Anthony Galde as Fiyero???

[SirLiir]

Posted: 7/12/06 at 3:24am

I happened to see Wicked tonight for the first time since January (I won't bore anyone with a long review. Sufficient to say the cast was great, the audience exceptionally responsive, and the ensemble looking thankfully more alive and into it) and I noticed in the playbill that Anthony Galde is now an understudy for Fiyero. For those who do not know him, he makes one heck of a Wizard. So why has the understudy for the Wizard now been bumped up to also be the understudy of Fiyero? Anthony certainly looks way too old for the part. Has he ever gone on as Fiyero?

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 7/12/06 at 3:44am

That's weird. Now I have to go to the Wickedthemusical.com site to see a picture of him.

[babygiraffeboots]

Posted: 7/12/06 at 6:17am

He looks the same age as Norbert. . . granted Norbert looks too old to play Fiyero.

[admanrich]

Posted: 7/13/06 at 12:58am

I heard Anthony say he covers all the male roles.

[SirLiir]

Posted: 7/13/06 at 1:13am

I have met him before and I just can't picture him in the role. Regardless, I am sure he does well.

[adamgreer]

Posted: 7/13/06 at 2:16am

He covers Boq too? I remember Anthony Galde being rather tall (I had him as the Witch's Father). That would look odd.

As for Fiyero, I wonder if he is just an "emergency" understudy. Anytime I've heard of Fiyero being out, Jerad Bortz has gone on (who looks the part a lot more than Galde does). I also just noticed that Clifton Oliver, who played Simba on Broadway, has joined the cast. He's also listed as an understudy for Fiyero. I would imagine either of those two would go on first (because they're more the "type" for Fiyero).

[49th Street]

Posted: 7/13/06 at 11:52am

Actually, have you seen him in person lately? He must have gotten thinner, cause his face looks younger. Also, his hair is blonde now which somehow makes him look younger than before.

[FrontRowFirst]

Posted: 7/13/06 at 12:27pm

Yes, I agree. He looks very young now (short blonde hair, great shape!) and could easily make me believe him as Fiyero. He's not tall though, as someone mentioned - not that it matters. I think it would work well.

[adamgreer]

Posted: 7/13/06 at 12:35pm

His height is only an issue when he would be playing Boq, who is supposed to be a munchkin.

[jawz1980]

Posted: 7/13/06 at 12:50pm

Clifton Oliver has been a Fiyero understudy at least since last Fall -- I saw him in the role in November 2005, my first time seeing Wicked.