Saycon Sengbloh to replace Eden Espinosa?

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Saycon Sengbloh to replace Eden Espinosa?

Posted: 8/12/06 at 5:30pm

I know wikipedia isn't always right, but with a lot of the Wicked casting stuff, they have been correct. Anyway, I saw this under Broadway cast history:

"Saycon Sengbloh will replace Eden Espinosa as Elphaba on October 10, 2006."

Does anyone know anything about this? Has it been confirmed?

Updated On: 8/12/06 at 05:30 PM

re: Saycon Sengbloh to replace Eden Espinosa

Posted: 8/12/06 at 5:32pm

I believe Saycon was leaving when Eden does.

re: Saycon Sengbloh to replace Eden Espinosa

Posted: 8/12/06 at 5:34pm

Yeah, I thought the same thing too, so that is why I was asking.

re: Saycon Sengbloh to replace Eden Espinosa

Posted: 8/12/06 at 5:44pm

Anika Noni Rose would make a great Elphaba

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re: Saycon Sengbloh to replace Eden Espinosa

Posted: 8/12/06 at 5:46pm

I spoke to Saycon Thursday night.

I can't say who is replacing Eden, but I can say it won't be Saycon. She doesn't know what she is doing yet in regards to staying on as standby. She is in the process of re-negotiating and figuring out what she wants to do.

Perhaps you should add a question mark in the title?

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Updated On: 8/12/06 at 05:46 PM

re: Saycon Sengbloh to replace Eden Espinosa

Posted: 8/12/06 at 5:51pm

Maybe they figured it out in three days...

re: Saycon Sengbloh to replace Eden Espinosa

Posted: 8/12/06 at 5:51pm

Nooooooooooooooooooo i want to see her. That or ana is the only way you will get me back in that theatre

re: Saycon Sengbloh to replace Eden Espinosa

Posted: 8/12/06 at 7:49pm

"I can't say who is replacing Eden, but I can say it won't be Saycon. She doesn't know what she is doing yet in regards to staying on as standby. She is in the process of re-negotiating and figuring out what she wants to do."

So they know a replacement for Eden.

re: Saycon Sengbloh to replace Eden Espinosa

Posted: 8/12/06 at 7:57pm

Evidently. But I am hesitant to believe people on this board who claim to know Broadway actors personally (cough cough ilovetheatertrash cough cough)

#10

re: Saycon Sengbloh to replace Eden Espinosa

Posted: 8/12/06 at 8:00pm

Becoz_i_knew_you21, yes. The replacement's contract was finalized at the middle of this week.

#11

re: Saycon Sengbloh to replace Eden Espinosa

Posted: 8/12/06 at 8:11pm

Can you give us any hints? Has she played Elphaba before?

#12

re: Saycon Sengbloh to replace Eden Espinosa

Posted: 8/12/06 at 8:20pm

After seeing Brandi a week ago I think she'd make a really good replacement for Eden

#13

re: Saycon Sengbloh to replace Eden Espinosa

Posted: 8/12/06 at 8:30pm

"Can you give us any hints? Has she played Elphaba before?"

Of course they won't. It would be wrong to just leak it out.

#14

re: Saycon Sengbloh to replace Eden Espinosa

Posted: 8/12/06 at 8:32pm

"Of course they won't. It would be wrong to just leak it out."
...and that hasn't happened before?

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#15

re: Saycon Sengbloh to replace Eden Espinosa

Posted: 8/12/06 at 8:34pm

"Of course they won't. It would be wrong to just leak it out.
...and that hasn't happened before?"

Of couse it has. If saycon(allegedly) personally told somethingwicked who the replacement was going to be then she shouldn't just leak it out to all of us bww.comers.

#16

re: Saycon Sengbloh to replace Eden Espinosa

Posted: 8/12/06 at 8:38pm

VERY interesting... drama

Can't wait to see who it is.

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#17

re: Saycon Sengbloh to replace Eden Espinosa

Posted: 8/12/06 at 8:39pm

But somethingwicked never said he/she actually KNEW who the replacement was. All they said was that it wasn't Saycon. At least, that's what I got out of it. I may have misunderstood, so correct me if I'm wrong.

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Updated On: 8/12/06 at 08:39 PM

#18

re: Saycon Sengbloh to replace Eden Espinosa

Posted: 8/12/06 at 8:41pm

"Becoz_i_knew_you21, yes. The replacement's contract was finalized at the middle of this week. "

If it was finalized the entire cast has to know who it is.

#19

re: Saycon Sengbloh to replace Eden Espinosa

Posted: 8/12/06 at 8:42pm

Is somethingwicked part of the cast? No.
I'm not talking about Saycon. I'm sure SHE knows who it is.

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#20

re: Saycon Sengbloh to replace Eden Espinosa

Posted: 8/12/06 at 8:44pm

"But somethingwicked never said he/she actually KNEW who the replacement was. All they said was that it wasn't Saycon. At least, that's what I got out of it. I may have misunderstood, so correct me if I'm wrong."

Sorry, I misunderstood your post. I thought you meant that Saycon didn't know who the next Elphaba would be.

#21

re: Saycon Sengbloh to replace Eden Espinosa

Posted: 8/12/06 at 8:48pm

LOL! Who the heck is Saycon Sengbloh. Is that her stage name? It's obviously a requirement to have a "different" name (Shoshana, Ideeeeena, etc) in order to be cast in this role so maybe she changed it from Susan Johnson so she would be in the running?

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#22

re: Saycon Sengbloh to replace Eden Espinosa

Posted: 8/12/06 at 8:49pm

Maybe Victoria Matlock?

Updated On: 8/12/06 at 08:49 PM

#23

re: Saycon Sengbloh to replace Eden Espinosa

Posted: 8/12/06 at 8:51pm

"Is it Victoria Matlock?"

Tour understudy to Broadway lead is a pretty big jump.

#24

re: Saycon Sengbloh to replace Eden Espinosa

Posted: 8/12/06 at 8:52pm

Yeah, I don't see that happening.

#25

re: Saycon Sengbloh to replace Eden Espinosa

Posted: 8/12/06 at 8:59pm

"LOL! Who the heck is Saycon Sengbloh. Is that her stage name? It's obviously a requirement to have a "different" name (Shoshana, Ideeeeena, etc) in order to be cast in this role so maybe she changed it from Susan Johnson so she would be in the running?"
Saycon is the Standby Elphaba, and I believe it's her real name. Shoshana Bean's real name is Shoshana Bean, and Idina's is Idina Mentzel, she just took the T out because it was always being mispronounced.

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