The only reason there is so much hype between the 2 is because Idina came first. Now when people think Wicked, they think Idina because it's the only image of "Elphaba" many have seen. So, of course when Shoshana comes a long and interprets the role differently she is compared and critiqued. I think if Shoshana came first and then Idina it would be the same. Everyone would critique Idina on how different she is from Shoshana.
Idina is not Elphaba, she plays her. I think that's the main problem for the little ones.
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
Updated On: 3/6/05 at 12:10 PM