Who will be the next Glinda?- Page 2
Who will be the next Glinda?
Borstalboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/9/04
#25re: Who will be the next Glinda?
Posted: 5/27/04 at 12:15pmWell, the part screams Sam Shepard to me.
#26re: Who will be the next Glinda?
Posted: 5/27/04 at 12:23pmNow THATS an interesting take on it!
robbiej
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#27re: Who will be the next Glinda?
Posted: 5/27/04 at 12:25pmLaurie Metcalf as Elphaba and Kathy Baker as Galinda?
Matt_G
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/1/04
#28re: Who will be the next Glinda?
Posted: 5/27/04 at 12:31pm
I do hope that nobody is writing to make fun of Ms. Kathy Baker who in my opinion is one the most talented actresses to ever grace the screen.
But I would love to see Laurie Metcalf on stage. She is absolutely hilarious.
junglered
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/04
#29re: Who will be the next Glinda?
Posted: 5/27/04 at 12:34pmI thought that it was already a foregone conclusion that Mindy Cohn would be stepping into the part. Sheesh!
robbiej
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#30re: Who will be the next Glinda?
Posted: 5/27/04 at 12:37pm
Matt,
I was just following up on the Sam Shepherd vision of WICKED.
Ms. Metcalf and Ms. Baker are both BRILLIANT actresses who deserve all the accolades they get.
musicaltheatreman
Broadway Star Joined: 5/22/03
#31re: Who will be the next Glinda?
Posted: 5/27/04 at 12:55pmwhat about jennifer cody or amy spanger
#32re: Who will be the next Glinda?
Posted: 5/27/04 at 2:38pmI must admit that I do not recognize those last two....what about Kristen Scott Thomas and Emma Thompson in a Merchant Ivory spin?
Matt_G
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/1/04
#33re: Who will be the next Glinda?
Posted: 5/27/04 at 2:42pmI would like a Merchant Ivory spin on that. They could get Maggie Smith to be Madame Morrible and Hugh Grant as Fiyero.
#34re: Who will be the next Glinda?
Posted: 5/27/04 at 2:42pm
My vote is for Megan Mullally!!!! She would be adorable!
(Or Fantasia)
wickedrawbrt
Stand-by Joined: 3/26/04
#35re: Who will be the next Glinda?
Posted: 5/27/04 at 2:44pmMs. Mullally (although incredibly talented)about 15 years too old for that role. She would get crucified by the critics for doing it. She should stick to more mature roles. I'm dying for her to take on Vera Charles in Mame.
Matt_G
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/1/04
#36re: Who will be the next Glinda?
Posted: 5/27/04 at 2:45pmAnd Streisand was TOO OLD FOR YENTL.
wickedrawbrt
Stand-by Joined: 3/26/04
#37re: Who will be the next Glinda?
Posted: 5/27/04 at 2:47pm
OMG...thank you for that one. I always felt that way. I have to admit it's a guilty pleasure of mine to watch or listen to.
#38re: Who will be the next Glinda?
Posted: 5/27/04 at 2:49pmugh - someone always comes along and thinks we are actually serious...OY....
Matt_G
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/1/04
#39re: Who will be the next Glinda?
Posted: 5/27/04 at 2:49pmI know, I love it too. But I'm a gay jew so it's in my blood.
wickedrawbrt
Stand-by Joined: 3/26/04
#40re: Who will be the next Glinda?
Posted: 5/27/04 at 2:56pmOk...so I didn't get that you guys are joking. There are so many Wicked fans (i'm one, but not as serious as some of these kids), and they always bring up MM. I forgot that there are some out there with a sense of humor about the whole thing.
gravitydefying
Swing Joined: 5/27/04
#41re: Who will be the next Glinda?
Posted: 5/27/04 at 4:02pmyeah i assume DefyingGravity2 is right. Wouldnt the understudy go in for it?? I think the show is too much of a startrain right now, though. They need a big name as Glinda for the first few months after Kristin is gone, or the show might go under. At Least Idina and Joel will still be there. And Norbert.
musicaltheatreman
Broadway Star Joined: 5/22/03
#42re: Who will be the next Glinda?
Posted: 5/27/04 at 4:05pm
jennifer cody is hunter fosters wife and she has been on broadway in a few thing and amy spanger was in kiss me kate and tic tic boom and urime town
i think they would be goo in the role of glinda
gravitydefying
Swing Joined: 5/27/04
#43re: Who will be the next Glinda?
Posted: 5/27/04 at 4:12pmare you into Music theater too? Are you in college?
#44re: Who will be the next Glinda?
Posted: 5/27/04 at 4:17pmaccording to Laura Bell Bundy's website she is the next Glinda
#45re: Who will be the next Glinda?
Posted: 5/27/04 at 4:30pmLaura Bell Bundy was awesome when I saw Wicked. I wasn't mad that I didn't get to see Kristin Chenowith once the show started. Glinda doesn't have to be a star, Elphaba should be awesome though. Laura Bell Bundy makes for a perfect counter to Elphaba.
jgph
Stand-by Joined: 4/7/04
#46re: Who will be the next Glinda?
Posted: 5/27/04 at 4:32pm
we should all remember that Melissa Bell Chait is the first understudy, the only reason LBB has been on so much is that Melissa has been recovering from a stroke.
Had Melissa been healthy, she would have played Glinda the vast majority of times KC was off.
So when consdiering if LBB will take over, remember that MBC is main understudy, and by all accounts vastly better than LBB.
musicaltheatreman
Broadway Star Joined: 5/22/03
#47re: Who will be the next Glinda?
Posted: 5/27/04 at 4:39pmwhen did mbc have a stroke? is she doing better?
jgph
Stand-by Joined: 4/7/04
#48re: Who will be the next Glinda?
Posted: 5/27/04 at 4:42pm
6 months ago- shes been back only a few weeks, and after being back 2 weeks, she went on with 20 minutes notice, after not playing the role for 7 months, as Glinda.
what an amazing woman to come back from a stroke and do that. And by all accounts she was amazing.
robbiej
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#49re: Who will be the next Glinda?
Posted: 5/27/04 at 4:48pm
jgph,
actually...that's not really correct information. although the lovely melissa bell chait is indeed the understudy for the role of Galinda, the equally lovely Laura Bell Bundy is the standby for the role. That means if Ms. Chenoweth is out, Ms. Bundy goes on. Only when neither Ms. Chenoweth nor Ms. Bundy can appear does Ms. Chait perform. That's how it goes with a standby.
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