Posts tagged Michael DeVries
Nessa’s Niblets: December 11, 2012
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Donna Vivino
Michael DeVries (Witch’s Father, u/s Wizard, u/s Dillamond – Broadway) understudied Adam Grupper (Wizard – Broadway) in the role of Dr. Neville Craven in THE SECRET GARDEN.
Donna Vivino (s/b Elphaba – Broadway; former Elphaba, former s/b Elphaba – 1st Ntl. Tour) replaced Nicole Parker in MARTIN SHORT: FAME BECOMES ME.
Helen Dallimore (original Glinda – West End) and Pippa Grandison (former Elphaba – Sydney) appeared as Nurses in the 2001 ABC made-for-television movie of SOUTH PACIFIC.
Cast Update: Broadway, 2nd National Tour
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Alli Mauzey has replaced Chandra Lee Schwartz as Glinda.
Michael DeVries has returned to the role of the Witch’s Father and understudy for The Wizard and Dr. Dillamond.
2nd National Tour
Zarah Mahler has replaced Catherine Charlebois as Nessarose.
Cast Update: Broadway
0Jennifer DiNoia has temporarily returned to the company as the standby for Elphaba, replacing Donna Vivino.
John Schiappa has temporarily returned to the company in the ensemble, as the Witch’s Father/Ozian Official, and understudy for The Wizard and Dr. Dillamond, replacing Michael DeVries.
Cast Update: June 6, 2012
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Michael DeVries has returned as the Witch’s Father and understudy for The Wizard and Doctor Dillamond.
1st National Tour
Ben Susak has replaced Dashí Mitchell as Chistery.
Nicky Venditti has left the company as a swing and understudy for Chistery.
2nd National Tour
Dashí Mitchell has replaced KC Fredericks as Chistery.
Ryan Patrick Kelly has left the company as a swing and understudy for Chistery.
Cast Update: Broadway, 1st National Tour, 2nd National Tour
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David Hull has replaced Bud Weber in the ensemble and as an understudy for Fiyero.
*John Schiappa has returned to the role of the Witch’s Father, replacing Michael DeVries.
1st National Tour
Dashí Mitchell has replaced Nicky Venditti as Chistery. Nicky Venditti is now a swing and understudy for Chistery.
*Liz McCartney has returned to the role of Madame Morrible. Jody Gelb has played Madame Morrible for the past week.
2nd National Tour
*KC Fredericks has returned to the role of Chistery temporarily, replacing Ben Susak.
*This change is not denoted on the website.
Cast Update: Broadway, 1st National Tour, 2nd National Tour
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Michael DeVries has re-joined the production as the Witch’s Father/Ozian Official & u/s Wizard/Dr. Dillamond. Eric Jon Mahlum, who temporarily replaced Mr. DeVries, has left the production.
Ryan Patrick Kelly (former swing) has left the production.
1st National Tour
Tom Flynn (former Dr. Dillamond – 1NT, San Francisco) has left the production. Steven Skybell (former Dr. Dillamond – San Francisco, Broadway, Chicago) replaces Mr. Flynn
2nd National Tour
Michelle London (former ensemble, u/s Glinda, Nessarose – 2NT; former ensemble, u/s Glinda – Chicago) has left the production. Rachel Potter, who appeared on MTV’s “Legally Blonde – The Musical: The Search For The Next Elle Woods”, replaces Ms. London in the ensemble and as the new Glinda understudy. Ensemble member Lesley McKinnell (former swing, u/s Nessaorse, Midwife – 1NT) now understudies Nessarose on the second tour in addition to understudying Glinda.
Cast Update: Broadway Production
2NOTE: Some of these changes may not have happened this week – we are going by playbill.com’s cast list due to a lack of ensemble updates on the official website.
Kristen Leigh Gorski now portrays the Witch’s Mother.
Ryan Patrick Kelly has joined the cast as a swing.
Eric Jon Mahlum has replaced Michael DeVries in the ensemble as the Witch’s Father and an understudy for The Wizard and Dr. Dillamond.
Amanda Rose has replaced Briana Yacavone as a swing and understudy for Nessarose.