Lea in wicked?

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Lea in wicked?

Posted: 7/11/05 at 12:25pm

I just read that Lea Salonga wants to play Elphaba... what's the general oppinion on this? I think she'd be really good but would be better suited to Glinda! I realise this is another dreaded wicked thread... but it's certainly an interesting thought if she truely wished to persue it!

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#2

re: Lea in wicked?

Posted: 7/11/05 at 12:26pm

i think she's a great actress and could play both roles (if she dyed her hair blonde) but i think she is better suited towards elphaba. that being said, i don't think she'll ever do the show.

#3

re: Lea in wicked?

Posted: 7/11/05 at 12:30pm

I'm pretty sure this has been discussed before, but...I'm one of the few on this board who doesn't think she can pull off Elphaba. She couldn't even belt the role of Eponine. I see no reason to believe she could beld the much higher, and more rock-oriented sound, of Elphaba.

#4

re: Lea in wicked?

Posted: 7/11/05 at 12:33pm

I dont think she's very funny or has the upper range to play Glinda. I'm not sure she could really sing Elphaba either, but I'd be game to see her try.

#5

re: Lea in wicked?

Posted: 7/11/05 at 12:34pm

well in miss saigon she belted to an e nightly, so i think she could handle elphaba.

#6

re: Lea in wicked?

Posted: 7/11/05 at 12:50pm

Darn. I was hoping you meant Lea DeLaria. She is about the only thing that would get me to see 'Wicked'

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#7

re: Lea in wicked?

Posted: 7/11/05 at 12:52pm

haha. wouldn't that be an amazing thing hush...

#8

re: Lea in wicked?

Posted: 7/11/05 at 2:32pm

hahaha... Lea Delaria as Galinda... THAT I would pay to see...

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#9

re: Lea in wicked?

Posted: 7/11/05 at 2:36pm

Hush--I thought the same thing
Are we weird, or just very gay?

#10

re: Lea in wicked?

Posted: 7/11/05 at 2:40pm

Lea DeLaria is horrifying.

#11

re: Lea in wicked?

Posted: 7/11/05 at 2:46pm

I've never seen her legit--she got some good press for "on The Town," I think.
She reminds me of a (louder?!)Rosie..

#12

re: Lea in wicked?

Posted: 7/11/05 at 3:14pm

"She couldn't even belt the role of Eponine."

really, cause I saw her as eponine and she was the best one I've ever seen.

she'd be good as elphaba, but there are better choices out there. Both for wicked and for lea.

#13

re: Lea in wicked?

Posted: 7/11/05 at 3:20pm

Well, at first I couldn't see why many didn't think she could handle to role of Elphaba, now I understand and can see why.

However, I can't see any reason why she couldn't do the role of Glinda!

As Fas as Eponine goes, I though "Own my Own" was great and the only part that I can see critcism with the belting was the line "every word that he says is a dagger in me", but really everything else fine.

#14

re: Lea in wicked?

Posted: 7/11/05 at 3:22pm

I don't think she could pull off "Defying Gravity" with such vocal power that is needed in the song. Lea has a great voice, but I just don't think it is powerful enough to pull off Elphaba.

#15

re: Lea in wicked?

Posted: 7/11/05 at 3:33pm

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?boardname=bway&thread=765283#839044

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#16

re: Lea in wicked?

Posted: 7/11/05 at 3:36pm

can i add another vote for Lea DeLaria as Glinda?!

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#17

re: Lea in wicked?

Posted: 7/11/05 at 3:39pm

I don't think Lea could do the role, i mean, no doubt she is AMAZING, I mean I LOVE the dream cast and she is AMAZING at Eponine, but I can't really picture her voice as a role in Wicked,

#18

re: Lea in wicked?

Posted: 7/11/05 at 3:43pm

not even as Glinda?

#19

re: Lea in wicked?

Posted: 7/11/05 at 3:47pm

It's sort of the whole..."type-of-voice" issue. The classic Idina vs. Sutton is a good one. Sutton could never pull off roles such as Maureen and/or Elphaba because her voice is a much more "classical" voice. Idina could never pull off Jo and/or Millie because her voice is a much more "rocky/poppy" voice. Comparing Lea's voice as Eponine and her might-be voice as Elphaba are like...comparing apples and oranges...You'd just have to see...I, for one, think that Lea's voice might be a little too...soft for Elphaba. WITH ALL DUE RESPECT. I really do love Lea.

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#20

re: Lea in wicked?

Posted: 7/11/05 at 4:05pm

Idina Menzel was considered for Millie after Kristen bowed out of the workshop...

#21

re: Lea in wicked?

Posted: 7/11/05 at 5:45pm

I LOVE Lea DeLaria!!!

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#22

re: Lea in wicked?

Posted: 7/11/05 at 5:58pm

defying gravity is an F

#23

re: Lea in wicked?

Posted: 7/11/05 at 6:25pm

Well, Lea could always sing Defying Gravity off-key like Idina did so she might be able to sing Elphaba. (Just kidding).

I didn't think of Lea for Glinda, but after hearing her sing some legit soprano stuff (I think she just did a concert in tribute to Bernstein opposite John Barrowman's Tony to her Maria in Germany), she just might be able to sing Glinda's songs (minus Chenoweth's optional coloratura notes).

#24

re: Lea in wicked?

Posted: 7/12/05 at 2:37am

I think Lea Delaria would be more interesting... a much more colorful character!

I'll teach you the proper ploys,
To become a boy!
Brand new ways to eat and flirt!
Oh! I'll show you what boots to wear,
We'll chop off your hair!
Throw away your mini-skirts to be a...

Lesbian!
I know about lesbi-ans!
And with an assist from me, to be who you'll be,
It's part of who I've always been (and am!),
There's nothing that can stop you from being a Lesbian!

The rewrites could go on and on... hahahahaha... I love Lea Delaria! Has anyone read her book, "Lea's Book of Rules for the World"? DEFINITELY worth the money...

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#25

re: Lea in wicked?

Posted: 7/12/05 at 3:23am

I think that Lea Salonga would be great as Elphaba. I think that she may be a little too old though. Elphaba isn't supposed to be in her 30's. 18-20's really. And while Lea doesn't look older, she would probably play her older.