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Post by Paulw on Mar 10, 2024 12:38:41 GMT
Nicola Espallardo is on as Elphaba for the evening show (9th March, 2024). We could potentially have Amy Webb as our Elphaba for the cast change and the final day of her contract! Madison Firth today! (10th March I should have said) At 12:30 a load outside stage door waiting in the rain!
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Post by sb on Mar 10, 2024 14:21:47 GMT
I assume Alexia is back today. Nothing has been mentioned about Amy being on with only 10 minutes to curtain.
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Post by Paulw on Mar 10, 2024 16:16:02 GMT
I assume Alexia is back today. Nothing has been mentioned about Amy being on with only 10 minutes to curtain. West End Understudies said as my post above but the theatre cast board says Alexia is on
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Post by sb on Mar 10, 2024 16:39:31 GMT
I assume Alexia is back today. Nothing has been mentioned about Amy being on with only 10 minutes to curtain. West End Understudies said as my post above but the theatre cast board says Alexia is on Maddison Firth is performing as Elphaba today … but she is a member of the UK tour cast, currently playing in Birmingham.
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Post by Being Alive on Mar 10, 2024 17:21:24 GMT
What? Maddison is doing London?!
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Post by Paulw on Mar 10, 2024 18:13:24 GMT
West End Understudies said as my post above but the theatre cast board says Alexia is on Maddison Firth is performing as Elphaba today … but she is a member of the UK tour cast, currently playing in Birmingham. That’s my bad for misreading it then! Those late night early mornings do catch up!
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Post by musicalfan on Mar 11, 2024 19:23:46 GMT
The cast list has changed on the website and both Alexia and Lucy have a show off this week so both Laura and christine have a scheduled show for the first week off the new cast
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Post by ozdustballroom on Mar 13, 2024 21:16:42 GMT
The cast list has changed on the website and both Alexia and Lucy have a show off this week so both Laura and christine have a scheduled show for the first week off the new cast Laura Harrison’s scheduled show is this evening (13th March 2024). Looks like Alexia did the matinee today, as well as the first show of the new cast yesterday.
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Post by sb on Mar 13, 2024 23:08:51 GMT
The marketing towards standby and understudy cast members at Wicked seems to have changed in recent months, both on tour and in London.
It made sense with the tour as the Elphaba Standby role is part of the main cast. But the recent London cast change has seen official press shots released for Laura and Christine and even giving them a picture in the programme. I don’t recall this ever happening before.
Social media posts have also focused on them more than previous casts. The recent tour understudy debuts have also been tweeted. Great for fans and the cast members themselves!
Wonder if this means they will play more of a key part in the cast, maybe as unofficial alternates?
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Post by ozdustballroom on Mar 14, 2024 0:12:38 GMT
The marketing towards standby and understudy cast members at Wicked seems to have changed in recent months, both on tour and in London. It made sense with the tour as the Elphaba Standby role is part of the main cast. But the recent London cast change has seen official press shots released for Laura and Christine and even giving them a picture in the programme. I don’t recall this ever happening before. Social media posts have also focused on them more than previous casts. The recent tour understudy debuts have also been tweeted. Great for fans and the cast members themselves! Wonder if this means they will play more of a key part in the cast, maybe as unofficial alternates? There definitely seems to be more appreciation for the covers recently. It may have something to do with the fact that Laura and Christine are new standbys, even though they’ve both done the role as 1st covers previously. Amy Webb and Lisa-Anne Wood both had official photos which were used for the cover slips that were inserted into the programmes when they were on, but they didn’t seem to be used for marketing as much. Not sure if this was because both of them had been standbys for a few consecutive casts, so they continued to use the same photos of them each year. Hopefully it continues because it’s great to see Laura and Christine being included in the marketing for the show!
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