Kristin Chenoweth to leave WICKED July 18th — Page 3

I don't think Glinda is an easy role to put across. After Chenoweth leaves, we're going to loads of postings about how the replacement isn't as funny and so on.

I agree, tpdc. She thoroughly impressed me when I saw her, and she carries a great weight of the show on her shoulders -- and I have no problem with that. It would probably be a little more 'blah' just having Elphaba the entire time crying about saving the animals of Oz.

namo, quit making me think! it's the green one is good and the white one is good too, just a li'l confused. sheesh, is it that hard? why can't we all have two good witches in our lives?

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"Well, if that was supposed to be the story, then it WOULD be the story, but somewhere along the lines it was decided that it was best to have the show the way it is."

Something tells me after reading that Toronto article (bubbly, sweet!) that as they developed and beefed up the character and to "play to Kristen's strengths" that they were probably brow-beaten by her bubbly sweetness into going on and on and on until basically, the dramatic arc of the story was completely ruined.

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Updated On: 4/15/04 at 05:17 PM

Felicia Finley would be a good Glinda! She has killer comedic timing and an amazing voice! She would have to work on the opera a little bit but I know that she could do it! Or maybe Lisa Brescia! She is another one with good comedic timing and an absolutley beautiful voice!

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Who here hates Kerry Butler? Show of hands...

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Lisa Brescia would be perfect! saw her yesterday in AIDA loved her. Wow i really hope she comes into WICKED!

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She would be great for the part....she is a little bit old looking, though---I don't know if she could convincingly pull off Glinda.

I actually mentioned Butler before, but forgot about her in my last thread. I think she'd be great. Felicia Finley is another great choice.

alice ripley would be awsome in the role!!! she has the vocal chops and has great comic timeing!! :)

after reading (or- to be honest- while reading) the book, i tend to have a different opinion on what the show is and could have been. i thoroughly enjoyed it when i saw it, and i think it is good musical theater, but i think that wicked fell short of the dramatic standards set by the book.

kristen chenoweth is an exceptionally talented comic actress, and i respect her for holding true to her religious beliefs in a place where she is the minority in doing so. yes, i can see why so many people dislike her- but i dont think it is altogether justified. we know nothing about her except what we see in interviews and they can be very misleading. it is not her fault if the producers (or director/writor-something) shifted the weight of wicked's plotline to her, unless you want to fault her for being so talented, because that is undoubtedly why the decision to do so was made, blame those who made the decision.

im not sure that leaving wicked so soon is a smart decision though, and i think she owes it to her fans to stay around a little longer than that.

and in response to al dente; as one who is... i suppose *not in the know* (and therefore, i suppose, not worthy of voicing an opinion) tell me, do you consider ben brantly of the ny times in the know? because (and i guess this is just my ignorance speaking) i do, and he sure does seem to like ms. chenowech. honestly, i really do not mean to be rude, but these are opinions- some people who know a lot about these things like kristen, some do not. some who know less about it like her, some do not.

wow, glad i got tickets to see it again at the end of june, loved kristen in the role
i'd love to see the replacement, cause they're bound to take a different view on the role, and glinda's music might be changed if they can't or don't wanna do the opera stuff

yeah, she contributed a ton to that role i heard, the jokes and the timing, especially the music...the opera parts jeez, shes trained in opera