Nicole Parker reviews here
Nicole Parker reviews here
#1Nicole Parker reviews here
Posted: 1/16/09 at 6:14pmI would love to hear how she was, hope she does well. Is anyone going tonight?
WishingOnlyWounds2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/25/08
#2re: Nicole Parker reviews here
Posted: 1/16/09 at 9:35pmShe just Defied Gravity for the first time, or is this very second.
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
#3re: Nicole Parker reviews here
Posted: 1/16/09 at 9:41pmI'm scared...
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Parks
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#4re: Nicole Parker reviews here
Posted: 1/16/09 at 9:55pmAndrew, did you really hear that?
"If it walks like a Parks, if it wobbles like a Parks, then it's definitely fat and nobody loves it." --MA
#5re: Nicole Parker reviews here
Posted: 1/16/09 at 10:03pm^I think he is referring to all the rehearsal gossip.
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bobert5353
Understudy Joined: 6/16/06
#6re: Nicole Parker reviews here
Posted: 1/16/09 at 10:04pmApparently her Defying Gravity was amazing.
blaxx
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/05
#7re: Nicole Parker reviews here
Posted: 1/16/09 at 10:06pm
Sucking hardcore - 1 vote
Amazing - 1 vote
Listen, I don't take my clothes off for anyone, even if it is "artistic". - JANICE
#8re: Nicole Parker reviews here
Posted: 1/16/09 at 10:08pmI need to know!!!
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#9re: Nicole Parker reviews here
Posted: 1/16/09 at 10:08pm
It's intermission over here at the Gershwin and I just wanted to post quickly about Nicole Parker. I thought she was...
Oh, wait! Act 2 is about to start, post more after!!!
#10re: Nicole Parker reviews here
Posted: 1/16/09 at 10:08pmYeah, apparenly Marcie Dudd is amazing compared to her.
blaxx
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/05
#11re: Nicole Parker reviews here
Posted: 1/16/09 at 10:11pmDudder than Dudd - 1 vote
Listen, I don't take my clothes off for anyone, even if it is "artistic". - JANICE
WishingOnlyWounds2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/25/08
#12re: Nicole Parker reviews here
Posted: 1/16/09 at 10:16pmI really liked Marcie, just throwing that out there.
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
#14re: Nicole Parker reviews here
Posted: 1/16/09 at 10:48pmHm, also just heard she was amazing from another source.
#15re: Nicole Parker reviews here
Posted: 1/16/09 at 10:48pm
Score board:
Amazing - 2
Good - 0
Sucks - 1
Marcie Dudd - 3
-Benjamin
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Updated On: 1/16/09 at 10:48 PM
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#16re: Nicole Parker reviews here
Posted: 1/16/09 at 10:51pmDoes anyone think that we will get some audio tonight?
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#17re: Nicole Parker reviews here
Posted: 1/17/09 at 12:30am
I was there tonight....
She was awful. It was the most amateurish performance of this role I've ever seen.
Where to begin??
I guess I'll start with the positives. Some of her acting choices are very good. She handles the lion cub scene with Fiyero, right before I'm Not That Girl, very well. Also, very nice acting in the Wicked Witch of the East scene.
Other than that, it was all downhill.
She completely blew the last note of I'm Not That Girl. She was not even in the vicinity of the correct note. The end of No Good Deed was even worse. She stopped, tried to take a breath, keep going, then stopped again, took another breath, and sang the again, well, again. That was off key, and David Evans (the conductor) cut her off.
The rest of her singing was not what you would expect or desire from the Broadway Elphaba. She cut off a lot of notes in Defying Gravity, and the ones she did try and hold out, she had to slide up to. She screwed up the beginning of the flying. The dialogue tonight became, "Let her go! I am the one you want. It's not her. It's meeeee..."
Her imitations of Glinda's "toss, toss" weren't even close. She waves her hands around a lot. She'd be quite good if this was community theater out in Peoria.
Her voice was shot by the middle of No Good Deed. I have no idea how she will be able to do two shows tomorrow, much less keep this up for any length of time.
It's frustrating because they had some really tight shows earlier this week, when Julie was on. Julie is about 100 times better than Nicole, and the fact that she isn't the lead is very irritating. To think that they have a brilliant Elphaba that is being wasted away standing by for the sub-par Nicole Parker is incredibly annoying.
WishingOnlyWounds2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/25/08
#18re: Nicole Parker reviews here
Posted: 1/17/09 at 12:40amadamgreer, so do you think this is going to be a repeat of Kerry's first month and Nicole will be missing a lot? Because I really want to see Julie again.
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
#19re: Nicole Parker reviews here
Posted: 1/17/09 at 12:45am
Score board:
Amazing - 2
Good - 0
Sucks - 2
Marcie Dudd - 3
Edit..once more reviews come in I'll change the scoreboard to only firsthand sources. 
-Benjamin
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Updated On: 1/17/09 at 12:45 AM
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#20re: Nicole Parker reviews here
Posted: 1/17/09 at 12:46am
adamgreer, so do you think this is going to be a repeat of Kerry's first month and Nicole will be missing a lot? Because I really want to see Julie again.
Yes. Julie's last day with Wicked is February 15th, but I am certain she'll be on multiple times before she leaves. In fact, I bet she does one of the shows tomorrow. Nicole's voice was SHOT by the middle of No Good Deed.
EbonyEyez
Swing Joined: 12/3/08
#21re: Nicole Parker reviews here
Posted: 1/17/09 at 12:46amIt was that bad huh...yeessh. I for one am going to miss Marcie. I thought she was an amazing Elphaba, acting and voice wise. Maybe Nicole will improve throughout her run. Does anyone know how long she is supposed to be in the role?
#22re: Nicole Parker reviews here
Posted: 1/17/09 at 12:48amI grew to like Marcie by the end. She definitely grew on me.
WishingOnlyWounds2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/25/08
#23re: Nicole Parker reviews here
Posted: 1/17/09 at 12:51amIs Julie confirmed to go on February 15th or is it just her last day in the company?
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
#24re: Nicole Parker reviews here
Posted: 1/17/09 at 12:51amHasn't every Elphaba to date had a poor attendance record?
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