evening)- Laura Bell Bundy as Glinda
6/13/04 (Broadway, evening)- Eden Espinosa as Elphaba (Act 2 only), Laura Bell Bundy as Glinda, Kristoffer Cusick as Fiyero, Sean McCourt as the Wizard, Anthony Galde as the Witch's Father
5/31/05 (Tour)- Maria Eberline as Elphaba
8/30/05 (Chicago)- someone as Chistery (don't remember who)
4/25/07 (Chicago, matinee)- Ryan Patrick Kelly as Chistery

In chronological order...

Maria Eberline as Elphaba - 11.06.05 Evening
Laura Dysarczyk as the Witch's Mother - 09.16.06 Evening
Kristen F. Oei as the Witch's Mother - 09.17.06 Evening
Spencer Jones as Chistery (2) - 03.28.07, 04.15.07 Evening
Coleen Sexton as Elphaba (x4) - 04.04.07, 04.05.07, 04.08.07 Matinee, 05.22.07
Christopher Russo as the Witch's Father/Ozian Official (x2) - 04.08.07 Matinee and Evening
Marcie Dodd as Elphaba - 04.08.07 Evening
Lori Holmes as Nessarose - 04.10.07
Jonathon Ritter as Boq - 04.10.07
Jennifer Balagna as the Witch's Mother - 04.10.07
Christeena Michelle Riggs as Glinda - 05.04.07
Kyle McDaniel as Fiyero - 05.04.07
Philip Dean Lightstone as Chistery - 05.22.07

And I saw Philip Dean Lighstone or Spencer Jones as Chistery once more on 05.20.07, but I don't remember which one and I've apparently lost the understudy slip.

Yeah... I see a lot of understudies, it seems.

I saw Jennifer DiNoia on for the Midwife on July 26th, 2007.

Saycon Sengbloh as Elphaba (3/9/05)
Gaelen Gilliland as Madame Morrible (7/26/06)
Philip Dean Lighthouse as Chistery (Boston 9/22/07 and 9/30/07)
Someone for the Witch's mother, I lost the playbill slip (Boston 9/22/07)
Jason Davies as Chistery (10/31/07 and 11/4/07)

I just realized it's kind of funny that I saw Wicked in Boston 4 times and didn't have more understudies than that...

Kate Fahrner as Glinda-fantastic
Cristin Boyle as Glinda
Mindy Reid as Madame Morrible-also amazing
Ryan Patrick Kelly as Chistery
Patrick McCollum as Chistery
Don Richard as Doctor Dillamond
Jacqui Graziano as Nessarose
Jacqui Graziano as the Midwife
Marisa Field as Witch's mother
Timothy A. Fitzgerald as Witch's Father/Ozian Official
Timothy A. Fitzgerald as Fiyero
Nicholas Belton as Fiyero

The only understudy I've ever seen was Emily Rozek as Glinda.

I have only seen Nessa Understudies.
I have seen Jenna Leigh Green and Tiffany Haas.