William Youmans Set To Exit Wicked
William Youmans Set To Exit Wicked
#0William Youmans Set To Exit Wicked
Posted: 7/14/05 at 4:38pm
Found this on unexamined-life.com, citing an article from playbill.com:
William Youmans, who plays Dr. Dillamond and is one of the last remaining original cast members, will be leaving Wicked to star in the upcoming off-Broadway musical "Miracle Brothers" (see article). I think his last show will be Sunday, but I'm not 100% sure. Sean McCourt (who plays Elphaba's father) will be taking over the role of Dr. Dillamond, and a new actor will be coming in to take over Sean's role. Best of luck to everyone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
musicnmath
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/13/05
#1re: William Youmans Set To Exit Wicked
Posted: 7/14/05 at 4:38pmthis poor man deserves to take off the antlers for a while...
#2re: William Youmans Set To Exit Wicked
Posted: 7/14/05 at 4:39pmSean McCoutr's really talented. I saw him as the Wizard.
#3re: William Youmans Set To Exit Wicked
Posted: 7/14/05 at 4:43pmWow, these actors amaze me. God bless them for staying in the show so long... but I guess a job's a job, right?
#4re: William Youmans Set To Exit Wicked
Posted: 7/14/05 at 4:52pmAren't there any members of the original ensemble left?
#5re: William Youmans Set To Exit Wicked
Posted: 7/14/05 at 4:54pmAfter Star Jones replaces the dragon, the original cast will be completely gone.
#6re: William Youmans Set To Exit Wicked
Posted: 7/14/05 at 4:58pmMichelle Federrer (Nessarose) is the only remaining principle cast member. There are still several originals from the ensemble..
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
#7re: William Youmans Set To Exit Wicked
Posted: 7/14/05 at 5:02pm
Bill is a great singer!
Good luck to him.
Yay for Sean.
musicnmath
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/13/05
#8re: William Youmans Set To Exit Wicked
Posted: 7/14/05 at 5:02pmMichelle Federrer is STILL there?! I wonder when the boredom actually hits... I know it's a steady job...but still.
Millie42
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/19/04
#9re: William Youmans Set To Exit Wicked
Posted: 7/14/05 at 5:09pm
"After Star Jones replaces the dragon, the original cast will be completely gone. "
Thank you for that! LOL.
#10re: William Youmans Set To Exit Wicked
Posted: 7/14/05 at 5:11pmI so enjoyed William Youmans Dr.D. Best of luck to him!!
#11re: William Youmans Set To Exit Wicked
Posted: 7/14/05 at 5:13pm
I agree, thank you for that Star Jones comment! :)
I always think of that one time on the view when Idina and JLT were on, and her and Meredith dressed up and Star was Glinda... *shudder*
I love Les Miserables.
My new pic is me(on the left)at my last dance recital:(
HBP
Broadway Star Joined: 6/2/05
#12re: William Youmans Set To Exit Wicked
Posted: 7/14/05 at 5:16pmThat's a shame. William Youmans is a very talented man. Good luck to him in his future roles and here's to hoping he reprises his role in the movie!
#13re: William Youmans Set To Exit Wicked
Posted: 7/14/05 at 5:16pmAww. Bye Bill! Ya done good man! He was great as Dr. Dillamond, but now he's moving on to newer things!
Sarah2
Leading Actor Joined: 5/11/05
#14re: William Youmans Set To Exit Wicked
Posted: 7/14/05 at 5:21pmHow long is Michelle going to stay? I thought I read somewhere that she was leaving at the beginning of the summer or something...
jonartdesigns
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/04
#15re: William Youmans Set To Exit Wicked
Posted: 7/14/05 at 5:25pmi do hope sean retains his track as the u/s wizard, in my opinion he should be playing that part full time although it seems (on broadway at least) to be reserved for theater legends.
jonartdesigns
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/04
#16re: William Youmans Set To Exit Wicked
Posted: 7/14/05 at 5:26pmone last note- this is probobly the reason they have delayed putting up the new cast photos on the wicked site
#17re: William Youmans Set To Exit Wicked
Posted: 7/14/05 at 6:02pmI know Kristen Leigh Gorski is still an ensemble member (or is it swing?)/Dance captain from the original cast. She's my ex-teacher's daughter...
MasterLcZ
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/12/03
#18re: William Youmans Set To Exit Wicked
Posted: 7/14/05 at 6:04pmIs he related to Vincent Youmans?
#19re: William Youmans Set To Exit Wicked
Posted: 7/14/05 at 6:06pmBobbyBuddy, I also want to thank you for that comment. Great.
#20re: William Youmans Set To Exit Wicked
Posted: 7/14/05 at 6:11pmGood for him. What a thankless role that Dillamond crap was.
whatyouown223
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/4/05
#21re: William Youmans Set To Exit Wicked
Posted: 7/14/05 at 8:19pmWow, this is GREAT news for Sean. He's been with the show forever. I wonder if the reason he stayed with the show so long was because he was promised Dillamond wayyy back...
jonartdesigns
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/04
#22re: William Youmans Set To Exit Wicked
Posted: 7/14/05 at 9:45pmwhatyouown- i think he was probobly promised the wizard (dillamond is still kinda thankless) at some point when they run out of theater legends of a certain age, but i agree this is a step up for him.
#23re: William Youmans Set To Exit Wicked
Posted: 7/14/05 at 9:48pmI like Sean McCourt. I wish he'd get cast in a role that shows off his talents. Not Dr. Dillamond.
#24re: William Youmans Set To Exit Wicked
Posted: 7/14/05 at 9:53pmMichelle is leaving in January, she was originally supposed to leave this June but extended.
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