From: ahk@chinet.com   
      
   J.D. Baldwin  wrote:   
   >Diner99  wrote:   
      
   >>>Despite his   
   >>>awards, he seems to have been a pretty minor force on Broadway, mostly   
   >>>understudy positions or pretty short runs in actual roles.   
      
   >>Not true. He was never an understudy on Broadway.   
      
   >Internet Broadway Database says "replacement" for most roles, which I   
   >thought was a euphemism for "understudy," since you never see that   
   >word in programs anymore.  If it doesn't mean that, what does it mean?   
      
   "Replacement" means the part has been recast. There will always be an   
   understudy to substitute during a single performance in case of illness,   
   injury, or the actor is too drunk to perform.   
      
   >>. . .   
      
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