Norbert & Blue Diamonds — Page 2
#27
Posted: 6/20/05 at 1:09pm
aha...ok dark-skinned with blue diamonds. That makes sense. I just had a mental image of him being a colour on the darker end of the spectrum, though I didn't remember what.
I guess they didn't bother with all that because it's really Elphie's story. You couldn't have a not-green Elphie...or a not-blonde G(a)linda....but the details of Fiyero just don't seem as crucial. The "different colour skin" point is already brought home. Just some thoughts.
I prefer these discussions on wicked to fangirl postings about specific actors. I really did like the book and read it long before the musical came about.
I guess they didn't bother with all that because it's really Elphie's story. You couldn't have a not-green Elphie...or a not-blonde G(a)linda....but the details of Fiyero just don't seem as crucial. The "different colour skin" point is already brought home. Just some thoughts.
I prefer these discussions on wicked to fangirl postings about specific actors. I really did like the book and read it long before the musical came about.
#28
Posted: 6/20/05 at 1:12pm
I went out and bought the book after I bought the recording, befoer the broadway edition came out. I bought my boyfriend the new ediiton, with the excerpt from Son of a Witch and I cannot wait.
And again, what magazine is that? The first few words are cut off.
And again, what magazine is that? The first few words are cut off.
#29
Posted: 6/20/05 at 1:16pm
I kinda wish they kept the blue diamonds on fiyero. Sure, it may look kinda off from farther away, but it DEFINITELY gives him more character.
awkward.
"I think it was the Korean tour or something. They were all frickin' asian!" -Zoran912
#30
Posted: 6/20/05 at 1:18pm
All they had to do was mention teh fact that it's tribal art, and the audience (who should be somewhat smart) could figure it out.
#31
Posted: 6/20/05 at 1:21pm
"the audience (who should be somewhat smart) could figure it out."
....11-14 year old fangirls? RIGHT.
....11-14 year old fangirls? RIGHT.
awkward.
"I think it was the Korean tour or something. They were all frickin' asian!" -Zoran912
#32
Posted: 6/20/05 at 1:24pm
Oh, since 14 year old girls are stupid? Aigoo.. where are you at girl?
If the line goes something like "My blue diamonds are tattoos, because I'm the Prince of the Vinkus" then they should catch it.
If the line goes something like "My blue diamonds are tattoos, because I'm the Prince of the Vinkus" then they should catch it.
#33
Posted: 6/20/05 at 1:25pm
Aigoo isn't a crazed Wicked fangirl...they're a breed of their own.
awkward.
"I think it was the Korean tour or something. They were all frickin' asian!" -Zoran912
#34
Posted: 6/20/05 at 1:29pm
I don't really consider myself 14. Neither does anyone else. I don't really look 14, and I certainly don't ACT 14.
And yes. Wicked fans are nearly as rabid as Jesse McCartney fans.
And yes. Wicked fans are nearly as rabid as Jesse McCartney fans.
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#36
Posted: 6/20/05 at 3:05pm
lol Aigoo. I havea friend who is dangerously obsessed with Jesse McCartney... :)
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#37
Posted: 6/20/05 at 3:15pm
You can't really tell from the scan, but the tattoo isn't much of a diamond at all.
#38
Posted: 6/20/05 at 3:26pm
When I interviewed Norbert in 'Wicked,' the question of the blue diamonds came up, and he explained why he doesn't have them.
Playbill.com - 'The Leading Men': Norbert Leo Butz
Playbill.com - 'The Leading Men': Norbert Leo Butz
#39
Posted: 6/20/05 at 3:32pm
Sorry to quote, but "Brian Stokes Mitchell is playing the Michael Caine part, and I'm doing the Steve Martin role."
HAHA.
HAHA.
#40
Posted: 6/20/05 at 3:34pm
woah. something about that picture just doesn't look like him!
#41
Posted: 6/20/05 at 3:37pm
What's sorry to quote? Mitchell DID do the workshop of 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels' back then. Mitchell dropped out, and John Lithgow was then offered the role. In fact, the first time Lithgow says he saw Butz was at that workshop of 'DRS.'
#43
Posted: 6/20/05 at 3:40pm
"Q: You usually don't get cast to do comedy, do you?
Butz: NO! And I'm funny, damn it. I'm hilarious!"
Love that. That may be my new favourite Norbert Quote. I can literally hear him saying it. ha!
Butz: NO! And I'm funny, damn it. I'm hilarious!"
Love that. That may be my new favourite Norbert Quote. I can literally hear him saying it. ha!
Updated On: 6/20/05 at 03:40 PM
#44
Posted: 6/20/05 at 3:41pm
Yeah, I figured.
I still think it's funny how much things have changed.
I mean, BSM is a great singer and John is a great actor.
I still think it's funny how much things have changed.
I mean, BSM is a great singer and John is a great actor.
#45
Posted: 6/20/05 at 3:51pm
That's a great interview! I missed it the first time around, but I'm glad you posted it - I loved it! 
Oh Norbert, you never cease to crack me up...
~Jessica
Oh Norbert, you never cease to crack me up... ~Jessica
"If you start from a place of joy and charm, you can get away with a lot in the second act. It may be that that's my life. I'm not sure."
~Roger Bart
#46
Posted: 6/20/05 at 3:54pm
Oh, that stuff on his face is cool. It would've been hard to explain, though. And it makes him look like Chakotay, from Star Trek: Voyager.
#47
Posted: 6/20/05 at 3:58pm
Thanks, Mythus! He completely reminded me of a Star Trek character and I couldn't remember who! See, people -- I'm not just a Broadway nerd, I'm a trekkie too! :)
#48
Posted: 6/20/05 at 4:16pm
#49
Posted: 6/20/05 at 4:17pm
Good, I'm not the only one who thought he looked like a Star Trek character, haha. I do love how it's written in the book though, about the tattoos. I personally would have liked them to be in the musical, but it'd be weird b/c I don't think Glinda would still like him, lol. On a random note-- when is Son of a Witch coming out?
A most ingenious paradox.
#50
Posted: 6/20/05 at 5:17pm
Dream - September 27, 2005
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