Idina leaving during intermission...

[ActionBoy]

Posted: 6/14/04 at 1:20am

Just wanted to report that at the 7:30 showing of Wicked this Sunday, it was announced that due to illness, Idina Menzel wouldn't be continuing and her standby Eden Espinoza (sp?) would be taking over in the 2nd act. This was one of the recent "shows for the understudies" as Chenoweth, Grey, and Butz were out in the first act.

Just thought I'd share!

Eden, Bundy, Cusick as Fiyero and McCourt as the Wizard... exceptional! But kind of a bummer to see the Tony winner call it quits after one [lousy] act!

[nystateomind04]

Posted: 6/14/04 at 1:22am

maybe she was sick. im sure she has a reason, she rarley misses performances, or so people post here, anyway.

[etoile]

Posted: 6/14/04 at 1:23am

I could have sworn I read this in two other threads. And like that proverbial roadside accident I still didn't turn away.

[ActionBoy]

Posted: 6/14/04 at 1:23am

Oh, I know she was sick... that's what they said. I wasn't knocking Idina at all! This just makes an interesting topic, I think, as I don't think lead actors (especially Tony winners) often have to leave their shows in the middle of the show.

[catcher]

Posted: 6/14/04 at 1:24am

She must have been really sick to leave mid-show. My friend saw it Friday and said she didn't sound so great. So she probably should have even shown up!

[wickedpopular]

Posted: 6/14/04 at 1:26am

She probably shouldn't have come, but shes so dedicated. Apparently shes only missed like 10 shows ever. I think it's great that she makes such an effort.

[Chip1012]

Posted: 6/14/04 at 1:35am

OMG, a Tony winner getting ill and leaving? Thats unheard of, I mean is it actually possible?

[broadwaybondchik]

Posted: 6/14/04 at 2:00am

Please people the sarcasm is getting really annoying.

[WhatDoINeedWithLove?]

Posted: 6/14/04 at 2:09am

NOOOO its not broadwaybondchik!

[broadwaybondchik]

Posted: 6/14/04 at 2:13am

LMAO!

But damn do you know what i mean, people have been mean lately

[WhatDoINeedWithLove?]

Posted: 6/14/04 at 2:18am

i just read what you wrote in here and in the "enough of ****** posts" and completly agree with BOTH :)

[Becky]

Posted: 6/14/04 at 2:19am

She does have a great attendance record - she only missed one show during her Aida run and she's only missed 3 performances in WICKED's 8 month run (if I remember correctly). Pretty remarkable.

[newyorkuniq]

Posted: 6/14/04 at 2:20am

of course you do. Look at your icon. ha

[WhatDoINeedWithLove?]

Posted: 6/14/04 at 2:33am

yep my icon has SO MUCH to do with being fed up with sarcasm?!

[wickedpopular]

Posted: 6/14/04 at 2:38am

hehe! Clearly liking Kristin Chenoweth means you don't like sarcasm! Those things just go hand in hand. Doesn't everyone know that?!?

[broadwaybondchik]

Posted: 6/14/04 at 2:41am

oh i know you're right they go hand in hand..........i hate kristin chenoweth

[broadway86]

Posted: 6/14/04 at 12:51pm

That's really wierd. Why did they arrange a 7:30 show, anyway?

I saw the show on Friday, and I thought she sounded beautiful. No sign of strain or vocal problems anywhere. In fact, she sounded better live than she did on the CD.

[Broadwaylilhead]

Posted: 6/14/04 at 12:55pm

They did the show last night to make up for the missed performance on Tony Night.

I'm assuming not too many people knew because the lotto was one of the smallest crowds I've seen yet. Fortunately, one of my friends won because I lost...again.

This was my first time sitting on the front row and I HATED IT. It's just too damn close!

[TheaterBaby]

Posted: 6/14/04 at 1:04pm

"But damn do you know what i mean, people have been mean lately"

UHHHH *GASP!
People on Broadwayworld being mean!? Unheard of!

[Ustadance]

Posted: 6/14/04 at 1:05pm

Reality alert, kiddies: She left because her voice was thrashed and she had to take a plane today to go film a role in a movie...very lah-di-dah...not being mean, just the truth.

[broadwaybondchik]

Posted: 6/14/04 at 4:23pm

haha, yea i shouldve known right theaterbaby?

[Broadwaylilhead]

Posted: 6/14/04 at 4:24pm

She actually sounded fine up till Defying Gravity and then she started coughing and started lowering the key of the song. Then she didn't do the big build up at the finale of the song. She sounded perfect till that point. She gave it her best shot and you have to admire that

[broadwaybondchik]

Posted: 6/14/04 at 4:26pm

Very brave of her, i hope she gets better!

[Matt_G]

Posted: 6/14/04 at 4:27pm

So many rumors. What happened is quite simple. She brought in her Tony to show it off and during intermission, I opened the stage door to the theater and threw it outside across the street and said "FETCH, WITCH!" When she went to catch it I locked her out. Plain and simple. I could hear hear screaming from outside "KRISTIN! I NEED TO CHANGE COSTUMES!" Silly girl.

Now, Who wants tea?

Updated On: 6/14/04 at 04:27 PM

[broadwaybondchik]

Posted: 6/14/04 at 5:06pm

Oh yea......those damn rumors.