I know, ANOTHER Wicked question — Page 2

Okay, time for big sister to jump in and let everyone know that my sister is not nuts!

I went to this show with her havning already heard the OBCR many many times and I was pretty shocked when the "lover" came out and didn't say/sing a single word. Since he not only didn't sing, but his lips weren't moving, I figured that maybe this part is not in the show. Having now read the comments about it being a recording, I guess there was some glitch, but his lips never even moved, so maybe he knew about it in advance? It definitely didn't make as much sense without it but you could get the idea.

Bottom line is we were there, we didn't miss it, it simply didn't happen for whatever reason. We're going back in a couple of weeks, hopefully all will go well that day and we will hear the part about the green elixir. :)

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You know what I am not sure... either way, it was an understudy Anthony Glade, who was really good, but maybe since he was not supossed to be going on they didn't have a recording of him.
Edit: Ben Vereen was in our playbill

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Updated On: 1/22/06 at 01:37 AM

Yeah I guess so, I am just glad to know lol I didn't mean to make so much "drama"! We are seeing it again in 2 and a half weeks and hopefully there will be no technical glitches and we will finally get to hear it!! lol

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LOL so true

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I'm sure what happened when you first saw it was a technical glitch. They probably record the actor playing the wizard singing those lines and then then the actor who plays the boyfriend lip-synchs, since the boyfriend and the wizard are not played by the same actor.

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Hey guys...

I know this has already been answered but, like everyone else, I thought I'd share my two-cents.

When I saw Wicked (Original Cast), the "elixer" line WAS in the show. My friend who went with me the first time, saw it again about 7 months later (New Cast) and it WAS NOT in the show(and he is a HUGE fan - knows everyline!!) I have two bootleg videos of the show (dont even ask for a copy - sorry!!) One copy has the line in it, the other does not. What I noticed was that the taped show that had the original actor who does that dance & song - HAD the lines...the other - which had an understudy in the role - DID NOT have the line. Also when my friend saw the show, according to his playbill, an understudy was used in that role, the same night the line was NOT used. Maybe they just dont use the line when an understudy performs.

Just my investigative report!!

-KK

I saw the show tonight, all was ok with the recordings.

(Liotte, you were at Wicked last night? Me too!)

Ok, now I have a question. You all are saying they record the Wizard's line about the green elixir in the beginning, and there is an ensemble member dancing. That very much looked like Ben Vereen to me. Am I going blind?

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All this wizard talk.

Where can we hear the cut song? As far as plot goes, what's to give away? Maybe it's cause I've read the book, I dunno.

Nessarose gets a house dropped on her. Dorothy kills Elphaba with water.

Thanks.

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the line is recorded (it was pretty obvious it was Joel Grey's voice when I saw it, but it wasnt Joel Grey dancing), but even if it wasnt played there's a pretty obvious light cue when the Wizard holds it up to Elph's mom that focuses all the attention on that green bottle which she snatches and drinks down.

and, just for your own edification, it's ELIXIR not elixer.

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You see, I thought Defying Gravity was Eden's high point. That and No Good Deed. She was good, but I've heard better from her. Eden also seemed to not be feeling very well last night.

(Megan Hilty wins. She just does.)

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