The Lea Michele- Wicked Rumor

#1

The Lea Michele- Wicked Rumor

Posted: 7/17/07 at 9:13pm

Okay, people, this has gone far enough! Does anyone have any solid proof that Lea Michele will or will not be the next Elphie? I mean, Julia Murney says yes but then Lea herself says no. Look at it this way- Julia has no reason to lie, Lea has every reason in the world to lie. So what's the solid truth?

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#2

re: The Lea Michele- Wicked Rumor

Posted: 7/17/07 at 9:15pm

The solid truth: We won't find out until September.

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#3

re: The Lea Michele- Wicked Rumor

Posted: 7/17/07 at 9:16pm

What reason does Murney have to lie?

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#4

re: The Lea Michele- Wicked Rumor

Posted: 7/17/07 at 9:18pm

I hope not. Isn't she always absent from Spring Awakening saying "she is too tired" or something like that? How could she handle playing Elphie when she gets soooo tired all the time? Maybe she is the next Donna Murphy.

#5

re: The Lea Michele- Wicked Rumor

Posted: 7/17/07 at 9:18pm

What reason do either of them have to lie?

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#6

re: The Lea Michele- Wicked Rumor

Posted: 7/17/07 at 9:20pm

It doesn't matter either way. The show's sold out until the apocalypse.

#7

re: The Lea Michele- Wicked Rumor

Posted: 7/17/07 at 9:21pm

Maybe she is the next Donna Murphy.

Yes, because "being tired" is the same as a serious vocal injury.

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#8

re: The Lea Michele- Wicked Rumor

Posted: 7/17/07 at 9:23pm

she is hardly always absent...

#9

re: The Lea Michele- Wicked Rumor

Posted: 7/17/07 at 9:23pm

What an enormous mistake that would be if she did it. To get tied into "The Wicked Mill" when you've just originated a role in the Tony winning Best Musical is taking oneself from uniqueness to mediocrity.

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#10

re: The Lea Michele- Wicked Rumor

Posted: 7/17/07 at 9:24pm

WELL. Obviously, if the numerous Lea Michele/Elphaba threads haven't been deleted within minutes of their formation, it's not happening. Ask the GG fans!

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#11

re: The Lea Michele- Wicked Rumor

Posted: 7/17/07 at 9:25pm

Yes Foster. What an enormous mistake it would be for her to star in the biggest hit on Broadway right now.


God, who could be so STUPID?

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#12

re: The Lea Michele- Wicked Rumor

Posted: 7/17/07 at 9:31pm

Does she have the vocal capacity?

She may, but her voice just doesn't seem very "belt-y", more soft.

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#13

re: The Lea Michele- Wicked Rumor

Posted: 7/17/07 at 9:35pm

yea
of all the females voices in SA I'd think the girl who could sing elphie best would be the one who sings "Dark I know well"

and even that is pushing it

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#14

re: The Lea Michele- Wicked Rumor

Posted: 7/17/07 at 9:35pm

She posted a blog a couple weeks ago saying how she really wants the role but as of then nothing was set in stone.

http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=142899577&blogID=284947058

Edited for verb agreement

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#15

re: The Lea Michele- Wicked Rumor

Posted: 7/17/07 at 9:45pm

TRANSLATION:

It was never happening, it won't be happening, and she would rather shoot herself in the foot than be the 67th replacement in LES MIS or WICKED and wants to focus her career on originating roles from now on.

Duh.

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#16

re: The Lea Michele- Wicked Rumor

Posted: 7/17/07 at 9:47pm

Lea would love to play Elphaba and would do it on broadway in a heartbeat. That's a huge career boost, not a setback.

#17

re: The Lea Michele- Wicked Rumor

Posted: 7/17/07 at 9:48pm

^ Yes. And Lea isn't really in a position to be turning down roles.

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#18

re: The Lea Michele- Wicked Rumor

Posted: 7/17/07 at 9:53pm

"I hope not. Isn't she always absent from Spring Awakening saying "she is too tired" or something like that? "

She was "kinda tired" and missed a performance because of that.

#19

re: The Lea Michele- Wicked Rumor

Posted: 7/17/07 at 9:55pm

It doesn't seem to me she thinks of it in the business way. More of the "ELPHIE! MY DREAM ROLE! EPONINE! ON MY OWNNNNNNNN!" instead.

#20

re: The Lea Michele- Wicked Rumor

Posted: 7/17/07 at 10:31pm

What's the source that Julia Murney actually said this was true? I mean was it just someone who claims she told them that at the stage door or something?

Also, weren't there rumors just a few days ago that Stephanie Block was going to do it for a couple of months?

#21

re: The Lea Michele- Wicked Rumor

Posted: 7/17/07 at 10:37pm

I really hope that Lea Michele doesn't do it. I acutally don't like Julia Murney, but she's a hell of a lot better than Lea Michele would be. She has a voice that'll panic 'em (ha, I just finished 42nd Street) but I don't see her as a strong enough actress to be able to play Elphaba, because I think Elphaba is really complex.

#22

re: The Lea Michele- Wicked Rumor

Posted: 7/17/07 at 10:38pm

It was never happening, it won't be happening, and she would rather shoot herself in the foot than be the 67th replacement in LES MIS or WICKED and wants to focus her career on originating roles from now on.


Actually that is a completely wrong translation. She has said many many times that she would like to play Elphaba.

The truth is that she WILL be going into Wicked but not necessarily as Murney's immediate replacement.

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#23

re: The Lea Michele- Wicked Rumor

Posted: 7/17/07 at 10:40pm

I got a kick out of reading the posts her fans put on her myspace- things like "you are as talented as idina!"

#24

re: The Lea Michele- Wicked Rumor

Posted: 7/17/07 at 10:48pm

Yes. And Lea isn't really in a position to be turning down roles.

She's actually in a perfect position to be turning down roles. She's 20 years old. She still has the financial support of her parents, who have been supporting her since she debuted on Broadway a decade ago. She's not working for the money. She's working to build a name for herself. And you do that by originating roles.

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"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad

"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)

#25

re: The Lea Michele- Wicked Rumor

Posted: 7/17/07 at 10:49pm

I'm pretty sure she's financially stable at this point...