Katie Rose Clarke's replacement in Wicked is confirmed

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Katie Rose Clarke's replacement in Wicked is confirmed

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

#2

re: Katie Rose Clarke's replacement in Wicked is confirmed

Posted: 7/31/09 at 11:34am

I'd love to see Katie play the role on Broadway

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re: Katie Rose Clarke's replacement in Wicked is confirmed

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

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re: Katie Rose Clarke's replacement in Wicked is confirmed

Posted: 7/31/09 at 12:33pm

Katie 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??

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re: Katie Rose Clarke's replacement in Wicked is confirmed

Posted: 7/31/09 at 1:52pm

I 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

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re: Katie Rose Clarke's replacement in Wicked is confirmed

Posted: 7/31/09 at 2:03pm

I 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

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re: Katie Rose Clarke's replacement in Wicked is confirmed

Posted: 7/31/09 at 2:29pm

Chandra 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.

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re: Katie Rose Clarke's replacement in Wicked is confirmed

Posted: 7/31/09 at 2:37pm

I'm seeing the tour on the 9th. I'm glad I get to see her before she leaves.

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re: Katie Rose Clarke's replacement in Wicked is confirmed

Posted: 7/31/09 at 5:28pm

I 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.

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re: Katie Rose Clarke's replacement in Wicked is confirmed

Posted: 7/31/09 at 6:41pm

Nice to know the tour got someone new, while Broadway seems to be stuck with Erin Mackey.

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re: Katie Rose Clarke's replacement in Wicked is confirmed

Posted: 7/31/09 at 7:01pm

Chandra 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.

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re: Katie Rose Clarke's replacement in Wicked is confirmed

Posted: 7/31/09 at 7:10pm

I like Erin Mackey. She's no Katie Rose Clarke or (Broadway) Megan Hilty, but I like her. I'm hoping she'll suprise us

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#13

re: Katie Rose Clarke's replacement in Wicked is confirmed

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.

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re: Katie Rose Clarke's replacement in Wicked is confirmed

Posted: 7/31/09 at 7:14pm

Katie 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.

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re: Katie Rose Clarke's replacement in Wicked is confirmed

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...

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re: Katie Rose Clarke's replacement in Wicked is confirmed

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

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re: Katie Rose Clarke's replacement in Wicked is confirmed

Posted: 7/31/09 at 10:36pm

She's listed just as "Katie Clarke" on IBDB.

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re: Katie Rose Clarke's replacement in Wicked is confirmed

Posted: 7/31/09 at 10:42pm

Katie 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).

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re: Katie Rose Clarke's replacement in Wicked is confirmed

Posted: 8/1/09 at 5:53am

Katie'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!

#20

re: Katie Rose Clarke's replacement in Wicked is confirmed

Posted: 8/1/09 at 7:14am

Her 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.

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re: Katie Rose Clarke's replacement in Wicked is confirmed

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.

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re: Katie Rose Clarke's replacement in Wicked is confirmed

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.

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re: Katie Rose Clarke's replacement in Wicked is confirmed

Posted: 8/1/09 at 12:26pm

Have only seen youtubes of Erin, but she's got big shoes to fill...

#24

re: Katie Rose Clarke's replacement in Wicked is confirmed

Posted: 8/1/09 at 6:13pm

m 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)

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re: Katie Rose Clarke's replacement in Wicked is confirmed

Posted: 8/1/09 at 6:15pm

Since 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.