Katie Rose Clarke's replacement in Wicked is confirmed
Katie Rose Clarke's replacement in Wicked is confirmed
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/07
Katie Rose Clarke's replacement in Wicked is confirmed#1
Posted: 7/31/09 at 11:14am
The new Glinda for the 1st National tour of "Wicked" will be Chandra L. Schwartz, who will succeed Katie Rose Clarke on August 18. Chandra is currently satrring in the Pittsburgh CLO's production of "Barry Manilow's Copacabana." She confirmed this at the end of this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCULBPQCYyc
Updated On: 7/31/09 at 11:14 AM
Leading Actor Joined: 11/10/06
re: Katie Rose Clarke's replacement in Wicked is confirmed#2
Posted: 7/31/09 at 11:34amI'd love to see Katie play the role on Broadway
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/07
re: Katie Rose Clarke's replacement in Wicked is confirmed#2
Posted: 7/31/09 at 11:46am
"I'd love to see Katie play the role on Broadway"
So would I. However, she says that after her run with the tour is over, she is going to take a long break and spend some time with her family.
Updated On: 7/31/09 at 11:46 AM
Swing Joined: 7/15/09
re: Katie Rose Clarke's replacement in Wicked is confirmed#3
Posted: 7/31/09 at 12:33pmKatie deserves some good time off from Wicked but I personally would LOVE to see her in it again! but very excited for a brand new Glinda! cant wait to see her in Cleveland!! Anyone going to the tour in San Diego??
re: Katie Rose Clarke's replacement in Wicked is confirmed#4
Posted: 7/31/09 at 1:52pmI quickly saw the word "replacement" and "Wicked" in the title and got excited think that Alli Mauzy's replacement on Broadway would finally be announced. Then I saw it said 1st national tour. Now I'm a little less interested. Is it bad that I haven't heard of either actress
re: Katie Rose Clarke's replacement in Wicked is confirmed#5
Posted: 7/31/09 at 2:03pmI am with ya on never having heard of Katie's replacement... but it is pretty sad you don't know who Katie Rose Clarke is! :P
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/03
re: Katie Rose Clarke's replacement in Wicked is confirmed#6
Posted: 7/31/09 at 2:29pmChandra Lee Schwartz? Hmm.. I am very familiar with her from whens he played Penny and LouAnn in Hairspray.. I can see it, but she is totally an unexpected choice.
re: Katie Rose Clarke's replacement in Wicked is confirmed#7
Posted: 7/31/09 at 2:37pmI'm seeing the tour on the 9th. I'm glad I get to see her before she leaves.
re: Katie Rose Clarke's replacement in Wicked is confirmed#8
Posted: 7/31/09 at 5:28pmI saw the tour in SD Wed. night - Katie Rose Clarke was FANTASTIC!!! Very subtle and honest - and in my opinion, one of the best Glinda's I've seen. Though, I'm now VERY excited to see Chandra.
re: Katie Rose Clarke's replacement in Wicked is confirmed#9
Posted: 7/31/09 at 6:41pmNice to know the tour got someone new, while Broadway seems to be stuck with Erin Mackey.
re: Katie Rose Clarke's replacement in Wicked is confirmed#10
Posted: 7/31/09 at 7:01pmChandra is a BRILLIANT choice for the replacement. She headed up the cast of the musical version of "But I'm a Cheerleader" and the world premiere of the musical "NERDS". She has a stunning voice and just the right amount of "leading lady quirk" that Glinda needs. I cant wait to see her! Her performance in Hairspray topped that of Kerry Butlers (for me anyways), and her Sharpay was the ONLY good part of the HSM musical at PCLO.
re: Katie Rose Clarke's replacement in Wicked is confirmed#11
Posted: 7/31/09 at 7:10pmI like Erin Mackey. She's no Katie Rose Clarke or (Broadway) Megan Hilty, but I like her. I'm hoping she'll suprise us
re: Katie Rose Clarke's replacement in Wicked is confirmed#12
Posted: 7/31/09 at 7:11pm
Zoraksferal, if it's sad that I don't know who Katie Rose Clarke is, then can you explain who she is? Obviously, she's played Glinda, but she doesn't show up on ibdb.com
Also, you should tell my friends who haven't heard of Patti Lupone, Stephen Sondheim, or Les Miserables that it's sad that I don't know who she is.
re: Katie Rose Clarke's replacement in Wicked is confirmed#13
Posted: 7/31/09 at 7:14pmKatie Rose Clarke's only Broadway credit is The Light in the Piazza. She replaced Kelli O'Hara and can be seen on the PBS broadcast of the show.
re: Katie Rose Clarke's replacement in Wicked is confirmed#14
Posted: 7/31/09 at 7:17pm
Thanks for the clarification. I haven't seen the broadcast of the Light in the Piazza, but I'll probably see if they have it at my library.
If she was a replacement in the show, shouldn't she be on ibdb.com? I was sure I spelled her name right...
re: Katie Rose Clarke's replacement in Wicked is confirmed#15
Posted: 7/31/09 at 7:25pm
You wont be able to find it at your library; it was never released. Go on youtube, search "TLitP" (search EXACTLY that, TLitP). See what you find 
re: Katie Rose Clarke's replacement in Wicked is confirmed#16
Posted: 7/31/09 at 10:36pmShe's listed just as "Katie Clarke" on IBDB.
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/13/05
re: Katie Rose Clarke's replacement in Wicked is confirmed#17
Posted: 7/31/09 at 10:42pmKatie Clarke was her original Equity name. She changed it sometime between the closing of Light in the Piazza in NY and her joining its US Tour in Spring 2007 (in which she had greatly improved...her voice had so much power, and her performance has really grown into something stellar).
re: Katie Rose Clarke's replacement in Wicked is confirmed#18
Posted: 8/1/09 at 5:53amKatie's performance on the PBS Light in the... was terrible. I have yet been able to watch it all the way through. She seems so consumed with nerves that it is painful to watch; her voice is weak, her acting bland. AWFUL!
re: Katie Rose Clarke's replacement in Wicked is confirmed#19
Posted: 8/1/09 at 7:14amHer singing was terrible on the PBS broadcast, but her acting was beyond brilliant. Since then, she's done a 180 vocally and her acting has gotten even better, which I didn't think was possible because it was practically perfect to begin with. I think Katie is by far the most naturally gifted actress of my generation.
re: Katie Rose Clarke's replacement in Wicked is confirmed#20
Posted: 8/1/09 at 11:18am
I said this on WoO and I will say it here too.
Chandra is cute. Her speaking voice is kinda low for a Glinda though IMO. Is she gonna put on one of those squeaky voices like some of them do?
Also I can't wait to see Erin Mackey who we are "stuck with" on Broadway.
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/07
re: Katie Rose Clarke's replacement in Wicked is confirmed#21
Posted: 8/1/09 at 12:20pm
"Chandra is cute. Her speaking voice is kinda low for a Glinda though IMO. Is she gonna put on one of those squeaky voices like some of them do?"
Stacie Morgain Lewis, who starred as Glinda in Chicago, played the character with a low speaking voice and I thought she did a great job.
Stand-by Joined: 7/2/08
re: Katie Rose Clarke's replacement in Wicked is confirmed#22
Posted: 8/1/09 at 12:26pmHave only seen youtubes of Erin, but she's got big shoes to fill...
re: Katie Rose Clarke's replacement in Wicked is confirmed#23
Posted: 8/1/09 at 6:13pmm seeing this tour in March in New Orleans. Although I am kind of dissapointed that it is not Annaleise Van der Pol or someone with more star power, I think this girl is going to be great! It seems wicked 1st tour has been bringing in fresh faces as Glinda (Kendra, Christina, Katie, now Chandra)
re: Katie Rose Clarke's replacement in Wicked is confirmed#24
Posted: 8/1/09 at 6:15pmSince when has a performer's "star power" made him or her any better than somebody else? A lot of bad celebrities have appeared on Broadway. I would rather see a great performer than a celebrity.
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