The ORIGINAL Wendla

[steven22]

The ORIGINAL Wendla#1

Posted: 5/28/11 at 5:51pm

I just found out it was Haven Burton and NOT Lea Michele. Apparently Haven was involved with Spring Awakening before Lea. Anyone know of this or seen/heard Haven?

[Jordan Catalano]

The ORIGINAL Wendla#2

Posted: 5/28/11 at 5:53pm

This was in the 1999 workshop?

[MermansMan]

The ORIGINAL Wendla#2

Posted: 5/28/11 at 5:55pm

I have heard that she was the original Wendla in a workshop, but I have never heard or seen any performance.

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[steven22]

The ORIGINAL Wendla#3

Posted: 5/28/11 at 5:55pm

I believe so. Haven was first, then some unknown girl at Sundance, and THEN Lea. So Lea is the 3rd Wendla, I think.

[Jordan Catalano]

The ORIGINAL Wendla#4

Posted: 5/28/11 at 5:59pm

Lea said she had been with the show since she was 13 though, and she was born in 1986. If the first workshops were in 1999 like Duncan Shiek said that would put her in it. Hmmmmmmm.

[lovepuppy]

The ORIGINAL Wendla#5

Posted: 5/28/11 at 10:00pm

Well, "being with the show" doesn't necessarily indicate "being Wendla in the show" since she was 13. She obviously started out as one of the ensemble kids and worked her way up, if she was the 3rd one to play the character.

(And I don't care anyway; I think Lea is talented but like what she's doing now, better. I didn't like the show. I liked Christine Ebersole in it when I saw it 3 years ago, though. I think she was the only "name" in it when I saw it. The kid who had played "Karl" on "Lost" had just left, also. Can't remember who played his role.)

"There is no use trying," said Alice; "one can't believe impossible things." "I dare say you haven't had the practice," said the Queen. "When I was your age, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast." --Alice in Wonderland

[anmiller07]

The ORIGINAL Wendla#6

Posted: 5/29/11 at 12:23am

Christine Ebersole did Spring Awakening? When and how was she?

[wishiwerehere2]

The ORIGINAL Wendla#7

Posted: 5/29/11 at 5:55am

Must be thinking of Christine Estabrook.

[lovepuppy]

The ORIGINAL Wendla#8

Posted: 5/29/11 at 11:12am

Yes, Wish, Estabrook. Thank you. My memory's going more and more in my old age (and I ain't even 40 yet. Sigh.).

This actress also appeared on "Desperate Housewives" in the first season and her character is referenced all the time (the crazy Harriet Sansom Harris' character's dead sister). And now you may return to regularly-scheduled thread. :)

"There is no use trying," said Alice; "one can't believe impossible things." "I dare say you haven't had the practice," said the Queen. "When I was your age, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast." --Alice in Wonderland