Wicked Song Question (maybe spoilers?)

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Wicked Song Question (maybe spoilers?)

Posted: 12/30/04 at 10:26pm

For those of you who haven't seen the show Wicked (I haven't either)and don't want to have things ruined...don't read the responses to this. However, in the song "No One Mourns the Wicked" who sings the part "Have another drink of green elixer..." etc. Who is this person and why are they giving the drink the Elphaba. Also, if Joel Grey is supposed to be her father (as I have read online), why does Sean McCourt (who is so much taller and different looking) play "Witches Father". thanks

re: Wicked Song Question (maybe spoilers?)

Posted: 12/30/04 at 10:28pm

Okay.

The Wizard is her father. Melena (her mother) had a husband, Frex (Sean McCourt) and Frex and everyone else thinks it's his babies. But Melena likes to have sex with various traveling salesmen. The Wizard gives the drink to Elphaba's mother.

"It's a privelege to pee"-Urinetown

re: Wicked Song Question (maybe spoilers?)

Posted: 12/30/04 at 10:28pm

--ignore my post-- :)

Updated On: 12/30/04 at 10:28 PM

re: Wicked Song Question (maybe spoilers?)

Posted: 12/30/04 at 10:29pm

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?thread=630989#633028

USE THE SEARCH FEATURE. IT TAKES FIVE SECONDS FROM YOUR LIFE... THE SAME FIVE SECONDS YOU SPENT STARTING THIS POST.

Updated On: 12/30/04 at 10:29 PM

re: Wicked Song Question (maybe spoilers?)

Posted: 12/30/04 at 10:30pm

The search button is your friend.

"It's a privelege to pee"-Urinetown

re: Wicked Song Question (maybe spoilers?)

Posted: 12/30/04 at 10:30pm

I hope I'm not going to spoil this for you, but here goes. Elphaba's and Nessarose's mother was not faithful to her husband, the mayor (or gov.) of Munchkinland. She had an affair, and the man she had an affair with is the one singing "Have another drink, my dark eyed beauty..." in a "re-cap," if you will, of Elphaba's birth/early childhood. The book goes into this much, much further than the play. Anyway, you don't find out until the end of the show that the man the Witches' mother had an affair with, ends up becoming the Wonderful Wizard of Oz. I hope this clears some stuff up for you, w/o giving too, too much away!

-Vincent

re: Wicked Song Question (maybe spoilers?)

Posted: 12/30/04 at 10:33pm

thanks for answering my question. For those of you who are obsessed with the search feature..i didn't know about it. So sooooooooory! Goodness..if you are mad that you already read a thread like this, don't read this one! If you don't want to read it, you don't have to.

re: Wicked Song Question (maybe spoilers?)

Posted: 12/30/04 at 10:36pm

don't worry about it- people love to attack Wicked fans!

"sing til you're breaking glass, or you're breaking down.."

re: Wicked Song Question (maybe spoilers?)

Posted: 12/30/04 at 10:40pm

mmm... yes. we just LOVE to attack wicked fans. in fact, I'm having so much fun, I'm just gonna attack fans of all shows! just becasue I'm having SO MUCH DAMN FUN!

#10

re: Wicked Song Question (maybe spoilers?)

Posted: 12/30/04 at 10:43pm

now, to confuse you beacause i am wicked...

Fiyero plays the "have another drink" man in No One Mournes the Wicked

#11

re: Wicked Song Question (maybe spoilers?)

Posted: 12/31/04 at 10:03am

What?? They said the wizard does.

#12

re: Wicked Song Question (maybe spoilers?)

Posted: 12/31/04 at 10:18am

The character of the Wizard is the "have another drink" man, but the actor currently playing Fiyero goes onstage and lip syncs to the pre-recorded voice of the Wizard. So he's sort of...the young Wizard.

ETA: I've never even seen the show and I understand it. How's that for sad?

Updated On: 12/31/04 at 10:18 AM

#13

re: Wicked Song Question (maybe spoilers?)

Posted: 12/31/04 at 10:27am

Joey McIntyre plays the have another drink guy and hes lipsynching George Hearn. Easy as that.

#14

re: Wicked Song Question (maybe spoilers?)

Posted: 12/31/04 at 11:08am

joey m is currently playing fiyero? how fun!

RIP glebby <3

#15

re: Wicked Song Question (maybe spoilers?)

Posted: 12/31/04 at 11:13am

wouldn't that suggest that Fiyero is the young wizard..aka elphaba's father..then she falls in love with him. so she falls in love with her dad? hmmm

#16

re: Wicked Song Question (maybe spoilers?)

Posted: 12/31/04 at 11:23am

I don't think you understand. The actor playing Fiyero plays two parts - Fiyero, and the young Wizard. Fiyero the character is not the young Wizard. I think you're taking this a little too far.

#17

re: Wicked Song Question (maybe spoilers?)

Posted: 12/31/04 at 11:26am

It's not that I took it too far..i just didn't understand.thanks for the explanations

#18

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Posted: 12/31/04 at 5:57pm

Taye Diggs did NOT play the Young Wiz. when he was in the show...I saw it 3 times with him and once from the front row. I guess it would have been a little weird since he is black and the wizard isnt.

#19

re: Wicked Song Question (maybe spoilers?)

Posted: 12/31/04 at 6:08pm

They all look black, since they black out the face!

see, i told you i wanted to confuse you!

#20

re: Wicked Song Question (maybe spoilers?)

Posted: 12/31/04 at 6:14pm

::screams into pillow::

"A little humility wouldn't hurt." --Ellie, Constantine-Hellblazer, "Dangerous Habits"

#21

re: Wicked Song Question (maybe spoilers?)

Posted: 12/31/04 at 6:17pm

you have been doing that a lot lately

#22

re: Wicked Song Question (maybe spoilers?)

Posted: 12/31/04 at 6:17pm

^^^^^^ wicked fans, IN A NUTSHELL.

#23

re: Wicked Song Question (maybe spoilers?)

Posted: 12/31/04 at 6:18pm

Yeah, BSo...it's the story of my life this holiday season...

::wants to be FAR AWAY in college::

"A little humility wouldn't hurt." --Ellie, Constantine-Hellblazer, "Dangerous Habits"

#24

re: Wicked Song Question (maybe spoilers?)

Posted: 12/31/04 at 6:20pm

haha

::wants to be back in school, away from home::

#25

re: Wicked Song Question (maybe spoilers?)

Posted: 12/31/04 at 6:36pm

But at least now I have good hair

"A little humility wouldn't hurt." --Ellie, Constantine-Hellblazer, "Dangerous Habits"

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