German WICKED television performance- Page 2

[FranklinShepard-Inc.]

Posted: 12/9/07 at 6:51pm

May I suggest, you buy this at www.musicalshop.de.

They sell it for 16,99 € and shipping overseas will never make it as much as amazon is charging.

[chino]

Posted: 12/9/07 at 6:52pm

Thanks for reminding me that. I got my Miss Saigon from that site and yah, I think it only cost me around $30 or so... Thanks.

[ElFantasma14]

Posted: 12/9/07 at 7:05pm

That really was an amazing performance. And the audience for that show was huge! When they cut to the view of the audience it looked like a stadium!

[FranklinShepard-Inc.]

Posted: 12/9/07 at 7:23pm

It's the biggest tv show there is in Germany when it comes to saturday night entertainment. So, yes, there were probably quite a number of people in the audience.

[BrianIdol]

Posted: 12/9/07 at 7:40pm

Is that really a pic of the back of the German cd? And if so, why is it a pic of Julia Murney and Kendra Kassebaum (how i WISH they made a cd of them as well!)?

[rosscoe(au)]

Posted: 12/9/07 at 7:46pm

I now finally see what all the fuss is about, having only seen the the tony clip and not long ago buying the sleep inducing Broadway Cas Recording. That was THRILLING and perfectly sung.

[sgv123]

Posted: 12/9/07 at 7:50pm

i dont think that is julia and kendra. i think that is the original glinda and elphaba from germany.

[musicaltheater1]

Posted: 12/9/07 at 7:54pm

The "Popular" segment's not bad either.
Popular

[mywonderwa11]

Posted: 12/9/07 at 8:22pm

Willemijn Verkaik sounds amazing on that song! I posted a sound clip from the German cast website when it was new. I can't seem to find it anymore, but I'm sure if you search the boards you'll find my original thread. It has clips of other songs as well.

The cinematography for that broadcast was just phenomenal...really stunning.

Willemign Verkaik blows American Elphabas out of the water.

I also just purchased the German cast recording...so if anyone wants a burned copy when I get it then PM me and let me know. I'd love to share!

Updated On: 12/9/07 at 08:22 PM

[nitsua]

Posted: 12/9/07 at 8:23pm

I love how Galinda does the "Bend and Snap" at 3:17.

[best12bars]

Posted: 12/9/07 at 8:29pm

Franklin---Is that a German variety show on Saturday nights? What else do they show besides excellent performances from musicals?

I was thoroughly impressed with that performance and the production values.

Better than what we've seen in the U.S.

[BrianIdol]

Posted: 12/9/07 at 8:36pm

sgv123- it's DEFINATELY julia and kendra, because that same pic is in my bway souveneer brochure that i'm looking at now.

[sidneybruhl]

Posted: 12/9/07 at 8:42pm

The camera work here beats anything I've seen done when "Wicked" segments have been performed on TV in the U.S (including the Tony broadcast).

[Elphabuff2]

Posted: 12/9/07 at 8:43pm

I think they really hit the mark in the German casting, both with Willimijn and Lucy. They seem like absolutely wonderful leading ladies.

Does anyone know why Amazon is so expensive? I really do want the recording.

Does anyone happen to know where a translation of the lyrics for the German version of "Defying Gravity"? I seen some for the Japanese version on that one site but none for this version.

[Mythus]

Posted: 12/9/07 at 8:44pm

b12b, "Wetten, Dass...?" is somewhat of a variety show, I guess you could say. It means, bascially, "Wanna bet that...?" It's based around the idea of betting on people doing some sort of ridiculous task on the show. Aside from that, the show also features interviews with celebrities and performances by popular bands (or sometimes musicals).

Oh, and it's not every Saturday night, it only airs a handful of times a year. Wikipedia tells me it's six or seven.

[sgv123]

Posted: 12/9/07 at 8:53pm

i know its not that big of a deal, but
Brianidol- do you mean you are loking at the wicked program? the 2 photos look opposite. if you look closely at the cd picture, they dont look like kendra and julia.

i dont want an arguement with you, i am curious as well as too who is on the back of the cd cover.

[viola13]

Posted: 12/9/07 at 9:09pm

Wow, Willimijn and Lucy are amazing in these roles. It's great to see them performing.

If anyone wants a burned copy of the cast recording, PM me. It's always nice to share, especially when it's so expensive to import it (or at least would be for a poor college student like me). :)

[dramaparoxysm23]

Posted: 12/10/07 at 3:59am

WOW.

All that time I was living in Germany wishing I lived in the States again or in England...and now that I do live here, that comes out in Germany! GAH!!

[Craww]

Posted: 12/10/07 at 6:32am

Truly phenomenal.

And it's good to see that the lesbian subtext translates, as well.

[futurenala]

Posted: 12/10/07 at 7:58am

That was a great performance! Whis I could get the cast recording.

[Justin D]

Posted: 12/10/07 at 8:53am

That was very nice, I just dont get why the German Elphaba's makeup always looks so blotchy, espicially around the forehead.

[GuyfromGermany]

Posted: 12/10/07 at 9:53am

@BrianIdol: No, it's definitely NOT Julia and Kendra... the CD is sitting in the desk right next to me and it's a picture of Willemijn Verkaik and Lucy Scherer from the German cast!

The voices sound really great on the CD as well! Unfortunately they used the Broadway playbacks and didn't have the music recorded with the German orchestra since they wanted to get the CD out as fast as possible...

[jpbran]

Posted: 12/10/07 at 1:57pm

Were they lip synching?
(don't scream-- just a question...)

Also, I have a question about the filming. Yes, it looks great, but I wonder how much of it was really filmed in front of that audience. They seem to get shots that require a camera right on stage (reaction shots, the camera moving into the action), and then suddenly there doesn't seem to be a camera there in long shots.

I'd guess they have re-shot extra footage or reaction shots. I'm just guessing, but it seems like they shot a lot of it like a movie, with stop-start shooting and a lot of post-editing.

It looks great, but I wouldn't consider it a true "filmed live performance" if that's true. Ah, who knows...

[clarky]

Posted: 12/10/07 at 2:07pm

the Elphaba is great, but the Glinda....she seems a little like student performer. That was the worst Popular I have seen in a while.

[Mythus]

Posted: 12/10/07 at 2:38pm

Yes, jpbran, they were lipsyncing. Tanz did, I remember, when they were on the show...almost ten years ago, wow. Dunno if it's common, but I can see why they do it. I'm not sure if it was pre-taped or not.