#1
Posted: 8/18/15 at 2:59pm
Updated On: 8/18/15 at 02:59 PM
Rachel Tucker to Join Broadway's WICKED
#2
Posted: 8/18/15 at 3:20pm
I hope they let her keep her British accent. If the U.S. Elphie a can keep the American accent when they cross the pond, why can't the UK elphie a keep theirs?
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#3
Posted: 8/18/15 at 3:25pm
Hasn't the West End production used American accents since the first replacement cast? And the Australian cast always did, as far as I know.
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#4
Posted: 8/18/15 at 3:26pm
"Hasn't the West End production used American accents since the first replacement cast?"
No.
#5
Posted: 8/18/15 at 3:36pm
Another ridiculous Jorge statement. She has an Irish accent in real life. She will probably do her Elphaba in a British accent as she always did.
#6
Posted: 8/18/15 at 4:24pm
"Hasn't the West End production used American accents since the first replacement cast? And the Australian cast always did, as far as I know."
Nope. I remember fans making a huge deal when Kerry Ellis had to change her accent to sound more American when she came to Broadway in the show. (And from what I remember, her performance on Broadway was hindered a bit compared to her West End run because of it.)
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Updated On: 8/18/15 at 04:24 PM
#7
Posted: 8/19/15 at 3:56am
I was lucky enough to see Rachel in Wicked in 2010 in the West End and it was life changing. Her voice, her acting and emtion are tops. I have seen many Elphaba's, some great ones but they do not hold a candle to what Rachel brings to the role. So happy for her and I think U.S. audiences are going to love her.
#8
Posted: 8/19/15 at 9:07am
She's not new to us, she was in The Last Ship earlier this year/last year. We already do love her.
#9
Posted: 8/19/15 at 9:33am
She was lovely and memorable in "The Last Ship."
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#10
Posted: 8/19/15 at 1:29pm
She was the best part of The Last Ship. So I'll def be returning to Wicked.
#11
Posted: 8/19/15 at 1:33pm
I don't understand the importance being placed on accents as far as WICKED is concerned. It's a fantasy.
#12
Posted: 8/19/15 at 2:39pm
She was the best part of The Last Ship. So I'll def be returning to Wicked.
Agreed. Just purchased my Wicked tickets for 9/20. Excited to see her!
#13
Posted: 8/19/15 at 3:15pm
Looks very posh, a bit like Nigella
#14
Posted: 8/19/15 at 5:53pm
Rachel did an interview today over in the UK and yes, she is required to use the American accent.
#15
Posted: 9/16/15 at 12:51pm
Was anyone's at last night's performance? Definitely interested in knowing how Rachel's doing on the Bway.
Updated On: 9/16/15 at 12:51 PM
#16
Posted: 9/16/15 at 12:52pm
Saw the show last night- she's fantastic. definitely in my top 3 Elphies. Jonah Platt...not so much. He's not much of a singer, very soft. Someone needs to tell him to SING OUT But two thumbs up for Rachel on her Broadway Elphaba debut!
Oh also I was very satisfied with her accent! Only a slip or two where I remembered she's Irish.
Updated On: 9/16/15 at 12:52 PM
#17
Posted: 9/16/15 at 7:08pm
Jonah Platt...not so much. He's not much of a singer, very soft. Someone needs to tell him to SING OUT
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#18
Posted: 9/16/15 at 7:14pm
^Ha that's so ridiculous that his father put him in the show.
#19
Posted: 9/16/15 at 8:26pm
He had over 10 theatre credits here in LA from 2010-2014.. He is actually a great actor and singer.. It's easy to say something negative about Jonah..
#20
Posted: 9/16/15 at 10:16pm
Neon, wicked is not Rachel's Broadway debut. She was in the last ship.
My father (AIDS)
My sister (AIDS)
My uncle and my cousin and her best friend (AIDS, AIDS, AIDS)
The gays and the straights
And the white and the spades
#21
Posted: 9/17/15 at 9:13am
Jose Lee, I'm just being honest about what I saw, and that was that he did not sing out. He did not know how to project to fill the theater. Maybe he'll get better, maybe he won't. I did not go in with any preconception. I wanted him to be good.
Jorge, are you effing kidding me? I specifically wrote BROADWAY ELPHABA debut. I am very well aware of The Last Ship. Stop correcting people without reading the post.
Jorge, are you effing kidding me? I specifically wrote BROADWAY ELPHABA debut. I am very well aware of The Last Ship. Stop correcting people without reading the post.
#22
Posted: 9/19/15 at 2:12pm
Does anyone know if there are any performances that Rachel Tucker does NOT perform at? I want to see the show again, but my main reason for going would be to see her, so I want to make sure I go when she's performing.
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#23
Posted: 9/19/15 at 5:20pm
The Elphabas have always done all eight, yes, dating back to Menzel? It's not like Kim or Eva.
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#24
Posted: 9/19/15 at 5:41pm
Auggie27 said: "The Elphabas have always done all eight, yes, dating back to Menzel? It's not like Kim or Eva. "
Yes, contractually, those cast in the role of Elphaba are slated for eight shows a week. However, it seems to have become an unwritten standard that these Elphabas will generally take one performance off a week—not as a rule, but just as an evolved practice.
#25
Posted: 9/19/15 at 5:50pm
^I had no idea, thanks. I do recall Menzel talking about the need to work with her voice teacher to "sing it eight times a week." Both for SF and then B'way. I'm curious who else has had her track record, which was pretty solid over her 18 months. I was under the impression they all showed up for every performance.
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