In the highly-anticipated 2010 tour of the Broadway hit, Wicked, the main character Glinda will be played by british actress Louise Dearman. Louise has starred in other Broadway performances including Cinderella, Evita, Cats, and Guys and Dolls. The 2010 Wicked tour is already being looked forward to by many fans as well as many critics. After a great 2009 tour, the production looks to repeat its' success for another year.
Elphaba Thropp is currently being played by Teal Wicks.
Galinda/Glinda Upland is currently being played by Katie Rose Clarke.
Kristen Chenoweth
The Original Elphaba in Wicked was Idina Menzel, there have been many since then, now, as of today, it's Teal Wicks.
Idina Menzel aka Elphaba from Wicked (April Rhoades is played by her costar from Wicked, Kristin Chenoweth)
One helpful site to visit for current information is www.wickedthemusical.com. Another is www.musicalschwartz.com. An advantage to the second site is the presence of Carol de Giere as webmaster. She may be emailed at carol@musicalschwartz.com. Please be sure to type 'Comment' or 'Question' into the subject line so that she knows that your message isn't spam.
In the musical 'Wicked', Elphaba is a freshman in college. We therefore assume she is around 18. But, she is three years older than her sister, Nessarose. It is both their first year at college, so she could be around twenty-one, or Nessa could go to college early at fifteen or sixteen, meaning Elphaba is eighteen or nineteen.However, in the second act, we see it is much later after she had 'Defied Gravity' and turned against the Wizard. This could be days, months, or even years afterwards.
Answer #1 If you mean the Broadway musical, it is about how Glinda and the Wicked Witch were friends back in school. It has very good songs. Answer #2 The book 'Wicked' and the play of the same name serve as a prequel to 'The Wizard of Oz'. For there's very little that we know about the Witch from either the original 1900 book edition or the beloved 1939 film version. For example, we know that she is the hated ruler of the Yellow Winkie Country of the West. We know that she wants the Slippers of the Wicked Witch of the East. And we know that the Wizard of Oz wants both witches dead. So the book and the play give ElphabaThropp, who is the Wicked Witch of the West, a chance to tell her side of the story. As a result, readers of the book and viewers of the play learn about the circumstances of her birth, education, family life, love interests, and passionate causes. There are differences between the book and the stage versions. The book is less sympathetic to Elphaba as sister to Nessarose, the Wicked Witch of the East and her father's favorite; and as the green-skinned outsider to 'decent' society. The play is more appealing, with its more sympathetic presentation and with its most appealing music score.
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Chandra Lee
The Original Elphaba in Wicked was Idina Menzel, there have been many since then, now, as of today, it's Teal Wicks.
Idina Menzel aka Elphaba from Wicked (April Rhoades is played by her costar from Wicked, Kristin Chenoweth)
One helpful site to visit for current information is www.wickedthemusical.com. Another is www.musicalschwartz.com. An advantage to the second site is the presence of Carol de Giere as webmaster. She may be emailed at carol@musicalschwartz.com. Please be sure to type 'Comment' or 'Question' into the subject line so that she knows that your message isn't spam.
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In the musical 'Wicked', Elphaba is a freshman in college. We therefore assume she is around 18. But, she is three years older than her sister, Nessarose. It is both their first year at college, so she could be around twenty-one, or Nessa could go to college early at fifteen or sixteen, meaning Elphaba is eighteen or nineteen.However, in the second act, we see it is much later after she had 'Defied Gravity' and turned against the Wizard. This could be days, months, or even years afterwards.
Answer #1 If you mean the Broadway musical, it is about how Glinda and the Wicked Witch were friends back in school. It has very good songs. Answer #2 The book 'Wicked' and the play of the same name serve as a prequel to 'The Wizard of Oz'. For there's very little that we know about the Witch from either the original 1900 book edition or the beloved 1939 film version. For example, we know that she is the hated ruler of the Yellow Winkie Country of the West. We know that she wants the Slippers of the Wicked Witch of the East. And we know that the Wizard of Oz wants both witches dead. So the book and the play give ElphabaThropp, who is the Wicked Witch of the West, a chance to tell her side of the story. As a result, readers of the book and viewers of the play learn about the circumstances of her birth, education, family life, love interests, and passionate causes. There are differences between the book and the stage versions. The book is less sympathetic to Elphaba as sister to Nessarose, the Wicked Witch of the East and her father's favorite; and as the green-skinned outsider to 'decent' society. The play is more appealing, with its more sympathetic presentation and with its most appealing music score.
Eden Espinosa, Caissie Levy, and Teal Wicksare the three different actresses to play Elphaba in the production of 'Wicked' in Los Angeles, California. Eden Espinosa [b. February 2, 1978] was Elphaba from February 10, 2007 to December 30, 2007. Caissie Levy [b. April 15, 1981] was Elphaba from January 1, 2008 to May 11, 2008. Teal Wicks was Elphaba from May 13, 2008 to October 28, 2008. Eden Espinosa resumed the role from October 31, 2008 to the final Los Angeles performance on January 11, 2009.
Idina Menzel did it originally, but there have been others play Elphaba too. Here are some: Carmen Cusack, Alexia Khadime, Kerry Ellis, Nicole Sexton, Lisa Bresica, Vicki Noon, Shoshana Bean, and Eden Espinosa. There's more too, but i dont remember them all. Dee Riscoli currently plays Elphaba.
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