Are blondes allowed to play Nessarose in Wicked?- Page 3

[haterobics]

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?

[mailhandler777]

Posted: 6/19/18 at 8:52pm

trpguyy said: "Behold, blonde Kristine Reese in her Nessarose wig."

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.

[icecastle]

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?

[trpguyy]

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.

[Tag]

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.

[Elfuhbuh]

Posted: 6/19/18 at 10:12pm

I'm sure anyone can play Nessarose if the casting directors like her enough.

[mailhandler777]

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.

[rodrigo_ca]

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...)

[Kad]

Posted: 6/20/18 at 9:47am

Female actors in Broadway productions are often wigged with a style that resembles their natural hair. It is ultimately far more efficient, healthy, and cost effective than daily styling and the continued maintenance of that style.

Further, many roles/tracks don't have a box that gets ticked "wigged" or "non-wigged." It can vary depending on the actor in the role. Ashley Parker Angel, for instance, has spoken about how he started without a wig when he played Link in Hairspray, but ultimately switched over to using one because of the demands of constantly styling his hair.

I'm not sure why this is such a sticking point.

Updated On: 6/20/18 at 09:47 AM

[LaneBryant]

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! 

[Kad]

Posted: 6/20/18 at 10:40am

It's just wigs. Calm down.

[Jrbil]

Posted: 6/20/18 at 10:51am

Such drama over wigs. I have only one thing to say:

Wig = snatched

[meharper24601]

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.

[meharper24601]

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.

 

[Kad]

Posted: 6/20/18 at 12:39pm

edited as the point was already addressed.

Updated On: 6/20/18 at 12:39 PM

[mailhandler777]

Posted: 6/20/18 at 3:09pm

This is from Kristine Reese telling why she wore a wig at first since she was brought up in this.

"I had a wig as an u/s because there previously hadn't been any blonde Nessas before me. When I was promoted they just used the same wig, but it was much too dark for me. Joe Mantello hated it. He said, lets use her real hair. There was a discussion bc, GASP, I have blonde hair, but they didnt care. I let my hair grow for the rest of the tour and we did a rinse so it wasn't so blonde. And thats the story."

[sugarbutterbroadway2]

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

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 6/29/18 at 10:00am

What happened to your first username?

[sugarbutterbroadway2]

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

[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