Lauren Zakrin joining WICKED tour

[Harpz2006]

Posted: 6/1/10 at 3:14am

Just heard Lauren Zakrin of the Elle Woods reality show/BLONDE tour is joining the national tour of WICKED as Glinda this summer (replacing Chandra Lee Schwartz)! She's only like 19 and this is her third consecutive tour in the last two years!

[angelxschunard]

Posted: 6/1/10 at 5:32am

Lauren is 22.

[BroadwayBound17]

Posted: 6/1/10 at 5:35am

that is a FAIL. She will be joining as an ensemble/ understudy for Glinda.

[Elphaba3]

Posted: 6/1/10 at 5:48am

Source? Other than her cryptic tweets.

[BroadwayBound17]

Posted: 6/1/10 at 5:49am

There is no source, Elphaba3. Her sources are cryptic, yes. I believe she has been telling people that she has signed on as understudy for Glinda (for now), well, she told my friend that.

[TheatreFan4]

Posted: 6/1/10 at 7:15am

I think she is better fit for Nessa.

[adamgreer]

Posted: 6/1/10 at 8:13am

Good lord.

[Harpz2006]

Posted: 6/1/10 at 10:45am

How is she 22? She was 18 on the Search for Elle which filmed in 2008... she should be 20 then. I read it on a Wicked fansite when I googled her but it doesn't come up anymore when you search. And hey, understudying Glinda is kinda close... not a complete fail!!

Updated On: 6/1/10 at 10:45 AM

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 6/1/10 at 11:22am

According to Lauren Zakrin's Facebook page, her birthday is in May and she was born in 1989. That means she just turned 21. So Harpz, you were correct had you responded a couple of weeks ago.

[suttonfoster]

Posted: 6/1/10 at 11:48am

she's terrible. i can't imagine what those high notes will sound like

[newintown]

Posted: 6/1/10 at 11:57am

I'm sure her mother is terribly pleased. It's quite an honor to be the 317th gal to understudy the role on the road. It's just a matter of time before the Oscars start rolling in.

[rmusic11322]

Posted: 6/1/10 at 2:23pm

She's the only one getting constant work since the serie ended. Although Glinda might not be the right role for her, I admire her for that.

[IdinaBellFoster]

Posted: 6/2/10 at 1:18am

Chandra Lee Schwartz is AWFUL, just for the record.

[bwaylvsong]

Posted: 6/2/10 at 1:36am

I have no idea who Zakrin is, but good for her!
Newintown, do you have any idea how difficult it is to get work, particularly in an extremely high-profile production like the National Tour of Wicked?

[ColorTheHours048]

Posted: 6/2/10 at 1:41am

I actually thought Chandra was wonderful when I saw her in Providence in January.

[toddlisatyriem]

Posted: 6/15/10 at 2:39pm

Lauren had "put in" earlier in the week and her first show is today.

BTW... Lauren's voice has changed and improved greatly with training since the MTV show, so I wouldn't judge her voice from that. As for acting... we shall see. Elle and Sandra Dee are not roles to really gage acting ability.

[Piper3500]

Posted: 6/15/10 at 2:43pm

newintown..seriously? seriously. if i was her mum, i would be proud.

anyhoo.... I like Lauren. now Emma Zacks who got into HAIR I cannot stand.

[tinysinger87]

Posted: 6/16/10 at 1:51am

She's a young woman in theater who for all intensive purposes got her start from a TV show. She's been working since. Mad props to her.

[IdinaBellFoster]

Posted: 6/16/10 at 2:15am

Colorthehours, I'm not sure what you saw, but the performance I sat through in April was painful. She was too busy spazzing around the stage to worry about sustaining a note.

[Piper3500]

Posted: 6/16/10 at 8:55am

intents and purposes....
i am not a grammar nazi, i was just corrected once for saying intensive. :)

[jamiekennywicked]

Posted: 6/16/10 at 10:22am

Tory Ross (Cry Baby, 9 to 5) is also joining the tour as Midwife and Understudy Madame Morrible although not sure when or what tour.

[Wishing Only Wounds]

Posted: 6/16/10 at 10:46am

Well, I think she is adorable in this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28UAEILjIVY&feature=related

I'm assuming she has improved since then but even in that her voice shows a lot of progress.

[Wishing Only Wounds]

Posted: 6/16/10 at 10:49am

Wow, she actually made a lot of progress from Legally Blonde to Grease...
Grease - Hopelessly Devoted to You - Lauren Ashley Zakrin

[songanddanceman2]

Posted: 6/16/10 at 10:54am

OK i have nothing against this girl and im glad shes doing so well, but she sounds horrid in that Legally Blonde clip

[rmusic11322]

Posted: 6/16/10 at 11:01am

In Legally Blonde, I think she was purposely being nasal - like what Becky does when she performs. And that high not in the Grease clip was just divine. I love her so much more now for that.