Wicked with Ana as Elphaba--PICTURES!!! updated

[StephanietheStar]

Posted: 6/30/05 at 2:00am

SO--It was my plan to go to Little Shop this afternoon and try the lottery since I was a few blocks away. Didn't think I'd actually win!! I'm 2/3 on the Chicago Lottery..and people have gone a couple dozen times and never won--so unfair! WeLL!
Little Shop--Great performances by Tari Kelly and the Urchins! wow! We had the u/s for Seymour (can't remember his name off the top but will look if anyone really wants to know). He was also fantastic! the show was very cute and kitchy--what I thought was funny is the audience was FILLED with little kids!!! I was like "do their parents know ANYTHING about this show?!?!" It was a great show--but not really worth the $80 (well $40 really--Buy 1 get one Free) a Ticket that we spent :)

WELL---Wicked! OMG..Ana was awesome! I noticed lots of mistakes throughout the entire show--but that comes with seeing it for my 4th time! ahha. One obvious one--Defying Gravity! ya know how the cape is supposed to be draped over the cherry picker's "arm" behind her so you can't see it? and how the extra material is supposed to wrap around the small platform so you can't see her feet? Yeah...didn't happen! I could clearly see the platform and clearly see the arm behind her! it was only slightly bad though. Ana made up for it in crazy high belting!!
Turns out Ms. Heidi Kettenring I saw in Sunset Boulevard about a year ago at the Mariott Theatre! I was so excited! she's a very versitile actress and I was VERY impressed w/ her Nessa! great!

OMG--Kate Reinders...what a phenomenal performance! wow. She not only is the funniest Glinda I've seen, but the most pleasant to listen to. Kendra was funny and had a good voice. JLT was halarious, and had a good voice. But Kate...there is just something about her that I adored!!

Kristoffer! WAS THE BEST FIYERO! hands down! I love Derrick, since.he knows my name! lol but Kristoffer was the best! Best voice, best character, best dancing....WOW. He remembered me and my friend Kat from when we met him in NY! awww so hot!

Telly was a great Boq! I loved Logan in this role sooo much I didn't think I'd like anyone else..but Telly makes it his own and is uncomparable to Logan! So fantastic!

the guy who plays "the witch's father" and a bunch of other roles (his name is Don...something) I KNEW had to be the same guy as the one in the tour! I asked him and told him I remembered him cuz I thought he was sooo fantastic in the tour the first 2 times I saw it (it's such a small role but he is very rememberable!) and he seemed very flattered I knew of him! what a nice guy!

not to brush over but this is very long! The Wizard and Madame Morrible were also very very good!
Updates:::::::::::
CHORUS UPDATE: I forgot to add that this is the best ensemble I've heard yet! The chorus numbers were so full and loud and perfectly blended! I got goosebumps MANY many times during the full company numbers.

AND KATE AND ANA: Their harmonies on DG and For Good were gorgeous! they were so perfectly in tune that you hear that "lock" that comes when you hear two notes that are perfectly in tune-which I never remembered hearing on the tour. (I found that on the tour Stephanie had to bring her voice down a lot for Kendra and for Derrick...just me) On that note..as long as you're mine was amazing vocally--perfectly blended harmonies again!

Kate told us outside she has bronchitis (spelling? sorry!) but I would have never been able to tell! she took all the high C's that are on the cast recording (thank goodness "TodayyyyYY") that Kendra didn't take (the girl on the bridge does for you tour goers). and she put the most emotion I've ever seen into Thank goodness..I was about to cry actually :) she is awesome..can't wait to go again!!!


I love my Chicago cast!

pictures in like 2 seconds!.....

Updated On: 6/30/05 at 02:00 AM

[StephanietheStar]

Posted: 6/30/05 at 2:05am

Ok I can't post pics..look on fan photos to your left in a couple minutes!

Updated On: 6/30/05 at 02:05 AM

[Aigoo]

Posted: 6/30/05 at 2:19am

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH MY LORD!








I really can't WAIT to see this show...::bounces up and down::

[Popular]

Posted: 6/30/05 at 2:20am

wow! thanks, I think that's officially the first pic of Ana in the green I've seen so far! How tall are you by the way? I always thought Ana was a tall woman but you're taller than her in the picture. I'm only 5' so I can't relate! lol

[Aigoo]

Posted: 6/30/05 at 2:22am

Yeah..and you're even slouching..


SQUEE! Is it bad that I can't stop looking at these pictures?!

Updated On: 6/30/05 at 02:22 AM

[StephanietheStar]

Posted: 6/30/05 at 2:27am

Yeah! whenever I take pics with short people I slouch like crazy--hate it! cuz I'm usually taller than people! I'm 5'7"...I shockingly (I always thought Ana would be like 5'10"!!) think Ana is only like 5'4" or 5'5"...she was so effing short! sorry that my camera sucks in the lighting...it's totally not me..it's the lighting w/ the normal setting on my camera...can't wait to get my new one!

EDIT: I actually think she might even be shorter than that! cuz I'm like 2inches taller than her leaning in! So I'll say no taller than 5'5" no shorter than 5'0"!

Updated On: 6/30/05 at 02:27 AM

[Aigoo]

Posted: 6/30/05 at 2:30am

You should put that you have pictures in the title. People will FLOOD this thread.








::ogles::


How do you ask to take pictures? I'd be really..awkward about it. Just go up to them and say, "Hey, can I take a picture with you?" What do you call them? Their first name?

[Link Larkin Wanabe]

Posted: 6/30/05 at 2:30am

Hah,

I'm jealous. I really want to hear Ana's belts, and now I am excited to hear Telly and Kate.

Akiva

[StephanietheStar]

Posted: 6/30/05 at 2:32am

AHHA...my parents were with me! Cuz they went somewhere during the show but came back for the stage door (like that have the other two times in Chicago) and so the are my personal photographers! and I broke the screen in my digital camera so that's no easy task!

EDIT:..ohh you asked how I ask THEM..lol actually Katharine did A LOT of the talking this time (thank GAWD) cuz I'm really shy sometimes. But when I do I ask for their autograph first than I usually say something like "Is there any way I could get a picture with you? if it's ok? and your not busy? please? " lol I'm like if I'm not bothering you!

Updated On: 6/30/05 at 02:32 AM

[Popular]

Posted: 6/30/05 at 2:43am

Here's a pic of one of my taller friends, she's about 5'9" I think and she resembles what I think a prettier, younger Ana would look like so I suppose that's part of the reason why I just assumed Ana was tall. WOW!!! I don't know why it makes the heart in my short body happy to hear she's not LOL

My friend who I think looks like Ana

[StephanietheStar]

Posted: 6/30/05 at 2:46am

Your friend is way prettier than Ana..no offense to Ana..but your friend is really pretty! ahha I see the resemblence though!

[Popular]

Posted: 6/30/05 at 2:52am

Yeah, that's why I said PRETTIER, YOUNGER Ana LOL
Look out for my girl dancing in the Producer's movie!!

[dietcherryemma]

Posted: 6/30/05 at 2:53am

I'm really curious to hear her as well- thanks for the pictures!

[StephanietheStar]

Posted: 6/30/05 at 2:57am

she's in the Producers movie?! geesh!

I like how my topic has like 4 people frequenting it! Come on people I have PICTURES! ahha.

and I really wish they would make it legal to record shows..it's not fair. If they professional recorded every cast and every understudy for every show I'd buy them! I'm sure lots of people would! grrr just my rant!

[Popular]

Posted: 6/30/05 at 3:07am

yeah she is! Along with another friend of mine :)I knew both of them separately and just recently they were both Rockettes so they got to finally meet and work together!
The other friend - a much better picture!

[StephanietheStar]

Posted: 6/30/05 at 3:10am

omg..to be that pretty and talented! gawd! I wanna be a rockette... but can't dance so..there goes that one!

[Popular]

Posted: 6/30/05 at 3:14am

Well both are really hot (that was a really bad picture of the first one) and they can both dance really well...I think they're both working on the singing part though... HEY AT LEAST YOU CAN DO THAT! and you're cute :) Grass is always greener, eh?

OK - enough threadjacking, back to Chicago Wicked!!!! Updated On: 6/30/05 at 03:14 AM

[StephanietheStar]

Posted: 6/30/05 at 3:25am

haha...yeah! thanks btw.( quick thread jack again-that's you in your avatar right? you are gorgeous yourself! Are you and your friends some elite pretty people group that you audition for? lol)

anyways...HOW COME NO ONE CARES! I HAVE PICTURES PEOPLE! lol

[Popular]

Posted: 6/30/05 at 3:34am

Oh no, that in my avatar is my best friend who is also ridiculously talented (Julliard grad, Ragtime tour). I'm just a Jewish White girl who has been called cute, but not stunning by any means :)

[Feathah]

Posted: 6/30/05 at 9:14am

I can't use the link to the pictures. Pleh. Help!

[Merrydothe]

Posted: 6/30/05 at 9:25am

Yeah me neither. none of the links work

[cindy013]

Posted: 6/30/05 at 9:58am

There's like 4 links for each one and only 1 works, but I'm assuming from your captions they're all the same?

Anyway, who cares. THANK YOU! I've been dying to see what Ana looks like green, just for the whole 'I've seen every Elphie' deal:) Well pictures, I've actually only seen Stephanie perform, but that was ok because she was amazing. Looks like you had an awesome time, and the stage door pics are cute too!

[BobbyBubby]

Posted: 6/30/05 at 10:15am

Why did they cast someone who looks about 15 years old as Fiyero? Doesn't make Ana look as young as she should.

Posted: 6/30/05 at 10:21am

Couple of things: Little Shop was "great...Funny....Cute...
Fantastic" but not worth $40 for a top price ticket? Could you explain that?

Second, How many signs saying that photography is not allowed in the theatre did you ignore, or do they just not apply to you?

[SueleenGay]

Posted: 6/30/05 at 10:45am

Oh, Joe. Cameras are only illegal for adults. Kids can use the cameras their parents bought them wherever and whenever they want. Didn't you know that?
And how many times have you spent $80.00 ($40.00 really) on a really great show only to wish it had been even better? If I spend $80.00 ($40.00 really) on a show it had better be AWESOME!!!! Not just Great.

Updated On: 6/30/05 at 10:45 AM