understudy

Burley, who also composed the theme song for the series, said he first spotted Swansea-born Jones on the musical 42nd Street as a second understudy.

From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026

When Hiller did, general manager Ken Holland promoted his understudy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2026

Davies has been playing the lead role, but was reportedly replaced by her understudy Hannah Lowther in Milton Keynes on Wednesday.

From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2026

Soon Lindo was cast as an understudy to Danny Glover in “’Master Harold’…and the Boys,” a play set in apartheid-riven South Africa.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026

Nancy remembered that an understudy was someone who learned a starring role in case he or she might have to be a substitute at the last minute.

From "The Cinderella Ballet Mystery: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #4" by Carolyn Keene

England have already lost Will Stuart and Asher Opoku-Fordjour for the Six Nations leaving Vilikesa 'Billy' Sela and Trevor Davison, who have three caps between them, as understudies to Joe Heyes at tight-head.

From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2026

Viewers watch as Jeanine intellectualizes each character’s motivations and inner thoughts, dictating them to the performers onstage and their understudies.

From Salon ● Mar. 12, 2025

His understudies, Jake Oettinger and Jeremy Swayman, are arguably better than any other goalie in the tournament.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2025

Instead he returned to lead a team that was relying on freshmen and understudies to step into starring roles around him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2024

Unless special consent otherwise is given by the Manager, understudies shall be present at each performance.

From The Art of Stage Dancing The Story of a Beautiful and Profitable Profession by Wayburn, Ned

She said it is too new and understudied.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026

But the particulars of Arthur Liu’s pathway—single father by choice via surrogacy—have been largely understudied and, despite those high-profile examples, receive little public attention.

From Slate ● Feb. 23, 2026

"This discovery highlights the understudied biodiversity of the upper Dadu River," the researchers wrote in their report, published in the open-access journal ZooKeys.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2025

He recently analysed just how understudied most other bacteria have been relative to E. coli.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2025

The girl who understudied her, and who will play the part on the road, isn’t half so stunning.

From Grace Harlowe's Problem by Flower, Jessie Graham [pseud.]

A staple of the D.C. area’s stages since 2015, the 28-year-old actor already knew the part after understudying it for a 2020 production at Toby’s Dinner Theatre in Columbia.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 15, 2023

Now graduated, Shavit-Lonstein works two day jobs while “swinging” — understudying multiple roles — in “Winnie the Pooh” at StoryBook Theater in Kirkland.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 6, 2022

It was there where Poitier was given the role of understudying Harry Belafonte in "Days of our Youth."

From Fox News ● Jan. 7, 2022

My fantasy is that the actor I’m understudying books some big Marvel movie.

From New York Times ● Dec. 24, 2021

I am understudying Cousin James to such an extent over at Widegables that I feel like the heir to his house.

From The Tinder-Box by Daviess, Maria Thompson