Is Michelle Federer to be in Wicked Forever?

Michelle Federer has stood by Wicked since the very beginning, and I was wondering if seh was planning on doing something else any time soon. I mean I love her--I was Nessarose for halloween! but i'd like to see her in something else too!

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Hey...A steady gig is a steady gig, right?

So - since there seems to be a cast turnover in January. Who do you predict will fill those sparkly shoes?

And the other roles too? Any predictions?

I really think it says a lot about the performer and a lot about the show. She is happy there and if she wants to stay there why not??? Maybe she's not found a better show and wants to wait until one turns up... A job on Broadway can be difficult to find sometimes...

Is Megan going to be leaving too?

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Nope.

If Im correct, David Ayers, Rue McClanahan, Ben Vereen, Shoshana Bean, and Im guessing now Michelle Federer are all leaving on the 8th.

If Angela Lansbury would ever play Morrible, I would die. GAHH!

"They don't need big names for Nessa, Boq or the supporting characters, really. All people care about are the green girl and the bubble girl..."

I disagree. I mean, rumor has it that Liza Minnelli will be playing Morrible. And Randy Harrison of QAF took over for Boq. And George Hern, Joel Grey, and Ben Vereen all played the Wizard. And Rue is now playing Morrible.

Really, if you think about it, its more obvious that Elphaba and Galinda dont need big names. They haven't had stars play Elphie or Glinda in the past and it hasnt hurt the show. The only characters that have been taken over by "stars" are supporting. Which when you think about it is a good idea since the "stars" will draw audiences who expect to see them on stage the whole show but theyre only on it for a while. And the stars have more of a chance of being in the show weekly if they have less strenuous roles.

I heard she's going to be Julia Roberts' understudy/standby (not sure what the right term is)

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Yes, I definitely think Megan McGinnis would be an awesome Nessarose.

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Yes! I've thought so since forever Megan would be perfect! Only I kinda really want her to be Belle..

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I loved Michelle as Nessa, and would love to see her in something else. I saw her very early on in Wicked's run, so it was definitely before boredom set in, and I thought she was great. I think that it's good that Michelle is leaving the show in January, but I do kind of question why she stayed with it soo long. I understand not wanting to leave a paying gig until you have something else lined up, but if her performance has suffered from her being in it so long, then I'm surprised that she was allowed to continue her contract for so long. Not that Nessa is a major role, but people don't pay big money to see someone looking bored.

I've adored Megan since I saw her in Little Women. Don't know if I see her as Nessa though.

When I saw Michelle in February, she was great.

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Jan 8th's an awesome day! It's my birthday

I saw Michelle in Wicked just this Sep and she was still very commanding in the role. Of the four Nessas I managed to see (out of only five shows, lol) she was the best, I thought.