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* In ''[[Theatre/AVeryPotterMusical A Very Potter Senior Year]]'' Meredith Stepien replaces Bonnie Gruesen (from the first two installments) as Hermione. Of course, in true [=StarKid=] fashion, it's [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]]. Hermione breaks her nose at the beginning of the musical and fixes it with a spell, but looks different.
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* In ''[[Theatre/AVeryPotterMusical A Very Potter Senior Year]]'' Year]]'', Meredith Stepien replaces Bonnie Gruesen (from the first two installments) as Hermione. Of course, in true [=StarKid=] fashion, it's [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]]. Hermione breaks her nose at the beginning of the musical and fixes it with a spell, but looks different.
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** Julia Albain was unable to appear in the third installment, so her roles from the second were recast, with Brant Cox taking over Percy Weasley, while the Hogwarts Express "candy lady" was given as a cameo appearance by the troupe's agent, Pat Brady. Albain's main role of Crabbe was killed offscreen.
** Luna Lovegood, played by Arielle Goldman in the second installment, was also recast in the third... not because Goldman was unavailable, as she's still in the third show, but because they got Creator/EvannaLynch, Luna's actress from the ''Harry Potter'' film series, to take over.
** Luna Lovegood, played by Arielle Goldman in the second installment, was also recast in the third... not because Goldman was unavailable, as she's still in the third show, but because they got Creator/EvannaLynch, Luna's actress from the ''Harry Potter'' film series, to take over.
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* Due to Robert Marion [[RoleEndingMisdemeanor being asked to leave ]] Creator/TeamStarKid, roles of characters he played in first two ''Franchise/{{Hatchetfield}}'' musicals were given to different actors. In second season of ''WebVideo/NightmareTime'', Creator/NickLang would potray Pete Spankoffski and Professor Hidgens from ''Theatre/TheGuyWhoDidntLikeMusicals'', and Creator/JoeyRichter would potray Ethan Green from ''Theatre/BlackFriday''. In ''Theatre/NerdyPrudesMustDie'' role of Pete would be played by Joey Richter and in ''WebVideo/WorkinBoys',' released alongside it, Creator/JeffBlim would potray Hidgens.
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** Due to RobertMarion Manion [[RoleEndingMisdemeanor being asked to leave ]] leave]] Creator/TeamStarKid, roles of characters he played in the first two ''Franchise/{{Hatchetfield}}'' musicals were given and the first season of ''WebVideo/NightmareTime'' have been passed along to different actors. actors:
*** In the second season of''WebVideo/NightmareTime'', ''Nightmare Time'', Creator/NickLang would potray portray Pete Spankoffski and Spankoffski, Professor Hidgens Hidgens, and Cop #2 from ''Theatre/TheGuyWhoDidntLikeMusicals'', and ''Theatre/TheGuyWhoDidntLikeMusicals'' -- necessitated by Manion's removal happening only a month before the season's release, leaving Lang, the director of the series, little time to do anything other than re-record Manion's parts by himself until the season finale, in which Creator/JoeyRichter would potray took over the role of Ethan Green from ''Theatre/BlackFriday''. ''Theatre/BlackFriday''.
*** In''Theatre/NerdyPrudesMustDie'' ''Theatre/NerdyPrudesMustDie'', the role of Pete would be played by Joey Richter was passed on to Richter, and in ''WebVideo/WorkinBoys',' released alongside it, Curt Mega took over Manion's semi-recurring role as the local Hatchetfield news announcer.
*** In ''WebVideo/WorkinBoys'', Creator/JeffBlimwould potray Hidgens.took over the role of Hidgens.
** Kendall Nicole declined to appear in the second season of ''WebVideo/NightmareTime'' to focus on her education, leaving Creator/LaurenLopez to take over her role as Hannah. How permanent this recasting is remains to be seen.
** The Lords in Black, being {{Eldritch Abomination}}s, are somewhat nebulous in characterization, resulting in most of them having been played by two different actors in the two speaking appearances they've had so far:
*** Wiggly was voiced by Creator/NickLang in the promotional material for ''Theatre/BlackFriday'' but by Jon Matteson in the show itself and all subsequent appearances.
*** Blinky and Tinky are played by James Tolbert and Creator/JeffBlim respectively in the ''WebVideo/NightmareTime'' season 1 episodes in which they debut, [[spoiler:and by Creator/LaurenLopez and Curt Mega in ''Theatre/NerdyPrudesMustDie'', as Tolbert and Blim were not members of the production's cast.]]
*** Nibbly and Pokey are both played by Creator/NickLang in the ''Nightmare Time'' season 2 episodes in which they debut, [[spoiler:and by Kim Whalen and Creator/CoreyDorris in ''Nerdy Prudes Must Die'']].
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** Kendall Nicole declined to appear in the second season of ''WebVideo/NightmareTime'' to focus on her education, leaving Creator/LaurenLopez to take over her role as Hannah. How permanent this recasting is remains to be seen.
** The Lords in Black, being {{Eldritch Abomination}}s, are somewhat nebulous in characterization, resulting in most of them having been played by two different actors in the two speaking appearances they've had so far:
*** Wiggly was voiced by Creator/NickLang in the promotional material for ''Theatre/BlackFriday'' but by Jon Matteson in the show itself and all subsequent appearances.
*** Blinky and Tinky are played by James Tolbert and Creator/JeffBlim respectively in the ''WebVideo/NightmareTime'' season 1 episodes in which they debut, [[spoiler:and by Creator/LaurenLopez and Curt Mega in ''Theatre/NerdyPrudesMustDie'', as Tolbert and Blim were not members of the production's cast.]]
*** Nibbly and Pokey are both played by Creator/NickLang in the ''Nightmare Time'' season 2 episodes in which they debut, [[spoiler:and by Kim Whalen and Creator/CoreyDorris in ''Nerdy Prudes Must Die'']].
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* Due to Robert Marion [[RoleEndingMisdemeanor being asked to leave ]] Creator/TeamStarKid, roles of characters he played in first two ''Franchise/{{Hatchetfield}}'' musicals were given to different actors. In second season of ''WebVideo/NightmareTime'', Creator/NickLang would potray Pete Spankoffski and Professor Hidgens from ''Theatre/TheGuyWhoDidntLikeMusicals'', and Creator/JoeyRichter would potray Ethan Green from ''Theatre/BlackFriday''. In ''Theatre/NerdyPrudesMustDie'' role of Pete would be played by Joey Richter and in ''WebVideo/WorkinBoys',' released alongside it, Creator/JeffBlim would potray Hidgens.
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* InUniverse in ''Theatre/{{Fairview}}''. It's a very meta play in which four white audience members leave the audience and insert themselves into a DomCom about a black family throwing a birthday party for Grandma. Suze, marginally less racist than the other three white folks, plays Grandma and is rather subdued. The other three decide she's being boring, so the other white lady, Bets, starts acting as Grandma and does so in a far more flamboyant "yas queen" sort of way.
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* InUniverse in ''Theatre/{{Fairview}}''.''Theatre/{{Fairview|2018}}''. It's a very meta play in which four white audience members leave the audience and insert themselves into a DomCom about a black family throwing a birthday party for Grandma. Suze, marginally less racist than the other three white folks, plays Grandma and is rather subdued. The other three decide she's being boring, so the other white lady, Bets, starts acting as Grandma and does so in a far more flamboyant "yas queen" sort of way.
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** Many cast recordings of musicals have used different singers, with the regular actor being unavailable due to contractual reasons (e.g. Irra Pettina replaced with Kitty Carlisle on ''Song of Norway'', Creator/EthelMerman with Creator/DinahShore on ''Call Me Madam''), illness (Howard da Silva replaced with Rex Everhart on ''Theatre/SeventeenSeventySix''), or having too small a singing part to bother (in which case another cast member usually would fill in). One unusual case is the original cast recording of ''[[Theatre/CompanySondheim Company]]'' being reissued on LP with Larry Kert (who replaced Dean Jones shortly after the Broadway opening) overdubbing all of Dean Jones's vocals. In a bizarre case of [[CrosscastRole crosscasting]], Gabey's two solos in ''Theatre/OnTheTown'' were sung by Mary Martin (substituting for John Battles) on the original cast album.
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** Many cast recordings of musicals have used different singers, with the regular actor being unavailable due to contractual reasons (e.g. Irra Pettina replaced with Kitty Carlisle on ''Song of Norway'', Creator/EthelMerman with Creator/DinahShore on ''Call Me Madam''), illness (Howard da Silva replaced with Rex Everhart on ''Theatre/SeventeenSeventySix''), or having too small a singing part to bother (in which case another cast member usually would fill in). One unusual case is the original cast recording of ''[[Theatre/CompanySondheim Company]]'' being reissued on LP with Larry Kert (who replaced Dean Jones Creator/DeanJones shortly after the Broadway opening) overdubbing all of Dean Jones's vocals. In a bizarre case of [[CrosscastRole crosscasting]], Gabey's two solos in ''Theatre/OnTheTown'' were sung by Mary Martin (substituting for John Battles) on the original cast album.
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* InUniverse in ''Theatre/{{Fairview}}''. It's a very meta play in which four white audience members leave the audience and insert themselves into a DomCom about a black family throwing a birthday party for Grandma. Suze, marginally less racist than the other three white folks, plays Grandma and is rather subdued. The other three decide she's being boring, so the other white lady, Bets, starts acting as Grandma and does so in a far more flamboyant "yas queen" sort of way.
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** Many cast recordings of musicals have used different singers, with the regular actor being unavailable due to contractual reasons (e.g. Irra Pettina replaced with Kitty Carlisle on ''Song of Norway'', Creator/EthelMerman with Creator/DinahShore on ''Call Me Madam''), illness (Howard da Silva replaced with Rex Everhart on ''Theatre/SeventeenSeventySix''), or having too small a singing part to bother (in which case another cast member usually would fill in). One unusual case is the original cast recording of ''Theatre/{{Company}}'' being reissued on LP with Larry Kert (who replaced Dean Jones shortly after the Broadway opening) overdubbing all of Dean Jones's vocals. In a bizarre case of [[CrosscastRole crosscasting]], Gabey's two solos in ''Theatre/OnTheTown'' were sung by Mary Martin (substituting for John Battles) on the original cast album.
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** Many cast recordings of musicals have used different singers, with the regular actor being unavailable due to contractual reasons (e.g. Irra Pettina replaced with Kitty Carlisle on ''Song of Norway'', Creator/EthelMerman with Creator/DinahShore on ''Call Me Madam''), illness (Howard da Silva replaced with Rex Everhart on ''Theatre/SeventeenSeventySix''), or having too small a singing part to bother (in which case another cast member usually would fill in). One unusual case is the original cast recording of ''Theatre/{{Company}}'' ''[[Theatre/CompanySondheim Company]]'' being reissued on LP with Larry Kert (who replaced Dean Jones shortly after the Broadway opening) overdubbing all of Dean Jones's vocals. In a bizarre case of [[CrosscastRole crosscasting]], Gabey's two solos in ''Theatre/OnTheTown'' were sung by Mary Martin (substituting for John Battles) on the original cast album.
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** Many cast recordings of musicals have used different singers, with the regular actor being unavailable due to contractual reasons (e.g. Irra Pettina replaced with Kitty Carlisle on ''Song of Norway'', Creator/EthelMerman with Dinah Shore on ''Call Me Madam''), illness (Howard da Silva replaced with Rex Everhart on ''Theatre/SeventeenSeventySix''), or having too small a singing part to bother (in which case another cast member usually would fill in). One unusual case is the original cast recording of ''Theatre/{{Company}}'' being reissued on LP with Larry Kert (who replaced Dean Jones shortly after the Broadway opening) overdubbing all of Dean Jones's vocals. In a bizarre case of [[CrosscastRole crosscasting]], Gabey's two solos in ''Theatre/OnTheTown'' were sung by Mary Martin (substituting for John Battles) on the original cast album.
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** Many cast recordings of musicals have used different singers, with the regular actor being unavailable due to contractual reasons (e.g. Irra Pettina replaced with Kitty Carlisle on ''Song of Norway'', Creator/EthelMerman with Dinah Shore Creator/DinahShore on ''Call Me Madam''), illness (Howard da Silva replaced with Rex Everhart on ''Theatre/SeventeenSeventySix''), or having too small a singing part to bother (in which case another cast member usually would fill in). One unusual case is the original cast recording of ''Theatre/{{Company}}'' being reissued on LP with Larry Kert (who replaced Dean Jones shortly after the Broadway opening) overdubbing all of Dean Jones's vocals. In a bizarre case of [[CrosscastRole crosscasting]], Gabey's two solos in ''Theatre/OnTheTown'' were sung by Mary Martin (substituting for John Battles) on the original cast album.
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[[TheOtherDarrin Other Darrins]] in theatre.
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* This is standard for any play -- if a show runs long enough, several actors play the same character. This leads to intense debates about which actor or actress is the "best".
** Bears mentioning here that it happens quite regularly in plays where the understudy steps in due to illness, vacation, etc. of the main performer.
** One very notable case is Creator/AgathaChristie's play ''Theatre/TheMousetrap'' which has been running continuously for literally decades leading to actors who have played younger characters in the show taking over the roles of older characters as they've become too old to play their younger characters.
** [[Creator/WilliamShakespeare Shakespearean]] actors have been known to do this as well--Ellen Terry, for example, played the Prince of Sicilia in ''The Winter's Tale'' at age eight, and later in life appeared as Hermione in the same play.
** Many cast recordings of musicals have used different singers, with the regular actor being unavailable due to contractual reasons (e.g. Irra Pettina replaced with Kitty Carlisle on ''Song of Norway'', Creator/EthelMerman with Dinah Shore on ''Call Me Madam''), illness (Howard da Silva replaced with Rex Everhart on ''Theatre/SeventeenSeventySix''), or having too small a singing part to bother (in which case another cast member usually would fill in). One unusual case is the original cast recording of ''Theatre/{{Company}}'' being reissued on LP with Larry Kert (who replaced Dean Jones shortly after the Broadway opening) overdubbing all of Dean Jones's vocals. In a bizarre case of [[CrosscastRole crosscasting]], Gabey's two solos in ''Theatre/OnTheTown'' were sung by Mary Martin (substituting for John Battles) on the original cast album.
** Aversion: While much of the Broadway cast of ''Theatre/ThePhantomOfTheOpera'' has changed greatly since its original 1986 run, the actor playing Firmin remained the same up until 2012.
*** Although the long run at Toronto's Pantages Theatre did change leads, notably featuring KISS's Paul Stanley, who returned for the final two weeks of performances due to patron demand. Even there, the actress playing Madame Giry remained the same from beginning to end.
*** And played straight with the role of Christine, which is so taxing that an "alternate" actress is cast to handle two of the eight weekly performances.
** Some runs of the ''Film/TheProducers'' [[LampshadeHanging hang a lampshade]] on this. Creator/TonyDanza at one point played the part of Bialystock, who in the script is insulted by Leo Bloom as "FAAAAAAATTT!!" When the line came up with Danza playing the part, the decidedly trim Danza responds, confused, "What?" Leo then, somewhat uncertainly, asserts, "You ... used to be fat..."
* Some shows deliberately change a character's actor mid-season, others will alternate between actors, as ACT does with Scrooge in their annual production of ''Literature/AChristmasCarol''.
* Averted by Creator/WilliamShakespeare. When comedian Will Kemp left Shakespeare's company, the clown or jester characters in Shakespeare's subsequent plays have a noticeably different tone, as they were written with the darker, more cerebral style of Kemp's successor, Robert Armin, in mind.
* In ''[[Theatre/AVeryPotterMusical A Very Potter Senior Year]]'' Meredith Stepien replaces Bonnie Gruesen (from the first two installments) as Hermione. Of course, in true [=StarKid=] fashion, it's [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]]. Hermione breaks her nose at the beginning of the musical and fixes it with a spell, but looks different.
-->'''Hermione:''' Well, I may look different, but you guys should just treat me like I'm the same old Hermione you know and love. ''[to audience]'' And that goes for all you too. ''[she winks at audience]''
* This may sometimes happen if a show moves theatre or does a tour in a different country; one or two actors may retain the same role, but the rest will be more local.
* 2.5D stage plays, such as ''Theatre/ThePrinceOfTennis'' and ''Music/{{Tsukiuta}}'' will have series of plays in short runs of 1-3 weeks, followed by bluray releases of the final performances filmed live. So after a few years, a character will likely be played by a new actor, but in a sequel, as opposed to in the same play.
* In ''Series/ThatMitchellAndWebbLook'', the Numberwang sketches usually had Simon and Julie played by Creator/PatersonJoseph and Creator/OliviaColman, respectively. For the stage show adaptation, ''The Two Faces of Mitchell and Webb'', the roles were instead taken over by James Bachman and Abigail Burdess. This was actually {{Lampshaded}} by the host:
-->'''Host''': As you may have noticed, Simon and Julie have [[TheNthDoctor regenerated into two slightly less expensive actors]].
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* This is standard for any play -- if a show runs long enough, several actors play the same character. This leads to intense debates about which actor or actress is the "best".
** Bears mentioning here that it happens quite regularly in plays where the understudy steps in due to illness, vacation, etc. of the main performer.
** One very notable case is Creator/AgathaChristie's play ''Theatre/TheMousetrap'' which has been running continuously for literally decades leading to actors who have played younger characters in the show taking over the roles of older characters as they've become too old to play their younger characters.
** [[Creator/WilliamShakespeare Shakespearean]] actors have been known to do this as well--Ellen Terry, for example, played the Prince of Sicilia in ''The Winter's Tale'' at age eight, and later in life appeared as Hermione in the same play.
** Many cast recordings of musicals have used different singers, with the regular actor being unavailable due to contractual reasons (e.g. Irra Pettina replaced with Kitty Carlisle on ''Song of Norway'', Creator/EthelMerman with Dinah Shore on ''Call Me Madam''), illness (Howard da Silva replaced with Rex Everhart on ''Theatre/SeventeenSeventySix''), or having too small a singing part to bother (in which case another cast member usually would fill in). One unusual case is the original cast recording of ''Theatre/{{Company}}'' being reissued on LP with Larry Kert (who replaced Dean Jones shortly after the Broadway opening) overdubbing all of Dean Jones's vocals. In a bizarre case of [[CrosscastRole crosscasting]], Gabey's two solos in ''Theatre/OnTheTown'' were sung by Mary Martin (substituting for John Battles) on the original cast album.
** Aversion: While much of the Broadway cast of ''Theatre/ThePhantomOfTheOpera'' has changed greatly since its original 1986 run, the actor playing Firmin remained the same up until 2012.
*** Although the long run at Toronto's Pantages Theatre did change leads, notably featuring KISS's Paul Stanley, who returned for the final two weeks of performances due to patron demand. Even there, the actress playing Madame Giry remained the same from beginning to end.
*** And played straight with the role of Christine, which is so taxing that an "alternate" actress is cast to handle two of the eight weekly performances.
** Some runs of the ''Film/TheProducers'' [[LampshadeHanging hang a lampshade]] on this. Creator/TonyDanza at one point played the part of Bialystock, who in the script is insulted by Leo Bloom as "FAAAAAAATTT!!" When the line came up with Danza playing the part, the decidedly trim Danza responds, confused, "What?" Leo then, somewhat uncertainly, asserts, "You ... used to be fat..."
* Some shows deliberately change a character's actor mid-season, others will alternate between actors, as ACT does with Scrooge in their annual production of ''Literature/AChristmasCarol''.
* Averted by Creator/WilliamShakespeare. When comedian Will Kemp left Shakespeare's company, the clown or jester characters in Shakespeare's subsequent plays have a noticeably different tone, as they were written with the darker, more cerebral style of Kemp's successor, Robert Armin, in mind.
* In ''[[Theatre/AVeryPotterMusical A Very Potter Senior Year]]'' Meredith Stepien replaces Bonnie Gruesen (from the first two installments) as Hermione. Of course, in true [=StarKid=] fashion, it's [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]]. Hermione breaks her nose at the beginning of the musical and fixes it with a spell, but looks different.
-->'''Hermione:''' Well, I may look different, but you guys should just treat me like I'm the same old Hermione you know and love. ''[to audience]'' And that goes for all you too. ''[she winks at audience]''
* This may sometimes happen if a show moves theatre or does a tour in a different country; one or two actors may retain the same role, but the rest will be more local.
* 2.5D stage plays, such as ''Theatre/ThePrinceOfTennis'' and ''Music/{{Tsukiuta}}'' will have series of plays in short runs of 1-3 weeks, followed by bluray releases of the final performances filmed live. So after a few years, a character will likely be played by a new actor, but in a sequel, as opposed to in the same play.
* In ''Series/ThatMitchellAndWebbLook'', the Numberwang sketches usually had Simon and Julie played by Creator/PatersonJoseph and Creator/OliviaColman, respectively. For the stage show adaptation, ''The Two Faces of Mitchell and Webb'', the roles were instead taken over by James Bachman and Abigail Burdess. This was actually {{Lampshaded}} by the host:
-->'''Host''': As you may have noticed, Simon and Julie have [[TheNthDoctor regenerated into two slightly less expensive actors]].
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