I know, ANOTHER Wicked question- Page 2
I know, ANOTHER Wicked question
ashley0139
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/3/05
#25re: I know, ANOTHER Wicked question
Posted: 1/21/06 at 4:44pm
"The Wicked Witch of the East" is not on the ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING because it reveals too much of the plot.
They record it because the person who comes out at that time is the person playing Fiyero but it is the Wizard's voice. They record it with whoever is playing the Wizard at that time.
"This table, he is over one hundred years old. If I could, I would take an old gramophone needle and run it along the surface of the wood. To hear the music of the voices. All that was said." - Doug Wright, I Am My Own Wife
#26re: I know, ANOTHER Wicked question
Posted: 1/21/06 at 5:55pm
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. :)
"I wrote a book: "How to Be Popular". Now I've put together a top ten list of how to help you:
-Elphie, everyday... shower. I mean, who knows? Maybe some of that green is gonna come off!
-Deodorant Elphie. No body likes a stinky witch!
-I think we've covered the hair, we'll get to that.
-Clean underclothes. That's all I'm gonna say.
-Look at your posture. That's no way to be popular!
-Bed made, room straightened. We've done that.
-Colors blended. Oookay.
-But the most important thing to have, to make yourself popular, is to keep your beautiful smile."
~Kristin Chenoweth in her last performance of the song "Popular"
Broadway Star Joined: 12/31/69
#27re: I know, ANOTHER Wicked question
Posted: 1/22/06 at 12:10amwas this one of the first performances that george hearn did? maybe they didn't have a chance to record him or maybe someone forgot to push a button! oops...
#28re: I know, ANOTHER Wicked question
Posted: 1/22/06 at 1:37am
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
"That boy could use some Prozac"
Updated On: 1/22/06 at 01:37 AM
#29re: I know, ANOTHER Wicked question
Posted: 1/22/06 at 1:49amIt seems more and more like it was technical gaffe then.
#30re: I know, ANOTHER Wicked question
Posted: 1/22/06 at 1:56amYeah 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
"That boy could use some Prozac"
#31re: I know, ANOTHER Wicked question
Posted: 1/22/06 at 1:58amHey, BWW.com new motto - We Love Drama - the hell with TNT.
#32re: I know, ANOTHER Wicked question
Posted: 1/22/06 at 2:07amLOL so true
"That boy could use some Prozac"
#33re: I know, ANOTHER Wicked question---UPDATE!!!
Posted: 2/8/06 at 10:51pm
So for any of you who were responding to my question- I saw Wicked at today's matinee and I finally got to hear the verse!!! and I didn't know they replayed it in sort of an echo towards the end when the Wizard is revealed as Elphaba's father, and that really helped to understanding that plot point.
I saw Ben Vereen (is that spelled right?) and he was great, during Wonderful he did a little dance and it was so funny and cute and even had Eden cracking up (who was a bit sick and kept coughing but was still amazing!)
Anyway so it was a technical problem, I wasn't crazy lol and I finally heard it, so woohoo!! 
"That boy could use some Prozac"
TheaterAddict7652
Broadway Star Joined: 2/7/06
#34re: I know, ANOTHER Wicked question---UPDATE!!!
Posted: 2/8/06 at 11:07pmI'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.
There's a lot I am not certain of...
#35re: I know, ANOTHER Wicked question---UPDATE!!!
Posted: 2/8/06 at 11:11pmYeah it was definitly Ben Vereen's voice we heard, it was very obvious. I'm just glad that we got to hear it this time lol
"That boy could use some Prozac"
kk holiday
Swing Joined: 2/8/06
#36re: I know, ANOTHER Wicked question---UPDATE!!!
Posted: 2/8/06 at 11:34pm
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
BSoBW3
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/21/06
#37re: I know, ANOTHER Wicked question---UPDATE!!!
Posted: 2/8/06 at 11:45pm
First off, the mention of bootlegs is not allowed.
Second, untrue. They do have a prerecorded track even with an understudy. I've seen Sean McCourt twice, he has used it twice.
The smallest stream is a valent river. It will drown me if it can.
#38re: I know, ANOTHER Wicked question---UPDATE!!!
Posted: 2/9/06 at 12:36amI saw the show tonight, all was ok with the recordings.
#39re: I know, ANOTHER Wicked question---UPDATE!!!
Posted: 2/9/06 at 8:24amMaybe it has something to do with if someone can't perform at the last minute and an understudy is used, or maybe it is just certain understudies, or maybe this was all just coincidence and just technical errors!
"That boy could use some Prozac"
#40re: I know, ANOTHER Wicked question---UPDATE!!!
Posted: 2/9/06 at 1:31pm
(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?
The choice may have been mistaken, The choosing was not... "Every day has the potential to be the greatest day of your life." - Lin-Manuel Miranda
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#41re: I know, ANOTHER Wicked question---UPDATE!!!
Posted: 2/9/06 at 2:34pm
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.
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#42re: I know, ANOTHER Wicked question---UPDATE!!!
Posted: 2/9/06 at 2:34pm
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.
#43re: I know, ANOTHER Wicked question---UPDATE!!!
Posted: 2/9/06 at 2:45pmThat wasn't Ben Vereen dancing, it was Rhett George last night.
#44re: I know, ANOTHER Wicked question---UPDATE!!!
Posted: 2/9/06 at 3:05pmThanks.
The choice may have been mistaken, The choosing was not... "Every day has the potential to be the greatest day of your life." - Lin-Manuel Miranda
#45re: I know, ANOTHER Wicked question---UPDATE!!!
Posted: 2/9/06 at 3:05pmThanks.
The choice may have been mistaken, The choosing was not... "Every day has the potential to be the greatest day of your life." - Lin-Manuel Miranda
#46re: I know, ANOTHER Wicked question---UPDATE!!!
Posted: 2/9/06 at 3:16pm
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.
Don't f*ck with me fellas. This ain't my first time at the rodeo.
Fosse76
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/21/05
#47re: I know, ANOTHER Wicked question---UPDATE!!!
Posted: 2/9/06 at 3:29pmI also was at Wicked last night. I think I'm the only person in the world who didn't think Eden was good. Her singing was ok, and her acting was horrible, though it was a bit better in the second act. I hated her rendition of Defying Gravity. It was awful.
#48re: I know, ANOTHER Wicked question---UPDATE!!!
Posted: 2/9/06 at 3:34pm
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.)
The choice may have been mistaken, The choosing was not... "Every day has the potential to be the greatest day of your life." - Lin-Manuel Miranda
#49re: I know, ANOTHER Wicked question---UPDATE!!!
Posted: 2/9/06 at 6:21pm
Okay first of all- that was most definitly NOT Ben Vereen. The guy dancing was MUCH younger and thinner. Second- I saw Eden a and month ago and she was outstanding! (Not as great as Idina though) However, during the matinee yesterday she did cough a few times, so she was just sick, go see her again when she is feeling better, trust me she is great. Also, Megan was sick last time I went lol.
Captain_Obvious- have you seen the show? It is nothing like the book, well not much anyway. Gregory Macguire's other book "The Ugly Stepsister" was VERY cute, although it did not really make the connection with Cinderella till the end, and I am still not sure which version of the fairy tale he based his prequel off of.
"That boy could use some Prozac"
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