Idina's Replacement — Page 4

That's a perfect term..."fad". This is all it is. Like I said, it will all be over in a very short time when the board starts obsessing about the cast of Little women and Foster all over again. I find the whole lot of the "Elphie's" faddish and interchangeable and ultimately, with a short shelf life. IN MY OPINION, I don't think that 30 years from now, we will be mentioning any of these woman in the way we're still talking about Merman, Lupone, et al, now. but hey, that's just me trying to out-bitter Bobbybitterbubbybitchy. where's Marquise when you need him to one up us both?

And since folks here to an absurd degree
Seem fixated on your vertigris
Would it be all right by you
If I de-freenify you???!!!

P.S. The lyrics may be a little off.

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Her name is Saycon Sengbloh and she is a broadway actress who has played roles in quite a few hit shows, on and off Broadway, not some "black girl named Saycon something". If she does join the cast of Wicked as Elpheba, then I think she would be great, and her skin color has no bearing on anything whatsoever, especially considering the role calls for her to be green. I have seen her perform, and she commands the stage with her very presence alone. Though I am new to seeing her perform, she has a fan in me.

yea i saw the same thing too uncageg...i was reading it last night, i was going to start a thread but i didnt...haha...but i saw WICKED yesterday (12/29 matinee) and i was talking to some merchandise people and i asked them who was going to replace Idina, and they said Shoshana Bean...and then i read the article and i figured it must be true...and i don't think broadway.com would lie? haha hopefully that helps someone!

I was going to skip seeing Wicked again while in New York and wait for the tour to hit Denver next fall. But something tells me that I may want to experience Shoshana Bean live. I hear such good things about her here. And I have sampled some of her music. So I guess I should put the show back on my list!

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