Oh I'm bummed...Pretty much exactly a year ago I saw Wicked for the first two times with exact same cast Mr. Hearn included, And now I finally have tickets to go back for Jan 31st and was really hoping to see a new Wizard, one that dances and has fun.
Theres no official announcement or explanation floating around for this yet?
So I was sitting in my cubicle today, and I realized, ever since I started working, every single day of my life has been worse than the day before it. So that means that every single day that you see me, that's on the worst day of my life.~Office Space
I, personally, don't know Ben Vereen, so I don't know why he isn't there. The playbill doesn't list him, George Hearn's headshot is alongside Eden's, Megan's, and Carol's. Why would I make this up? How would it benefit me to say Ben Vereen wasn't in the show? What I will say is thank God...I don't care for his performance styles at all...which, of course, is just my opinion. But, trust me, he wasn't there. No sign of him.
Vincent, I don't doubt you in any way right now. Iw as jsut wondering if anyone knew if Ben would be coming back or not, because i was really hoping to see him in the show.
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I chose, and my world was shaken- So what? The choice may have been mistaken,
The choosing was not...
"Every day has the potential to be the greatest day of your life." - Lin-Manuel Miranda
"And when Idina Menzel is singing, I'm always slightly worried that her teeth are going to jump out of her mouth and chase me." - Schmerg_the_Impaler
Thanks jasobres. I'm glad I'm not going untilt he 8th.
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I chose, and my world was shaken- So what? The choice may have been mistaken,
The choosing was not...
"Every day has the potential to be the greatest day of your life." - Lin-Manuel Miranda
"And when Idina Menzel is singing, I'm always slightly worried that her teeth are going to jump out of her mouth and chase me." - Schmerg_the_Impaler
Does anyone know if Eden will be considered for that new Tony award? There are so many rules to that new award, I haven't committed them to memory...yet
BluCat, I'm sure Ben Vereen has star billing, if you can go back after the third, maybe they'll let you exchange the seats. If not, maybe Hearn will be refreshed and give a (at least slightly) more entertaining performance.
Actually Elphaba, since George Hearn isn't an understudy, he's a replacement, of sorts, a refund wouldn't be given. Even if Mr. Vereen were back, there would be no refund. After Idina left Wicked became unbilled. I believe for this reason you can't get refunds if anyone is out. Could be wrong though...
"I don't wanna see that!" -Aunt Sassy (as played by Valerie Cherish) on Room & Bored
I'm going tonight row EE. Went on Saturday night and saw Seycon, who was stellar by the way, but I paid to see Eden. Hope to catch her tonight. And, Ben was in it on Saturday. Maybe he took a leave.
"All I want is the truth, just give me some truth!"- J. Lennon
I hope Eden can be considered for that new Tony category. She deserves it. I saw her with the tour when I won lotto in San Francisco, and she blew me away.
"In order for a performer to be eligible for this award, he or she must not have appeared in the role when the production opened on Broadway. " She can't
"First and foremost I want to thank God, because there is no way that somebody with my name from South St. Louis ends up at Radio City Music Hall holding one of these without some divine intervention" -- Norbert Leo Butz (Tony Speech)
Okay I saw Wicked on the 11th and Ben Vereen is in the playbill but there was a slip inside with a replacement, but I lost that part!!! ahhh its probably in the bag that I put my playbill and t-shirt in but who I saw was very good!
myman, I'm actually wondering the same thing as you. I mean, she was the original standby on Broadway, but like it was stated, she was the standby and not a regularly performing lead.
"I never had theatre producers run after me. Some people want to make more Broadway shows out of movies. But Elliot and I aren't going to do Batman: The Musical." - Julie Taymor 1999