Saycon in Wicked

[Broadway_Bound_Star]

Saycon in Wicked#0

Posted: 6/28/05 at 10:50pm

Has anyone seen her as the leading lady?? If so, is she any goof? Sorry if there are other posts about this...but... had to ask

[WickedCatsontheRoof]

re: Saycon in Wicked#1

Posted: 6/28/05 at 11:09pm

Yes I saw her first performance. I really enjoyed it and thought she was GREAT. Check out Thenardier's blog. Yes there have been posts try searching and you will find out more.


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Dov'`e mia luce, mio cor?

Updated On: 6/28/05 at 11:09 PM

[zoran912]

re: Saycon in Wicked#2

Posted: 6/28/05 at 11:20pm

Vocally, she is STUNNING!

[Thenardier]

re: Saycon in Wicked#3

Posted: 6/28/05 at 11:22pm

WOOO!

Go Roofie, linking my blog!

HA!

Mama Korey

The Beauty Is: Kelli O'Hara Online

[WickedCatsontheRoof]

re: Saycon in Wicked#4

Posted: 6/28/05 at 11:24pm

Yeah I beat you to it. Well that's good. I'm glad you don't mind.

Dov'`e mia luce, mio cor?

Updated On: 6/28/05 at 11:24 PM

[Thenardier]

re: Saycon in Wicked#5

Posted: 6/28/05 at 11:25pm

I'm an attention whore like my Auntie W, of course I don't mind!

Plus, you save me from being nasty yet again!

Mama Korey

The Beauty Is: Kelli O'Hara Online

[WickedCatsontheRoof]

re: Saycon in Wicked#6

Posted: 6/28/05 at 11:26pm

Oh right. How soon I have forgotten.

Dov'`e mia luce, mio cor?

Updated On: 6/28/05 at 11:26 PM

[Thenardier]

re: Saycon in Wicked#7

Posted: 6/28/05 at 11:27pm

Did you call the BO?

Don't IM me...I'm eating!

Mama Korey

The Beauty Is: Kelli O'Hara Online

[Ebonic_Singer]

re: Saycon in Wicked#8

Posted: 6/28/05 at 11:29pm

I have a recording (shhh) of her as Elphaba and she's good. She isn't as vocally spectacular as Shoshana in my opinion, though.

[WickedCatsontheRoof]

re: Saycon in Wicked#9

Posted: 6/28/05 at 11:29pm

Oh G-d forbid I disturb feeding time. Heh heh... I'm just as bad as you are. No, I haven't. I was busy running around doing other errands in and out of the house.


Well threadjacking has been fun.

Dov'`e mia luce, mio cor?

Updated On: 6/28/05 at 11:29 PM

[sassypanz]

#10

Posted: 6/29/05 at 12:15am

Updated On: 3/13/12 at 12:15 AM

[Thenardier]

re: Saycon in Wicked#11

Posted: 6/29/05 at 12:22am

No.

In fact, her black sass works as Elphaba and makes it fun to watch.

Mama Korey

The Beauty Is: Kelli O'Hara Online

[PJ]

re: Saycon in Wicked#12

Posted: 6/29/05 at 1:40am

Shoshana uses quite a bit of "black sass" in Wicked, too.

[bella cantato]

re: Saycon in Wicked#13

Posted: 6/29/05 at 10:30am

Sassypanz, I don't really agree either.

"You know, a little orphan girl once told me that the sun would come out tomorrow. Her adopted father was a powerful billionaire, so I supressed the urge to laugh in her face. But now, by gum, I think she might have been on to something!" --Reefer Madness

Updated On: 6/29/05 at 10:30 AM

[kim1061]

re: Saycon in Wicked#14

Posted: 6/29/05 at 11:04am

Yea sassy, i don't agree with that. Care to explain your statement a bit better?

A dancer might dream to see her name in lights and mean it, but all she really dreams is to make someone else feel the way she did when she first saw a dancer. And that is so beautiful-Anonymous

[Derek]

re: Saycon in Wicked#15

Posted: 6/29/05 at 12:12pm

No I understand what you mean...however at times, Shoshana can sound like a black singer as well. when i first heard her and didnt see her i could have sworn she was black. it works for me tho.

[Derek]

re: Saycon in Wicked#16

Posted: 6/29/05 at 12:27pm

No I understand what you mean...however at times, Shoshana can sound like a black singer as well. when i first heard her and didnt see her i could have sworn she was black. it works for me tho.

[DefyingPopular]

re: Saycon in Wicked#17

Posted: 6/29/05 at 2:07pm

I thought Shoshana was black as well. However, I also find that she has so much soul in her voice that it gives Elphaba that 'soul/black' ish feeling.... like even in 'Never Never Land' by Scott Alan, when Shoshana sings it, it's so soulful.

[bella cantato]

re: Saycon in Wicked#18

Posted: 6/29/05 at 2:13pm

Okay, excuse me, but I still don't get it. I mean, if Elphaba is played by a white actress, then she might have the mannerisms of a white girl and therefore she will be "white" and not "green." Since green girls do not exist in real life, we cannot affix a "white" stereotype to them either! If Saycon had mannerisms that we would typically associate as "black" sass, then who cares? Elphaba can have black stereotypes, she can have white streotypes, she can have Asian stereotypes... it doesn't matter! But when saying that having black mannerisms and not "green" mannerisms what you are inferring is that Elphaba should have "white" mannerisms which is not only wrong but it has a hint of racism in it!

"You know, a little orphan girl once told me that the sun would come out tomorrow. Her adopted father was a powerful billionaire, so I supressed the urge to laugh in her face. But now, by gum, I think she might have been on to something!" --Reefer Madness

[OrdinaryJukebox1]

re: Saycon in Wicked#19

Posted: 6/29/05 at 3:00pm

Well said (or typed)...good point...

-Vincent

[crp2000]

re: Saycon in Wicked#20

Posted: 6/29/05 at 4:08pm

bella cantato - Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!
the ignorance on this site is quite sad (and comical) at times.

[TabooPhan1]

re: Saycon in Wicked#22

Posted: 6/29/05 at 4:25pm

Well everyone IS a little bit racist... haha, just couldn't let the opportunity pass itself up... I do agree though, it doesn't matter what race the actress is as long as she does it well.

I hold a degree in Musical Theatre from Montclair State University. It is useless. Now I'm funny for money. Oh, and I sing.

[zoran912]

re: Saycon in Wicked#23

Posted: 6/29/05 at 5:45pm

The comment about Saycon doing the role in ebonics makes me laugh.


"It's mizzle. IT'S MIZZLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLE!!!!!!!!!"

"So if you crizzle to fizzle mizzle, lizzle to da wizzle skizzle!"

[WickedCatsontheRoof]

re: Saycon in Wicked#24

Posted: 6/29/05 at 5:49pm

Darn I wanna say fo shizzle, but I don't agree.

Dov'`e mia luce, mio cor?

[zoran912]

re: Saycon in Wicked#25

Posted: 6/29/05 at 5:55pm

I don't agree either. I think a black woman can play the role just as well as a white woman. Actors are not meant to be carbon copies of the originators of their roles. It's just not meant to be that way. If Saycon wants to bring a part of herself into her interpretation, way to go! If you disagree with her acting choices, that is YOUR problem, not hers.

That's my 2 bits.