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Lisa Brescia to standby for Julia Murney in WICKED
yankee_fan907
Leading Actor Joined: 10/14/06
#75re: Lisa Brescia to standby Julia Murney in WICKED
Posted: 2/25/07 at 7:11pm
I would really like to hear Lisa's performance, especially her WAI and DG! Whatever it is, I'm sure it has to be better than Julia's... 
#76re: Lisa Brescia to standby Julia Murney in WICKED
Posted: 2/25/07 at 7:12pmI'm so curious to hear how she was. This is one situation where I wouldn't be disappointed to see the stand-by for an actress I really like; I'd love to see Lisa at some point.
yankee_fan907
Leading Actor Joined: 10/14/06
#77re: Lisa Brescia to standby Julia Murney in WICKED
Posted: 2/25/07 at 7:14pmWouldn't be disappointed? I think if I wanted to see the show again I'd only go if Lisa was on that day...
#78re: Lisa Brescia to standby Julia Murney in WICKED
Posted: 2/25/07 at 7:17pm
yankee_fan907: most people are not happy to see understudy slips fall out of the playbill. emcee was just saying that she wouldn't be upset if Lisa was on for Julia when she saw the show.
I am a HUGE fan of Lisa Brescia, but Julia Murney is a fantastic Elphaba, so whoever is on as Elphaba for the next few months will not disappoint the audience.
#79re: Lisa Brescia to standby Julia Murney in WICKED
Posted: 2/25/07 at 7:18pm
I absolutely love Julia Murney, so I'm saying that since I like Lisa so much as well, no, I wouldn't be disappointed were she to be out that day. If I didn't like the understudy, then in normal circumstances I'd be really disappointed not to see Julia. Hypothetically.
ETA -- thanks, WAT. 
yankee_fan907
Leading Actor Joined: 10/14/06
#80re: Lisa Brescia to standby Julia Murney in WICKED
Posted: 2/25/07 at 7:21pmWell, IMHO, not getting to see Julia perform should be welcomed and praised greatly...
#81re: Lisa Brescia to standby Julia Murney in WICKED
Posted: 2/25/07 at 7:23pm
Well, I disagree. 
#83re: Lisa Brescia to standby Julia Murney in WICKED
Posted: 2/25/07 at 7:30pm
Why the Julia bashing? She is the best Elphaba I've seen live and very sweet at the stage door. Some people... He/She has probably not even seen Julia live.
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Updated On: 2/25/07 at 07:30 PM
#84re: Lisa Brescia to standby Julia Murney in WICKED
Posted: 2/25/07 at 7:34pmI disagree as well. Julia is a wonderful Elphaba both acting and vocally.
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#85re: Lisa Brescia to standby Julia Murney in WICKED
Posted: 2/25/07 at 7:40pmI disagree as well. I found Murney's performance completely thrilling. She brought humor, depth, heart, and pathos to Elphaba that has been unparalleled in anyone else to play the role thus far (not to mention her resounding vocal ability.)
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yankee_fan907
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#86re: Lisa Brescia to standby Julia Murney in WICKED
Posted: 2/25/07 at 8:11pmTrue - I have never seen Julia live, but I have seen many videos of her various performances, and I kept wanting to try to give her a chance, but I never like any of them at all. To me, DG makes or breaks the show, and Julia's never did it for me. It is interesting and different, and I give her props for standing out, but to me it is not in an enjoyable way. I watched the backstage video of her, and she seems like a very, very wonderful and nice person, but I just dislike her portrayal of Elphaba. I've heard many people who share this opinion as well...
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#87re: Lisa Brescia to standby Julia Murney in WICKED
Posted: 2/26/07 at 3:04am
Can I just say how funny it is that she's been with the company for a couple weeks now and she just went on for the first time... and she's still not even on the website.
Check it out:
http://wickedthemusical.com/bios-cast.htm
lfae
Leading Actor Joined: 7/27/05
#88re: Lisa Brescia to standby Julia Murney in WICKED
Posted: 2/26/07 at 5:40amI hate it when people judge sight unseen. You can NOT judge a person just from a video, no matter how good the quality is.
yankee_fan907
Leading Actor Joined: 10/14/06
#89re: Lisa Brescia to standby Julia Murney in WICKED
Posted: 2/26/07 at 10:41amWell I wish I was rich enough to get tickets to see everyone in shows and smart enough to convince my parents to bring me to shows everyone weekend, but unfortunately I'm not, so I have to judge performers based off of SEVERAL videos - not just one, because they could be having just a bad day, but many. When you can hear someone is absolutley amazing on a video, why can't you also hear that you dislike a performer? This is a perfect example: I discovered Eden as Elphaba and thought she was AMAZING and then went to see her live where she was just as amazing, but I've seen videos of Julia, and I just don't like her Elphaba...
BroomstickBoy
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#90re: Lisa Brescia to standby Julia Murney in WICKED
Posted: 2/27/07 at 7:38pm
*BUMP*
Anyone see her? Reviews? Thoughts?
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