Wicked Kendra Question (I know you're thinking not another one)

[Horton]

Posted: 12/17/06 at 8:34am

I dont ask Wicked questions, because I usually dont care, but I have to ask, when Kendra gets to broadway will she be contracted for 8 shows a week, or like on tour only 6. Cause if she only does 6 then she is one of two performers that has to only do 6 (the other being christine in POTO)

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 12/17/06 at 8:59am

One would assume 8. Wicked on Broadway doesn't strike me as a show that would contract for 6 shows....

[Horton]

Posted: 12/17/06 at 9:28am

But she was contracted for 6 on tour, because she couldnt handle 8. Whu could she suddenly handle it.

[pippin2]

Posted: 12/17/06 at 10:59am

I have always found the casting of Kendra as Glinda to be a little odd. Although she is very funny, she is essentially an alto trying to sing a role written for a soprano.

[Horton]

Posted: 12/17/06 at 11:29am

bump.

[DRSisLove]

Posted: 12/17/06 at 11:56am

I thought she sounded great as Glinda, 'cuz it was a bit different.

I hope she does all 8 shows, because I really don't want to miss her when I see it in April.

[Becoz_i_knew_you21]

Posted: 12/17/06 at 1:24pm

I thought she did all 8 shows on tour. I thought it was Julia who did 6 shows.

[AnaGFan]

Posted: 12/17/06 at 2:37pm

JLY in jersey boys only has to do 6.

Maybe Kendra will do only 6. I don't know about Kate's contract but she seemed to be out a lot of times.

[Horton]

Posted: 12/17/06 at 3:58pm

Well, Kendra was excempt from all mattines, as was Steph, and Julia. However Shoshana and Meghan have to do 8.

[JustChillin8908]

Posted: 12/17/06 at 4:17pm

"she is essentially an alto trying to sing a role written for a soprano."

It's kinda sad that she doesn't even sing her last note in "Thank Goodness".

[Popular]

Posted: 12/17/06 at 4:23pm

Touring is a lot harder on a performer's body. Hopefully staying in one place will make it easier to get through 8 shows a week if that is indeed what she's contracted to do. You all will enjoy her, she's a hilarious Glinda!

Horton - where did you get your facts about them being exempt from matinees? I was only able to play the lottery on the weekends (mostly matinees) and Steph was in almost every time I won.

[WickedOne2]

Posted: 12/17/06 at 4:24pm

O/T BUT JLY did all 8 shows his first year and his role is much more demanding than Glinda.

[WickedGeek28]

Posted: 12/17/06 at 4:32pm

Correction: JLY said he is contracted to 7 and can miss one show per week at his leisure.

If this did change, I aplogize.

And the first year was in November or so - and over the summer and after the Tony's he wasn't in a lot and took time off more than a vacation.

[JamesMacon]

Posted: 12/17/06 at 4:35pm

Has anyone in Wicked on Broadway only done 6 shows a week?

[TWSFan4Ever]

Posted: 12/17/06 at 4:50pm

I always thought Kendra did all 8 shows on the tour because my friend saw a matinee when it was in Pittsburgh last February and she saw Kendra...

[Horton]

Posted: 12/17/06 at 6:33pm

Kendra was allowed to miss two shows a week, I should have been clearer, she usually missed mattines, but often would miss night shows.

[Popular]

Posted: 12/17/06 at 7:25pm

It seemed to me, at least in L.A., that they alternated on 2 show days so that one of the leads were always in. The rest of the week they did both shows together. I don't recall them both being out for the same show very often.

And once again, I'm only talking about the beginning of the tour before Stephanie was back on an 8 show/week schedule. As far as matinee vs. evening goes, I recall her saying that sometimes medical appt's dictated which show she'd miss out on. It's not that one is more or less important.

Anyway, Kendra, Julia, and Sebastian should make a fantastic trio! I wish them all the best :)

[actor]

Posted: 12/17/06 at 7:41pm

It's Wicked on Broadway...it had better be 8.

[pants2]

Posted: 12/17/06 at 7:59pm

well eden missed a alot of shows, like not often though..... its was like 8-8-7-8-5-6-8-5-7-8 so every once in a while she'd let herself go

[ThankstoPhantom]

Posted: 12/17/06 at 9:05pm

Julia did 6 shows on tour after a time because of vocal problems...doctor's orders...

We'll see if she still needs that in a couple of weeks.

[JamesMacon]

Posted: 12/17/06 at 11:14pm

I have a feeling that it may be a bit challenging for Julia, although I wish her the best of luck.

[missyrose87]

Posted: 12/18/06 at 12:58am

Julia only did 6 a week because of doctors orders, but she is better now. kendra does 8 a week.

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 12/18/06 at 1:39am

I don't get why it's so taxing on people's voices. It doesn't seem to me like JLY is strainging his vocal chords to hit the notes he needs to hit. His voice is obviously capable of handling the notes and it comes naturally to him so I don't see why he shouldn't be able to sing like that 8x a week if he's using good technique. Same for the Wicked girls. And, I love Kendra. I think she is HILARIOUS. And not to mention beautiful and I love the quality of her voice. She was the best thing about the Assassians revival recording on "Something Just Broke."

[Horton]

Posted: 12/18/06 at 12:12pm

But Kendra is an alto, and it could be very damaging to her voice to do it 8 times a week. Singing incorrectly in an uncomfortable range (Julie Andrews) is very bad!

[JB Fan]

Posted: 12/18/06 at 8:37pm

JLY is now only doing 6 shows a week. No 2 show days anymore. He was doing 7 or 8 depending on how he was feeling (he was initially contracted to do 8 shows a week, but later on was allowed to do 7). Now he, as well as the tour Frankie, are only doing 6 shows a week.

Frankie sings in 29 songs of the 35 song score...it's a lot, more than most roles in any Broadway show.