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Jakeevan942 said: "While some of the posts above may have merit, Cecily left for the same reason lots of people leave non-union tours:a longer-duration, better paying gig. She is a swing on the Equity tour of Shucked."She just posted on her restored Instagram that she left because she was experiencing micro and macro aggressions on the tour from what sounds like both cast and crew. She noted she was even having panic attacks before shows.

MatthewS1 said: "Cecily Davis (Fiona) has left the tour and her understudy is taking over.She also deactivated her Instagram. I hope she’s okay! From what I’ve heard, they’ve had a LOT of schedule changes and already shortened the tour to conclude at the end of this calendar year."I hope she is well. It looks like she probably left the tour in between the Detroit and Toronto stops, as from what I can tell, only understudies performed as Fiona after August 4th. She made a post on Instagram on ...

The Distinctive Baritone said: "The repeated “we wanted to go back to the simpler traditions of storytelling” spiel when this is clearly an attempt to produce the show as cheaply as possible (I mean it non-Equity for chrissake) is kind of nauseating. And Shrek with green skin but no prosthetics makes him look like an obese Elphaba. Pass."What I love is somehow this "****ty costumes from people telling Shrek's story" is somehow getting "back to the heart" of Shrek's story.Hunchback of Notre Da...

I wonder of him working on this is why the last book in the Another Day (Wicked Sequel) trilogy, which just came out in fall 2023--a year after the second book--was so bad. It read like a first draft that got thrown to the publisher before any revisions or edits.

jlindsey865 said: "I really hope they don’t explicitly show Elphaba living at the end like they do in the stage show. As much as I do enjoy the show, I think that part of the finale is so corny.I would be fine with the implication that she lives, but I hope it’s not super obvious."Too bad we can't get the last bit of the book in there (or maybe we can? With Glinda telling the story to someone?):“And there the wicked old witch stayed for a good long time...""And did she ever come out?:""Not ye...

Jeffrey Karasarides said: "lucynewlife said: "Globefan said: "Cynthia's Elphie is probably the closest we'll ever get to Elphie from the book on film."Although personally I'd much rather we just get an adaptation of the books than the quasi book/musical/original that the film is going for."On a recent Next Best Picture podcast, Matt Neglia was recapping this year's CinemaCon with Dan Bayer and Josh Parham. When they discussed reports of the Wicked footage, they still questioned how splitting ...

Globefan said: "Cynthia's Elphie is probably the closest we'll ever get to Elphie from the book on film."Acting wise, we'll see! Do we know if she's read the book? I know a few of the stage Elphabas have read the book as prep work and it showed in their performance (Julia Murney and Willemijn Verkaik come to mind) as much as possible with the stage show's writing limitations, anyway.Although personally I'd much rather we just get an adaptation of the books than the quasi book/musical/original...

ElephantLoveMedley said: "Finally a few sneaks at Cynthia as Elphaba!https://www.justjared.com/2023/05/03/wicked-set-photos-show-cynthia-erivo-her-stunt-double-flying-as-elphaba/https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-12042383/Wicked-Cynthia-Erivo-seen-time-character-Elphaba.html"Thank goodness they aren't just CGI-ing the green in later. I'm loving the sharpness of the coat collar. It kind of gives me vibes from the book, very utilitarian and stark.

lapinitsa said:Yes, he was. It was widely reported. And as Betty22 said, Menken himself gave Nicholaw credit for pulling the show together between Toronto and NY. Does the material for Herc give him the same opportunity? I dunno." Good point. IMO considering that the Toronto-to-Broadway Aladdin transformation largely revolved around "Emphasize the Genie as much as possible specifically because of James Monroe Iglehart being given standing ovations mid-show," and "cut all this extra material t...

was Casey responsible for the Aladdin revisions from Toronto to Broadway? If so, it will be interesting to see what can be done with Hercules, based on the reviews/critiques. I do think that the Aladdin revisions from Toronto to Broadway made the show a lot safer but also a bit more bland in the process.

I'm guessing since Six is coming in May/June, they're making the announcement far earlier than normal. I'm a subscriber but didn't get the email, though.

Kyla Stone was great in Anastasia. Definitely hard to make a poorly written character like Anya work, but she did a lot with the role to make it better.

BrodyFosse123 said: "Look at the lengths of my responses to yours. If you noticed, I not once defended my statements, though you keep dragging them on. Who’s in a tizzy, Lizzy? "Oh dear, you think that writing a few sentences means that I'm upset? If reading a few sentences is too much for you and indicates anything other than someone sharing their thoughts, I don't know what to tell you. Seems like you prefer people to shut up and mindlessly praise others."Omg!! They are SOOo right about Eri...

BrodyFosse123 said: "We got it. No need to continue ranting. Go outside for a walk. Move on. No need to keep dragging your point. Wow! You truly are a piece of work. This is just a message board. You read comments. You see one that upsets you, you move on. You DON’T let it affect you. You have some pie instead. Life’s too short, bro. To argue with strangers. "A message board is for discussing. Sorry that your friends working on the film unnecessarily dragging down every actress to play Elphab...

QueenTwinnied said: "Slang usage on the internet is gross to you? Grow up.As for Erivo’s performance, it’s delusional to think she wouldn’t absolutely kill the score. Did you see The Color Purple? Everything about your post seems unnecessarily negative about something we haven’t seen yet, so please get a hobby"Slang isn't gross, but using slang from outdated Lost Cause narratives that mock AAVE is, yes.It's quite odd that you don't think two people working on the film being boldly negative ab...

BrodyFosse123 said: "That sho’ wuz a mouthful, lucynewlife. Happy I helped get your cardio going for the weekend.""Sho' wuz"? Gross.Although if two paragraphs is too much for you to handle, perhaps you and your hyperbolic friends working on this potential flop of a film are in good company.

BrodyFosse123 said: "I have 2 friends working on the film and they heard some of Ariana’s rehearsal material and she’s indeed singing the score as written. Not in her pop music stylings. Erivo’s Elphaba is completely her own and truly makes all the others who played the role on stage, including Menzel, sound like high school musical theater students."The idea that Erivo is making some exceptionally powerful vocalists, some of whom figuratively blow the roof off auditoriums with their strong v...

One would think if Disney cared that much about the optics of casting white actors and actors who aren't of Middle Eastern descent, they wouldn't have let the companies make such a fuss about Jonathan Freeman's last show on their social media accounts. I was surprised when it was all over various official public accounts, because I assumed that was the reason for this proshot not being released, that an uptick in people talking about casting white actors in these roles was going to look bad.I...

Maybe they'll actually incorporate the Time Dragon Clock into the story, or rather a version of it altered to suit the musicals' narrative.I can also see them maybe naming some of the students after book characters, like maybe have students called Tibbett and Crope.