well they cant give away the seats unless people return their tickets. some people probably didnt even try to exchange or return their tickets and just didnt show up.
"Chicago is it's own incredible theater town right there smack down in the middle of the heartland. What a great city! I can see why Oprah likes to live there!" - Dee Hoty :-D
My school's theatre club cancelled their trip for today. (That might have been the reason for all of those empty seats.) I didn't go. Two times is enough. I found it to get sloppy once the original cast left.
I'm a huge wicked fan, seen it 5 times and going again next week. I am noticing the "slop." The actors are all good but for some reason, after seeing it with the obc, the impact of the story faded. It seems like it's more about belting than humanity.
"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view - until you climb into his skin and walk around in it."
To Kill A Mockingbird
Well Eden Espinosa takes care of any slop. Her singing is so breath taking you won't pay attention to any slop, atleast for me.
"I never had theatre producers run after me. Some people want to make more Broadway shows out of movies. But Elliot and I aren't going to do Batman: The Musical." - Julie Taymor 1999
Yeah, Eden seems to find sollace in all that American Idol stuff. It's not her fault, I'm sure....it's just the way that this, and her previous role, was written.
Good for you! It is funny though how "everyone" gets the idea to do the cancelation line and lottery on "snow days" -- I remember when the PRODUCERS first openend, NYC had one of its worst blizzards ever - but the cancelation line was more popular than it even normally was!
"Enter Eden Espinoza....hired not to act, not to sing, not to emote any emotion...but purely to belt to the rafters...." Erm I think she was hired to act and sing the lines in the script. If she couldn't do one of those 2 they wouldn't have hired her and people wouldn't be raving about her.
"I never had theatre producers run after me. Some people want to make more Broadway shows out of movies. But Elliot and I aren't going to do Batman: The Musical." - Julie Taymor 1999
"well they cant give away the seats unless people return their tickets. some people probably didnt even try to exchange or return their tickets and just didnt show up."
Umm no. People cannot return or exchange tickets, except under extreme circumstances (generally speaking). The cancellation line is for the unused house seats.
My dream role would be to be myself. To be performing at the Hollywood Bowl and to have an audience there just to see me, as Stephanie. They are there because they like what I do as a singer, an artist and a person (the last being the most important). I enjoy escaping and portraying other characters, but to be accepted and wanted as yourself... that's amazing! --Stephanie J. Block
Just one of the many reasons I admire and respect Stephanie!!
Ok, I'll say this...I have never seen Eden Espinosa play Elphaba BUT I did the chance to see her in BKLYN before it closed...and I will say I'm going back to New York in March for the purpose of seeing Eden while she is back in Wicked...Her performance in BKLYN was outstanding...she might not the strongest actress on Earth, but in my opinion there is no denying the voice she has...it's unbelievable...
Some people have labeled her as bringing "American Idol" to Broadway, which I don't get..."American Idol" is NOT a style of voice, it's a reality TV show, get over it...Is Eden a belter with a voice that would translate well into the pop music genre? Yes, but who's to say that doesn't have a place on Broadway...It's 2006, Broadway is growing into many different styles being welcome...as far as Wicked is concerned...her voice fits right in...After all the original Elphaba, Idina Menzel, is basically vocally the same style, but I'd say Eden has the better voice...
In my mind I've seen all the Elphaba's there have been...I've seen Idina, I've seen Stephanie, I've seen Shoshana, and I've seen Ana...Stephanie Block was by far my favorite, singing, acting, everything...she was Elphaba...I am sure Eden will give an amazing performance when I see her in March, especially vocally...She really is a true talent...and an amazing addition to Broadway...the bashing I will never understand...
"In my mind I've seen all the Elphaba's there have been...I've seen Idina, I've seen Stephanie, I've seen Shoshana, and I've seen Ana...Stephanie Block"
I'll add that I have seen Brandi, Kristy, Saycon, Eden, as well as all those you mentioned.
I've also seen all those elphaba's with the acception of Ana (Idina, Shoshana, Stephanie, Eden, Saycon, and Brandi)
and in my opinion Stephanie is the most amazing!! She plays the character the way I see her. When I first saw her as Elphaba, she WAS Elphaba up on that stage. With Idina at times I never forgot that it was Idina. don't get me wrong I love Idina as Elphaba but Stephanie just blew me away! She will always be the best to me. But Idina and Eden are not far behind.
What is your dream role?
My dream role would be to be myself. To be performing at the Hollywood Bowl and to have an audience there just to see me, as Stephanie. They are there because they like what I do as a singer, an artist and a person (the last being the most important). I enjoy escaping and portraying other characters, but to be accepted and wanted as yourself... that's amazing! --Stephanie J. Block
Just one of the many reasons I admire and respect Stephanie!!
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