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Discover LudwigThe phrase "alternative casting" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to theater, film, or any situation where different options for casting actors or participants are being considered.
Example: "The director decided to explore alternative casting for the lead role to bring a fresh perspective to the character."
Alternatives: "diverse casting" or "non-traditional casting".
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Alternative casting (2) MacMurray was offered the role of TV's Perry Mason, which eventually went to Raymond Burr.
Alternative casting (1) George Raft turned down the role of Walter Neff in Double Indemnity and MacMurray joined the cast of The Apartment a week after the death of Paul Douglas.
Each role has alternative casting, but on opening night the audience warmed to the uncompromising solemnity of Ethan Hammer's Emil, the streetwise cockiness of Georgie Farmer's Toots and the quiet persistence of Keeyan Hameed's Tuesday, assigned to man the phones.
He speaks in nervy, tentative ironies (Michael Cera would have been an alternative casting possibility) and has converted nerdiness into self-reliance, periodically regaling the audience with his OCD rules for survival in voiceover – always check the back seat of cars, always be wary of bathrooms – which of course playfully double as rules for examining the zombie genre.
This article presents a study of an alternative casting process for concrete bridge decks executed span-by-span through self-supporting launching falsework or Movable Scaffolding System, focusing on a reduction of the critical path of construction.
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Stephenson recommended using malleable iron rails, even though he owned a share of the patent for the alternative cast iron rails, and both types were used.
The real test of a ballet company's health comes not at opening nights or galas, but when injuries remove beloved dancers, or new productions return, or marvelous ballets are revived with alternative casts.
We carried out a pilot study to trial alternative cast-able "Reefcrete" concrete mixes, with reduced environmental footprints, for use in the marine environment.
Regulatory expansions (like today's climate change proposals from the president) are embraced by liberal politicians as an appealing alternative to casting controversial votes for tax increases in the same spirit that pro-business judicial activism is embraced by conservatives as an alternative to casting controversial pro-business votes.
The results of two randomized clinical trials (RCTs) demonstrate the clinical effectiveness of alternatives to casting for certain ankle and wrist fractures.
Thermally sprayed cylinder running surfaces are a promising alternative to cast iron liners.
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