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Post by HereForTheatre on May 11, 2016 11:29:03 GMT
Finally a cast to get excited about! I won't be seeing the this cast unless they're still in the tour when it allegedly returns to the UK again for Birmingham etc. (or has this been confirmed?) It's just heartening to see some completely new faces in the cast (new to Wicked, anyway). Exciting to see Natasha Ferguson in the ensemble again. Hopefully she'll still be an Elphaba understudy. I loved her in Brum on tour! Oh i saw her in Birmingham too. She was my first (and only) Elphaba. I saw her twice (what are the odds!). I really liked her. |
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Post by Michael on May 11, 2016 11:32:33 GMT
Exciting to see Natasha Ferguson in the ensemble again. Hopefully she'll still be an Elphaba understudy. I loved her in Brum on tour! Zoe George is also returning to this tour, and she was an Elphaba u/s in the first tour, so I guess she'll also be one in this tour. Will there be two Elphaba u/s? |
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Post by talkstageytome on May 11, 2016 11:35:43 GMT
Exciting to see Natasha Ferguson in the ensemble again. Hopefully she'll still be an Elphaba understudy. I loved her in Brum on tour! Zoe George is also returning to this tour, and she was an Elphaba u/s in the first tour, so I guess she'll also be one in this tour. Will there be two Elphaba u/s? Ooh I hadn't noticed that. Yes I imagine so, as Natasha Ferguson was 2nd u/s last time and I believe only went on a couple of times. Like Andy614, I feel very fortunate to have seen her. Having such a young actress in the role of Elphaba really changed the dynamics of the show for me (and I'm not one to worry about the age of actresses in the role. Willemijn Verkaik is still my no.1, so I certainly don't think a younger actress is necessary, but in this case I'm particularly excited about it!) |
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Post by candela on May 11, 2016 11:42:11 GMT
Love this cast. Jackie really does deserve this and Bradley is the perfect Fiyero choice  |
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Post by Michael on May 11, 2016 11:43:07 GMT
I for one am really surprised that they didn't go down the alternate Elphaba route given that both Nikki and Ashleigh had vocal problems at the end of their run. And with this tour being (mostly?) in Asia, it might even be a bigger challenge for the cast because of the different hotter and more humid climate.
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2016 11:43:17 GMT
Exciting to see Natasha Ferguson in the ensemble again. Hopefully she'll still be an Elphaba understudy. I loved her in Brum on tour! Zoe George is also returning to this tour, and she was an Elphaba u/s in the first tour, so I guess she'll also be one in this tour. Will there be two Elphaba u/s? It's very likely for there to be 2 Elphaba u/s. If they need 4 Elphabas in the West End, they'll certainly need them on an exhausting tour with probably even more traveling than on the UK/Ireland tour |
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Post by Phantom of London on May 11, 2016 11:46:32 GMT
What did I say on the Xanadu thread? "That Carly Anderson is a natural Glinda, if ever I saw one."
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2016 11:47:21 GMT
What did I say on the Xanadu thread? "That Carly Anderson is a natural Glinda, if ever I saw one." She really is. She reminds me of Katie Rose Clarke |
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Post by bjorne on May 11, 2016 11:51:59 GMT
Wow Bradley Jades as Fiyero could be A BOMB.
I hope they'll add at least a couple of european dates because I can't really travel to SIngapore.
Damn it seems a great cast.
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2016 11:55:31 GMT
Wow Bradley Jades as Fiyero could be A BOMB. I hope they'll add at least a couple of european dates because I can't really travel to SIngapore. Damn it seems a great cast. Yeah, I'm hoping for some european dates too. I'm from Belgium and we don't have that many big productions here. It would be great to have a big show like this over. I already tweeted the biggest theatre production company in Belgium about this and they replied with "Thanks for the tip". Maybe we should all pressure our local theatres into having the show over.  I think that if one European date is announced, a lot more will follow |
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Post by Michael on May 11, 2016 11:58:07 GMT
Could it be a rights issue? I think Stage Entertainment own the Wicked rights for at least Germany and Holland, maybe also for Switzerland and Austria. Could this tour stop in these countries, would they have to pay royalties, would Stage have to be involved?
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2016 11:59:51 GMT
Could it be a rights issue? I think Stage Entertainment own the Wicked rights for at least Germany and Holland, maybe also for Switzerland and Austria. Could this tour stop in these countries, would they have to pay royalties, would Stage have to be involved? I hope that is not the case. If it is the case however, I hope this doesn't stop them from at least touring the rest of Europe |
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Post by bjorne on May 11, 2016 12:33:07 GMT
I agree if it's for rights issue they could stop in other countries. Maybe France or here in the north.
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2016 12:54:18 GMT
I agree if it's for rights issue they could stop in other countries. Maybe France or here in the north. And Belgium! That would give the Dutch people the chance to see it as well if it didn't go to The Netherlands because of the rights. And there are a bunch of big countries in Europe that haven't had a production of Wicked yet. France, Spain, Italy etc. Here in Belgium we also have a big 2000 seat theatre that could accommodate the show easily |
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Post by wicked on May 11, 2016 14:09:45 GMT
Kyle Anthony, Natasha Ferguson, Zoe George, Tom Mather, Wendy-Lee Purdy, Elisha Sherman, Hannah Veerapen, Joe Atkinson
^ happy to see they've given ensemble roles to old cast members! It'll be nice to have some returning with other new faces!
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Post by aksis on May 11, 2016 14:11:15 GMT
If Stage is not planning to bring back this production soon they will probably allow a booking with their name hanging on there somewhere if a theatre wants it on their programm.
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Post by musicallady on May 11, 2016 14:14:50 GMT
So pleased. Fab cast. Now I need to find time to get to Bradford. Work wise I am fully booked the entire run of Bradford. Where there's a will theres a way.
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Post by wicked on May 11, 2016 14:17:01 GMT
Zoe George has confirmed via twitter that she is indeed still covering Elphaba and Nessa!
Nicholas Corre is 1st cover Boq too. We should start drawing up a list again!
further edit- Natasha Ferguson is also covering Elphaba and Nessa again.
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2016 14:51:57 GMT
Kyle Anthony, Natasha Ferguson, Zoe George, Tom Mather, Wendy-Lee Purdy, Elisha Sherman, Hannah Veerapen, Joe Atkinson ^ happy to see they've given ensemble roles to old cast members! It'll be nice to have some returning with other new faces! Not to forget Stacey McGuire! Wendy Lee-Purdy is first understudy for Madame Morrible. |
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Post by indis on May 11, 2016 15:19:38 GMT
Woooow, Bradley will be an amazing Fiyero! Hope there will be more european stops next year so i can see the show!
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2016 15:19:57 GMT
Any idea who will be standby and understudies for Glinda?
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Post by Phantom of London on May 11, 2016 15:20:00 GMT
Has Wicked played the Netherlands as yet?
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2016 15:22:57 GMT
Woooow, Bradley will be an amazing Fiyero! Hope there will be more european stops next year so i can see the show! We should start a petition or something |
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2016 15:23:23 GMT
Has Wicked played the Netherlands as yet? Yeah, there was a Dutch production with Willemijn Verkaik as Elphaba |
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Post by daniel on May 11, 2016 15:56:54 GMT
Any idea who will be standby and understudies for Glinda? On the last tour there was no official Standby - Carina Gillespie (Nessarose) was the 1st cover Glinda and acted as the standby would, i.e. going on for Glinda whenever the lead was off! Emily Shaw is Nessarose on the new tour - I saw her as Princess Jasmine in Qdos' Aladdin at Christmas and she has got a good voice, but didn't sing anything that would show if she could/couldn't sing Glinda. I would expect that the Nessa track will cover Glinda again, but it's certainly no guarantee - time will tell! EDIT: Elizabeth Futter is 1st cover Glinda |
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I think that if one European date is announced, a lot more will follow
