It has been great to read your comments and to see how passionate people are about their favourite understudies while voting for 'Understudy Of The Year 2012'. Here are a few of our favourite comments that we picked out.
"Katy Treharne
is out of this world. If you've heard her sing you'll know, she blows you away
with her performances. Best Christine
ever."
"Jenny
Gayner plays Roxie with passion ,what an outstanding performance raising the
audience from their seats with a standing ovation. Well deserved"
"Seen We
will Rock You many many times Lauren Varnham played Scaramouche with real
attitude and passion, Meat with carasima and stage presesce even ensamble
sticks out a mile, the face those doey brown eyes and a smile that lights up
the stage even if you are at the back of the theatre. A small petite person
with such strong booming voice. Trust Me totally awesome a must see. not sure
why an understudy out shines and out performs time and time again."
"Samuel
Edwards is such a fantastic understudy and his singing, acting and amazing body
do NOT leave you disapointed... So amazing"
"Deej (Nikki D
Jones) is the BEST standby I have
ever seen in the whole WOOOOOORLD!! I cried....alot during that performance and
I have her autograph *faints*"
"Katy Treharne
unbelievable takes the roof off with those big notes she is amazing"
"Samuel Edwards
is just amazing. If he doesn't get the role full time soon west end theatre
would have made a grave mistake. Best understudy I have ever seen and I have
seen many"
"Emma Housley
is amazing!"
"Aaron Lee
Lambert!!! Just saw him as Donkey
and he was INCREDIBLE!!"
"Performance
or a name? what would you like to see and hear? a totally superior voice with
cant take your eyes of her stage presents or somebody that came in the top 10
of xfactor or an imported name. Well we want to be Rocked off our seats and
Entertained all performance long for our money. Dont take my word for it go see
for yourself, go see WE WILL ROCK
YOU after you have voted for LAUREN VARNHAM of course who should be leading
lady Scaramouche. Come on Mr
Elton what are you doing. Lauren Rocks our socks off"
"You've
clearly not seen Jenny Gayner
as Roxie Hart in Chicago at the Garrick
- there can be no other winner of this poll than her! Amazing star quality
performance that deserves to be recognised by top billing."
"Rebecca Trehearn
is such a good understudy! She has the same magic Caissie Levy did!"
"Voted for Lauren Varnham
she is awesome as Scaramouche and just as good when playing Meat.....when she
sang only the good die young you could hear a pin drop any every single person
transfixed on the stage. amazing talent and deserves to be Lead role in the
show with out a doubt."
"ALICE FEARN
- It's awkward how she's the understudy yet so much better..."
"Katy
Treharne has an amazing voice, heart and soul."
"Scott Garnham
is brilliant as Enjolras."
"Awaiting Katy Treharne's
headlining..."
Last Monday (2nd November) West End actress Kay Murphy innocently attended press night of Xanadu at the Southwark Playhouse, enjoyed the show and made a remark to a friend about how she loved Alison Jiear's character Melpomene. Seven days later Murphy is told Jiear is unwell and is asked to learn the role in 24 hours...
