Elphaba's new performer- Page 3
Elphaba's new performer
millie_dillmount
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
#50no way man
Posted: 9/19/04 at 8:01pmIt depends if Wicked has a good storyline to fall back on.
"We like to snark around here. Sometimes we actually talk about theater...but we try not to let that get in our way." - dramamama611
JLfrom NYC
Swing Joined: 4/15/04
#51no way man
Posted: 9/19/04 at 9:54pm
FYI: Stephanie Block never turned down the stand-by role in WICKED. She WAS the stand-by for Idina out in San Fran during the out-of-town try-out. She left very early on, though (before it premiered at the Curran or after, not sure which) when she was offered the role of Liza Minelli in BFO. I've heard her say NUMEROUS times that she'd love to return to the role if the opportunity arose. Shoshana has only been in rehearsals for two weeks (although she sounds SO great) so I'd say it's a little early to say how she'll do on stage.
On another note, BKLYN opens on thursday and that is mucho exciting for Eden Espinosa. Kudos to the former Idina stand-by!
StrStruckDreamr9
Featured Actor Joined: 5/11/04
Chote887
Stand-by Joined: 9/8/04
touchmeinthemorning
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/3/04
#54no way man
Posted: 9/20/04 at 1:01am
JL,
Yes. Stephanie did turn down the standby. After she finished BFO, that was an option that she turned down. She has not turned down taking over for Idina, but she did turn down the monotony of being a standby. =)
"Fundamentalism means never having to say 'I'm wrong.'"
-- unknown
#55no way man
Posted: 9/20/04 at 1:03am
"is mucho exciting"
Spider, look what you did! You've made mis-using Spanish words popular! 
"One no longer loves one's insight enough once one communicates it."
The opposite of creation isn't war, it's stagnation.
Updated On: 9/20/04 at 01:03 AM
The opposite of creation isn't war, it's stagnation.
Musetta1957
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/03
#56no way man
Posted: 9/20/04 at 1:34am
"FYI: Stephanie Block never turned down the stand-by role in WICKED. She WAS the stand-by for Idina out in San Fran during the out-of-town try-out. She left very early on, though (before it premiered at the Curran or after, not sure which) when she was offered the role of Liza Minelli in BFO."
I saw Wicked in SF towards the end of the run, and she was still in the playbill. Her bio did mention BFO as a future engagement.
luvWICKED416
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/15/04
#57no way man
Posted: 9/20/04 at 7:17amIt does seem like all signs point to Steph Block... she does have Wicked connections (the show, not the insanely annoying Northest verb). And she did mention coming back to NYC at the start of the New Year, at about the same time that Playbill announed Idina's extended run FOR NO REASON WHAT-SO-EVER! Except maybe that Steph needs more rehersal time, or something like that. Hopefully we'll find out soon....
#58no way man
Posted: 9/20/04 at 9:50am
Aaa-aand...
Insert Matt_G:
"Idina Menzel?
As a replacement?"
whatever and ever amen - ben folds five
Marquise
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/1/04
#59no way man
Posted: 9/20/04 at 9:56amI have to agree with Matt_G. Idina Menzel would be perfect for the role of Elphaba!
defy_gravity
Stand-by Joined: 9/12/04
#60no way man
Posted: 9/20/04 at 4:42pm
I, too, was hoping to play the green girl. Oh well. All I can say is that it better be around for... ever!
Well, at least 20 years. I doubt it, but I hope so.
We can't all come and go by bubble...
Matt_G
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/1/04
#61no way man
Posted: 9/20/04 at 4:48pmWho are we talking about? Idina Menzel?
"Noah, someday we'll talk again. But there's things we'll never say. That sorrow deep inside you. It inside me, too. And it never go away. You be okay. You'll learn how to lose things..."
#62no way man
Posted: 9/20/04 at 4:49pmThere is no chance it will be around for twenty years and there is no chance it will ever be revived.
"One no longer loves one's insight enough once one communicates it."
The opposite of creation isn't war, it's stagnation.
The opposite of creation isn't war, it's stagnation.
touchmeinthemorning
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/3/04
#64no way man
Posted: 9/21/04 at 10:49am
or Elaine Stritch.
I want to see her in green makeup. So bad.
"Fundamentalism means never having to say 'I'm wrong.'"
-- unknown
#65no way man
Posted: 9/21/04 at 10:53amThank you, Priest - I agree wholeheartedly.
"I don't really get the ending,all i can go with is when after several months,Judith saw Pat sang,and later she kissed him on the toilet,after that the story back to where Pat went down from the stage after he'd sung,and he went to the italian lady.I just don't get it,what Judith exatcly meant when he kissed Pat that she had seen,and did Pat end up together with The Italian Lady?Please help me,thank u very much!"
Quote from someone on IMDB in reference to a movie he/she didn't understand. Such grammar!
#66no way man
Posted: 9/21/04 at 12:16pmStephanie J Block is amazing (saw BFO 28 times) and would do a great job. Another "Oz-related" part, but with more exposure!!!!
Matt_G
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/1/04
#67no way man
Posted: 9/21/04 at 12:19pmIt's like Idina Menzel.
"Noah, someday we'll talk again. But there's things we'll never say. That sorrow deep inside you. It inside me, too. And it never go away. You be okay. You'll learn how to lose things..."
luvWICKED416
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/15/04
#68no way man
Posted: 9/21/04 at 12:45pmwhen is it realistic to hear about the new Elphaba?? Not rumors, but like as a fact... Thanksgiving???
Matt_G
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/1/04
#70no way man
Posted: 9/21/04 at 1:16pm
Joeyjoe, I love her. I thought about that, too.
"Noah, someday we'll talk again. But there's things we'll never say. That sorrow deep inside you. It inside me, too. And it never go away. You be okay. You'll learn how to lose things..."
#71no way man
Posted: 9/21/04 at 2:23pmBecause it's a spectacle based on a familiar story, it will probably be around a while, but in a few years, if the attendance drops, they'll eventually have to move it to a smaller venue and scale it down. If Beauty and the Beast can run this long, then Wicked will probably run at least five years, but a ten-year run is ambitious thinking. Rent is struggling now at eight years with much cheaper running costs, more awards, and a reputation as a landmark in musical theatre history.
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
touchmeinthemorning
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/3/04
#72no way man
Posted: 9/21/04 at 2:36pmdon't forget it's in that cave of a space with 4 billion seats to fill.
"Fundamentalism means never having to say 'I'm wrong.'"
-- unknown
#73no way man
Posted: 9/21/04 at 4:25pm
I heard the producers were trying to get Margaret Hamilton to reprise her role - but when they found out she was dead, they figured she probably couldn't hit the high notes.
I'm going out on a limb and say - Idina Menzel.
Matt_G
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/1/04
#74no way man
Posted: 9/21/04 at 4:28pmMarc, I was saying her name before also, but the more that I think about it I think Idina Menzel (who was in RENT) would be a good choice.
"Noah, someday we'll talk again. But there's things we'll never say. That sorrow deep inside you. It inside me, too. And it never go away. You be okay. You'll learn how to lose things..."
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