Who will be the next Glinda?- Page 2

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 5/27/04 at 12:15pm

Well, the part screams Sam Shepard to me.

[redhotinnyc2]

Posted: 5/27/04 at 12:23pm

Now THATS an interesting take on it!

[robbiej]

Posted: 5/27/04 at 12:25pm

Laurie Metcalf as Elphaba and Kathy Baker as Galinda?

[Matt_G]

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]

Posted: 5/27/04 at 12:34pm

I thought that it was already a foregone conclusion that Mindy Cohn would be stepping into the part. Sheesh!

[robbiej]

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]

Posted: 5/27/04 at 12:55pm

what about jennifer cody or amy spanger

[redhotinnyc2]

Posted: 5/27/04 at 2:38pm

I 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]

Posted: 5/27/04 at 2:42pm

I would like a Merchant Ivory spin on that. They could get Maggie Smith to be Madame Morrible and Hugh Grant as Fiyero.

[onlylisab]

Posted: 5/27/04 at 2:42pm

My vote is for Megan Mullally!!!! She would be adorable!

(Or Fantasia)

[wickedrawbrt]

Posted: 5/27/04 at 2:44pm

Ms. 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]

Posted: 5/27/04 at 2:45pm

And Streisand was TOO OLD FOR YENTL.

[wickedrawbrt]

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.

[redhotinnyc2]

Posted: 5/27/04 at 2:49pm

ugh - someone always comes along and thinks we are actually serious...OY....

[Matt_G]

Posted: 5/27/04 at 2:49pm

I know, I love it too. But I'm a gay jew so it's in my blood.

[wickedrawbrt]

Posted: 5/27/04 at 2:56pm

Ok...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]

Posted: 5/27/04 at 4:02pm

yeah 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]

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]

Posted: 5/27/04 at 4:12pm

are you into Music theater too? Are you in college?

[starfromafar]

Posted: 5/27/04 at 4:17pm

according to Laura Bell Bundy's website she is the next Glinda

[Radford]

Posted: 5/27/04 at 4:30pm

Laura 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]

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]

Posted: 5/27/04 at 4:39pm

when did mbc have a stroke? is she doing better?

[jgph]

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]

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.