Posted: 7/9/18 at 1:33pm
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Mason and Vosk were incredible together on tour. I hope Mason gets to bring her Glinda to Broadway.
Posted: 7/9/18 at 4:44pm
Posted: 7/9/18 at 7:12pm
Ginna Claire is confirmed on the tour until the end of October. I'd be surprised if she extended again, since she's been on the road since March 2017 and Mary Kate Morrissey (current tour Elphaba) is set to depart on the same day. I'd probably guess that Ginna Claire will head to Broadway sooner or later, but it probably wouldn't be until November at the very earliest. Unless they go for a different Glinda, I think Amanda is there for a while yet.
Ashley Parker Angel (Fiyero) plays his last show this weekend along with Jackie. His replacement is still unannounced but will probably be confirmed in the next day or two.
Most of the other principals are new, or newish. Isabel Keating (Morrible) and Martin Moran (Dillamond) started in January, Kevin Chamberlin (Wizard) just a few weeks ago.
Kristen Martin (Nessa) and Jye Frasca (Boq) have both been with the company just short of a year, but their immediate predecessors did roughly 18 month contracts and typically the last few actors in their role have done extended runs, so I wouldn't expect them to be leaving anytime soon.
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Posted: 7/9/18 at 8:15pm
Posted: 7/9/18 at 10:25pm
I hope that at some point, Ginna Claire and Mary Kate will get to be on Broadway together. They have great chemistry and that really translates into their performance. Also excited for Vosk- acting is not as strong as some other Elphabas but her vocals are INSANE
Posted: 7/10/18 at 8:01pm
It is likely that Amanda extended for a while (especially once she found out Jessica was he new Elphie, they were together on tour.)
Mariand Torres, the standby, will probably be leaving sooner rather than later. She is more than a year into her contract! I hope that Alison Luff or Laurel Harris get another chance to reprise their roles on Broadway (even as s/b).
An interesting thing to note is that the majority of the principal cast is from the 2016-2017 tour cast! Amanda, Jessica, Kem, and Isabel: to me that is a testament to how strong they were on tour! Hope to catch them soon in NYC.
Posted: 7/13/18 at 1:39pm
Excited to hear how Jessica is next week, but is it odd that Jackie and APA are leaving tomorrow but the latter's replacement still hasn't been announced?
Posted: 7/13/18 at 4:19pm
Call_me_jorge said: "Was just about to say that it wouldn’t be surprising if Kyle Dean Massey was Ashley’s replacement, but he’s in boys in the band.
Curt Hansen wouldn’t be a bad replacement."
The new Fiyero is new to the show, and this will be his first lead role on Broadway.
Posted: 7/14/18 at 4:40pm
I wonder if Wicked is why Ryan McCartan might be moving to New York per this tweet: https://twitter.com/ryanmccartan/status/1015289308897411073
Posted: 7/14/18 at 6:10pm
ClumsyDude15 said: "I wonder if Wicked is why Ryan McCartan might be moving to New York per this tweet:https://twitter.com/ryanmccartan/status/1015289308897411073"
Oh I hope not. Nothing against him but his fans (both the Disney Channel ones and the Heathers ones) have ruined any desire for me to see him in anything, ever.
Posted: 7/14/18 at 6:49pm
Posted: 7/14/18 at 7:07pm
Posted: 7/14/18 at 7:45pm
I'd KILL for Casey as Fiyero, but he's definitely stuck filming Riverdale for the next couple of months. There's no way he'd be going into the show next week.
I don't doubt that he's on the shortlist, thought---after that "Out Of Oz" video with Jackie Burns.
Posted: 7/14/18 at 7:48pm
Casey could probably do the movie. The "Out of Oz" thing definitely means they know who he is at the very least.
But Riverdale just started shooting season three about a week ago, so it's definitely not him.
Posted: 7/14/18 at 8:11pm
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Posted: 7/15/18 at 5:16pm
SchuylWERKsister said: "It’s his broadway debut as a lead. He’s been in the ensemble of a few broadway shows usually covering the lead."
Do you mind sharing who?
Posted: 7/15/18 at 7:07pm
Posted: 7/15/18 at 11:41pm
Posted: 7/16/18 at 3:26am
It's Ryan McCartan
https://twitter.com/ryanmccartan/status/1018613356368822273
Posted: 7/16/18 at 7:29am
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