Posted: 6/19/18 at 8:25pm
Bwayfan292 said: "Nessa is the only character that does not wear a wig. Besides the opening number."
So, aside from when she wears a wig, she never wears a wig?
Posted: 6/19/18 at 8:52pm
trpguyy said: "Behold, blonde Kristine Reese in her Nessarose wig.
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She did start out wearing a wig because they did not want another blonde onstage. When I saw Kristine as Nessa she was very much a blonde.
Posted: 6/19/18 at 9:00pm
So now here's the real question... Are actresses with short or curly hair allowed to play Nessarose in Wicked?
Posted: 6/19/18 at 9:22pm
mailhandler777 said: "She did start out wearing a wig because they did not want another blonde onstage.When I saw Kristine as Nessa she was very much a blonde."
This addresses two big things in the thread:
1) Blonde actresses are "allowed" to play Nessarose.
2) Nessarose can be/is wigged.
Posted: 6/19/18 at 9:42pm
However she does have a few pics on her Instagram, where she isn't wigged as Nessa. Her hair in those pics doesn't look very blonde though.
Posted: 6/19/18 at 10:12pm
Posted: 6/20/18 at 12:47am
icecastle said: "So now here's the real question... Are actresses with short or curly hair allowed to play Nessarose in Wicked?"
The aforementioned Kristine Reese has curly hair. One actress I know that had shorter hair wore extensions when she knew she was going on for 4 performances.
Posted: 6/20/18 at 5:16am
Sure they are. In the Brazilian production of Wicked, one of Nessa's understudies was blonde and she was not wigged (I'm sure the lead and this u/s weren't... not so sure about the other understudy...)
Posted: 6/20/18 at 9:47am
Updated On: 6/20/18 at 09:47 AM
Posted: 6/20/18 at 10:27am
BrodyFosse123 said: "FYI: due to mics and logistics, ALL actresses on Broadway in musicals wear wigs, even Bernadette Peters. Even if their real hair is exactly like the hair as their character, it is easier to maintain a wig 8 performances a week as well as handle the logistics of their mics.
Thats a WHOLE LIE!!!! Of the OBC Schuylers, only Renee wore a wig, and both Sasha & Ariana wore their natural hair. There are women in Waitress who aren't wigged. Phoenix Best isn't wigged in DEH. There are TONS of shows where actresses aren't wigged. Do some research and stop making crap up!
Posted: 6/20/18 at 10:40am
Posted: 6/20/18 at 10:51am
Such drama over wigs. I have only one thing to say:
Wig = snatched
Posted: 6/20/18 at 12:35pm
haterobics said: "Bwayfan292 said: "Nessa is the only character that does not wear a wig. Besides the opening number."
So, aside from when she wears a wig, she never wears a wig?"
She's not "Nessa" in the opening number.
Posted: 6/20/18 at 12:39pm
Loopin’theloop said: "meharper24601 said: "Blondes (examples: Jillian Butler and Kem Martin) are allowed to play Nessa and contrary to what most people are saying on here, Nessa does NOT wear a wig! The second national tour actually has a red-headed understudy Nessa right now and she performs with her natural hair! Just check out pictures of allof the different Nessas,it iscertainly their own hair!The only time she doeswear a wig isduring No One Mourns the Wicked and other times she is in her ensemble/mob outfit."
If she wears a wig in ‘No One Mourns The Wicked’ then she wears a wig throughout. You can’t get all of the pin curls out of someone’s hair and style it for the Nessa look, before she makes her entrance. There simply isn’t enough time. Even if there was, that’s a lot of unnessary stress on an actors own hair, they wouldn’t.
It’s more likely she simply wears a hat to disguise her during the opening."
You're right, it is more of a hat. Not a legit wig. There is hair attached though that makes it seem as if she is wigged during NOMTW. I'm not here to argue with anyone, but out of the 26 different times I've seen the show, there was NO wig on Nessa. I have seen blondes, people with bangs, and simply brunettes and they all had their natural hair. She might've been wigged in the early years, but she certainly isn't now.
Posted: 6/20/18 at 12:39pm
Updated On: 6/20/18 at 12:39 PM
Posted: 6/20/18 at 3:09pm
Posted: 6/29/18 at 9:57am
Dave28282 said: "ScottyDoesn'tKnow2 said: "Where's a certain poster to come in and say blondes aren't allowed to play Nessarose because it'll mess with the whole story about the dynamics of privilege?."
You tell me, where are they?
Because according to most posters here this should be "brunette face".
Just like gay face and fat face were extensively defended in other discussions. It's notably quiet now, which is strange, as it's just another traitone can or can not have problems with personally.
I find the "Areblondes allowed to play Nessarose" title just as world alienated as many discussions in here.
What is this huge toxic desire to put people in a victim role and separate? We need to help people with this mindset."
I didn’t mean to “alienate” or “victimize” anyone. I guess “allowed” is the wrong word to use here. I meant to ask if there had been previous blonde Nessas. I was simply curious. I should provide some backstory. I’ve seen Wicked three times in three different locations (London, New York, and tour) and I’ve never seen a blonde Nessa. I was just wondering if there had been/are blonde Nessaroses. It may be a silly question to you, but it’s really nothing to get upset over.
Updated On: 6/29/18 at 09:57 AM
Posted: 6/29/18 at 10:00am
Posted: 6/29/18 at 10:12am
LizzieCurry said: "What happened to your first username?"
If you’re talking to me, then nothing has changed:) it’s always been sugarbutterbroadway2
Posted: 6/29/18 at 10:13am
LizzieCurry said: "What happened to your first username?"
I just checked. That’s really weird i don’t know why it says sugarbutterbroadway only. Sorry:)
Updated On: 6/29/18 at 10:13 AM
