Last Chicago Wicked Cast?
Last Chicago Wicked Cast?
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Last Chicago Wicked Cast?#1
Posted: 9/4/08 at 11:17pm
Will this be the closing wicked cast in Chicago
Dee Roscioli (Elphaba)
Annaleigh Ashford (Glinda)
Rondi Reed (Madame Morrible)
Gene Weygandt (The Wizard)
And will the L.A. Cast be the same when it moves to San Fran?
re: Last Chicago Wicked Cast?#2
Posted: 9/4/08 at 11:24pmRondi won't be. She is going to London to do August. Teal is moving to SF with the show I believe. Erin is rumoured to be leaving in October & being replaced by Kristin Chenoweth for the last few months of LA. She will NOT be moving to SF if it turns out to be true.
re: Last Chicago Wicked Cast?#2
Posted: 9/4/08 at 11:30pm
I am so excited that I got tickets to their final night. And I am excited I will be able to see Rondi and Kristoffer again. They are so great in their roles, and I have missed them, the last time I saw the show the two of them were not in the cast.
We should have a BWW get together before/after the show!
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re: Last Chicago Wicked Cast?#3
Posted: 9/4/08 at 11:33pmso is it a sure fact that Kristen Will be in LA
re: Last Chicago Wicked Cast?#4
Posted: 9/4/08 at 11:35pmI wish they would have brought her in to close the show in Chicago.
"Leave Walt Disney Theatricals new sparkling production of The Little Mermaid on Broadway alone!!!"
lakezurich will be played by Paul Groves in the BWW musical
re: Last Chicago Wicked Cast?#5
Posted: 9/4/08 at 11:36pm
ski: It is a rumour, BUT she has been doing a lot of filming for Pushing Daisies like she is trying film enough scenes for her to take break from it.
Lake: Rondi WON'T be in the final cast.
re: Last Chicago Wicked Cast?#6
Posted: 9/4/08 at 11:38pm
Really? Everything I have heard has lead me to believe that she would be. 
You have successfully ruined my night.
"Leave Walt Disney Theatricals new sparkling production of The Little Mermaid on Broadway alone!!!"
lakezurich will be played by Paul Groves in the BWW musical
re: Last Chicago Wicked Cast?#7
Posted: 9/4/08 at 11:40pmRondi is going to be doing a 15 week stint on Broadway soon after London.
re: Last Chicago Wicked Cast?#9
Posted: 9/4/08 at 11:45pm
Have they announced who will be closing out the show as Morrible?
As sad as I am to hear that Rondi will not be there at least I get to be there that night.
And my eye candy Kristoffer will be there too. 
"Leave Walt Disney Theatricals new sparkling production of The Little Mermaid on Broadway alone!!!"
lakezurich will be played by Paul Groves in the BWW musical
re: Last Chicago Wicked Cast?#10
Posted: 9/4/08 at 11:49pmI think it's Barbara replacing her again.
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re: Last Chicago Wicked Cast?#11
Posted: 9/5/08 at 12:24am
Every single "fact" NGD has posted is wrong. As per the Chicago Tribune Rondi Reed will be back for the last few performances of Wicked in Chicago before heading to do it on Broadway. As for the Kristen Chenoweth rumor- you have GOT to be kidding me.
Updated On: 9/5/08 at 12:24 AM
re: Last Chicago Wicked Cast?#12
Posted: 9/5/08 at 1:16am
It would be kinda crazy if Rondi closed out Wicked in Chicago as August in London is supposed to close on Jan 21st... so... that would be only a couple of days turnaround time... which is not impossible... but... yikes! Two/Three days max. And that would allow no extension for her should August be a success in London. It seems like a lot of trouble for a couple days of performances.
kmc
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re: Last Chicago Wicked Cast?#13
Posted: 9/5/08 at 9:33am
Meanwhile, Reed is expected to return to the Chicago "Wicked' in January for the last few performances prior to the close. And then don't be surprised if she appears as Mme. Morrible on Broadway next year.
Chicago Tribune
re: Last Chicago Wicked Cast?#14
Posted: 9/5/08 at 11:40amI personally wish that Michael Seelbach would be Fiyero for the final performance. I saw Kris(his first night back) and he seems bored and as if he doesn't really care to be there.
re: Last Chicago Wicked Cast?#15
Posted: 9/5/08 at 3:25pm
I'm sure if Kris didnt really want to be there..he would stop showing up. He seems to have a different approach to Fiyero than most. More of a laid-back-prince like attitude, which is appropriate, no?
Also, the Kristin rumor IS likely true. I would say I'm 99.9% positive.
re: Last Chicago Wicked Cast?#16
Posted: 9/5/08 at 3:47pmHe just looked really bored to me. Like he was just going through the motions.
re: Last Chicago Wicked Cast?#17
Posted: 9/5/08 at 4:03pmRondi told me and my friends at the stage door that she will NOT be closing the Chicago production. The article got it wrong. As for Kristin returning, I highly doubt it.
re: Last Chicago Wicked Cast?#18
Posted: 9/5/08 at 4:05pm^See. I was sure I heard it somewhere but not sure where. Thank you "ForGood" I assume?
re: Last Chicago Wicked Cast?#20
Posted: 9/5/08 at 4:36pmRumors, rumors!! It's completely possible that her plans have changed since that article in the Trib ran, but I really hope that Rondi Reed is closing the show because I <3 her! If not, well, like Lake said at least our favorite eye candy will be there! haha :)
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re: Last Chicago Wicked Cast?#21
Posted: 9/5/08 at 4:51pmI am so happy for Gene and Rhondi! Both are excellent in the show!
re: Last Chicago Wicked Cast?#22
Posted: 9/5/08 at 5:00pmFor those of you who can't read, Rondi will NOT be closing the show.
re: Last Chicago Wicked Cast?#23
Posted: 9/5/08 at 8:03pmThat's odd, because two nights ago at the stage door, she told me she was. And there's no need to be so rude.
re: Last Chicago Wicked Cast?#24
Posted: 9/5/08 at 8:27pmHmm, that's odd. Maybe her plans have changed since August 24.
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