Wicked to be performed in Germany by the end of '07
Wicked to be performed in Germany by the end of '07
Broadway4Life2
Chorus Member Joined: 1/8/06
#1Wicked to be performed in Germany by the end of '07
Posted: 12/30/06 at 3:03pm
Wikipedia stated just a day after the London opening that it will be performed in Germany.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wicked_%28musical%29
P.S. Sorry if this has been posted before
MovieGuy1031
Broadway Star Joined: 11/13/06
#2re: Wicked to be performed in Germany by the end of '07
Posted: 12/30/06 at 3:08pmHopefully Idina doesn't know fluent German...
- Eeyore
#2re: Wicked to be performed in Germany by the end of '07
Posted: 12/30/06 at 3:23pm
And Wikipedia is always right!
(Aris Sas as Fiyero, please.)
purpleprince101
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/19/06
#3re: Wicked to be performed in Germany by the end of '07
Posted: 12/30/06 at 4:32pmi can edit wikipedia
MovieGuy1031
Broadway Star Joined: 11/13/06
#4re: Wicked to be performed in Germany by the end of '07
Posted: 12/30/06 at 5:04pmWay to go, Colbert.
- Eeyore
#5re: Wicked to be performed in Germany by the end of '07
Posted: 12/30/06 at 5:28pmI wouldn't be surprised if it were true. Look at that Japanese mini-version a while back.
COOOOLkid
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/15/05
#6re: Wicked to be performed in Germany by the end of '07
Posted: 12/30/06 at 6:48pm
This was announced a while ago, I think...
#7re: Wicked to be performed in Germany by the end of '07
Posted: 12/30/06 at 7:27pmYeah, this has been announced before. There will also soon be a full-scale version in Japan, since (as of now) they just have a 30-minute, cut-down version.
winston89
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/18/06
#8re: Wicked to be performed in Germany by the end of '07
Posted: 12/30/06 at 9:12pmLizzie and Purpleprince, No it's true that Wikipedia is not ALWAYS correct. however, in a day and age where anyone can write anything and publish it. Wikipedia is just as correct as most other things out there.
Mythus
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/16/04
#9re: Wicked to be performed in Germany by the end of '07
Posted: 12/30/06 at 9:17pmI don't know if I would want to see Aris Sas' talents wasted in Wicked...though I would love to hear him sing Fiyero's part. Or any part, really. Or the dictionary.
#10re: Wicked to be performed in Germany by the end of '07
Posted: 12/30/06 at 10:25pmsweet do you really think Idina would do it...
#11re: Wicked to be performed in Germany by the end of '07
Posted: 12/30/06 at 10:43pmI'm sure Idina's German pronunciation wouldn't be more hideous than any number of people employed by Stella in any given production in the late 90s, but god I hope not.
Craww
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/13/06
#12re: Wicked to be performed in Germany by the end of '07
Posted: 12/30/06 at 10:52pmI don't know any German, and there are certainly prettier languages, but German cast recordings are my absolute favorite of foreign languages.
#13re: Wicked to be performed in Germany by the end of '07
Posted: 12/30/06 at 11:54pm
I don't know what I think of Aris Sas as Fiyero...I saw him live and he kind of blew chunks...But I think Wicked will be huge in Germany, it's a style of music that tends to do well in Europe.
Lizzie - I just wanted to make sure that you knew 'Stella' no longer exists. Vereinigten Buhnen Wien has acted as the saving company for Stella, as has Stage Entertainment, originally Stage Holding. Don't knock Stella's efforts, they were able to produce some wonderful shows and are currently going strong under their new name.
...I think it's awesome that Stage Entertainment is handling the transfer for Wicked. If Michael Kunze would pen the tranlsation, he would probably improve it an incredible amount from the original. I love the arts in Europe, maybe it'll fix this problematic production.
I CAN'T WAIT!!!
Phantom05
#14re: Wicked to be performed in Germany by the end of '07
Posted: 12/31/06 at 12:09amI actually think a Japan version will do well. They've had very successful versions of A Chorus Line, Phantom, Mamma Mia!, just to name a few.
Mythus
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/16/04
#15re: Wicked to be performed in Germany by the end of '07
Posted: 12/31/06 at 12:45amIf you just listen to the sounds, Craww, German does sound a little harsh, but as someone who speaks German, I can assure you that the actual lyrics to many German shows are quite beautiful. In some cases, I actually prefer the German diction over the English... And I agree, Phantom05 - I think Michael Kunze could work wonders with Schwartz's clunky lyrics...and perhaps you just saw Aris on an off-night? I've liked what I've seen/heard of him.
BSoBW2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/8/04
#16re: Wicked to be performed in Germany by the end of '07
Posted: 12/31/06 at 12:54amCan we say Anne Mandrella?
#17re: Wicked to be performed in Germany by the end of '07
Posted: 12/31/06 at 5:44am
Oh, I know Stella isn't around anymore. I'm just sayin'. 
#18re: Wicked to be performed in Germany by the end of '07
Posted: 12/31/06 at 6:15am
Yes, I posted this a while ago...
https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?boardname=bway&thread=912140#2521253
Rumours say that it will open at the Apollo Theater in Stuttgart...
rockfenris2005
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/04
#19re: Wicked to be performed in Germany by the end of '07
Posted: 12/31/06 at 8:16am
I don't get it...
The Germans produce such high-quality shows, especially the famous Broadway productions, which they should have given up doing (or, realistically, scaled it back) after Broadway ruined their TANZ. It works both ways. Sigh, I would rather see a new Kunze musical before this takes over Germany
IMO
exedore
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/20/05
#20re: Wicked to be performed in Germany by the end of '07
Posted: 12/31/06 at 10:15am
"Sigh, I would rather see a new Kunze musical before this takes over Germany "
Well, Rebecca just opened in Vienna and Marie Antoinette did likewise in Japan, so there you go - two new Kunze/Levay shows, although neither is as impressive as Elisabeth (Rebecca sounds a lot like Mozart and some of its songs are discarded Mozart demos, MA uses some discarded Elisabeth tracks as well). No word on what Rebecca will do after it closes next year, but IIRC, MA is slated for Vienna in 2008.
If Kunze does the German translation for Wicked, it will be enough to make me want the CD, as he will probably remove a good deal of the suck from the English script.
Also, Maike Boerdram (sp?) for Elphaba. Saw a clip of her doing DG for the Musicals in Ahoy concert this year and she sounded pretty good in it - if nothing else it'll keep her from Elisabeth for a while.
#21re: Wicked to be performed in Germany by the end of '07
Posted: 12/31/06 at 5:33pmAs long as Uwe Kröger isn't involved, I'll be happy.
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