New Glinda & Elphaba- Page 2

[wicked4good2]

Posted: 11/27/06 at 9:19pm

actor:

I read it in an interview here on this site...

I need to think of which actor it was that spilt the beans...

I'll go a search for it!

I'll either edit or re-post!

[alliez92092]

Posted: 11/27/06 at 9:27pm

Norm Lewis mentioned that he had heard a rumor.

[broadway_show_fan]

Posted: 11/27/06 at 9:44pm

Reported from a BWW article as well as to me from Julie Reiber herself (I run her fansite):

Julie Reiber (All Shook Up, BKLYN, BKLYN tour) will be the LA Elphaba standby.
Article - 6th Paragraph down, last sentence

[actormcfamous]

Posted: 11/27/06 at 10:40pm

When I saw Company in October with Kendra Kassebaum as Amy, she told me that she will be taking over as Glinda when Kate leaves.

[lovelyspotlight]

Posted: 11/27/06 at 11:43pm

I adored Kendra's Glinda when I saw her on tour.

[Fabrizio2]

Posted: 11/28/06 at 12:45am

I've heard about the new understudy for Glinda. Her name escapes me.

[BroadwayBound062]

Posted: 11/28/06 at 1:05am

Im glad I get to see Kristy Cates again, I saw her last March and she was amazing...

[Kev]

Posted: 11/28/06 at 8:46am

Kendra, Julia, Sebastian for Broadway?
Caissie Levy will be taking over the Elphaba understudy track.

[LollyNYC]

Posted: 11/28/06 at 9:49am

I'm going to peer pressure Idina Menzel to play Elphaba on the Broad Way and if she doesn't I won't send any racist threats like that one time someone did that (Hunter Foster) but I will make her wish she never messed with me.

[eponine1980]

Posted: 11/28/06 at 10:53am

I heard a rumor through my friend that used to work at Walnut street theatre that Christina Decicco who played Belle at Walnut is taking over for Glinda on the tour. He said she was posting it on all of her friends myspace pages. Don't know if it's true or not but could see her in the role!

[Lorelai]

Posted: 11/28/06 at 11:12am

Wow Kerry Ellis is going to replaced Idina? I would love to see her in the part, she has an amazing voice!!

[madison2]

Posted: 11/28/06 at 3:10pm

Christina Decicco is going to be on the tour. She was supposed to be in Chicago, but they moved her before she started.

[wicked4good2]

Posted: 11/28/06 at 3:21pm

That's who said it, Norm Lewis.

I wouldn't mind seeing her again as Elphie though... Julia has a wonderful vibratto and her acting is amazing!

And I really wanna see Kendra as Glinda again - that would be awesome!

[TWSFan4Ever]

Posted: 11/28/06 at 4:39pm

i hope Kendra takes Kate's place, because i might be going in July

[madison2]

Posted: 11/29/06 at 4:17am

The rumor mill says that Kendra and Julia will take over on Broadway, but who really knows until they announce it officially. The new Glinda US will be Lindsay Northen and the new Elphaba US will be Caissie Levy

The new Glinda on tour will be Christina Decicco. The new Elphaba will probably be Victoria Matlock. Marcie Dodd will replace Maria Eberline as Elphaba US.

Chicago...Kate Fahrner is going into Erin Mackey's old track...which was supposed to be occupied by Christina Decicco, but she obviously got bumped up.

In LA, Emily Rozek will standby for Glinda while Julie Reiber will standby for Elphaba. Amanda Flynn will be a Glinda US. I dont know about the Elphaba US.

That should answer any questions :)

[Claire2141]

Posted: 11/29/06 at 7:08am

Julia and Kendra....oh no, my bank balance is NOT going to like a trip from the UK to NY. It already doens't like my trips to London.

Oh well...you only live once.

[midwestsarah]

Posted: 12/8/06 at 6:02pm

I found Kendra's performance on tour (in Detroit) AWFUL -- I hope it's not her!

[Justin_]

Posted: 12/8/06 at 6:18pm

Just for some backup... Lindsay Northen confirms she'll be the new Glinda U/S on her website http://www.lindsaynorthen.com/

And Emily Rozek and Julie Rieber have already been performing during some of the PR things in LA

[PJ]

Posted: 12/8/06 at 6:25pm

Caissie Levy understudy for Elphaba? This is a girl who blew her voice out playing Penny in Hairspray this past summer.

[madison2]

Posted: 12/8/06 at 10:31pm

Kendra will for sure be the new Glida on B'way.

[dancingthrulife04]

Posted: 12/8/06 at 10:37pm

I really wish they would stop the recycling and cast someone new.

[Kicks8567]

Posted: 12/8/06 at 10:40pm

Cassie did not blow her voice out, buth rather Degarmo returned to the role.

[somethingwicked]

Posted: 12/8/06 at 10:47pm

No Kicks, PJ (who works at the Neil Simon) is correct: Caissie did indeed blow her voice out at one time and was out off and on for several weeks. It isn't why she left because, as you said, Degarmo returned, but she did indeed have some vocal problems.I think it was just a bad stroke of luck (I saw her as an u/s on tour and found her spectacular, every bit as good as Kerry Butler.)

Although she may not be able to sustain Elphaba full time, let's remember she is only an u/s, and will maybe go on once if she is with the show for over a year (and that's being generous.)

She is most likely staying for a limited time anyway, since the girl she is replacing (Brandi Chavonne Massey) is supposedly planning on coming back in a few months.

Updated On: 12/8/06 at 10:47 PM