I recently succumbed to the #Wicked15 ad campaign and returned to the Gershwin earlier this week.
If you've ever had a desire to check in on Wicked, now is the time. Jessica Vosk as Elphaba is the real deal. As years of Wicked have gone by, I feel like Elphaba has become such an iconic role that actresses land the part and then "perform" it. Just fill the mold created by Elphabas past, maybe with a new riff or something somewhere to "make it your own."
Jessica Vosk is not like the others. From the moment she runs out at the top of the show, she deeply and beautifully inhabits Elphaba. I've loved Wicked for, well, now 15 years, and it's taken this long from the first time I saw it to see another Elphaba who makes and executes such excellent acting choices and who sings SO crisply, clearly, and powerfully. There are no low, slow moments with Vosk's Elphaba. She makes each scene feel vital and important to the arc of her character.
Anyway, I just had to rave about Vosk because right now, there is indeed fresh life being breathed into the long-runner at the Gershwin.
Updated On: 11/4/18 at 09:09 PM