Burnham to join Wicked as Fiyero
Burnham to join Wicked as Fiyero
#1Burnham to join Wicked as Fiyero
Posted: 12/17/07 at 2:16pmhttps://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=23773
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#2re: Burnham to join Wicked as Fiyero
Posted: 12/17/07 at 3:11pmNot for nothing, but why wouldn't they let any of the number of Fiyero understudies fill in as opposed to bringing Derrick Williams and his tired performance back to the Broadway production?
bwayguy22089
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#2re: Burnham to join Wicked as Fiyero
Posted: 12/17/07 at 3:19pmI was wondering the same thing. Not that I dislike Derrick...it's just that he has been playing the role for so long...isn't he supposed to be playing the role in Chicago? Who is taking over for him there? It's all very strange lol. Anyway, I have heard David sing As Long As You're Mine with Eden once before and it was gorgeous! I'm excited :)
bwayguy22089
Broadway Star Joined: 12/16/06
#3re: Burnham to join Wicked as Fiyero
Posted: 12/17/07 at 3:20pm
actually here it is...
I'm not sure what the video is all about, but the music is David and Eden.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=fJejSl2GFow
I don't think this violates anything. If it does, I'm sorry.
#4re: Burnham to join Wicked as Fiyero
Posted: 12/17/07 at 3:45pmUgh. He's much too talented to have anything to do with 'Wicked', let alone being the 400th replacement for a terrible character.
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#5re: Burnham to join Wicked as Fiyero
Posted: 12/17/07 at 3:53pmAgreed... but a job is a job. Perhaps this will be his attention-grabbing role in New York, since he wasn't given the (regular) chance in Piazza at Lincoln Center.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 12/3/06
#6re: Burnham to join Wicked as Fiyero
Posted: 12/17/07 at 4:10pm
Three original cast members from original readings all together again!
This can be fun!
#7re: Burnham to join Wicked as Fiyero
Posted: 12/17/07 at 4:54pmwas cheno in the original reading? If not, who was galinda?
#8re: Burnham to join Wicked as Fiyero
Posted: 12/17/07 at 4:58pmI'm pretty sure she was in the original reading.
#9re: Burnham to join Wicked as Fiyero
Posted: 12/17/07 at 5:09pmI don't think she was. I remember in one of the documentaries it was said that Glinda was a much smaller and lesser character before Chenoweth was hired. They wrote "Popular" specifically for her, a la Audra McDonald in Ragtime.
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#10re: Burnham to join Wicked as Fiyero
Posted: 12/17/07 at 5:23pm
bwayguy22089:
Derrick recently left the Chicago company; Michael Seelbach now plays Fiyero over there. Squee!
#11re: Burnham to join Wicked as Fiyero
Posted: 12/17/07 at 5:47pm
was cheno in the original reading? If not, who was galinda?
I forget her name now, but she is from the west coast and I think Seth mentioned her name in a chatterbox interview he had with Stephanie. Don't quote me on this but I think if you go back and listen he says it when discussing "my other favorite west coast girl" or something like that. Wow, I have a random memory!
#12re: Burnham to join Wicked as Fiyero
Posted: 12/17/07 at 6:18pm
I seem to remember WICKED: THE GRIMMERIE saying that Chenoweth was workshop Glinda. I think she was doing her sitcom in LA when they were doing the readings.
If you haven't seen the Andrew Gans interview on Playbill, by the way, Ms. Block addresses not getting the Elphaba part on Broadway.
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#13re: Burnham to join Wicked as Fiyero
Posted: 12/17/07 at 6:22pm
Stephanie Block workshopped the material for Elphaba from the beginning.
Chenoweth came in for the full-scale "big" workshop they mounted at Universal for the producers, which is also where David Burnham and Lenny Wolpe participated in the project.
Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
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#14re: Burnham to join Wicked as Fiyero
Posted: 12/17/07 at 6:37pm
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#15re: Burnham to join Wicked as Fiyero
Posted: 12/17/07 at 6:38pmHas anyone else seen Derrick? I'm really curious about him.
#16re: Burnham to join Wicked as Fiyero
Posted: 12/17/07 at 7:07pmI saw him during his first run on Broadway. I found him to be one of the better Fiyeros. He exuded the charm and charisma necessary to at least make a poorly written role somewhat interesting.
#17re: Burnham to join Wicked as Fiyero
Posted: 12/17/07 at 7:30pmobsessedjb - I'd rather keep my opinion to myself and let you decide on your own what you think of him. I'll say this much though... I don't think you'll be disappointed. Let us know how you enjoyed the show! :)
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#18re: Burnham to join Wicked as Fiyero
Posted: 12/17/07 at 8:51pm
"Stephanie Block workshopped the material for Elphaba from the beginning.
Chenoweth came in for the full-scale "big" workshop they mounted at Universal for the producers, which is also where David Burnham and Lenny Wolpe participated in the project."
Correct - I was there, although I thought she'd been involved a bit before this workshop. And it wasn't a "big" workshop - no blocking, everyone sitting at tables, more of a reading, so maybe this was before what you were describing or maybe we have different definitions of "big."
ElFantasma14
Broadway Star Joined: 9/26/06
#19re: Burnham to join Wicked as Fiyero
Posted: 12/17/07 at 9:17pmHe has such a great voice. It's a step down from Piazza, but it's a lead on Broadway (and not an understudy), so good for him!
#20re: Burnham to join Wicked as Fiyero
Posted: 12/17/07 at 9:30pmI saw him in "Piazza" in Chicago and he was fantastic. I second the hope that this can be a vehicle for him, to get his name out there.
#21re: Burnham to join Wicked as Fiyero
Posted: 12/17/07 at 9:46pmIt was Tami Tappan Damiano who did the presentation as Glinda.
#22re: Burnham to join Wicked as Fiyero
Posted: 12/17/07 at 9:48pmbk, I meant "big" in terms of importance.
Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
bryan
Broadway Star Joined: 5/12/03
#23re: Burnham to join Wicked as Fiyero
Posted: 12/17/07 at 9:55pmi saw burnham here in portland, maine in the magic of christmas and he was great he has a great singing voice and he is very cute too.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 12/23/05
#24re: Burnham to join Wicked as Fiyero
Posted: 12/17/07 at 9:59pmCheno was in one other workshop before the big one.
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