Jennifer Hope Wills for Glinda

[spellbee]

Posted: 7/8/06 at 5:12pm

Anyone know if she has ever auditioned for Glinda in Wicked?

[The Distinctive Baritone]

Posted: 7/8/06 at 5:41pm

I don't know, but I wouldn't be surprised if they've called her in for it at some point. She seems to be officially in the "Broadway club" now.

[VonTussleGirl]

Posted: 7/8/06 at 6:02pm

Dunno, but I'd definitely revisit the show if JHW joined.

[somethingwicked]

Posted: 7/8/06 at 6:03pm

I love how any blonde soprano is considered a good fit for Glinda....

[Johnnytoc]

Posted: 7/8/06 at 6:32pm

Doesn't JHW have red hair? (not blonde)

[somethingwicked]

Posted: 7/8/06 at 6:39pm

She, at one point, was a blonde.

[The Distinctive Baritone]

Posted: 7/8/06 at 8:21pm

Well, her hair is kinda strawberry blonde.

Either way she's absolutely gorgeous.

[VonTussleGirl]

Posted: 7/8/06 at 9:13pm

When I saw her in Wonderful Town in 2004 she was definitely a redhead...

[ThankstoPhantom]

Posted: 7/8/06 at 9:47pm

She had blonde hair for a regional production of OKLAHOMA! that I happened to see her in. But I believe her natural color is strawberry blonde.

[muscle23ftl]

Posted: 7/9/06 at 2:49am

Jennifer has been a redhead since she made her Broadway debut, I don't know about before then. She had a blond wig in Wonderful Town though and it looked very natural. Wills did audition for the role of Glinda.

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 7/9/06 at 2:51am

Didn't you hear? WICKED is closing.

[The Distinctive Baritone]

Posted: 7/9/06 at 2:54am

Yeah. And the producers decided to give all of their money to Bill Gates.

[OnMyWay]

Posted: 7/9/06 at 3:32am

Well I heard that everyone in the Broadway production died.

[AlmostFamous]

Posted: 7/9/06 at 10:52am

Jennifer is more strawberry blonde.
I am pretty sure she has never auditioned for the role.
I like her in Phantom though! She is amazing as Christine!

[EponineAmneris]

Posted: 7/9/06 at 11:18am

I agree. She'd make an excellent Glinda

[WickedGeek28]

Posted: 7/9/06 at 11:43am

She's a fantastic actress and I'm sure she'd be fine as Glinda.

I was wondering the same thing, somethingwicked.

She handled the comedic moments really well in Wonderful Town and kept up that talent to the less light stuff at the end. She's such a wonderful woman, I hope she gets work soon.

[somethingwicked]

Posted: 7/9/06 at 11:46am

WickedGeek, I agree, she is amazing. But she has work. She is the alternate for Christine in the Broadway company of "Phantom," and goes on two times a week. She is on summer leave from the NY company to play the principle Christine on tour.

[All_For_Laura]

Posted: 7/9/06 at 11:49am

Yup, I will be seeing her as Christine on the national tour when I am in Vancouver this summer.

[ThankstoPhantom]

Posted: 7/9/06 at 12:00pm

I was thinking about seeing her this summer, but seeing how she's on tour now, I'll have to wait a few months.

[muscle23ftl]

Posted: 7/9/06 at 2:42pm

"I am pretty sure she has never auditioned for the role"
-Almostfamous-

She told me she auditioned for the role to me, in person.

[SarahBeth]

Posted: 7/9/06 at 2:53pm

Correct me if i'm wrong, but wasn't JLT a redhead?

[elphaba432]

Posted: 7/9/06 at 3:12pm

Yes, JLT had red hair, and yes, I would LOVE Jennifer Hope Wills as Glinda! I saw her in Phantom... AMAZING!

[John3]

Posted: 7/9/06 at 4:43pm

I saw her in Phantom when i went back to NY to audition for school. She was amazing. I think she could do almost anything and be great in it. She is also one of the nicest/sweetest person I have ever talked to.

[threatXthree]

Posted: 7/9/06 at 6:32pm

The actress playing Glinda does not have to be a blonde. JLT as said before was a redhead and Stacie Morgain Lewis currently playing the role in Chicago is a burnett. Jenna Leigh Green before she was offered the role of Nessarose u/s Elphaba on tour auditioned for the role of Glinda when they were searching for Kristin Chenoweth's replacement.

[spellbee]

Posted: 7/9/06 at 6:38pm

muscle . . . if you have spoken to her, then you might know this. i originally asked the question because i heard she had been offered glinda in the chicago production.

so . . . true?
Updated On: 7/9/06 at 06:38 PM