"TO LOVE ANOTHER PERSON IS TO SEE THE FACE OF GOD"- LES MISERABLES---
"THERE'S A SPECIAL KIND OF PEOPLE KNOWN AS SHOW PEOPLE... WE'RE BORN EVERY NIGHT AT HALF HOUR CALL!"--- CURTAINS
Glad to hear this news, although I think Kate Reinders's contract is also up Jan 7 and the word on this board is so negative about her performance that I'm not sure about going again.
"What was the name of that cheese that I like?"
"you can't run away forever...but there's nothing wrong with getting a good head start"
"well I hope and I pray, that maybe someday, you'll walk in the room with my heart"
Maybe Kate will be better once Ana joins. They are used to working with each other after all, so maybe they will feed off each others energy really well. Just a thought. It'll be interesting to see how the two leads who have previously worked together react in a different space. -BJH
I'm sad I won't get to see Eden or Saycon do it. They are my two favs.
...What happened next, was stranger still, a woman breathless and afraid, appeared out of the night, completely dressed in white. She had a secret she would tell, of one who had mistreated her. Her face and frightened gaze, my mind cannot erase...But then she ran from view. She looked so much like you...
I'm thrilled. Ana was, by far, the best Elphaba I've seen in the role. Her acting is stellar and she's got some pipes, too. Maybe not as vocally strong as Shoshana or Eden, but it doesn't matter because the audience is so connected to her acting she could squawk onstage and make it believable. Her distinctive looks only add icing to the cake. CAN'T WAIT!
I'm really excited!! I've been waiting for this news for a looong time!! Christmas break, I'll be there!!
"For example, if I should paint my fingernails green -
and it just so happens I do paint them green. Well, if anyone should ask me why, I say: 'I think it's pretty!'"
While I cannot believe that I am actually commenting on a WICKED thread I will say that this excites me. Ana is an amazing Elphaba and the absolute best one in my opinion. Very nice to hear the score sung and not screamed too. Not to mention that she acts the hell outta it too.
"For me, THEATRE is an anticipation, an artistic rush, an emotional banquet, a jubilant appreciation, and an exit hopeful of clearer thought and better worlds."
~ an anonymous traveler with Robert Burns
I can't say vocally how she is compared to past Elphabas, but I can say she won't disappoint if you have doubts. Her No Good Deed sent chills every time. Plus, her chemistry with Kate is wonderful and I am so happy those two will get to share the stage again.
"I hope you're all happy, keeping Alan off the team. Couldn't you, for once, open your minds and hearts and hear something that he couldn't see? I, for one, am glad that Alan is blind, so he can't see what, I am so sad to say, you can't hear." -Jerri Blank
I saw Ana and Kate in Chicago. They were wonderful together.
"He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion."
-- Author Unknown