Sentence examples for no understudy from inspiring English sources

She could not imagine withdrawing, and there was no understudy.

With no understudy and a performance looming, Mr. Fischoff made a radical decision.

She has nimble feet and a reliable medium-range shot but no understudy help off the bench.

When Callas lost her voice or her good humor that night in Rome, there was no understudy to zip into her dress for the second act.

"We're completely scuppered if the technology goes wrong," says Noble. "If the video breaks," says Silver, "it's like an actor collapsing, with no understudy.

"America plays a part on the world stage for which there is no understudy," the senator and Republican presidential hopeful told a standing-room-only crowd on New York's Upper East Side.

No understudying of the game.

For some Broadway performers, there are no understudies.

There were no understudies; either performances would have to be canceled or someone familiar with the play would have to jump into the role.

That meant shows often had to be cancelled entirely because there were no understudies as there are in the West End.

At the National Theatre, Gethsemane is cancelled because a cast member is stuck in Brighton and there are no understudies for Cottesloe productions.