IDINA ON TODAY: PICKING UP THE LAST 15 MINUTES

[paulie23]

Posted: 1/9/05 at 4:55pm

Joe Mantello said at today's show Idina will pickup where she left off and be Elphaba for the last 15 minutes. WOOOHOOOO!!!!!!!!!!

[magic8ball]

Posted: 1/9/05 at 4:58pm

Where she left off... which translates to her popping out of the stage with Joey Mac at the end of the show? That's just frickin' weird. Poor Shoshana Bean. Are they going to frickin' bow together, too?

They should have just let Bean do the show, and let Menzel give a speech afterwards.

[ElphieDefiesGravity]

Posted: 1/9/05 at 4:58pm

Yeah, it's stated here somewhere on this site...

You know Joe Mantello? I am impressed...

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 1/9/05 at 5:00pm

well then damn.. they should have let joel grey pop out of a trap door and elope with fiyero too!

[magic8ball]

Posted: 1/9/05 at 5:01pm

Does anyone remember the "Showstoppers" thread a while back? Because as of six o'clock tonight, we're going to have another one to add.

I'll bet she gets a standing O when she comes out of the floor.

Updated On: 1/9/05 at 05:01 PM

[BEKA531]

Posted: 1/9/05 at 5:01pm

but, will she be singing?

[ElphieDefiesGravity]

Posted: 1/9/05 at 5:02pm

I bet it will be really exciting for the audience members. I bet they will go WILD. It's kind of funny, because those of us not there know what will happen, but those in the audience don't.

[TheatreDiva612]

Posted: 1/9/05 at 5:03pm

wow....i'm very interested to see how this is going to happen...

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 1/9/05 at 5:04pm

She probably *can't* sing, Beka. And it sounds like where she left off doesn't leave any singing on her part, anyway.

[brdwaybaby17]

Posted: 1/9/05 at 5:04pm

Hasn't the show ended already?

[magic8ball]

Posted: 1/9/05 at 5:06pm

Menzel's last show was supposed to be tonight.

[Testing1232]

Posted: 1/9/05 at 5:06pm

Wont end until around 5:50PM- 6

[tres_extraordinaire]

Posted: 1/9/05 at 5:06pm

UPDATE!
They're actually strapping Idina to Shoshana's back; Shoshana will be singing and lugging Idina around and Idina will be doing the hand motions!
___

I'm skeptical about this whole situation... also, way to rid Shoshana of the spotlight.

[paulie23]

Posted: 1/9/05 at 5:06pm

I don't know Joe M, but our friend just called from the show and spoke to Joe Mantello about it and that's what Joe said. So I hope all runs smoothly.

[ElphieDefiesGravity]

Posted: 1/9/05 at 5:06pm

The show ends at about 5:45. Idina DOES have 2 lines to sing in the finale, btw.

[CapnHook]

Posted: 1/9/05 at 5:07pm

I'm not gonna even try to condense everything to a single post. At least not until we get the first review.

[La Vie Boheme]

Posted: 1/9/05 at 5:09pm

"Idina is gonna be Nessarose tonight"

Someone said that and i forget who but HAHAHAHAHAHA

[everythingtaboo]

Posted: 1/9/05 at 5:11pm

I think it's really sweet, actually. Just think, in about 15 minutes, the Gershwin is going to BLOW UP!!!

Imagine: Fiyero will knock on the floor, and instead of saying "Elphaba?", he'll say "Idina?" And her head will pop up...and scores of people will be passing out! Ears will bleed from the noise! LOL

I'm sure Shoshanna and Idina will share a bow, sort of a "passing of the torch" and Idina will take her last bow.

I think everyone will get their money's worth. Bravo, Idina.

[magic8ball]

Posted: 1/9/05 at 5:13pm

"I think it's really sweet, actually. Just think, in about 15 minutes, the Gershwin is going to BLOW UP!!!"

If only...

"Imagine: Fiyero will knock on the floor, and instead of saying "Elphaba?", he'll say "Idina?" And her head will pop up...and scores of people will be passing out! Ears will bleed from the noise! LOL"

I could totally see that happened. EXACTLY as you described it. And yes- the applause is going to last longer than "Defying Gravity".

"I'm sure Shoshanna and Idina will share a bow, sort of a "passing of the torch" and Idina will take her last bow."

I suppose that it could be looked at this way... but I still think that it's sort of a slap in Shoshana Bean's face.

Updated On: 1/9/05 at 05:13 PM

[LoudIrishGirl]

Posted: 1/9/05 at 5:14pm

I agree it s*cks for Shoshana, but she and Idina are probably friends, and she (being a humble and very nice person, as I have heard) will probably be glad to let her friend have this final moment (whether its a speech at the curtain call or coming out for the last few minutes of the show). And Idina has been working on Wicked for about 3 years now, so this last moment must mean a lot to her.

[seasons of love]

Posted: 1/9/05 at 5:15pm

Well, this is interesting to say the least. I second magic8ball's comment about the stainding O. The audience is gonna go crazy. I probably would too.... :) I almost want to be there just to see the audience's reaction, if not to see Idina "perform" on her last day. <---It's actually really sad if you think about it, no being able to perform on your last day...

[ElphieDefiesGravity]

Posted: 1/9/05 at 5:16pm

That would be GREAT if he said Idina instead of Elphaba. I hope he does that!!!

[StateOfJade]

Posted: 1/9/05 at 5:17pm

Wow. I imagine that will make lots of people happy.

[La Vie Boheme]

Posted: 1/9/05 at 5:18pm

Idina gets a huge standing O anyway. (no matter if she won best actress or broke a rib)

[#1Elphie]

Posted: 1/9/05 at 5:20pm

Just a random thought...what if there are some tourists there who unknowingly bought tickets to Wicked on January 9th and have no idea who Idina Menzel is or what happened on Saturday. That would be confusing, suddenly seeing a different Elphaba pop out of the floor.