Katie Clarke as Glinda

[jake6970]

Posted: 11/5/07 at 10:11pm

She starts tomorrow as Glinda in the national tour of Wicked.. Anyone seeing her?

[kyle.]

Posted: 11/5/07 at 10:15pm

WOW! I had no idea. This would actually make me see the show again. Too bad I live in Chicago. No Wicked tour coming here anytime soon.

[Parks]

Posted: 11/5/07 at 10:20pm

This is news! Good for her! :) Seems like a good fit for the role!

[jaystarr]

Posted: 11/5/07 at 10:22pm

here in Boston at the Opera House?

BTW- I would love to see Kyle Dean Massey as Fiyero!
http://www.kyledeanmassey.com/

J*
Updated On: 11/5/07 at 10:22 PM

[The Distinctive Baritone]

Posted: 11/5/07 at 10:31pm

Jesus...I hate to be mean, but either a)she's improved a lot since "Piazza" or b) Joe Mantello (or the associate director or whomever) has lost his mind.

[deadparrot]

Posted: 11/5/07 at 10:37pm

Not 'til December for me, when they come to St. Louis.

[neddyfrank2]

Posted: 11/5/07 at 11:59pm

I had no idea. Was there a press release or anything?

[HeyMrMusic]

Posted: 11/6/07 at 12:04am

I'll be hearing her. I work merch for Wicked at the Opera House.

~Steven

[IdinaBellFoster]

Posted: 11/6/07 at 12:07am

If she is still with the company in June/July I shall be seeing her in Buffalo.

[Elphaba3]

Posted: 11/6/07 at 1:48am

"Jesus...I hate to be mean, but either a)she's improved a lot since "Piazza" or b) Joe Mantello (or the associate director or whomever) has lost his mind."

I saw the final tour performance of Piazza on 7/22/07. I've always loved Katie's acting and it was truly flawless that day. I think we can all agree that her singing was awful on the PBS broadcast. On July 22, she hit all the notes perfectly. I have high hopes for Katie as Glinda. I hope she brings same subtlety and depth that she brought to Clara. I'll see her in St. Louis on December 15.

[Taryn]

Posted: 11/6/07 at 2:13am

I don't know...I saw her live twice in LitP and she had the high notes for that, but not INCREDIBLY well. I can't imagine her having Glinda's range.

[kyle.]

Posted: 11/6/07 at 2:32am

Piazza is my favorite show. I saw the PBS broadcast and was horrified. I saw her live a month later and was BLOW AWAY. She sang and acted the hell out of Clara.

[Joshua488]

Posted: 11/6/07 at 2:42am

I saw Katie Rose Clarke (as she now goes) in ...Piazza prior to the filming of the PBS broadcast and I thought she was fantastic. I think she was just completely overwhelmed with anxiety during the taping.

I am excited for her to be playing Glinda and I hope to see her performance live.

[EponineAmneris]

Posted: 11/6/07 at 8:38am

Wow! Good for her

I did not enjoy her as Clara in LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA- at least on the PBS broadcast- Kelli is Clara to me- but I did not not see her talent and enjoy HER if that makes sense

I wish her well.

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 11/6/07 at 9:46am

I saw Kyle Dean Massey in the Non-Equity production of 42nd Street a couple years ago. I was really underwhelmed by him, even though I had been listening to his version of "Flight" for a couple months. He has a great voice, but his acting is sort of lacking. I'll be curious to see how he does with Fieyro. I wouldnt mind seeing him and Katie Clarke together. Seems like a good pair.

[afaye11]

Posted: 11/6/07 at 10:24am

When I saw the tour in Philly it was an undertstudy palooza. It was one of their last performances and Coleen Sexton was Elphaba, Laura Woysaz was Glinda, Jonathan Ritter was Boq and Bryan West was Fiyero. Now that thats out of the way... Bryan West was an incredible Fiyero. I have only seen Sebastian Arcelus and Bryan West, but Bryan beat Sebastian by a mile. I may have just seen him on a great night but if they need to replace a Fiyero and decide to recycle then they should consider Bryan West.

[BroadwayNick]

Posted: 11/6/07 at 1:53pm

I adore Katie Clarke. Best wishes to her in this role.

[NJgirl]

Posted: 11/6/07 at 2:27pm

afaye11...so glad someone has seen Bryan go on and loved him. If I knew he was going on in Philly, I would've tried to get a ticket and make the trek from NJ to see him. I loved him in Hairspray (esp covering Link) and figured he would make a darn good Fiyero. Thanks for the review!

[ElFantasma14]

Posted: 11/6/07 at 4:18pm

Is this official?

[BobbyBubby]

Posted: 11/6/07 at 4:20pm

She couldn't act her way out of a paper sack.

[SporkGoddess]

Posted: 11/6/07 at 4:44pm

Can she hit that sustained E6?

[Princeton78]

Posted: 11/6/07 at 4:44pm

So she is the new tour Glinda eh? Was there an official announcement? I believe that Victoria Matlock is also leaving the role of Elphaba behind her, if she hasn't already. Any word on who is replacing her? Colleen Sexton?

[jake6970]

Posted: 11/6/07 at 4:58pm

Carmen Cusack, the standby from Chicago, will be the new tour Elpahaba. She has an incredibe voice....you can see it...cough cough.

[Broadway Dancer]

Posted: 11/6/07 at 5:02pm

Carmen & Katie's bios are up on the official website, so they've been confirmed.

[onbroadwaynow]

Posted: 11/6/07 at 8:47pm

I have seen Katie in Piazza three times. She has been the weakest one every time. When she sings her vowel placement alone makes me want to hurt myself. As for for her vocal accuracy, it's okay, just try not to be to vocal when you are in the audience and she misses your favorite (and most important note) in the show.