Wicked sit-down in L.A. : It's OFFICIAL!
Wicked sit-down in L.A. : It's OFFICIAL!
#0Wicked sit-down in L.A. : It's OFFICIAL!
Posted: 7/17/06 at 12:05am
Feb 21, 2007 at the Pantages Theatre
L.A. Times
RentBoy86
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/15/05
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Posted: 7/17/06 at 12:14amWow, it will be interesting to see how the other productions suffer, or if they even do.
#2re: Wicked sit-down in L.A. : It's OFFICIAL!
Posted: 7/17/06 at 12:15amWhy would they?
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Posted: 7/17/06 at 12:19amI think this sit-down will do just as well or better than Chicago's sit-down.
gavrochegirl
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/16/05
#5re: Wicked sit-down in L.A. : It's OFFICIAL!
Posted: 7/17/06 at 12:20am
I wonder when the lines will begin to queue up? Maybe next week?
Another sign of a healthy LA theater scene.
"Bad theater is better than no theater"
Some smart guy.
JustChillin8908
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/31/06
#6re: Wicked sit-down in L.A. : It's OFFICIAL!
Posted: 7/17/06 at 12:24am
Well they pretty much put down any rumors of a Las Vegas production.
I'm interested to see who they decide to cast.
Updated On: 7/17/06 at 12:24 AM
missyrose87
Stand-by Joined: 2/4/06
#7re: Wicked sit-down in L.A. : It's OFFICIAL!
Posted: 7/17/06 at 12:27amWicked is taking over the world! New York, Chicago, tour, London, Japan, and LA. Wonder when casting will be announced...
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Posted: 7/17/06 at 12:33am
If you like casting speculation (and really, who doesn't?) ... this other thread will keep you occupied for a while.
My guess is Megan and either Eden or Ana for the leads. At least to open with. Just a guess.
other thread
#9re: Wicked sit-down in L.A. : It's OFFICIAL!
Posted: 7/17/06 at 12:33amIdina & Kristin to open for a one month stint, maybe...hmmmmm...
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Yero
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/29/06
#10re: Wicked sit-down in L.A. : It's OFFICIAL!
Posted: 7/17/06 at 12:43am
Yayy.. now we just have to wait for casting.
I am very excited.. lucky people in California.
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RentBoy86
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/15/05
#11re: Wicked sit-down in L.A. : It's OFFICIAL!
Posted: 7/17/06 at 12:52am
I guess Idina would be done with London in time to open this production if she wanted to, though it doesn't seem as such a risky move as opening in London is. I'm sure it will thrive.
Em, I was just saying, I wonder if the touring show will suffer if it chooses to go to cities close to LA, but like I said, I doubt it will have any effect. I think the tour should now focus on the smaller towns.
Fosse76
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/21/05
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Posted: 7/17/06 at 12:56am
"I think this sit-down will do just as well or better than Chicago's sit-down."
It never ceases to amaze me how many people have it in for the Chicago production! Considering the show rakes in over a million dollars a week in Chicago, what do you mean by "better?" By that statement, you'd think the show was doing poorly.
Updated On: 7/17/06 at 12:56 AM
#13re: Wicked sit-down in L.A. : It's OFFICIAL!
Posted: 7/17/06 at 12:58amI'm not sure the poster has it in for the Chicago production. Isn't the Pantages larger than the Ford Center in Chicago? If so, assuming the show is a hit (not a stretch, I know), it could gross more than the Chicago production, which as you said, does stellar business.
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#14re: Wicked sit-down in L.A. : It's OFFICIAL!
Posted: 7/17/06 at 1:06amI would like to see two fresh actresses in the role rather than recycled performers, no mattter how talented they may be. JMO.
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Posted: 7/17/06 at 2:58am
February 
Im on holiday in LA in January. Just missed it
COOOOLkid
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/15/05
#16re: Wicked sit-down in L.A. : It's OFFICIAL!
Posted: 7/17/06 at 3:06amyuck... Did they really have to take the Pantages?
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#17re: Wicked sit-down in L.A. : It's OFFICIAL!
Posted: 7/17/06 at 3:18amFosse76, I meant the Chicago sit down is doing very well and L.A.'s sit down will be just as sucsessful.
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Posted: 7/17/06 at 7:58am
Great for LA and WICKED 
Good to know it's official.
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#19re: Wicked sit-down in L.A. : It's OFFICIAL!
Posted: 7/17/06 at 8:50amYES!! I hope Idina and Kristen open because they are the best. I don't care what anyone says, they will always be the best at their roles and it's not because they are the originals, it's because they give it that something that makes it the best. Oh I really hope it's them!!!!
lfae
Leading Actor Joined: 7/27/05
#20re: Wicked sit-down in L.A. : It's OFFICIAL!
Posted: 7/17/06 at 9:15am
I hear ya, Mark E If only they had just two extra weeks of previews! 
Oh well, my only hope is if it runs at least a year and a half...
Oh, this doesn't mean Chicago's sit-down is closing any time soon, does it?
#21re: Wicked sit-down in L.A. : It's OFFICIAL!
Posted: 7/17/06 at 9:19amNo, this is a separate, "new" production. Chicago won't be closing anytime soon, not with the grosses it's pulling in.
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Posted: 7/17/06 at 11:09am
Told ya so!
I don't get much inside info, but the little I do, well at least it is reliable.
I have no idea on the leads though!
Updated On: 7/17/06 at 11:09 AM
#23re: Wicked sit-down in L.A. : It's OFFICIAL!
Posted: 7/17/06 at 11:26amI don't think you have to be an "insider" to figure out that with the grosses it's pulling in, the Chicago Wicked isn't closing anytime soon.
#24re: Wicked sit-down in L.A. : It's OFFICIAL!
Posted: 7/17/06 at 11:51am
I'll see it again for sure.
Here's to hoping for Ana Gasteyer.
Updated On: 7/17/06 at 11:51 AM
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