New WICKED Cast Replacements this month and next? — Page 13

Call_me_jorge said: "Yes. I believe Jennifer is returning as the standby while Laurel is on vacation."

That happened a month ago.

Will anyone be in attendance tonight?

James Kerrigan2 said: "Did they put up her Elphaba photo outside the Gershwin? Dying to see how she looks as Elphaba."

No  She doesn't have press shots yet. 

I was there last night - she's really good.  Very expressive facially.  She's tiny, and looks SO young.  She needs to find a little more confidence vocally, but that will obviously come with a little time under her belt.  Her vibrato is very rapid naturally, something I really like, but at times it was kind of uneven (I assume due to nerves) and I worried she would lose control if that makes sense.  No Good Deed was easily her best number.  I am looking forward to see how she develops in the role.  Enormous potential.  For a first night (not to mention Broadway debut) she absolutely crushed it. 

runaways said: "Not to sour any grapes but Hannah Corneau sounds like a very talented high schooler and nothing more. I haven't been this upset about and Elphaba performance since I saw Emma Hunton go on with pneumonia."

I don't know what performance of Wicked you were watching but she is one of the best Elphabas I've ever seen, easily the best lead Elphaba Broadway has had in ages. She's also the first brand new Elphaba to lead Broadway since Lindsay Mendez back in 2013, so maybe cut her some slack in her first few weeks.

runaways said: "Not to sour any grapes but Hannah Corneau sounds like a very talented high schooler and nothing more. I haven't been this upset about and Elphaba performance since I saw Emma Hunton go on with pneumonia."

I would go back and listen to Jessica Vosk's First  Defying Gravity on Tour and compare it to her Last on Broadway. 

bwayrose7 said: "runaways said: "Not to sour any grapes but Hannah Corneau sounds like a very talented high schooler and nothing more. I haven't been this upset about and Elphaba performance since I saw Emma Hunton go on with pneumonia."

I will respectfully but strongly disagree. Saw her last week and she really impressed me, both vocally and acting-wise. I've seen a lot of Elphabas over the years in several different companies, and she's probably in my top three favorites, even while she's still settling into the role.

Also, regarding the other lead replacement: I'm told that Jake Boyd is indeed the permanent new Fiyero for a full contract, not a short-term run a la Curt Hansen."

He's in until February

runaways said: "James Kerrigan2 said: "runaways said: "Not to sour any grapes but Hannah Corneau sounds like a very talented high schooler and nothing more. I haven't been this upset about and Elphaba performance since I saw Emma Hunton go on with pneumonia."

I would go back and listen to Jessica Vosk's First Defying Gravity on Tour and compare it to her Last on Broadway."

I just listened to Vosk's first. She's placed, her vibrato is even, and she sounds, well, great. I have my own issues with Vosk--her phrasing bugs me--but listening to Vosk only made me loathe Corneau more.

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Gosh, you have a lot of hateful words to say about Hannah. I saw her yesterday and she’s one of the strongest elphaba’s out of the 15 I’ve see . I’ve never seen anything like her- her acting and singing was amazing. She impressed me so much. Maybe go back and give her another chance before you keep spewing your negative thoughts everywhere. She could’ve been having an off day, and she’s only been in the role for 2 weeks now? Jeez. 

FlyHigh523 said: "runaways said: "James Kerrigan2 said: "runaways said: "Not to sour any grapes but Hannah Corneau sounds like a very talented high schooler and nothing more. I haven't been this upset about and Elphaba performance since I saw Emma Hunton go on with pneumonia."

I would go back and listen to Jessica Vosk's First Defying Gravity on Tour and compare it to her Last on Broadway."

I just listened to Vosk's first. She's placed, her vibrato is even, and she sounds, well, great. I have my own issues with Vosk--her phrasing bugs me--but listening to Vosk only made me loathe Corneau more.

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Gosh, you have a lot of hateful words to say about Hannah. I saw her yesterday and she’s one of the strongest elphaba’s out of the 15 I’ve see. I’ve never seen anything like her- her actingand singing was amazing. She impressed me so much. Maybe go back and give her another chance before you keep spewing your negative thoughts everywhere. She could’ve been having an off day, and she’s only been in the role for 2 weeks now? Jeez."

Hannah, calm down! The above poster wasn’t trying to personally attack you. In fact, he made well formed options! If you are afraid of the things people are going to read about you, don’t read message boards!

JustinLovesSideShow said: "Anyone know who the new standby is? It’s laurels last week"

Rumor has it, Jennifer Dinoia