Jo Anne Worley joins wicked cast....
Jo Anne Worley joins wicked cast....
lightguy06222
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/3/06
#1Jo Anne Worley joins wicked cast....
Posted: 12/17/07 at 4:06pm
any truth to this??
Jo Anne Worley will replace Carol Kane as Madame Morrible on January 1, 2008.
in the Los Angeles cast of WICKED...
taken from WIKIPEDIA mind you, but they are usually correct with their cast listings..
BUMP!!! GUESS SO!!!
https://losangeles.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=23816
whoever updated wikipedia had some inside information i guess...
Updated On: 12/19/07 at 04:06 PM
#2re: Jo Anne Worley joins wicked cast....
Posted: 12/17/07 at 4:26pm
Now that would be fun! I find that very tempting and would probably try to see it. 
BrodyFosse123
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
#2re: Jo Anne Worley joins wicked cast....
Posted: 12/17/07 at 4:28pm
I heard she was going into the show as The Wizard and NOT Madame Morrible.
philcrosby
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/17/04
#3re: Jo Anne Worley joins wicked cast....
Posted: 12/17/07 at 4:40pmShe'd make a better Elfie. With Goldie Hawn as Glinda.
#4re: Jo Anne Worley joins wicked cast....
Posted: 12/17/07 at 4:44pm
Looks like it might've gotten edited out already.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wicked_(musical)
#5re: Jo Anne Worley joins wicked cast....
Posted: 12/17/07 at 6:00pm
Would she demand that they change the costumes for her, too?
Updated On: 12/17/07 at 06:00 PM
#6re: Jo Anne Worley joins wicked cast....
Posted: 12/17/07 at 6:10pmJo Anne was nicer to me at the stage door than anyone else, with maybe the exception of Raul. I have a hard time seeing it when people talk about her making demands in Drowsy.
#7re: Jo Anne Worley joins wicked cast....
Posted: 12/17/07 at 6:13pmShe was delightful in FOLLIES and beyond kind at the stage door. Broadway would be lucky to have her as a regular performer on the boards.
Unknown User
Joined: 12/31/69
#8re: Jo Anne Worley joins wicked cast....
Posted: 12/17/07 at 6:16pmJo Anne Worley has always gone out of her way with kindness & enthusiasm for everyone!
myManCape
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/26/05
#9re: Jo Anne Worley joins wicked cast....
Posted: 12/17/07 at 10:58pm
"Jo Anne Worley will replace Carol Kane as Madame Morrible on January 1, 2008."
Thats from Wikipedia not me.
lightguy06222
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/3/06
SueleenGay
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/9/03
#11re: Jo Anne Worley joins wicked cast....
Posted: 12/19/07 at 7:05amI can't see it as Jo Anne plays everything as Jo Anne. Will she actually give up her bag of tricks to make this work?
#12re: Jo Anne Worley joins wicked cast....
Posted: 12/19/07 at 7:08amSounds like Patti LuPone.
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
SueleenGay
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/9/03
#13re: Jo Anne Worley joins wicked cast....
Posted: 12/19/07 at 7:20amBut have you SEEN Jo Anne's Mama Rose?
#14re: Jo Anne Worley joins wicked cast....
Posted: 12/19/07 at 7:31am
I have not.
Could someone please explain to me Jo Anne Worley's whole act? I never saw her TV show, and I never saw her in DROWSY.
All I know is that she is always pictured with her dog, she always wears a dark black wig, pearls, and often chop sticks in her cheeks.
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
#15re: Jo Anne Worley joins wicked cast....
Posted: 12/19/07 at 8:04am
https://youtube.com/watch?v=JKNG6ihnWxo
HAHA. Looks like she's been in OZ before! 
#16re: Jo Anne Worley joins wicked cast....
Posted: 12/19/07 at 10:59am
She'll be terrific in "Wicked." She's a very, very nice lady. I did "Mame" with her, here in LA back in 1989. By the time we were in production of the show, she would fly out to NYC to rehearse "Prince Of Central Park," and come back on the weekends to do "Mame."
I was in NYC the week after we closed in "Mame," and Jo Anne let me come and watch a final dress rehearsal of "Prince." Clearly not the greatest show in the world - and, she knew that. But, she made the best of the situation and had a great time.
I've run into her a few times throughout the years at various theatres here in LA, and she always says hello to me. A very, very nice lady.
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#17re: Jo Anne Worley joins wicked cast....
Posted: 12/19/07 at 11:01amShe is funny, she doesn't take her self seriously, she's a real professional, I would love to see her in Wicked.
#18re: Jo Anne Worley joins wicked cast....
Posted: 12/19/07 at 11:02am
IMO, she'll be great 
philcrosby
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/17/04
#19re: Jo Anne Worley joins wicked cast....
Posted: 12/19/07 at 3:13pm
I'd still rather see her as Elphaba. Finally crank some life into the show!
#20re: Jo Anne Worley joins wicked cast....
Posted: 12/19/07 at 3:38pmis this true or not? Anybody have more sources than wikepedia?
TheatreDiva90016
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/04
#21re: Jo Anne Worley joins wicked cast....
Posted: 12/19/07 at 4:15pm
"Would she demand that they change the costumes for her, too?"
Ms. Worley NEVER demands. She is a total professional and quite lovely to work with.
But I know she would love the costumes if they were in red and had a feather boa that went with them.
#22re: Jo Anne Worley joins wicked cast....
Posted: 12/19/07 at 6:40pm
Well, now we know it's true, I'm going to try and see her in the role. I think she is great. Sure she has an outstanding personality that gets worked into the role. That is part of her charm. One could easily say the same for Georgia Engel too!
JoAnne would look ridiculous in Georgia's costumes in Drowsy. I'm just happy she found something on the West Coast that I would want to see!
Unknown User
Joined: 12/31/69
#23re: Jo Anne Worley joins wicked cast....
Posted: 12/19/07 at 7:15pmGo Jo Anne!!! Good for you- we'll miss ya in NYC. Have fun in LA and come back to Broadway soon!
#24re: Jo Anne Worley joins wicked cast....
Posted: 12/19/07 at 8:30pmhow do we know it's true?????
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