Saycon in Wicked
Saycon in Wicked
#0Saycon in Wicked
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 
#1re: Saycon in Wicked
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.
http://bsobw.broadwayworld.com
#4re: Saycon in Wicked
Posted: 6/28/05 at 11:24pm
Yeah I beat you to it. 
Well that's good. I'm glad you don't mind.
#5re: Saycon in Wicked
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!
#6re: Saycon in Wicked
Posted: 6/28/05 at 11:26pm
Oh right. How soon I have forgotten.
Ebonic_Singer
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/18/04
#8re: Saycon in Wicked
Posted: 6/28/05 at 11:29pmI have a recording (shhh) of her as Elphaba and she's good. She isn't as vocally spectacular as Shoshana in my opinion, though.
#9re: Saycon in Wicked
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.
sassypanz
Broadway Star Joined: 1/20/05
#11re: Saycon in Wicked
Posted: 6/29/05 at 12:22am
No.
In fact, her black sass works as Elphaba and makes it fun to watch.
PJ
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#12re: Saycon in Wicked
Posted: 6/29/05 at 1:40amShoshana uses quite a bit of "black sass" in Wicked, too.
bella cantato
Broadway Star Joined: 3/16/04
#13re: Saycon in Wicked
Posted: 6/29/05 at 10:30amSassypanz, I don't really agree either.
#14re: Saycon in Wicked
Posted: 6/29/05 at 11:04amYea sassy, i don't agree with that. Care to explain your statement a bit better?
Derek
Broadway Star Joined: 9/14/03
#15re: Saycon in Wicked
Posted: 6/29/05 at 12:12pmNo 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
Broadway Star Joined: 9/14/03
#16re: Saycon in Wicked
Posted: 6/29/05 at 12:27pmNo 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
Featured Actor Joined: 4/10/05
#17re: Saycon in Wicked
Posted: 6/29/05 at 2:07pmI 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
Broadway Star Joined: 3/16/04
#18re: Saycon in Wicked
Posted: 6/29/05 at 2:13pmOkay, 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!
crp2000
Leading Actor Joined: 12/2/03
#20re: Saycon in Wicked
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.
#22re: Saycon in Wicked
Posted: 6/29/05 at 4:25pmWell 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.
#23re: Saycon in Wicked
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!"
#24re: Saycon in Wicked
Posted: 6/29/05 at 5:49pmDarn I wanna say fo shizzle, but I don't agree.
#25re: Saycon in Wicked
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.
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