Kara Lindsay in Wicked

[ryandl15]

Posted: 1/22/15 at 8:17am

Does anyone know how long Kara Lindsay will be starring in Wicked? I want to plan to make a trip in April. Thanks!

[girlonbroadway]

Posted: 1/22/15 at 8:44am

Kara just joined in December, and Broadway Glindas usually have a 9 month contract, so she will (almost) definitely still be in the show.

[Wickedmonkey332]

Posted: 1/22/15 at 8:56am

It has just been announced that she is doing a Broadway.com blog for eight weeks, so definitely that long. But yes, she will most likely be with the show through the summer at the very least.

[haterobics]

Posted: 1/22/15 at 9:25am

Yup, usually 9 month contracts for that show.

[ryandl15]

Posted: 1/22/15 at 9:40am

Thanks everyone for your input!

[ZellMorrowsPledge]

Posted: 12/5/15 at 4:24pm

Now that she's been in the show for about a year does anyone know of when she'll be departing the production?

[Unknown User]

Posted: 12/5/15 at 5:18pm

Is it true that the leading ladies of Wicked each get $8,000 a week?

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 12/5/15 at 5:34pm

Well it varies from person to person, but that does seem accurate that the two leads of one of the largest grossing shows on Broadway would be making a greater amount than equity's minimum. I would also think some of the ensemble member would be making more than minimum as well.

[neonlightsxo]

Posted: 12/7/15 at 9:46am

ZellMorrowsPledge said: "Now that she's been in the show for about a year does anyone know of when she'll be departing the production?

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The Wicked leads have 9 month contracts. When Caroline left and Rachel joined in September, I assume Kara extended for another 9 months to June 2016. You would have to ask her to be sure.

 

[martianman2]

Posted: 12/19/15 at 2:02pm

Looks like Kara is leaving 31 Jan. Wouldnt be surprised if the 2 girls from the tour who have just finished came in as new lead and standby, with Alyssa Fox eventually succeeding Rachel. Though my money is on Rachel extending after June.

[Jeffrey Karasarides]

Posted: 12/19/15 at 5:26pm

^Where did you hear that?

Updated On: 12/19/15 at 05:26 PM

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 12/19/15 at 6:37pm

Jeffrey Karasarides said: "^Where did you hear that?"

She tweeted it.

[neonlightsxo]

Posted: 12/20/15 at 6:21pm

Didn't I see on twitter that Carrie St. Louis lives in LA? So I doubt that's what's happening. 

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 12/20/15 at 6:26pm

neonlightsxo said: "Didn't I see on twitter that Carrie St. Louis lives in LA? So I doubt that's what's happening. "

So... Jonah platt lives in California as well, but he's still in wicked. 

[bwayrose7]

Posted: 12/20/15 at 10:07pm

I believe Carrie mentioned something about spending the holidays in Cali with her family, then going to NY for her next job, about which she "couldn't be happier." I'd say that's a pretty heavy handed hint.

[neonlightsxo]

Posted: 12/21/15 at 9:05am

bwayrose7 said: "I believe Carrie mentioned something about spending the holidays in Cali with her family, then going to NY for her next job, about which she "couldn't be happier." I'd say that's a pretty heavy handed hint.

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Ah, got it. Thanks!

[NJ_BroadwayGirl]

Posted: 12/21/15 at 9:56am

I believe Jan. 31 is the trigger for several changes including a new Glinda (Carrie St. Louis) and a new Elphaba standby in Alyssa Fox. Former Broadway Elphaba Christine Dwyer has been the temporary standby for a few weeks now and has said through social media that she'll be there still in January. 

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 12/21/15 at 11:20am

I also wonder if we'll see a new nessarose. Hasn't Arielle been there for around a year?

[BroadwayConcierge]

Posted: 12/21/15 at 12:07pm

^ Yes. In December 2014, the cast welcomed Caroline Bowman as Elphaba (who left in September), Kara Lindsay as Glinda, along with Arielle Jacobs as Nessarose and Robin de Jesús as Boq. 

[LarryD2]

Posted: 12/21/15 at 12:22pm

The contract length is 9 months, but that doesn't mean that people won't extend. Wicked is a pretty sweet gig and a lot of people are happy to hold onto it for as long as they can.