At what point does an actor stop doing replacment roles?
At what point does an actor stop doing replacment roles?
#1At what point does an actor stop doing replacment roles?
Posted: 10/29/14 at 10:00pmis there some unwritten rule that when an actor become successful enough, they should stop doing replacement roles? Or is that just BS and an actor should do whatever role he or she wants when the opportunity comes?
Phyllis Rogers Stone
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/16/07
#2At what point does an actor stop doing replacment roles?
Posted: 10/29/14 at 10:04pmNo, it's a written rule.
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#2At what point does an actor stop doing replacment roles?
Posted: 10/29/14 at 10:09pm
They should only stop doing replacement roles when they keel over dead.
Bernadette Peters and Elaine Stritch in A Little Night Music
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#3At what point does an actor stop doing replacment roles?
Posted: 10/29/14 at 10:18pm
Ethel Merman became a star in her Broadway debut (GIRL CRAZY--in 1930, I think).
She replaced as Dolly Levi and closed DOLLY! forty years later. Of course it was well known the show had been written for her in the first place, so I suppose it was a case of showing up late to claim her property.
Mary Martin was Merman's equal as a star and popular draw, yet she rather famously took two roles (Annie Oakley and Dolly Levi) on the road and to London, roles she had not originated.
So there's no hard and fast rule, though opening a new show (even a revival) gets one all the reviews, press attention and award nominations.
#4At what point does an actor stop doing replacment roles?
Posted: 10/29/14 at 10:19pm
Charlotte d'Amboise - once deemed the replacement queen seems to have stopped.
Updated On: 10/29/14 at 10:19 PM
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#5At what point does an actor stop doing replacment roles?
Posted: 10/29/14 at 10:25pm
Depends. I mean, I'd think Emma Stone is a pretty big star, and here she is replacing Michele Williams.
A gig's a gig, you might as well take it.
#6At what point does an actor stop doing replacment roles?
Posted: 10/29/14 at 10:27pmIt's a very individual choice. But when given the option to replace or wait God knows how long until the right new piece comes along, I think most would replace, Updated On: 10/29/14 at 10:27 PM
#7At what point does an actor stop doing replacment roles?
Posted: 10/29/14 at 10:30pmI'm glad Michael C. hall is doing Hedwig!
Sunny11
Broadway Star Joined: 9/3/14
#8At what point does an actor stop doing replacment roles?
Posted: 10/29/14 at 10:36pm
I guess that the " part time" nature of the job holds appeal for some people. They recieve an income and get to regularly perform a role that interests them but with out the heat from critics that comes with a full time role or the heavy 8 show a week workload. It sounds like a sweet deal actually.
#9At what point does an actor stop doing replacment roles?
Posted: 10/29/14 at 10:41pmPatti Lupone replaced Zoe Caldwell's Tony Award winning performance in Master Class
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Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#10At what point does an actor stop doing replacment roles?
Posted: 10/29/14 at 10:44pm
Sometimes the replacement gives a different but equally good interpretation.
With Master Class, you had Zoe Caldwell, Patti LuPone and then Dixie Carter. All three gave different nuances to the same character.
And someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I think Marian Seldes played the middle aged woman in Three Tall Women and then later came back and played the older woman.
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#11At what point does an actor stop doing replacment roles?
Posted: 10/29/14 at 10:48pmYes Goth, she did. I did her life cast for the Old Woman in the bed. She closed out the NY show as the old woman then toured in that role.
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Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#12At what point does an actor stop doing replacment roles?
Posted: 10/29/14 at 10:49pmAfter people got tired of hearing Tyne Daly croak out Rose's songs in Gypsy, they asked for me to step in and sing it correctly. They did it for me, for me, FOR ME!!!! -- Linda Lavin
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#13At what point does an actor stop doing replacment roles?
Posted: 10/29/14 at 10:56pm
A girl can only live off her Calvin Klein jeans residuals for so long.
Brooke Shields - Replacement Star: Grease, Chicago, Cabaret, Wonderful Town, The Addams Family
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
#14At what point does an actor stop doing replacment roles?
Posted: 10/29/14 at 10:58pmNah. Next question.
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#15At what point does an actor stop doing replacment roles?
Posted: 10/29/14 at 11:07pmWhen you have someone as hideous as Glenn Close attempting to sing, you owe it your public to do a replacement. And when Bernie fried her vocals on Song & Dance, I was ready to step in. I had to show both of those no talents how Andrew Lloyd-Webber should be sung. -- Betty Buckley
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Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#16At what point does an actor stop doing replacment roles?
Posted: 10/29/14 at 11:10pmDonna Murphy never understood what a laugh riot Mrs. Anna is. She was one wisecrackin' dame. --Faith Prince
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Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#17At what point does an actor stop doing replacment roles?
Posted: 10/29/14 at 11:16pm
It took me for theater patrons to understand that Karen in Speed the Plow is not semi-retarded. --Felicity Huffman
That Bette Davis is a nice girl, but she doesn't belong on the stage. --Shelley Winters
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#18At what point does an actor stop doing replacment roles?
Posted: 10/30/14 at 12:15pm
I guess it depends on who star is. Idina Menzel, for example, generally only tends to do original shows, and we all know how large her fanbase is.
Then we have actors like Norm Lewis who will happily go in as a replacement for long-running shows. It really depends on what the actor wants to do at the time and what his/her preferences are; we all know people will go to see a star regardless of whether the show is brand new or not.
"Was uns befreit, das muss stärker sein als wir es sind." -Tanz der Vampire
#19At what point does an actor stop doing replacment roles?
Posted: 10/30/14 at 12:24pm
The role and the show's image and nature matter a lot too. It's a shock when someone major like Norm Lewis steps into a long-running show that never uses names like "Phantom," but recent revivals tend to use the replacement as opportunity to drum up even more publicity campaigns by jumping from star to star if possible.
I don't know if it's a trend that started with the "Cabaret" second revival, but with the show's current incarnation, as well as "How to Succeed" and "Hedwig," the surprise superstar replacement has become a trend again.
#20At what point does an actor stop doing replacment roles?
Posted: 10/30/14 at 12:27pmi think there is a great deal of over-analysis going on here.
