Why the spastic Glindas? — Page 3

"Oh, I hope I didn't come across as being argumentative."

Not at all! I love these discussions! Sometimes I wonder if people think I'm argumentative. But I really just love exploring things like this.

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Not at all! I love these discussions! Sometimes I wonder if people think I'm argumentative. But I really just love exploring things like this.

Yay! A man after my own heart!

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In none of the those renderings was Glinda anything but regal, mature, and Good.

Ok, regal and mature and mature are certainly up for debate (I'd say socially conscious and snobbish), but "Good"? In Maguire's book?

I'm re-reading it at the moment, and I fail to see how a pretentious, lying, social climber can be readily described as being "good". Certainly, she was not a BAD person. Her biggest sins did not reach beyond pretense and ego. But when I think of Glinda the Good, I don't think of a person who rebuked anyone who below (or even equal to) her on the social ladder. I don't think of a person who worried only of her social humiliation and never others (as seen when Pfannee wrote the fake letter to Elphaba and signed Galinda's name). I don't think of a person who scoffs at honest offers of friendship and companionship, as she did to poor Boq.

Granted, this is Galinda we are speaking of. I think the name change to Glinda after the death of Dr. Dillimond was a smart move on Maguire's part because it's truly as if she has become another person. But to say she was never anything but good is an overstatement. Mother Teresa was probably never anything other than good (yes, I know she was a real woman, but hear me out!). The character of Galinda/Glinda is certainly one of the more dynamic of the lot, but still, I think it's safer to say she was never bad.

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I agree with the original poster- I just feel that a lot of the recent Galindas are trying TOO hard to be funny, and it comes off pretty annoying to me.

And reading some of the above posts, I think we're thinking too in depth about this, haha.

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Touche :P

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I think that generally performances in wicked are like giant snowballs. in the beginning you had the originals who were great, and set the bar. Now with each cast change you get an elphaba who wants to belt higher and sing defying gravity with more riffs (cough shoshana) and a Glinda who wants to be cuter and perkier, and get more laughs than their respective predecessors. Each successive performance gets to be more over the top because they're all trying to outdo each other. I think Jenna Leigh Green's performance was the exception. Her minimalistic approach to elphaba was refreshing.

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Guys, one thing to remember; the prouduction team OKs everything with each cast. They visit each compnay on a regular basis, and if they don't like the way an actress is playing the role they ask that it be changed. If you do not like spastic Glinda's write to the assistant director. They are the one's who see to it that Jo's wishes are kept. Here's another clue; If they are happy with a Glinda or Elphaba they are not given a new contract.

While some people might not like a spastic Glinda, it's has become what they are asked to do by the BOSS!