Heather Headley as Elpheba ? — Page 2

Margo, my god, I'm in awe. The way you deconstructed Heather was masterful, and I say that as someone who is a FAN of Ms Headley's.

As to for Loretta, she is one of the most consistently excellent perfomers working. Too bad that nobody's gonna write a role for a plus-size woman her age.

...or the diction.

hahaha love it!

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I always hoped that Loretta would play Caroline in CAROLINE, or CHANGE but sadly the wonderful show did not get the life it deserved.

Tennessee--

Oh, look, there was no real speculation about Lillias or Loretta ever ACTUALLY being cast as Elphaba (though, DAMN, if it somehow happened, they got my $100 for a ticket) -- it's just fun to imagine those voices doing that score in some context.

I always wished that CAROLINE had somehow caught on with audiences because I have a LONG list of singer-actresses I would KILL to see play it (meaning no disrespect whatsoever to the great Tonya Pinkins): Loretta Devine, Lillias White, Mary Bond Davis, the aforementioned Heather Headley ....... and I must say that I'll die happy if I ever get a chance to see Jennifer Holliday rip that score to shreds some day (just the thought of what Holliday could do to "Lot's Wife" gives me chills).

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Updated On: 7/8/05 at 02:34 AM

I wish Caroline lasted too, because I was going to try out for it

What is Jennifer up to these days.I know some regional theaters are starting to do productions of Caroline or change(well next year)mabye she could do one of them. and I would also be very Happy.

To get back on topic, I'd like to say that I truly love Heather as a performer. However, I am under no illusions that she has a small ego.

That's why I seriously doubt that she would take a replacement role in Wicked or most other productions. Even though many may think it egomaniacal, I suspect that she believes that she's entitled to original roles.

The only way I can see her changing her mind about that is if her career goes into an abrupt downward spiral.

But even if her head is a bit swelled, it's probably not as big as it once was. The failure of her album to reach her multi-platinum expectations seems to have humbled her a bit.

I think it also made her mad enough to aim for some really impressive stuff on her next release.