New WICKED Cast Replacements this month and next?- Page 21
New WICKED Cast Replacements this month and next?
New WICKED Cast Replacements this month and next?#500
Posted: 8/15/21 at 10:06pm
I hope Alison Luff comes back and does the tour after Talia is done with the role. It hasn't played in Tampa since 2017 so I would assume they would bring it back to Tampa in 2023 or soon after.
New WICKED Cast Replacements this month and next?#501
Posted: 8/16/21 at 1:52am
^I don't see Alison coming back to the role on tour as she's currently starring on a Starz TV show and would likely rather originate a role on Broadway or in New York than tour again.
I also think [hopefully] we'll be seeing women of color replacing Talia and Lindsay respectively when their contracts are up on tour and Broadway.
New WICKED Cast Replacements this month and next?#502
Posted: 8/16/21 at 5:56pm
Hannah Florence has joined the company, presumably as the new Nessa!
New WICKED Cast Replacements this month and next?#503
Posted: 8/24/21 at 4:50pm
Official casting announcement is out for the Broadway return. Even though we've known most of these folks would be returning, there are a couple interesting bits in here. Mili Diaz will make her Broadway debut as Nessarose. Also, Kathy Fitzgerald will be filling in as Morrible from 9/14 to 9/26. Alexandra Billings then returns to the cast. Link below:
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Lindsay-Pearce-Ginna-Claire-Mason-Alexandra-Billings-and-More-Announced-for-WICKEDs-Broadway-Return-20210824
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/18
New WICKED Cast Replacements this month and next?#504
Posted: 8/24/21 at 4:52pm
Were the Glinda and Elphaba the two playing the roles when the shutdown happened last March?
New WICKED Cast Replacements this month and next?#505
Posted: 8/24/21 at 4:53pmI saw Mili Diaz in that role on tour. She’s great!
New WICKED Cast Replacements this month and next?#506
Posted: 8/24/21 at 5:09pm
ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Were the Glinda and Elphaba the two playing the roles when the shutdown happened last March?"
Yes, Mason and Pearce were both in the B’way cast at the time of the shutdown.
New WICKED Cast Replacements this month and next?#507
Posted: 8/24/21 at 11:09pmMason was fabulous on tour with Jessica Vosk so I’m excited to see her again. I’m happy I held off until October because I really wanted to see Billings as Morrible.
New WICKED Cast Replacements this month and next?#508
Posted: 8/24/21 at 11:13pmYes, Hannah Corneau left about two weeks before the shutdown and Pearce was her replacement. I didn’t know that either until I checked IBDB.
New WICKED Cast Replacements this month and next?#509
Posted: 8/25/21 at 7:56am
ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Were the Glinda and Elphaba the two playing the roles when the shutdown happened last March?"
Principal cast is identical, save for Mili stepping in as Nessa (Shoba Narayan was Nessa before, but is off to Aladdin). Oh and obviously Kathy temporarily filling in for Alexandra too.
Apart from GCM and Michael McCormick who had been in for a while, most of this case were still fairly new at the close. I think Lindsay and Sam had been in for two weeks, and several of the others had only joined about a month or two before that.
To be honest, there's very minimal changes to the ensemble at large too. Couple of new faces in, but by and large this is the same cast that left in March 2020.
New WICKED Cast Replacements this month and next?#510
Posted: 8/28/21 at 12:12pm
How is Lindsay Pearce as Elphaba? I am debating whether or not to see Wicked when it comes back or waiting until a new cast comes since I already saw Ginna Claire Mason and most of the other cast members.
New WICKED Cast Replacements this month and next?#511
Posted: 8/28/21 at 5:36pm
killerqueen said: "ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Were the Glinda and Elphaba the two playing the roles when the shutdown happened last March?"
Principal cast is identical, save for Mili stepping in as Nessa (Shoba Narayan was Nessa before, but is off to Aladdin). Oh and obviously Kathy temporarily filling in for Alexandra too.
Apart from GCM and Michael McCormick who had been in for a while, most of this case were still fairly new at the close. I think Lindsay and Sam had been in for two weeks, and several of the others had only joined about a month or two before that.
To be honest, there's very minimal changes to the ensemble at large too. Couple of new faces in, but by and large this is the same cast that left in March 2020.
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And it’s still a very white cast too, unfortunately
New WICKED Cast Replacements this month and next?#512
Posted: 8/29/21 at 11:09pm
Christy Altomare would be a great Glinda
New WICKED Cast Replacements this month and next?#513
Posted: 8/30/21 at 8:30am
Call_me_jorge said: "killerqueen said: "ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Were the Glinda and Elphaba the two playing the roles when the shutdown happened last March?"
Principal cast is identical, save for Mili stepping in as Nessa (Shoba Narayan was Nessa before, but is off to Aladdin). Oh and obviously Kathy temporarily filling in for Alexandra too.
Apart from GCM and Michael McCormick who had been in for a while, most of this case were still fairly new at the close. I think Lindsay and Sam had been in for two weeks, and several of the others had only joined about a month or two before that.
To be honest, there's very minimal changes to the ensemble at large too. Couple of new faces in, but by and large this is the same cast that left in March 2020.
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And it’s still a very white cast too, unfortunately"
I saw someone online say the same thing, and I get it, however, from my understanding, Wicked offered everyone who was with the show at closing their job back, and then recast from there. Other long running shows, didn't do that...I could be wrong, but that is what I heard.
New WICKED Cast Replacements this month and next?#514
Posted: 8/30/21 at 11:14am
Correct me if I'm wrong (and I might be), but don't they legally have to offer a return contract to the people who were previously employed prior to the shutdown? I remember seeing that somewhere on another thread, but again, I might be wrong.
I also anticipate (and hope) that when it comes time to replace some of the current cast - both on Broadway and on tour - they will be casting more roles with BIPOC performers.
New WICKED Cast Replacements this month and next?#515
Posted: 8/30/21 at 1:46pmArianna DeBose would be perfect as Elphaba with Christy Altomare as Glinda.
New WICKED Cast Replacements this month and next?#516
Posted: 8/30/21 at 1:52pmJust left the box office and the cast was rehearsing “No One Mourns The Wicked” upstairs in the lobby and you could hear them crystal clear downstairs and it kinda brought a tear to my eye, standing there.
New WICKED Cast Replacements this month and next?#517
Posted: 8/30/21 at 10:34pm
James Kerrigan said: "Arianna DeBose would be perfect as Elphaba with Christy Altomare as Glinda."
She was outstanding in the concert last night. I hope the casting directors at Wicked took note of the incredible job she did. Would be one of the better Elphaba's which we haven't had on Broadway since Jessica Vosk.
Ariana DeBose - The Wizard and I
New WICKED Cast Replacements this month and next?#518
Posted: 8/30/21 at 10:39pm
Maybe an unpopular opinion... but I didn't enjoy DeBose doing this song. Didn't do it for me. There are better choices for the film.
New WICKED Cast Replacements this month and next?#519
Posted: 9/10/21 at 11:32pm
BCfitasafiddle said: "Maybe an unpopular opinion... but I didn't enjoy DeBose doing this song. Didn't do it for me. There are better choices for the film."
Totally agree, but i would add that DeBose is a fantastic singer...
New WICKED Cast Replacements this month and next?#520
Posted: 9/11/21 at 1:13am
TravisOKC said: "BCfitasafiddle said: "Maybe an unpopular opinion... but I didn't enjoy DeBose doing this song. Didn't do it for me. There are better choices for the film."
Totally agree, but i would add that DeBose is a fantastic singer..."
Me as well. Maybe it was just an off performance.
New WICKED Cast Replacements this month and next?#521
Posted: 9/11/21 at 8:55pm
Does anyone know when Curt Hansen is supposed to return as Fiyero on the national tour? He just had a baby and his role is currently being rotated by his understudies.
New WICKED Cast Replacements this month and next?#522
Posted: 9/12/21 at 9:23pmWas anyone at today’s dress rehearsal?
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/13/09
New WICKED Cast Replacements this month and next?#523
Posted: 9/12/21 at 10:14pm
Jordan Catalano said: "Was anyone at today’s dress rehearsal?"
I was.
Really enjoyed both Pearce and Mason! Though my brain was confused that Glinda was inches taller than Elphaba. lol
New WICKED Cast Replacements this month and next?#524
Posted: 9/12/21 at 11:28pmI’m jealous! I bet the audience went wild.
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