Has anyone seen WICKED lately? — Page 2

Midwestern is currently the American standard accent that gets used in media most frequently.

What you are actually referring to is called a Standard American Accent. There is no such thing as a "Midwestern accent," just as there is no such thing as a Southern, Northern, or Western accent. An Ohio accent is different from an Illinois accent, which is different from a North Dakota accent. When referring to American accents that are not distinctly regional, it is best to use the term "Standard American Accent": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_American

Plannietink08 said: "There is no such thing as a "British accent" "

Tell that to Americans.

dramamama611 said: "No one wants or needs thinking about geography. A standard (which IS the correct term) accent is used to erase that. When I was an acting major 120 years ago, we had to learn it, and were expected to use it on stage unless told otherwise.

I was taught an American standard accent in school not too long ago, so I think it's still around. It doesn't seem to be terribly widely used in actual productions I've seen, though, which makes sense to me...to my ear at the time it sounded slightly off/false and was kind of difficult to master.

I'm guessing that isn't the case anymore.

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adamgreer said: "neonlightsxo said: "All Broadway Elphabas use American accents, and in the West End, they're British, regardless of your personal opinion of that. It's mandated by the production.

Kerry Ellis didn't use an "American accent" during her run in the show on Broadway. She attempted one early on, but it slipped in and out, so eventually she stopped and just used her standard speaking voice."

Ah, interesting! Thanks for the info. I guess it was early on when I heard she was using one.

I thought it was obvious/goes without saying that Idina didn't do a British accent while in the West End production. She opened the production, and the standard was established after she left.

The current Elphaba u/s, Hannah Shankman, has not gone on yet.

adamgreer said: "neonlightsxo said: "All Broadway Elphabas use American accents, and in the West End, they're British, regardless of your personal opinion of that. It's mandated by the production.

Kerry Ellis didn't use an "American accent" during her run in the show on Broadway. She attempted one early on, but it slipped in and out, so eventually she stopped and just used her standard speaking voice."

Kerry used an American accent her whole run.

I listed the dates of Tucker's absence at the beginning of the thread, mailhandler. Calm down. Why the negative tone against Tucker?

"the show seems to lose its overall touch/impact as the years go on. "

I actually disagree with that. I'm no huge Wicked fan but I've seen two completely different casts in the last few years and felt the show was really solid and held up both times. Judging by your icon, perhaps you've seen the show too much? That could make you feel like it's losing its impact...

Updated On: 12/31/15 at 12:50 PM

mailhandler777 said: "Why are you telling me to calm down? "

Because you came in this thread and started yelling at people?

Ugh. I should know better than to start a post about Wicked. The fans are just as insane as I remember. But thank you to the the helpful people on this post. I actually will be seeing An American in Paris instead. Someone stated it on this thread and I agree that there's no rush to see Wicked since it will be around for awhile. Thanks anyway!