Best Glinda/Elphaba Pair in WICKED? — Page 2

Has anyone ever seen the Australian Elphaba, Jemma Rix? She is the only Elphaba I've seen and I'm wondering how she compares to the rest of the world.

Also, I'd be interested to hear what Adamgreer's favourite pair is considering he has also seen the show many times...

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Updated On: 4/18/12 at 06:57 PM

I think it just comes from being a long running show. The producers have embraced its long run and now advertise it as a tourist attraction, similarly to Mamma Mia and Phantom, rather than a creative, smart Broadway production. It now attracts many more large families, children and foreigners than it ever did before. That's not a bad thing. It's just different. Also, many of the cast members have been apart of the show in some aspect for years and years. It's just stale. It's almost as though the casts are trying TOO hard to be fresh and it actually makes most of the performance too over the top and unbelievable. It's still good. I'm sure first timers enjoy it. However, people used to leave the show in tears... or at least somewhat moved. Now, many of them just leave saying things like "Well that was fun!" Again, not bad. Just different.

Updated On: 4/18/12 at 11:01 PM

bwayguy: I have seen the same cast give great shows and so-so shows - so, just how much energy is in the theater on any given night can make a huge difference in the show one sees. I was surprised when I found out that, except for the principals, when you sign a contract for a show it's for as long as you can play it. I cannot imagine doing the same thing for hundreds and hundreds of performances. I remember a comment from a Broadway performer that said sometimes when they are singing, they are thinking of other things. When anything becomes that rote, it has the potential of being boring, no? I completely agree with your comment about them going "over the top" to try to keep it fresh.

Hilty + Bean is the definitive answer.

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Julie Reiber and Alli Mauzey, especially when Aaron Tveit was Fiyero.

okay, it is clearly Mary-Kate Morrissey and Ginna Claire Mason. Like that is a freaking ICONIC duo, you cant get much better than them and i am also pretty sure that out of all the couplings they have the biggest fan base.

Troy and Abed.

Obviously from my screen name I've seen Wicked a few times and I have seen 26 pairs of Elphaba and Glinda. I have a list that I update after I've seen a new pair and of this date here are my personal favorites:

Eden Espinosa/Megan Hilty x 9

Donna Vivino/Katie Rose Clarke x 2

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Cassie Levy/Megan Hilty x 4 with my all-time favorite Wicked show that I've seen the night that Cassie Levy departed Wicked LA on May 11, 2008.

Stephanie J Block/Kendra Kassebaum

Marcie Dodd/Megan Hilty

Marcie Dodd/Laura Woyasz x 2

Eden Espinosa/Emily Rozek x 2

Cassie Levy/Emily Rozek x 2

Vicki Noon/Megan Hilty

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Marcie Dodd/Erin Mackey

Mamie Parris/Katie Rose Clarke x 3

Nicole Parker/Alli Mauzey x 2

Meredith Kaye Clark/Stefanie Brown

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Teal Wicks/Megan Hilty x 3

Dee Roscioli/Cassie Okenka x 3

Mandy Gonzalez/Katie Rose Clarke

Nicole Parker/Patti Murin

Dee Roscioli/Jenn Gambatese x 2

Anne Brummel/Natalie Daradich x 2

Anne Brummel/Tiffany Haas

Teal Wicks/Erin Mackey

Teal Wicks/Laura Woyasz

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Kendra Kassebaum/Julia Murney

Donna Vivino/Chandra Schwartz x 2

Mariand Torres/Katie Rose Clarke

Emily Koch/Amanda Jane Cooper

I haven't seen Wicked since February 20, 2016 and I'm looking forward to seeing a new pair on Halloween when Jackie Burns and Kara Lindsay return to the show in San Diego.

I love Wicked, and I've seen it 11 times with 8 different pairings:

Donna Vivino and Chandra Lee Schwartz

Christine Dwyer and Jeanna de Waal

Alyssa Fox and Carrie St. Louis

Chelsea Emma Franko (s/b) and Ginna Claire Mason

Jessica Vosk and Ginna Claire Mason

Mary Kate Morrissey and Ginna Claire Mason

Mary Kate Morrissey and Allison Bailey (u/s)

Mary Kate Moreissey and Beka Burnham (u/s)

With all this being said, my favorite PAIR is Mary Kate and Ginna Claire later in their runs. They've become best friends in real life and it shows a lot. There's a very endearing quality to the friendship when they're in it. Like I said, maybe not the best Elphaba or Glinda performance on their own, but together they're sensational.