Jackie Burns to Join WICKED Tour as Elphaba July 8 in Houston
Jackie Burns to Join WICKED Tour as Elphaba July 8 in Houston
#2Jackie Burns to Join WICKED Tour as Elphaba July 8 in Houston
Posted: 7/6/10 at 12:55pmThank God for a fresh face.
IfYouCan
Stand-by Joined: 7/1/09
#2Jackie Burns to Join WICKED Tour as Elphaba July 8 in Houston
Posted: 7/6/10 at 12:59pmShe's going to be fantastic.
#3Jackie Burns to Join WICKED Tour as Elphaba July 8 in Houston
Posted: 7/6/10 at 1:51pmUm...HELL yes. I saw her as Sheila back in January and she blew me away. I have no idea how Caissie Levy could have been any better.
#4Jackie Burns to Join WICKED Tour as Elphaba July 8 in Houston
Posted: 7/6/10 at 2:49pmI'd love to see her as Elphaba because she was so distracting in HAIR. I saw the show shortly after it opened and to me, she didn't look period appropriate. She was uber-thin/muscular, her lips looked like they had collagen, her brows were waxed thin, over tanned (way over tanned-almost oompah loopah territory) and looked like a girl you'd see in a club nowadays or on a stripper pole. She bothered me the whole time. I'm not saying she wasn't talented-great voice and very sexy, she just looked very "over done" for the time period.
#5Jackie Burns to Join WICKED Tour as Elphaba July 8 in Houston
Posted: 7/6/10 at 3:38pmShe's gorgeous and she's incredibly talented. Plus, she's a new face in the WICKED community. The best of luck to her!
#6Jackie Burns to Join WICKED Tour as Elphaba July 8 in Houston
Posted: 7/6/10 at 4:14pm
I'm pretty sure Jackie Burns starts today, 7/6. She is already listed on the Wicked website as the tour Elphaba, and why would she start on a Thursday?
Did anyone go to Donna's last show?
#7Jackie Burns to Join WICKED Tour as Elphaba July 8 in Houston
Posted: 7/6/10 at 4:55pmI saw her as Shelia back in October and her acting and vocals blew me away. Hopefully I will get to see her when Wicked comes to Orlando in March!
#8Jackie Burns to Join WICKED Tour as Elphaba July 8 in Houston
Posted: 7/7/10 at 4:37pmOh wait, I was wrong. She is starting tomorrow. Anyone know why she didn't start Tuesday and if Donna or an u/s/standby played the tuesday/wednesday performances?
Ceej
Stand-by Joined: 3/30/07
#9Jackie Burns to Join WICKED Tour as Elphaba July 8 in Houston
Posted: 7/7/10 at 7:16pmI saw the show last night here in Houston (7/6) and the standby, Mariand Torres, was on as Elphaba. I'd assume she'll do tonight's show as well and Jackie will start on Thursday as scheduled.
rznb63
Swing Joined: 7/7/10
#10Jackie Burns to Join WICKED Tour as Elphaba July 8 in Houston
Posted: 7/7/10 at 9:04pm
I was at Donna Vivino's last show in Houston on July 4, 2010. She was unable to perform in the matinee that day since she was still struggling with her dislocated collar bone injury. She was superb in her last show. She did cry buckets of tears throughout while staying focused and determined to perform the show as she has for the past 22 months. Nothing special was done at the curtain call which seemed tragic...but maybe it is what she wanted. A lot of her castmates were crying during and after the show.
I heard several references to Jackie starting on July 6th while in Houston and then read a newspaper article that it would be July 8th. No idea why the delay happened. Seems unusual that they would let one lead go without having the other lead ready...but maybe Jackie got sick or something.
#11Jackie Burns to Join WICKED Tour as Elphaba July 8 in Houston
Posted: 7/9/10 at 7:39amDid anyone go?
pc1145N2
Broadway Star Joined: 5/28/07
#12Jackie Burns to Join WICKED Tour as Elphaba July 8 in Houston
Posted: 7/9/10 at 8:50pm
Every time I see the title of this thread, I think how much better it would be if it actually said:
"Jackie Hoffman to Join WICKED Tour as Elphaba July 8 in Houston."
I'd go all the way to Houston to see THAT!!
#13Jackie Burns to Join WICKED Tour as Elphaba July 8 in Houston
Posted: 7/9/10 at 9:22pm
Jackie Hoffman is in Wicked. 
#14Jackie Burns to Join WICKED Tour as Elphaba July 8 in Houston
Posted: 7/10/10 at 1:25amStealing!!!
rmusic11322
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/07
#15Jackie Burns to Join WICKED Tour as Elphaba July 8 in Houston
Posted: 7/10/10 at 2:08pmNice job, TheatreFan4.
#16Jackie Burns to Join WICKED Tour as Elphaba July 8 in Houston
Posted: 7/12/10 at 7:38am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHtOUXEsqzg
I'd say it's really good for one of the first few times.
bwayguy22089
Broadway Star Joined: 12/16/06
#17Jackie Burns to Join WICKED Tour as Elphaba July 8 in Houston
Posted: 7/12/10 at 7:49amThat was pretty damned near perfect.
#18Jackie Burns to Join WICKED Tour as Elphaba July 8 in Houston
Posted: 7/12/10 at 11:49am....direct link huh...OYi
#19Jackie Burns to Join WICKED Tour as Elphaba July 8 in Houston
Posted: 7/13/10 at 2:25amWow. That was pretty weak. All over the place.
PReeves2
Leading Actor Joined: 3/20/10
#20Jackie Burns to Join WICKED Tour as Elphaba July 8 in Houston
Posted: 7/13/10 at 2:30amreally ljay? you didn't give her any support? I'm sure she has had the least direction from the original cast and is making the most of it. sounds like she is doing a terrific job for her first week out.
#21Jackie Burns to Join WICKED Tour as Elphaba July 8 in Houston
Posted: 7/13/10 at 2:34amI saw Mandy Gonzalez during her first week, and she was leagues stronger than that.
#22Jackie Burns to Join WICKED Tour as Elphaba July 8 in Houston
Posted: 7/13/10 at 2:37amI wasn't impressed, either.
#23Jackie Burns to Join WICKED Tour as Elphaba July 8 in Houston
Posted: 7/13/10 at 2:44amHer voice sounds so whiny, even worse then Jenna Leigh Green's when she went on as Elphaba.
PReeves2
Leading Actor Joined: 3/20/10
#24Jackie Burns to Join WICKED Tour as Elphaba July 8 in Houston
Posted: 7/13/10 at 2:47amI don't doubt Mandy's performance at all. I just wonder how much the original directors are concerned about the new casts that goes out on the tours. When was the last time Joe Mantelo (i'm sure that is spelled wrong) helped out and was involved with the touring cast?
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