Top 10 Broadway Re-Casts That Were Just as Good as or Better Than the Original
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- These Broadway re-casts deserve an encore. Welcome to MsMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the best examples of replacement cast members who inherited a role mid-Broadway run and made it their own. Our countdown includes "Funny Girl," "Waitress," "Next to Normal," and more! Who was YOUR favorite Broadway replacement? Tell us in the comments!
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5:10 RIP Chita Rivera 💔 🕊️ You will be missed
Lea Michele was absolutely phenomenal as Fanny Brice in funny girl. Such a treat to see her in the show kill it! Saw her final performance and was in awe
Let's just hope she's learned from her glee years.
@@frankieseward8667 something from almost 15 years ago when she was 20. She has said she’s learned and changed. Her funny girl cast has praised her numerous times. She has changed. You don’t have to keep hoping. If not stop worrying about her.
The sole Irish glee actor explained the whole set up of that series saying that none of the cast had any time off and the rehearsal were was everyday so they were given compulsory acting lessons as well as compulsory dance class while the show was shooting. It all came from ryan murphy who demanded 100 percent from cast all day long. There were no breaks allowed. He was asked about lea michelle and he said our days was so long and so exhaustive, that I really didn't have much time to meet her. And by thd end of the glee tour they were burnt out. If you Want to work with ryan murphy you have to be 100 percent demanding. That sort of thing takes its toll.
I saw Funny Girl last February and it was amazing! The whole cast was incredible, but Lea totally killed it!
I was at the last show, too. I actually made it a weekend out of it & saw the show 3 times from Friday, Sat & Sunday. And you're absolutely right show was phenomenal. Watching it consecutively actually made me realize how much she improved or tweaked her performances to give every show's audience a unique experience. I'm debating on whether to upload the vids I took of her last show.
Wow, that run Reba did was insane!!
I saw Crystal Bernard!
I would have added to the list Betty Buckley replacing Glenn Close in Sunset Boulevard. Betty is a far superior singer to Close and didn’t need key changes to sing the role. She knocked it out of the theatre!
Saw Buckley twice. Fabulous. Saw Close in Barnum and knew I didn't want to see her.
Dad jumped to his feet and screamed brava after Betty sang. Very unlike him. Said it was the best since Julie Andrews in My Fair Lady
I was waiting for this fine print… “we are not including replacements for Wicked however, because they are all too iconic and deserve a list of their own!”
Next videos:
-Top 10 Elphaba replacements
-Top 10 Galinda replacements
It was fantastic to see Sara Bareilles step into Jenna's shoes, getting the chance to sing the songs that she composed.
Exactly! and I’m so glad that her performance is now imortalized in the form of the proshot
I feel like Lauren in Kinky Boots was an alter ego of composer Cyndi Lauper. Too bad she was too old to play the role, as I think that would have been great.
Thank you so much for acknowledging Fantasia. Her portrayal of Celie was amazing for an experienced actress. For her to have taken the roll as a novice and do ae well as she did is beyind incredible. I dont think I would've been interested in the film if they got anyone else for that part. Cynthia was amazing as well but Fantasia's portrayal was heartwarming, soul breaking, and uplifting all at the same time.
She may be difficult, but boy, can she sing.
I totally agreed with your #3 and #2 picks. Quite spot on. So during the break for you to lure more subscribers, i was thinking who could you possible select as the #1 substitute to top all the rest?
And then you announce Pearl Bailey. Pearl Bailey!!!!!! You arw absolutely correct!! Substituting the entire white cast of "Hello Dolly" with an entirely black cast headed by Pearl Bailey was a risky and gutsy move -- but also a correct one. So original, so unexpected! It made Pearl Bailey into not just a star, but a living legend. Great choice!!!
I guessed number one! I’m so proud of myself. Rarely do they go back that far.
Reba Mcentire, she has a very gorgeous voice. Have a happy friday night, Emily. Take care and God bless you. Greetings from Colombia to you as well.
Rob's performance as Nick Bottom not only made me fall in love with the show, but also him and who he is as a person. I am so happy it was recognised in this video!
Couldn't agree more. Think I saw the tour...5 times? SF and LA. He was incredible and every performance was fresh. And his wife (who was doing the tour w/him) wasn't bad, either!
The cast of Hairspray. I like the OBC, but Shannon Durig, Aaron Tveit and Diana DeGarmo were fantastic. Diana, especially
Super shocked Renee Rapp for Mean Girls isn’t here! I still love Taylor Louderman’s originated role of Regina, but seeing Renee in her clips & everyone praising her left & right was super cool to see! & she’s so young & still rising which is EVEN CRAZIER!! 🙌🩷
But I really wanna emphasis how much I really love Taylor’s Regina! She was equally as amazing as Renee! 🤘
Rob McClure was definitely a fun Nick Bottom to watch on stage. Got to see him when the tour came to Seattle and someone had brought a copy of Shakespeare's works to the stage door to be signed. Made all of us there laugh when he wrote Loser across the picture of Shakespeare on the cover.
Admittedly a highly personal pick. I was one of the few Americans who saw the 2007 Israeli movie The Band's Visit. In 2018, I saw the musical on Broadway based on that movie, after Sasson Gabay, who played the lead role in the movie, had replaced Tony Shalhoub. Great show!
Saw it with him...he was amazing!
I saw Something Rotten on tour and it was amazing!!!
Way back in 1987, I saw the original production of Into the Woods. Bernadette Peters had recently left the show, and I saw Nancy Dussault as the Witch. While her performance might not have made your list, it was a very admirable and memorable one.
Here's how good Reba McEntire was in ANNIE GET YOUR GUN: The chief NYTimes theater critic Ben Brantley, who had hated that revival when it opened originally with Bernadette Peters, not only raved over McEntire's performance, but also said that she "doesn't just overcome the surroundings of a garish, condescending production; she transforms them, as if a gust of pure country air had turned the show's smirk into a smile." For good measure, he ended his review with "I should perhaps say that after seeing this revival the first time, I would have sworn I'd have returned to it only at gunpoint. Never mind. Ms. McEntire doesn't need a gun to bring Manhattan to its knees."
Peters has been singing "Send in the Clowns" most of career, beautifully of course ( though it's not really a fair measure for Zeta Jones).
Elaine Paige in Sunset Blvd. Every song she sang, in it, she got a standing ovation for the entire audience, and deserved it, it blew my mind, I've never experience that before. Not sure, but she might have been the last Norma, before the show closed in its initial run.
(RIP Chita Rivera)
First Broadway show I ever went to was Hello Dolly with Pearl Bailey and Cab Calloway. It was phenomenal. Made me a Broadway fan forever.
Broadway-adjacent but the entire cast of Hazbin Hotel
Spectacular series
No list would be complete without Pamela Anderson and her amazing turn as Roxie Hart in Chicago! She killed it dead!
I personally would pick Sebastián Bach in Jekyll and Hyde. When I first heard he was in it, despite being an 80s rocker girl, i wasn't thrilled. And while Robert Cuccioli is the best. Sebastian was a definite very very close second.
Sara Bareilles is just perfect.
Terrence Mann in The Rocky Horror Show.
RIP Chita Rivera. May you join the heavenly choir above.
George Hearn will always be the best Sweeney Todd for me so it’s nice seeing Recognition for him here that doesn’t happen often.
My favorite replacement is Katharine McPhee in Waitress. She was phenomenal, and I wish I could see her perform the role again!
My parents and I saw her in the show as well. And yes, she was incredible. Just goes to show what can happen when you've got David Foster taking you under his wing.
The Color Purple remake BOMBED!
Pearl Bailey was a national treasure in her day! Also, Bernadette Peters sure is remarkably ageless over the decades!
I would add to the list:
Sierra Boggess & Emilie Kouatchou as Christine in Phantom of the Opera
Hugh Panaro as Phantom in Phantom of the Opera
Norm Lewis as Javert in Les Miserables
Renee Rapp as Regina George in Mean Girls
Michael James Scott as Genie in Aladdin
James Monroe Iglehart as Lafayette/Jefferson in Hamilton
Charity Angel Dawson as Becky in Waitress
Hannah Waddingham as Lady of the Lake in Spamalot
I like your list! I love Ramin Karimloo the best as the Phantom, and I saw originals like Michael Crawford back in the day! I wish I’d had the chance to see Ramin live, but I did get to see him in Les Miserables… so good!!
@@linzzz519I went to Italy summer 2023 just to see Ramin as the Phantom live in the new Italian production. I was already going to London for an academic conference and it started 3 days after the last day of the 1st run of the show in Trieste. I sat up all the logistics to go to Italy to see the show beforehand. It was worth all the money. I saw it 4 times in two days. Just when you thought he couldn't top the 25th anniversary phantom he does. The new production has different directing and staging which he used to explore different things. Plus he's older and that added a whole new layer. I also saw him in Funny Girl and a Broadway Series Concert earlier in the year.
@@filthybonnet Sounds like some amazing experiences! Thanks so much for sharing!
Big miss not including Reneé Rapp as Regina George in Mean Girls. Taylor Louderman did an amazing job originating the role but I feel like Reneé really embodies Regina (in the best way possible).
I saw "Sweeney Todd" with Cariou and Hearns. To this day, I can't decide who was best.
Hearns was clearly the better singer. But Cariou's performance was absolutely chilling!
The music from "Waitress" is so special. "She Used to Be Mine" is one of the saddest and most beautiful songs - I adore it. And weirdly, though it was written for a woman (and Bareilles rendition is stunning), I'd argue that the best version is the one by Jeremy Jordan. If you haven't heard it, go seek it out on CZcams (and then go look for his rendition of "It's All Coming Back to Me Now.") You can thank me later.
Bummed to see one of my favorites not on the list.
La Cage Aux Folle's 2010 Broadway revival. After Douglas Hidge exits the role of Albin, who takes over? The man who LA Cage's book, Harvey Fierstein. Look up his "I am what I am." It is breathtaking!
reba - I will always have a crush on reba!
Gary Morris in Les Miserables
I would say Elina Rodgers as Evita is a good one too 😊❤
Carolee Carmelo in Mamma Mia!
Matthew Patrick Quinn as Hades in Hadestown. So chilling and an amazing voice
I agree with most of these choices, but Venessa will NEVER be Chita. And being that Chita died just this week, I feel this was a poor choice
I just don't get Bernadette Peters voice. I can see why vocal powerhouse Reba McEntire was more popular in Annie Get Your Gun when she took over for Peters.
I know it’s Broadway blasphemy but I just don’t care for Bernadette Peters’ voice. I don’t get her legendary status. I thought she was so so in Annie Grt Your Gun and Gypsy.
Try “Not a Day Goes By” from Sondheim’s 80th! It’s really stunning.
Top 20 Chita Riviera Moments, Top 20 Deleted Broadway Songs(Which Way Is The Party from Wicked should be included), Top 10 More Deleted Disney Characters(Fearless Buzz(The Lion King 1 1/2, Meetu(The Lion King(1994)) Redfeather(Pocahontas(1997)), The Music Box(Beauty and The Beast(1991), etc. Top 10 Carol Channing facts, Top 20 PBS Kids Shows People Still Miss(Zoboomafoo, The Puzzle Place, Martha Speaks, Ready Jet Go, Arthur, Shining Time Station, Kino's Storytime, Lamb Chop's Play Along, Dragon Tales, Dragonfly TV, etc.), Top 10 International Sesame Street Shows(Plaza Sesamo, Sesamstrasse, etc.), Top 10 More Dangerous Animals(blue ringed octopus, cassowary, foxes, bison, white tailed deer, etc.), Top 10 More Broadway Musicals That Are Hard to Perform, etc. 🎥🎥🎥🎬🎬📺
I saw Sweeny Todd twice on Broadway during it's original run; once with Len Carriou and Angela Lansbury, and once with George Hern and Dorothy Loudon. I disagree with your assessment . Carrou was a much better Sweeney. And I'll go even further and say that Loudon was a superior Mrs Lovett. Loudon brought a sardonic wit to the role, a joy in villany that was missing from Lansbury's performance.
Jordan Fisher in Hadestown, Heather Headley in The Color Purple revival, Christian Dante White in Hello Dolly, Diahann Carroll in Sunset Boulevard
Super!
I really like Jack Hopewell, Elvie Ellis, and Faith Jones in the 50th anniversary tour of Jesus Christ Superstar. Jack plays Jesus, Elvie plays Judas and Faith plays Mary Magdalene. The leading players and their ensemble are all amazing!
Betty Buckley replacing Glenn Close in Sunset Blvd. Vastly superior.
I'm surprised Raquel Welch is not here. She took over the lead role from Lauren Bacall in Woman of the Year.
if they can give Pearl a special Tony... why not a new Tony category: Best performance in an continuing production
The Tony Administration Committee did create a Best Replacement category in the mid-2000s, but couldn't get enough support to make it official, so it never took effect.
@@alexmeyer5260Also, it'd be basically impossible to enforce: you'd essentially be telling Tony voters that they not only have to see all the new shows, but also all the old shows that have new performers. It'd be completely unworkable.
@@FMAkers-jq2kh Exactly. That's the main reason the category was discontinued before it was even launched.
What about Dean Jones being a replacement for the role of Bobby in Company? He's another performer who was on the cast album instead of the actor who originated the role, whose name I can't even remember.
Dean Jones originated the role. He left shortly after the show opened. He is on the cast album.
@@corinneferrarolam5101 IIRC, Larry Kert replaced Jones in COMPANY. There was talk about Kert getting a Tony nomination
I was kind of expecting Carl Anderson on the list somewhere
The fact that George Hearn is not number one (or at least number two for the historical value of one) is a tragedy
I don’t agree with about A Little Night Music
I like Zeta-Jones and especially Angela Lansbury more !
I concur.
Some excellent choices here, but Len Cariou was a far better actor than George Hearn. Vanessa Williams looked pretty in kiss of the spider woman, but she couldn’t act and she sang the songs so blandly. Her dancing, however, was exceptional. Betty Buckley in Sunset Boulevard should have made this list as well as Leslie Uggams replacing Patti LuPone in anything goes and Sheryl Lee Ralph in Thoroughly modern Millie.
Rest Easy Chita!
Not even a mention of Jinkx Monsoon in Chicago? Choices....
Caril Channing championed an all black cast…
Yay to George Hearn. I think he was better than Don Cariou
His name is Len.
@@Kristine_202 Sorry. I must of typed something funky and autocorrect did its thing. My eyesite is rather wonky
Renee Rapp terribly missing here. Also, would've been nice to honorably mention Shoshana Bean in Waitresa.
Mostly stupid choices. The top of the list should have been Betty Buckley in Sunset Boulevard, Leslie Uggams in Anything Goes, Leslie Uggams in Thoroughly Modern Millie. Vanessa Williams could not sing Spiderwoman and she sure could not act it but she looked beautiful and danced spectacularly. Most of the choices are current, as usual.
Must have killed Mojo to give Lea props.
@@rambambobam1268 You got that all backwards. Mojo is the hater. I was saying it was must have been hard to give Lea credit since they are usually hating on her.
RENEE RAPP Y'ALL
i thought Cynthia Erivo was amazing
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Hated Hearn as Todd.
I checked out the minute I got to Lea Michele… I’m sorry but as much smack as you all at Mojo talk about her I’m baffled why you’d include her on this list.
I just… I’m so confused how this was even included.
Do you really need the views and clicks THAT badly?
Pick a side and stay on it kids.
They couldn’t justify having this list and not including her. They try to skip her but they get called out for it. No matter what opinions people have about Lea personally, she did bring the show out of the gutter and did it with very little notice. She has also never once spoken negatively about Beanie, even encouraging her from the beginning. Something Beanie can’t be said to have done herself. Everyone wants to call out Lea on hearsay, Ware herself said that someone told her that Lea said something negative about the wig, but Lea has done a ton of interviews about various things and has always been nice and positive about her coworkers. They trash her in interviews then later recant. Her supposed childhood friend, Jenna, and the guy she does a podcast with, even admitted to making stuff up and leaking it.
I mean you cannot like someone and still acknowledge that they did an amazing job at something. And Lea did an amazing job in Funny Girl. That show was sinking fast and she ended up turning it a profit.
Hairspray, Chicago, The Fantasticks, Rock of Ages, We Will Rock You, Beautiful: The Carol King Musical, Motown: The Musical, School Of Rock(musical), The Lion King(musical), Cabaret, The Sound Of Music, Annie, Oklahoma, and other musicals that had cast changes should've been on the list. 🎥🎬🎬🎬🎬📺🗽🎟️🎭