Orfeh as Elphaba??
Orfeh as Elphaba??
#1Orfeh as Elphaba??
Posted: 8/9/10 at 6:56pm
You married a co-star. What is it like in a two-performer household?
I think that’s different for everybody—at least we’re finding that out. For us, it’s pretty fun. Some of our best times are when we work together. See, I’m trying to shout out to Joe Mantello and David Stone to get her in Wicked. We’ll see what happens.
What part should she play?
C’mon, she should play Elphaba! She’d wail all those songs.
Good answer.
Well, it wouldn’t be the midwife—carry the baby, have one line? Nah.
http://www.broadway.com/shows/wicked/buzz/153177/andy-karl-on-his-wicked-run-unforgettable-fans-and-totally-creepy-dream-project/
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rmusic11322
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millie_dillmount
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
#2Orfeh as Elphaba??
Posted: 8/9/10 at 6:59pm
She definitely would sing the crap out of those songs lol.
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Updated On: 8/9/10 at 06:59 PM
#3Orfeh as Elphaba??
Posted: 8/9/10 at 7:01pm
He actually sounds like a good husband.
Everyone wants their partner to be their cheerleader and vice versa.
Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people. - Eleanor Roosevelt
Updated On: 8/9/10 at 07:01 PM
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#4Orfeh as Elphaba??
Posted: 8/9/10 at 7:04pm
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.
#5Orfeh as Elphaba??
Posted: 8/9/10 at 7:11pm
She has an incredible voice and would have been ideal about 10 years ago (yes, I'm aware Wicked wasn't running ten years ago), but is too old now.
She'd be a fierce Diana, but there's no way Andy Karl could sing the role of Dan in a million years. He has trouble with his two songs in Wicked.
Updated On: 8/9/10 at 07:11 PM
yankee_fan907
Leading Actor Joined: 10/14/06
#6Orfeh as Elphaba??
Posted: 8/9/10 at 7:15pmI'm going to second what Adam said. Orfeh would be an awesome Diana, and I'd love to hear her version of that score, but there's no way Andy could pull off Dan, as much as I do like him. If the doctor's part weren't so high, maybe there'd be a chance of it being a stretch for him to do it.
massofmen
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/10/04
#7Orfeh as Elphaba??
Posted: 8/9/10 at 10:56pmit;s kinda awesome that a lead on broadway can barely sing the songs he was hired to sing.
#8Orfeh as Elphaba??
Posted: 8/9/10 at 10:59pmI never even thought of Orfeh as Diana! I love that idea. I think the age thing wouldn't be so bad with Wicked. who knows...
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ghostlight2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/5/04
#10Orfeh as Elphaba??
Posted: 8/9/10 at 11:00pm
Yeah, that really was too bad about Constantine. Maybe they'll have better luck with his replacement.
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philly03
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/07
#12Orfeh as Elphaba??
Posted: 8/9/10 at 11:05pmHow would the role of Elphaba really be determined by age? She's covered in green make-up. Natalie Toro once joked about that, I wish she could be Elphaba!
ghostlight2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/5/04
#13Orfeh as Elphaba??
Posted: 8/9/10 at 11:05pm
No, Phyl, but that would be an interesting choice. I just thought Constantine was who massomen was referring to.
Updated On: 8/9/10 at 11:05 PM
#14Orfeh as Elphaba??
Posted: 8/9/10 at 11:06pm^Even though she was covered in green makeup, Ana Gasteyer looked ancient as Elphaba.
#15Orfeh as Elphaba??
Posted: 8/9/10 at 11:09pm
How would the role of Elphaba really be determined by age? She's covered in green make-up.
That's right. Lets throw Stritchy up in the picker.
Phyllis Rogers Stone
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/16/07
#17Orfeh as Elphaba??
Posted: 8/9/10 at 11:20pmHey, I'm so down with Elanie as Elphaba. I'd shell out big money to see that. And get Angela to play Glinda. You'd have a stellar show.
#18Orfeh as Elphaba??
Posted: 8/9/10 at 11:46pmThrow in Barbara Cook as Morrible and you have yourself a cast. There'd have to be something special in that green elixir...thats for sure!
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#20Orfeh as Elphaba??
Posted: 8/10/10 at 12:26amI think Patti LuPone should play Elphaba to Betty Buckley's Galinda, with Angela Landsbury playing Morrible. I'm sure it would be well-received by all parties involved.
And no one grew into anything new, we just became the worst of what we were."
#21Orfeh as Elphaba??
Posted: 8/10/10 at 5:22amUm, Orfeh would be Glinda cause she's blonde duh and it's gonna be Patti as Elphaba (brown hair you see), Boyd Gaines as the gruff love interest and Laura Benanti as the sist- no wait that's not right.
#22Orfeh as Elphaba??
Posted: 8/10/10 at 7:44amOrfeh is the only performer ageless enough to truly play Elphaba correctly.
....but the world goes 'round
#23Orfeh as Elphaba??
Posted: 8/10/10 at 8:20amI'm telling you...Orfeh's big role is going to come as Samantha in Sex and the City: the musical
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broadwayworldreader
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#24Orfeh as Elphaba??
Posted: 8/10/10 at 1:16pmSo if Angela plays Morrible will she automatically be nominated for a tony even if Wicked didnt open this season??
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