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Teal Wicks is Broadway's Next Elphaba; Kyle Dean Massey to Return as Fiyero
#100Teal Wicks is Broadway's Next Elphaba; Kyle Dean Massey to Return as Fiyero
Posted: 12/24/10 at 2:34am
I think Wicked needs alternates for Elphaba, due to the wear and tear on the voice. Eden Espinosa’s voice in San Francisco was…not good. Marcie Dodd usually took one or two shows off a week in San Francisco. Sure, some of the Elphaba go eight times a week, but that doesn’t mean they sound good.
I think the Germans got it right with their alternate system for WICKED.
rmusic11322
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/07
#101Teal Wicks is Broadway's Next Elphaba; Kyle Dean Massey to Return as Fiyero
Posted: 12/24/10 at 10:38amBeing the huge show it is, does even Wicked's lottery die down a bit after the holidays?
#102Teal Wicks is Broadway's Next Elphaba; Kyle Dean Massey to Return as Fiyero
Posted: 12/24/10 at 2:36pm
Does Oberhausen 6/2 Elphaba alternate rotation?
#103Teal Wicks is Broadway's Next Elphaba; Kyle Dean Massey to Return as Fiyero
Posted: 12/24/10 at 2:38pmWas that a rhetorical response to the question above it?
#104Teal Wicks is Broadway's Next Elphaba; Kyle Dean Massey to Return as Fiyero
Posted: 12/24/10 at 3:34pm
Ooops sorry, stupid phone/internet!
Does the German production have the lead do 6 shows and s/b/alternate do 2?
#105Teal Wicks is Broadway's Next Elphaba; Kyle Dean Massey to Return as Fiyero
Posted: 12/24/10 at 3:51pm
I hate to say it like this, but after Aaron leaves CMIFY (I'm convinced it will be a big hit), Kyle would be a great Frank Abagnale Jr. Kyle and Aaron just seem so similar, I like them both equally, but in completely different ways!
Kyle is rolling up on thirty, too...he should stop playing teenagers.
"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe."
-John Guare, Landscape of the Body
iloveidinamenzel
Chorus Member Joined: 11/25/06
#106Teal Wicks is Broadway's Next Elphaba; Kyle Dean Massey to Return as Fiyero
Posted: 12/24/10 at 8:43pmI saw Kyle in Next To Normal. I can't stand his whiney voice. He is nothing like Aaron Tveit. I didn't see him in Wicked, so I'll save that judgment for now.
#107Teal Wicks is Broadway's Next Elphaba; Kyle Dean Massey to Return as Fiyero
Posted: 12/24/10 at 9:06pmBut do you still love Idina Menzel?
#108Teal Wicks is Broadway's Next Elphaba; Kyle Dean Massey to Return as Fiyero
Posted: 12/24/10 at 9:25pm
Now now its all a personal taste in music.
inick, I believe that Willemijn (Principle German Elphaba) does all the evening performances (which is a total of 6 shows a week)
Her alternate/standby Roberta Valentini does the matinee's (2 shows) and I believe it's customary in German Theater that the understudy will go on at least once a month during a matinee...at least that's what I heard.
"Life in theater is give and take...but you need to be ready to give more then you take..."
rmusic11322
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/07
#109Teal Wicks is Broadway's Next Elphaba; Kyle Dean Massey to Return as Fiyero
Posted: 12/25/10 at 1:26aminick122492, I'm not that much of a Wicked fan to know the answer, but I'll take that as a yes.
singtome8
Chorus Member Joined: 3/12/08
#110Teal Wicks is Broadway's Next Elphaba; Kyle Dean Massey to Return as Fiyero
Posted: 12/25/10 at 11:59amIn response to saying that Teal hasn't worked since her run as Elphaba in SF- that's not true. She's working in a new musical at the A.R.T. called The Blue Flower right now. She was phenominal, and her voice sounded great. I don't know what technique(or lackthereof) she was using in Wicked, but her voice was absolutely lovely and her placement for the higher notes sounded spot on. Of course the material she was singing is not nearly as vocally demanding as Wicked, but let's hope she takes how she was singing in Boston with her to New York.
iloveidinamenzel
Chorus Member Joined: 11/25/06
#111Teal Wicks is Broadway's Next Elphaba; Kyle Dean Massey to Return as Fiyero
Posted: 12/25/10 at 12:17pm
But do you still love Idina Menzel?
Irrelevant, but yes. I'll reinforce my love for her after I see her with the NYPhil Feb. 5th :)
beautywickedlover
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/07
#112Teal Wicks is Broadway's Next Elphaba; Kyle Dean Massey to Return as Fiyero
Posted: 12/31/10 at 2:01pmKyle might only be doing a limited run because people from the first national tour are saying that Richard H. Blake is going to play Fiyero on Broadway.
#113Teal Wicks is Broadway's Next Elphaba; Kyle Dean Massey to Return as Fiyero
Posted: 12/31/10 at 2:07pm
"Kyle might only be doing a limited run because people from the first national tour are saying that Richard H. Blake is going to play Fiyero on Broadway."
Talk about people who need to stop playing teenagers.
Formerly: WishingOnlyWounds2 - Broadway Legend - Joined: 9/25/08
#114Teal Wicks is Broadway's Next Elphaba; Kyle Dean Massey to Return as Fiyero
Posted: 12/31/10 at 2:13pmJust what they need, another Fiyero in his late 30's.
beautywickedlover
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/07
#115Teal Wicks is Broadway's Next Elphaba; Kyle Dean Massey to Return as Fiyero
Posted: 1/2/11 at 11:13amA couple of sources are saying that the castmember mispoke about Richard.
#116Teal Wicks is Broadway's Next Elphaba; Kyle Dean Massey to Return as Fiyero
Posted: 1/2/11 at 12:06pm
In the debate as to whether anyone can play Elphaba for more than 10 months and survive - Kerry Ellis played her for around 2 years. Taking over from Idina in Jan 2007 and leaving the London production in May 2009 with the Broadway run in between. Her voice is still in place and she took up another musical very soon after. Admittedly she broke herself early on in the run (on the first night almost) but she seemed to learn from that and recover.
I agree however that the use of an alternate would help the majority of actresses and wouldn't serve as a hindrance to the show. Heck the day queue in London was almost always at it's heaviest when a stand by was on.
Anyhow - I'm in the city in early Feb and I was considering Wicked as a show to see, however the reviews here of Teal don't fill me with excitement.
iloveidinamenzel
Chorus Member Joined: 11/25/06
#117Teal Wicks is Broadway's Next Elphaba; Kyle Dean Massey to Return as Fiyero
Posted: 1/2/11 at 12:15pm
In the debate as to whether anyone can play Elphaba for more than 10 months and survive - Kerry Ellis played her for around 2 years. Taking over from Idina in Jan 2007 and leaving the London production in May 2009 with the Broadway run in between. Her voice is still in place and she took up another musical very soon after. Admittedly she broke herself early on in the run (on the first night almost) but she seemed to learn from that and recover.
From what I've heard - Kerry Ellis was great the first time she played in London. I never got a chance to get over there until Rachel Tucker had taken the role (she was my all time favorite). Anyway, I DID get to see Kerry on Broadway, on her last matinee - and let me tell you - disappointment doesn't cover it. She cracked a few times, and went into head voice during Defying Gravity. This was consistently how she performed in NY. I wouldn't use her to argue your point.
As far as women who can "survive more than 10 months" - think about Dee Roscioli?
Fuzzbear
Swing Joined: 1/23/10
#118Teal Wicks is Broadway's Next Elphaba; Kyle Dean Massey to Return as Fiyero
Posted: 1/2/11 at 12:38pm
I think Wicked needs alternates for Elphaba, due to the wear and tear on the voice. Eden Espinosa’s voice in San Francisco was…not good. Marcie Dodd usually took one or two shows off a week in San Francisco.
Eden's problems were due to San Francisco-induced allergies, as she frequently tweeted. I believe she said she'd never work there long-term again.
Marcie's absences were apparently not related to vocal issues. It was rumored to be migraines.
I adored Teal during her time in San Francisco but got pretty frustrated trying to see her. I'm wishing her all the best in her Broadway run and hoping I get a chance to see her there.
#119Teal Wicks is Broadway's Next Elphaba; Kyle Dean Massey to Return as Fiyero
Posted: 1/2/11 at 6:54pmKerry Ellis' attendance in NY during the 6 months she was here was atrocious.
rmusic11322
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/07
#120Teal Wicks is Broadway's Next Elphaba; Kyle Dean Massey to Return as Fiyero
Posted: 1/2/11 at 7:27pmHey adamgreer... Since you know a lot about Wicked, do you know if the lotto will die down a bit now that it's January?
#121Teal Wicks is Broadway's Next Elphaba; Kyle Dean Massey to Return as Fiyero
Posted: 1/2/11 at 7:47pmIt won't be as busy as it was this week, but the Wicked lotto never really "dies down." It's always busy. The least crowded one is the Wednesday matinee, however.
rmusic11322
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/07
#122Teal Wicks is Broadway's Next Elphaba; Kyle Dean Massey to Return as Fiyero
Posted: 1/2/11 at 7:58pmOK, thanks.
beautywickedlover
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/07
#123Teal Wicks is Broadway's Next Elphaba; Kyle Dean Massey to Return as Fiyero
Posted: 1/2/11 at 10:58pm
Here's where the Richard H. Blake rumor started:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kL7rlauGrOw
rmusic11322
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/07
#124Teal Wicks is Broadway's Next Elphaba; Kyle Dean Massey to Return as Fiyero
Posted: 1/2/11 at 11:38pm^ Ugh... THAT guy.
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