kerry ellis and wicked

[CSonBroadway]

Posted: 11/28/08 at 1:03pm

i dont really follow with wicked too much..but i was just wondering by she only did the broadway production for a few months..?

[CSonBroadway]

Posted: 11/28/08 at 1:04pm

when i said "by" i meant **why**

[dchesnutny]

Posted: 11/28/08 at 1:44pm

has anyone seen the current cast?

was debating taking a friend who has never seen it, and if anyone has any thoughts on the current cast, i'd greatly appreciate it.

[WishingOnlyWounds2]

Posted: 11/28/08 at 2:15pm

It might have had to do visas.

Also, she left everything... including her dog Jack. Maybe she didn't want to be away to long.

[toanythingtaboo 2]

Posted: 11/28/08 at 2:19pm

Quick catch up on Kerry:

Started as a Stand-By for Idina Menzel when Wicked opened in London a few years ago, after Idina's quick stint of a few months, she took over and has been starring since the beginning of 2007. In June this year she has a brief contract transfer to Broadway, left NYC earlier this month and continues playing Elphaba on Monday (1st December) and will play out till her contract ends at the beginning of May (2nd I think).

So in short, she's done it for ages and had quick transfer to perform on Broadway before she leaves Wicked.

[JeaniusIsMe]

Posted: 11/28/08 at 3:07pm

Perhaps it was the other half of the equity trade that brought Idina over to London when Wicked opened there? Since she was only in London for a short run (granted, even shorter than Kerry's here), then Kerry would only be in the US production for a short run as well.

[adamgreer]

Posted: 11/28/08 at 4:52pm

She was definitely here as part of an exchange. The playbill made a note of that.

[ThankstoPhantom]

Posted: 11/28/08 at 5:25pm

Perhaps it was the other half of the equity trade that brought Idina over to London when Wicked opened there? Since she was only in London for a short run (granted, even shorter than Kerry's here), then Kerry would only be in the US production for a short run as well.

Actually...Many times now, exchanges don't even have to be within a show. Gavin Creel extensive stay in London's Mary Poppins was actually a trade off for Lisa O'Hare to appear as Eliza Doolittle...

[DefyGravity777]

Posted: 11/28/08 at 5:33pm

"has anyone seen the current cast?"

I have seen the current cast. Marcie Dodd is an AMAZING Elphaba. Brynn O'Malley is a very good Nessa. I do not like Alli Mauzey as Glinda or Kevin Kern as Fiyero. Alli is too opera-fied for me and Kevin is just to old to be playing Fiyero. HE and Marcie look like father and daughter. Same with him and Alli.

I'm sure adamgreer will tell you something completely different about the current cast though...LOL.

Updated On: 11/28/08 at 05:33 PM

[adamgreer]

Posted: 11/28/08 at 5:41pm

I hate the current cast for the most part. I LOVE Alli Mauzey, but despise Marcie Dodd. Kevin looks too old, and Brynn is pretty good. I used to dislike Alex Brightman, but I enjoy him now.

[NGD2225]

Posted: 11/28/08 at 5:42pm

^^Adam, since that PM I can't stop thinking about it!!!^^

[WishingOnlyWounds2]

Posted: 11/28/08 at 5:43pm

I love Marcie from what I've heard on YouTube. I'll be making a real opinion of the whole cast soon.

[DefyGravity777]

Posted: 11/28/08 at 5:58pm

Wishing, Marcie is way better than the stuff on that site IMO.

[WishingOnlyWounds2]

Posted: 11/28/08 at 6:07pm

Oh, I'm sure but I loved her based on the videos on there so when I heard she was coming over I got my ticket just to see her.

[zamedy]

Posted: 11/28/08 at 7:53pm

"Him and Marcie look like father and daughter."

Ouch! That hurt my eyes just reading that.

HE and Marcie. HE.

[DefyGravity777]

Posted: 11/28/08 at 9:13pm

Sorry zamedy. Will correct it just for you :)

[zamedy]

Posted: 11/29/08 at 12:19am

Awww.. thanks DF. You're so cute.

[Mildred Plotka]

Posted: 11/29/08 at 12:27am

The Creel/O'Hare exchange has a lot to do with Poppins and Lady having the same producer.