new WICKED castmembers?

[virgil blessing2]

new WICKED castmembers?#0

Posted: 1/12/05 at 12:33pm

hi kids. ok, so i have 2 house seats for this Sat.'s WICKED matinee. they just fell into my lap. (i caught ms. menzel in it in late Nov. and had a good time.)

i just checked the WICKED site. can y'all fill me in on the new people?

how is: Shoshana Bean? David Ayers (Fiyero)? Jeffrey Kuhn (Boq)?

Joey MacIntyre must have JUST left? (no biggie, if that's the case, 'cuz he didn't thrill me.) And I liked that Fitzgerald as Boq. Is he gone for good now, or on vacation? What's the
deal-io?

Can y'all fill me in on these three, please? Grazie.

"I am not 'a' Eunice Burns. I am THE Eunice Burns!!!"

[Lifeoftheparty2]

re: new WICKED castmembers?#1

Posted: 1/12/05 at 12:34pm

shoshanas great
joey just left on sunday
chris fitzgerald is gone for good

sorry thats all i know! im sure if u search u can find all ur info ur looking for

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[Broadway_Baby]

re: new WICKED castmembers?#2

Posted: 1/12/05 at 12:39pm

I've heard Shoshanna is AMAZING, though a totally different take on Elphie...

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[virgil blessing2]

re: new WICKED castmembers?#3

Posted: 1/12/05 at 12:49pm

hmmmm...not many different ways you CAN play that role. hmmmm......

and anyone heard how these 2 new guys are? anyone sen 'em or know their prior work?

"I am not 'a' Eunice Burns. I am THE Eunice Burns!!!"

[Jwei123]

re: new WICKED castmembers?#4

Posted: 1/12/05 at 12:59pm

shoshana is incredible. Her voice brings the house DOWN!...I haven't seent the other two (Jeffrey and David), so I can't speak about them, but seeing Shoshana is amazing.

awkward.

"I think it was the Korean tour or something. They were all frickin' asian!" -Zoran912

[sfrp]

Some reports here (mine included)#5

Posted: 1/12/05 at 1:04pm

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?thread=702796&dt=011205113918

Hope that helps some--have a good time!

[surefinewhatever]

Some reports here (mine included)#6

Posted: 1/12/05 at 3:31pm

so exactly what is the difference between idina's and shoshana's take on elphie?

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[virgil blessing2]

Some reports here (mine included)#7

Posted: 1/12/05 at 4:08pm

thanks SF. my friend is pals w/her (they've been friends since h.s., i believe) and he raves about her. i will admit that i am quite curious. should be fun.

"I am not 'a' Eunice Burns. I am THE Eunice Burns!!!"

[QueenMuppet]

Some reports here (mine included)#8

Posted: 1/12/05 at 4:23pm

'so exactly what is the difference between idina's and shoshana's take on elphie?'

I don't think their portrayal is that different. I thought Idina's emotions were more 'visible' than Shoshana's (Idina got angrier, sadder etc) whereas Shoshana doesn't quite go through these emotions in my opinion.

I'm not a big fan of Shoshana, having seen her four times as Elphaba now. I think someone on the ATC board summed it up for me... she's just lacking the 'wow factor'. Her BIG notes are a lot softer and she tends to overact even more than Idina in the big numbers (You can only see arms in her No Good Deed, for expample).

Anyway, people love her and it's just my preference. I'd day she's a good Elphaba but certainly doesn't bring the house down for me. But then again, as so many people said 'the role is the star', so no matter who plays the role people will love her

QM

'He really wasn't good as Fieyro. Is it just me or does he sort of come across as a pimp? Just...the hand motions I've seen him do and the attitude..not that Taye is a pimp.' - SallyBrown on Taye Diggs as Fiyero

Updated On: 1/12/05 at 04:23 PM