Lindsay Mendez is Elphaba

[suttonfoster]

Posted: 6/9/12 at 10:40pm

You heard it here first. New Elphaba replacing Burns.

[brettarnett]

Posted: 6/9/12 at 10:44pm

Yay, I hope this ends up happening. Her voice is insane!

[E.Davis]

Posted: 6/9/12 at 10:50pm

She will be an interesting Elphaba.

[steven22]

Posted: 6/9/12 at 10:51pm

Wow

[bjh2114]

Posted: 6/9/12 at 10:54pm

She might actually get me to go back and see this again. Lord knows she can sing the crap out of the score.

[ljay889]

Posted: 6/9/12 at 10:59pm

Wow, a non-recycled Elphaba? That's always good news.

[BwayTday]

Posted: 6/9/12 at 11:02pm

She's going to be great! But when does Burns' contract end and when does Dogfight end it's run?

[wdwfreak]

Posted: 6/9/12 at 11:06pm

Burn's contract ends the end of September and DogFight as of right now ends the end of August.

[alliez92092]

Posted: 6/9/12 at 11:18pm

Well if anything could make me go back to Wicked it would be this. I saw Lindasy perform at 54 Below on Monday and was blown away. She's got an incredible voice and great presence.

[bdn223]

Posted: 6/9/12 at 11:20pm

I just hope this doesn't mean she is going to be playing it safe with her career, and she is going to become a bouncing replacement.....

[wicked1492]

Posted: 6/9/12 at 11:45pm

I'm sure she'll be fantastic and very interesting.

I'm sorry, but how is she "playing it safe" or going to "become a bouncing replacement"...? She's originated 2 roles in revivals and a role in an original Broadway musical, she's a go-to cabaret singer and has done several readings, will be taking over a highly regarded and vocally challenging role that only highly skilled singers can handle, and is originating a role in an Off-Broadway show this month. I don't see your point.

FINISHED?!? WE'RE JUST BEGINNING.

Updated On: 6/9/12 at 11:45 PM

[showchoirguy]

Posted: 6/9/12 at 11:47pm

She's moving next door from her old house!

[ColorTheHours048]

Posted: 6/10/12 at 2:24am

Good for her. She has some incredible pipes on her, so I imagine she'll be somewhere in the realm of Shoshana in terms of vocal choices. But with some actual acting chops to back it up.

I'll definitely be trying to see this if it works out.

[PositivelyEmerald]

Posted: 6/10/12 at 3:19am

She sounded fantastic singing "The Wizard and I" here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqGWixgFxo8
I would love to see her in the show!