#976
Posted: 4/1/24 at 9:46am
Jennafer Newberry is the new standby for Glinda
New WICKED Cast Replacements this month and next? — Page 40
#977
Posted: 4/1/24 at 11:35am
A.J. said: "Long-time Production Stage Manager, Mary Beth Abel is departing as of today’sperformance.
Highly recommend this BWW feature:https://youtu.be/DqFvbcl7z_o?si=F2G9Lx4WuXTNrovL"
A stage manger who worked on the tour of Mean Girls as well as Six on Broadway will be replacing Mary Beth Abel. I forget her name.
#978
Posted: 4/2/24 at 9:36am
Any rumors or predictions as to who will be replacing our current North American tour leads when they leave next month??
#979
Posted: 5/30/24 at 11:21pm
Saw the show tonight for my roommate’s bday with the new cast. Overall, it was an amazing time! It was my 18th time (give or take)
Alexandra Socha is phenomenal. Not my favorite Glinda but she was great. Doesn’t overplay the jokes, had a lot of heart. Brad Oscar was also really good. My roommate who has seen the show 8 times said he was her favorite wizard. I don’t agree personally but thought he was wonderful ;)
Donna as Morrible was honestly rough. Not much better than Michelle Pawk imo besides the singing. She was missing the camp and DRAMA. Her and nessarose were both honestly weak. It brings me no pleasure to say this as I’ve always worshiped her recordings of A Chorus Line and Company.
Mary Kate was fine. Not much more to say.
Jordan Litz and Jake Peterson continue to be fantastic! I love getting to see them grow in the roles.
I'm looking forward to Lissa and Jennafer hopefully taking over one day as they are my favorite pair I’ve ever seen
Overall a great time!
#980
Posted: 8/24/24 at 2:57am
I am really enjoying Mary Kate Morrissey’s vlog for Broadway.com. Watching the witch sit in the chair and get the green makeup on always fascinates me for some reason. I like watching all the backstage stuff, I haven’t watched one of these vlogs in years, I think since Lesli Margherita in Matilda.
#981
Posted: 11/3/24 at 9:44pm
Any ideas on who will replace Mary Kate Morrisey and Alexandra Socha when their contract is up. I personally would love for Christy Altomare to play Glinda at some point. I also think it is about time for Christine Dwyer to come back to the role.
#982
Posted: 11/4/24 at 9:56am
Christine Dwyer was supposed to come back a while ago but then she got covid or something and never got to so I would love it if she got her chance!
Never pictured Christy as Glinda...she might be focused on being a mother right now but she went live last week and said something is coming so it's not out of the realm of possibility!
#983
Posted: 11/4/24 at 10:52am
MK and Alexandra both signed one-year contracts so they'll be in the show until the beginning of March at least.
"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe."
-John Guare, Landscape of the Body
#984
Posted: 11/4/24 at 11:46am
They need to put the touring witches to Broadway. They are stunning
#985
Posted: 11/4/24 at 12:31pm
WldKingdomHM said: "They need to put the touring witches to Broadway. They are stunning"
I think they may be prepping Elphaba (Lauren Samuels?) to take over in the UK after Alexia leaves, but not sure how accurate that is
#986
Posted: 11/4/24 at 1:15pm
I would still love Emily Kristen Morris, the former tour standby, to join the Broadway production. She has the following AND the talent.
I'm just here so I don't get fined
#987
Posted: 11/5/24 at 4:33am
Lauren is fantastic and seems poised to take over on Broadway.
I also think it could be fun to invite some veteran cast members to do a shorter runs to coincide with Wicked Part 2. Fan favorites like Jessica Vosk, Eden Espinosa, Katie Rose Clarke, Kara Lindsay, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Kathy Fitzgerald, etc etc. It won't happen but if they got some big names for a short run to celebrate the film I would buy a ticket so fast.
I also think it could be fun to invite some veteran cast members to do a shorter runs to coincide with Wicked Part 2. Fan favorites like Jessica Vosk, Eden Espinosa, Katie Rose Clarke, Kara Lindsay, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Kathy Fitzgerald, etc etc. It won't happen but if they got some big names for a short run to celebrate the film I would buy a ticket so fast.
#988
Posted: 11/5/24 at 9:16am
QueenTwinnied said: "Lauren is fantastic and seems poised to take over on Broadway.
I also think it could be fun to invite some veteran cast members to do a shorter runs to coincide with Wicked Part 2. Fan favorites like Jessica Vosk, Eden Espinosa, Katie Rose Clarke, Kara Lindsay, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Kathy Fitzgerald, etc etc. It won't happen but if they got some big names for a short run to celebrate the film I would buy a ticket so fast. "
A lot of those actors are now far too old for their respective roles
#989
Posted: 11/5/24 at 9:25am
Which would be a fitting tribute to the Wicked movie(s), where the leads are all too old for theirs, no?
#990
Posted: 11/5/24 at 10:25am
MemorableUserName said: "Which would be a fitting tribute to the Wicked movie(s), where the leads are all too old for theirs, no?"
No, they are not.
#992
Posted: 11/26/24 at 12:33pm
Marykate Morrisey, the current Elphaba on Broadway, has announced her final performance will be March 2nd.
Any predictions or hopes as to who could replace her?
#993
Posted: 11/26/24 at 3:34pm
witchoftheeast2 said: "WldKingdomHM said: "They need to put the touring witches to Broadway. They are stunning"
I think they may be prepping Elphaba (Lauren Samuels?) to take over in the UK after Alexia leaves, but not sure how accurate that is"
Lauren is based in the US now so I doubt that’s true.
"Charlotte, we're Jewish"
#994
Posted: 11/26/24 at 3:44pm
It would be wonderful if they transferred over Alexia and Lucy for a stint on Broadway
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My sister (AIDS)
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The gays and the straights
And the white and the spades
#995
Posted: 11/26/24 at 5:27pm
witchoftheeast2 said: "Marykate Morrisey, the current Elphaba on Broadway, has announced her final performance will be March 2nd.
Any predictions or hopes as to who could replace her?"
Have seen around the web in the last hour that it is likely a Black actress. Don’t have a name though, but apparently a bunch of people do.
#996
Posted: 11/26/24 at 6:31pm
Natasha Yvette Williams will be the next Morrible.
#997
Posted: 11/27/24 at 12:55am
here’s a lot of buzz around Wicked's casting changes, but nothing’s been confirmed yet. Jennifer DiNoia's departure could mean Stephanie Torns as standby and Carla Stickler as the new understudy. Alyssa Fox might replace Jenny Fellner as Nessarose, but again, it's just speculation. For Teal Wicks and Katie Rose Clarke, Donna Vivino and Chandra Lee Schwartz are possible replacements, though no official word yet. It’ll be exciting to see how it all unfolds!
#998
Posted: 11/27/24 at 1:40am
Realize this question is off-topic, but I don't know where to post it (and don't think it requires a new thread). Was the staging of Defying Gravity, with Elphaba rising up and her dress stretching across the stage inspired by the similar moment in Tom O'Horgan's staging of Jesus Christ Superstar? I realize it isn't impossible for two different directors to come up with the same image, but surely Schwartz attended the Broadway production of JCS (the comparisons between Godspell and his work were being made from day one). Anyone know? Or if they want to pm me so as not to hijack this thread, totally fine. Sorry for the interruption.
#999
Posted: 11/27/24 at 5:52am
WesleyJames said: "here’s a lot of buzz around Wicked's casting changes, but nothing’s been confirmed yet. Jennifer DiNoia's departure could mean Stephanie Torns as standby and Carla Stickler as the new understudy. Alyssa Fox might replace Jenny Fellner as Nessarose, but again, it's just speculation. For Teal Wicks and Katie Rose Clarke, Donna Vivino and Chandra Lee Schwartz are possible replacements, though no official word yet. It’ll be exciting to see how it all unfolds!
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#1000
Posted: 11/27/24 at 11:53am
WesleyJames said: "here’s a lot of buzz around Wicked's casting changes, but nothing’s been confirmed yet. Jennifer DiNoia's departure could mean Stephanie Torns as standby and Carla Stickler as the new understudy. Alyssa Fox might replace Jenny Fellner as Nessarose, but again, it's just speculation. For Teal Wicks and Katie Rose Clarke, Donna Vivino and Chandra Lee Schwartz are possible replacements, though no official word yet. It’ll be exciting to see how it all unfolds!
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