Wicked Los Angeles Opening Night 2/21/2007

[camach1]

Posted: 2/5/07 at 9:40pm

Hey everyone! So I thought I would check out ticketmaster for tickets to Wicked in Los Angeles and I tried opening night on Febuary 21.And sure enough they still had tickets and I couldn't pass up the opportunity to go to an opening night event. I'm so excited now!!! Can anyone tell me what goes on during an opeing night performance? Anything special? Will there be any celebrities attending? Let me know.

[Parks]

Posted: 2/5/07 at 9:41pm

Isn't that the beginning of previews, not the actual opening night?

[camach1]

Posted: 2/5/07 at 9:42pm

No previews begin February 10 and the opeing night is February 21.

[somethingwicked]

Posted: 2/5/07 at 9:45pm

They had a "green carpet" with some pretty big name celebrities and a full press line when the tour opened it's engagement in LA, so I assume they'll have a similar (if not bigger) extravaganza for the opening night this time around.

[camach1]

Posted: 2/5/07 at 9:48pm

Do the regular ticket buyers get to walk down the "green" carpet? or just celebrities?

[Horton]

Posted: 2/5/07 at 9:50pm

how else would the "small folk" get into the theatre

[Michael Bennett]

Posted: 2/5/07 at 9:50pm

You will celebrities like Ruta Lee, Bea Arthur and Pia Zadora. Yes! The cream of Hollywood shows up to openings at the Pantages. You could film a loveboat reunion right there on the green carpet!

[B3TA07]

Posted: 2/5/07 at 9:56pm

But why would you?

I'm happy for Eden, though I would like to see her create a role or at least break away from playing Elfable for a while.

Posted: 2/5/07 at 10:19pm

You will celebrities like Ruta Lee, Bea Arthur and Pia Zadora. Yes! The cream of Hollywood shows up to openings at the Pantages. You could film a loveboat reunion right there on the green carpet.

Oh really? I guess that wasn't Reese Witherspoon walking the green carpet at the Pantages the last time the musical opened there.

[somethingwicked]

Posted: 2/5/07 at 10:26pm

Michael Bennett, when the tour opened there last time around they got some pretty decent names.

Off the top of my head I remember seeing Reese Witherspoon, Maria Bello, Tim Allen, Amber Tamblyn, Clay Aiken, Tonya Danza, Lainie Kazan, Lorna Luft, Shirley Jones, and Wayne Brady there, among others.

They're all obviously not A-listers, but for the opening night of a national tour (even something as big as Wicked,) I thought it was a pretty recognizable crowd.

Updated On: 2/5/07 at 10:26 PM

Posted: 2/5/07 at 10:31pm

You can also add Diane Keaton, Sally Field, Laurence Fishburne, and Angelica Houston to that list. Nothing B or C list about them.

[Michael Bennett]

Posted: 2/5/07 at 10:31pm

Reese Witherspoon must have shown up by accident = for the open bar, or because she was promised the movie version if she attended. Normally, the celebs are more along the lines of what somethingwicked posts. Now for a camp queen like myself - seeing Lanie Kazan with Richard Simmons is heaven - but its very D list...

Posted: 2/5/07 at 10:42pm

It kills you to be wrong.

[Michael Bennett]

Posted: 2/5/07 at 10:47pm

Whatever you say Kuhn. I'm happy that in your world Angelica Houston is an A list celebrity. She certainly deserves to be.

Posted: 2/5/07 at 10:52pm

A three-time Oscar nominee with one win. You bet. Face it. You tried to make a witty putdown and wound up with egg on your face. Accept it and move on, Sweetie. No one hits a homerun every single time they step up to bat.

[Musica_Drama_Queen]

Posted: 2/5/07 at 10:59pm

Wait, there are still tickets?? You serious? I bought tickets on October 30th and could only get them for May. Wow! Oh wait but you said the 5th, they're probably all gone by now =( I'll check anyway. I can't wait though to see it though, even if I have to wait untill May!!

[camach1]

Posted: 2/5/07 at 11:03pm

Well I checked about 2 hours ago and they had some in the orchestra but I got mine in the mez.

Posted: 2/5/07 at 11:07pm

I'm going on 8/12/07 3rd row orchestra center.

I'm very excited. 3rd time seeing, 2nd with Eden.

[neddyfrank2]

Posted: 2/5/07 at 11:07pm

Reese Witherspoon must have shown up by accident

Or because she is friends with the producer Marc Platt...

[emo_geek]

Posted: 2/5/07 at 11:07pm

Ya there are seats left but are all pretty bad seats

[Michael Bennett]

Posted: 2/5/07 at 11:10pm

A few years ago I actually worked in a press office for a company that handled the invitations for movie premieres. It was depressing to see that they literally did have celebrities ranked A-D in their database - and even more depressing to see one of the greatest stage actresses of all time and an Academy Award nominee rated as a "C" celebrity.

Pretty much if you aren't Nicole Kidman or Leonardo DiCaprio you don't make the A list. Sad but true.

[neddyfrank2]

Posted: 2/5/07 at 11:12pm

The funny thing is that most A-List celebs aren't the most talented. Well actually it is more sad than funny.

[DrewT]

Posted: 2/5/07 at 11:17pm

i just bought one for the 21st too in the mezz near the back but still centered. i have one for this saturday too i bought a few weeks ago but i'm debating if i should just sell saturday to a friend of mine and go the 21st or go to both...i guess i'll figure it out when it gets closer.

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 2/6/07 at 12:00am

Anyone have pictures of the marquee? I always felt the Gershwin marquee was so small, but the Oriental in Chicago was perfect.

[winston89]

Posted: 2/6/07 at 12:04am

rentboy, Iknow that ther are images of the Mareque at tthe Pantages for wicked when the tour stopped there. I found them via google I don't recall the exact website.