If/Then Understudies
If/Then Understudies
BwayinVan
Broadway Star Joined: 1/24/14
#1If/Then Understudies
Posted: 6/24/14 at 9:00pmI see from twitter that Curtis Holbrook is on for Lucas tonight. Curious if anyone saw the show. I'm interested to hear how he did.
Claudia Draper
Featured Actor Joined: 6/14/11
#2If/Then Understudies
Posted: 6/25/14 at 1:49pmHe's on for the matinee right now as well. I'll report back after the show is over.
"The city seen from the Queensboro Bridge is always the city seen for the first time, in its first wild promise of all the mystery and the beauty in the world." - F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
broadwayfan1995
Understudy Joined: 6/5/14
#3If/Then Understudies
Posted: 6/25/14 at 7:38pmSaw on tumblr that he was great!! So far it looks like him and Jackie are the only understudies to have really gone on.
getatme
Leading Actor Joined: 6/14/11
#4If/Then Understudies
Posted: 6/25/14 at 9:58pmPearl Sun was on for LaChanze a couple weeks ago. And Charles Hagerty was on for James Snyder last week.
delongpre
Featured Actor Joined: 12/12/12
#5If/Then Understudies
Posted: 6/25/14 at 10:45pmI saw Curtis yesterday and I was blown away by him. I saw Anthony in the show before and I have to say that Curtis gave the role a great twist. I loved Lucas' sarcasm and the edgy way Curtis played him. Bouncy, playful. He worked great with both Idina and Jason. I would try to catch him as Lucas if you can. He didn't stage door but that was a good choice because the crowd last night was nuts. I would love to tell him that he rocked the role.
#6If/Then Understudies
Posted: 6/25/14 at 11:20pmI thought he was... okay. I thought his vocals were kind of weak, and I found the character kind of annoying. I'm curious how Anthony Rapp plays Lucas.
"The city seen from the Queensboro Bridge is always the city seen for the first time, in its first wild promise of all the mystery and the beauty in the world." - F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
skylight2
Stand-by Joined: 6/13/14
#7If/Then Understudies
Posted: 6/26/14 at 12:36amI saw Pearl Sun in the Kate role about 3 weeks back. She was ok I guess. Her vocals were a bit shaky.
misto625
Broadway Star Joined: 11/10/05
#8If/Then Understudies
Posted: 6/26/14 at 1:16amI saw Charles Hagerty for James Snyder and thought he did a great job.
Dean: Can I tell you something?
Lorraine: That depends on what it is.
Dean: I think you're really really pretty.
Lorraine: (after a pause) Ok, you can tell me that.
Jufikar
Chorus Member Joined: 6/22/14
#9If/Then Understudies
Posted: 6/26/14 at 10:55amDoes anyone know why Anthony was out, or how much longer he'll be out? I'm seeing the show Sunday, so I was wondering if he'd be out for that long.
ethan231h
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/5/11
#10If/Then Understudies
Posted: 6/30/14 at 5:13pmDoes anyone know when understudies will be on next in the show? I am seeing on Saturday for the Matinee!
Jufikar
Chorus Member Joined: 6/22/14
#11If/Then Understudies
Posted: 7/1/14 at 8:38pmI don't know. He was not in the matinee on Sunday. It's a little early to tell. If he's not in, then you will see Curtis Holbrook. He did not disappoint!
#12If/Then Understudies
Posted: 7/3/14 at 2:44pmCurtis Holbrook was still on as Lucas as of yesterday's matinee. No other understudies were on except for the person covering Holbrook's usual track.
"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe."
-John Guare, Landscape of the Body
ethan231h
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/5/11
#13If/Then Understudies
Posted: 7/3/14 at 5:31pmI wonder if Curtis will still be in the show this weekend cause I imagine Anthony Rapp is taking a long vacation for the 4th!
#14If/Then Understudies
Posted: 7/3/14 at 6:08pm
Saw the show on Wednesday (matinee. Happy to report that Curtis NAILED "both" Lucases! Sweet and charming, strong and brash, without a trace of whine - it was nice to see the character without and (intended or not) RENT subtext. Have to admit I preferred him yp Rapp.
And the guy in Curtis' track was excellent as well!
ethan231h
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/5/11
ethan231h
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/5/11
ethan231h
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/5/11
#18If/Then Understudies
Posted: 7/4/14 at 9:34pm
I wonder when Anthony will be back?
As of tonight he is still out.
Updated On: 7/4/14 at 09:34 PM
#19If/Then Understudies
Posted: 7/5/14 at 11:45pm
^^
Isn't this where someone on here starts a "I shouldn't really say anything, BUT... a friend of mine involved with the show says Anthony Rapp is IMPOSSIBLE backstage and has been let go" rumor?
#20If/Then Understudies
Posted: 7/6/14 at 12:30amI would love nothing more than for Rapp to be out next Sunday. I'd much rather see Curtis Hoobrook.
delongpre
Featured Actor Joined: 12/12/12
#21If/Then Understudies
Posted: 7/6/14 at 1:00amAnthony still out tonight. We were wondering something along those lines. Curtis is pretty good in the role though he reads a bit younger than Idina. He really fits in with the cast. Love them all and the interplay during the show.....tonight Idina flubbed a line, apparently the same line she flubbed in the matinee, as she is getting on the subway.....and she pardoned herself and asked to do it over again....exited the stage and re-entered and did the line correctly.
ethan231h
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/5/11
#22If/Then Understudies
Posted: 7/6/14 at 7:36amI agree I saw Curtis today and thought he was great! Yes, a bit young for Idina but still played the role well!
ethan231h
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/5/11
#23If/Then Understudies
Posted: 7/6/14 at 7:36amI agree I saw Curtis today and thought he was great! Yes, a bit young for Idina but still played the role well!
#24If/Then Understudies
Posted: 7/6/14 at 10:30amI also saw Curtis on Friday night and thought he was wonderful. He is a bit younger than the rest of them but he worked extremely well with Idina and Jason Tam.
