| re: Shows that had an alternate do a few performances a week (such as Evita and Dolly) | |
| Posted by: AlanScott 03:23 am EDT 08/19/17 | |
| In reply to: Shows that had an alternate do a few performances a week (such as Evita and Dolly) - bobby2 02:03 am EDT 08/19/17 | |
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| I saved a post on this from 2014. Here is most of that post, adjusted as a response to your post. There were alternates for Cervantes-Quixote and Aldonza for most of the original Broadway run of Man of La Mancha. Neither leading role was double-cast originally, but at a certain point in the run, they started having matinee alternates for both roles. There were also alternates for both roles in the 1972 revival. In the 1977 revival, there was a Wednesay matinee Cervantes-Quixote. And during the run of the 1992 revival, Laurence Guittard (who'd been a Cervantes-Quixote alternate for a time during the run of the original Broadway production) and Joan Diener became alternates for Raul Julia and Sheena Easton, and then they both took over full time and closed the run, each playing eight performances a week (Diener was 103 at the time). Or maybe Diener played only six performances a week when she took over as the main Aldonza. I'm not sure. The Merry Widow, 1931 revival: Alternates for the title character, or so it appears on ibdb. Rosalinda, 1942. Seems to have had three performers alternating as Rosalinda. Carmen Jones, 1943. Alternates for Carmen, Joe, Cindy Lou, and Corporal Morrell (but not for Husky Miller). The original production of Oklahoma! had Curly alternates for much of the run. Carousel, 1949 return. Billy and Julie. The Consul, 1950. Alternate for Magda Sorel. My Darlin' Aida, 1952. Alternates for the three leads. The Most Happy Fella. In 1956, there was a Wednesday matinee alternate for Tony. In 1979, there were alternates for both Tony and Rosabella. I think they played both Wednesday and Saturday matinees. The Unsinkable Molly Brown, 1960. For at least part of the run, there was a matinee alternate for Johnny "Leadville" Brown. The Apple Tree, 1966. Alternate for Eve/Princess Barbára/Ella-Passionella. There was no alternate when the production opened, but five weeks into the run, Phyllis Newman became the alternate. Later, Carmen Alvarez, who had been the understudy, became the alternate. I Do! I Do! This switched to six performances a week at a certain point in the run (after having originally played seven). Near the end of Martin and Preston's run in the show, Carol Lawrence and Gordon MacRae started doing matinees as preparation for taking over full time. Long Day's Journey Into Night, 1971 Off-Broadway revival. Matinee alternates for the Tyrones. (The original Broadway production seems to have played only five performances a week.) The Secret Garden had alternates for Mary Lennox. There have been others. |
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