Nicole Parker is Officially Announced for Wicked

[ThankstoPhantom]

Nicole Parker is Officially Announced for Wicked#1

Posted: 11/5/08 at 1:10pm

A Broadway Elphaba who never played the role before...what?! :)

This should be great...

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/123053.html

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Updated On: 11/5/08 at 01:10 PM

[amyfairycakes]

re: Nicole Parker is Officially Announced for Wicked#2

Posted: 11/5/08 at 1:20pm

That should be excellent!
I'm not a huge MadTV fan, but Nicole Parker is a great performer. :)

[JeaniusIsMe]

re: Nicole Parker is Officially Announced for Wicked#2

Posted: 11/5/08 at 1:25pm

Really enjoyed her in Fame Becomes Me- definitely excited they're bringing in some fresh blood to the show.

[HBP]

re: Nicole Parker is Officially Announced for Wicked#3

Posted: 11/5/08 at 1:31pm

she's gonna be great!!

ps - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tx77nlQiQA

[iDEFY_forgood]

re: Nicole Parker is Officially Announced for Wicked#4

Posted: 11/5/08 at 1:41pm

Im so excited for her!!! I CAN NOT wait to see her as Elphaba!!! :)

"And THATS how I bought my television" *bow*. -Julia Murney

[E.Davis]

re: Nicole Parker is Officially Announced for Wicked#5

Posted: 11/5/08 at 1:46pm

I absolutely love Nicole Parker and i will defiantly have to see her in this!!!

"I think lying to children is really important, it sets them off on the right track" -Sherie Rene Scott-

[EponineAmneris]

re: Nicole Parker is Officially Announced for Wicked#6

Posted: 11/5/08 at 2:13pm

Good for her!!!

"TO LOVE ANOTHER PERSON IS TO SEE THE FACE OF GOD"- LES MISERABLES--- "THERE'S A SPECIAL KIND OF PEOPLE KNOWN AS SHOW PEOPLE... WE'RE BORN EVERY NIGHT AT HALF HOUR CALL!"--- CURTAINS

[PiraguaGuy2]

re: Nicole Parker is Officially Announced for Wicked#7

Posted: 11/5/08 at 2:52pm

I'm sorry, I know she's the only funny thing on MadTV, but does she really have the dramatic/vocal chops for Elphaba?

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[EponineAmneris]

re: Nicole Parker is Officially Announced for Wicked#8

Posted: 11/5/08 at 3:03pm

PiraguaGuy2: Apperently she does if they are letting her do the role.

Think Ana Gasteyer

"TO LOVE ANOTHER PERSON IS TO SEE THE FACE OF GOD"- LES MISERABLES--- "THERE'S A SPECIAL KIND OF PEOPLE KNOWN AS SHOW PEOPLE... WE'RE BORN EVERY NIGHT AT HALF HOUR CALL!"--- CURTAINS

[JeaniusIsMe]

re: Nicole Parker is Officially Announced for Wicked#9

Posted: 11/5/08 at 3:16pm

PiraguaGuy2: She definitely did in Fame Becomes Me.

EponineAmneris: exactly what I was going to say- think ana gasteyer. She certainly should nail the comedic elements of the role.

[FosseBoi]

re: Nicole Parker is Officially Announced for Wicked#10

Posted: 11/5/08 at 3:47pm

I would kill to see her! She is going to be GREAT!

"I've always secretly longed for an actress to get to the top of the cherry picker and projectile vomit all over the guards below."- Wonderwaiter in the "Defy Gravity?" thread. ~~~~~~~~My dream? Sutton Foster as Cassie in A Chorus Line

[bwayguy22089]

re: Nicole Parker is Officially Announced for Wicked#11

Posted: 11/5/08 at 3:58pm

The thing I loved about Ana was how she made the part humorous (when it was appropriate, of course). I'm excited for Nicole. Hopefully she will do the same.

[ilovebroadway2]

re: Nicole Parker is Officially Announced for Wicked#12

Posted: 11/5/08 at 4:07pm

That's actually very exciting. They definitely need some new cast members

[Shannon Bo Dannon]

re: Nicole Parker is Officially Announced for Wicked#13

Posted: 11/5/08 at 4:28pm

My favorite skit of her on MadTV was when she played Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz alternate ending, she's amazing!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6exm2Hi28Xw

Here's a clip of her doing an Ebay commercial parody as well: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sItKyNKOYXs

I'm so excited about this!


Updated On: 11/5/08 at 04:28 PM

[WishingOnlyWounds2]

re: Nicole Parker is Officially Announced for Wicked#14

Posted: 11/5/08 at 4:31pm

I am so excited!

Anyone know if she is contracted for 6 months or a limited run?

2008: Feb. 18- Rent, Feb. 19- Curtains, April 18- Xanadu, April 22- Wicked, April 26- Legally Blonde, May 31- Wicked, June 13- The Little Mermaid, June 28- Wicked and Young Frankenstein, July 2- The Little Mermaid, July 6- A Chorus Line and Legally Blonde, August 16- Xanadu, September 13- Legally Blonde and 13, September 28- Xanadu and Spring Awakening, Oct. 12-GYPSY and [title of show], Oct. 19- Hairspray & Legally Blonde, Nov. 9- Wicked and 13, Dec. 14-13, Dec. 26- Billy Elliot, 2009: Jan 1- Shrek, Jan 2- 13 and Wicked, Jan 4- 13, Feb 17- In The Heights, Feb 19- Billy Elliot, Feb 22- Sweeney Todd (tour), March 28- Mary Poppins, April 4- Mamma Mia!, April 15- Jersey Boys (on tour), April 25- next to normal & 9 to 5 May 1- Billy Elliot, May 3- Spelling Bee (tour), May 8- Chicago, May 21- Wicked, June 6- Everyday Rapture, June 23- The Wiz, June 25- Hair July 15- Shrek, August 9- Wicked, September 7- Rock of Ages, October 11- Next To Normal, October 23- The Marvelous Wonderettes, November 7- Ragtime November 29- Dreamgirls, December 25- Billy Elliot, December 30- Finian's Rainbow, 2010: January 9- Bye Bye Birdie, January 16- Memphis February 17- The Phantom of The Opera, February 18- God of Carnage, March 7- Billy Elliot, March 31- American Idiot

Updated On: 11/5/08 at 04:31 PM

[feline0favenueQ]

re: Nicole Parker is Officially Announced for Wicked#15

Posted: 11/5/08 at 4:33pm

Awww, I was hoping for Julie Reiber to finally take over....

Ah well.

Yay for Nicole!

[adamgreer]

re: Nicole Parker is Officially Announced for Wicked#16

Posted: 11/5/08 at 5:42pm

Are there any clips of her anywhere singing in her real voice?

[Parks]

re: Nicole Parker is Officially Announced for Wicked#17

Posted: 11/5/08 at 6:04pm

I wanna hear her singing in her real voice too...

Is this the beginning of stunt casting for Wicked? :P

"If it walks like a Parks, if it wobbles like a Parks, then it's definitely fat and nobody loves it." --MA

[DefyGravity777]

re: Nicole Parker is Officially Announced for Wicked#18

Posted: 11/5/08 at 6:15pm

Sorry: edited to say it's not working now.

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Updated On: 11/5/08 at 06:15 PM

[NGD2225]

re: Nicole Parker is Officially Announced for Wicked#19

Posted: 11/5/08 at 6:19pm

Stuntcasting for Wicked? HELL NO!! They have had celebs in the show before, but didn't make a big deal about it.

Nicole singing on MADtv.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sItKyNKOYXs

[Unknown User]

re: Nicole Parker is Officially Announced for Wicked#20

Posted: 11/5/08 at 6:19pm

Stunt casting? Stop a hundred people on the street- how many would recognize her? One? None?

[NGD2225]

re: Nicole Parker is Officially Announced for Wicked#21

Posted: 11/5/08 at 6:20pm

I would.

[Shannon Bo Dannon]

re: Nicole Parker is Officially Announced for Wicked#22

Posted: 11/5/08 at 6:37pm

I don't think this counts as stunt casting at all, but I think she'll be very good.

Here's another clip of her singing on MadTV: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abo43qctR0o

[adamgreer]

re: Nicole Parker is Officially Announced for Wicked#23

Posted: 11/5/08 at 7:24pm

She most certainly isn't stunt-casting. As JoeKv99 said, at least 90% of the people on the street would have no idea who she was. I can't even imagine there is ANYONE who says, "Let's go see Wicked because Nicole Parker is in it."

[zamedy]

re: Nicole Parker is Officially Announced for Wicked#24

Posted: 11/5/08 at 7:25pm

Would this be considered a slap in the face to Carmen Cusack?