Elphaba and Glida reversal

Are there any actresses that have played Glinda and Elphaba that have the vocal abaility to switch roles? I know that in shows such as Chicao there were two actresses ( Bebe and Ruthie Henshall) that played both roxie and velma at different times. I was just wondering, do you think that therre would be a chance of something like this happining for a show like Wicked?

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But, there have been actreses that have played both that have the same physical apperence. I do think that physical apperence might play a part for the casting of Glinda. Only cus that character is essentally supposed to be perfect in every way. As for the casting of Elphaba, I don'think it does. As far as the physical apperence is conserned in terms of the story. She is green and that scares everyone off. And being that the actress playing Elphaba is green throught the entier show, you don't really get a full idea of what the actress looks like cus of that.

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Horton, I don't mean to be able to do both roles at once. I am talking about if there are any actress that have the talent mainly vocal to return to the show as the other role. We have had actress like Henshall play both Roxy and Velma in Chicago. I am talking bout the same sorta thing with Elpahba and Glinda in Wicked.

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Who Glida?

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i think it wud b kewl if idinda play'd glida and krissten playys elphie. that wud cell tikts!/

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I've heard a couple stories about people who went in for Glinda and got called back to read for Elphaba. I could see them making a Standby for Glinda and Elphaba--probably not an ensemble member because that would be way to much to memorize.

No, but there was totally a thread like this before. Maybe it got deleted.

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I think I've seen one like this, too.

Are there any clips online of Megan belting out songs...Elphaba-esque?

I remember people saying that before Megan auditioned, she and her friends thought that she would be auditioning for Elphaba. What a talented performer--to go in thinking you'd be playing one role and come out being cast in a role that's a complete 180.

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if you go on the same site u can see the last DG from the tour and I think it's quite Shoshana-ish...but I thought it was ggreat.

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All of the things Megan Hilty did at Carnegie Melon were belty roles, like Queenie in "The Wild Party." As others have said, she always thought she'd go in for Elphaba, but ended up getting Glinda. Where as I think she may be able to sing Elphaba, she has too much of a 'baby face' look to be right for it.

While I found Kendra Kassebaum to be quite the comedic genius and show stealer when I saw her as Glinda, I think she may be the one person who could actually play Elphaba. As has been noted with her struggles with her soprano rage, Kendra is first and foremost a belter (something she snuck into Glinda during moments like her belted oppertuny in "Thank Goodness.") She has the quirky look about her to be Elphaba, and if her top notes can be belted, I could see her pulling it off.

Will one person ever play both roles, however? No. They aren't going to implement a track where one girl has to learn two roles of such magnitude.

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megan would be an amazing Elphaba and trust me she has the belt for it.

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Courtney Corey (Elphaba U/S in original Chicago company, and soon to be in LA) was being considered as u/s to both lead girls when the show was being cast in Chicago. I know for a fact that she can vocally handle both roles. Didn't happen, though.