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Post by xanady on Apr 15, 2019 10:24:58 GMT
Wonder what actually causes all the stage door madness that shows like this generate?Is it simply social media or fans feeling entitled or mass hysteria.The part of me that has been a director,writer and teacher in the Arts for over 30 years wants to celebrate young people having an emotional investment or sense of belonging or ownership of the Arts but some of the behaviour I have read about seems very extreme.
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Post by isabel on Apr 15, 2019 10:25:10 GMT
The fact they apparently haven’t cast Elphaba yet, gives me hope they are searching for someone totally new , and not from the Tour.
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Post by jgblunners on Apr 15, 2019 10:48:36 GMT
The fact they apparently haven’t cast Elphaba yet, gives me hope they are searching for someone totally new , and not from the Tour. Well didn’t Lucie Jones say she’d had callbacks for it this year? So they are at least looking...
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Post by sb on Apr 15, 2019 11:18:56 GMT
They have not cast Elphaba yet so there is nothing to announce. Very surprised about this if true, they used to have Elphaba cast months in advance. I remember Alexia Khadime saying she was offered Elphaba at Christmas for a May start!
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Post by welsh_tenor on Apr 15, 2019 11:25:32 GMT
But don’t forget the creative team in America have to sign off on the casting too and they’ve just done the Broadway auditions plus will have been doing US tour auditions too.
Rehearsals won’t start till mid June and we usually get an announcement in May so it’s not unusual that we’ve not heard yet.
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Post by killerqueenx on Apr 15, 2019 19:49:08 GMT
And word on the Glinda standby coming from the AV tonight? Maria left the weekend, there were stories of Charli Baptie, stories that they were waiting it out til cast change, but now nothing seems to have happened?
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Post by jgblunners on Apr 15, 2019 19:59:41 GMT
And word on the Glinda standby coming from the AV tonight? Maria left the weekend, there were stories of Charli Baptie, stories that they were waiting it out til cast change, but now nothing seems to have happened? I believe Samantha Thomas (1st cover) was on tonight, so they may not have a standby in the building at the moment.
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Post by welsh_tenor on Apr 15, 2019 20:24:44 GMT
When Natalie Andreou left close to cast change they just brought a previous Elphaba into the building just incase, but would let Natalie McQueen go on first before the returning cast member.
So no guarantee they would bring a new Standby in as it’s a short space of time. If Sophie and Samantha call out then Rosa will go on and they’ll bring an emergency Standby in.
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Post by markiealex12 on Apr 18, 2019 14:21:23 GMT
Maria has finally been taken off the Wicked cast on their website!! Sophie’s got holiday booked later this month too...
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Post by shady23 on Apr 18, 2019 14:57:39 GMT
Samantha Thomas went on on Monday for Sophie's scheduled one show off in the nine show week.
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Post by deej4life on Apr 18, 2019 16:05:23 GMT
Hayley Gallivan
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Post by danb on Apr 18, 2019 16:45:09 GMT
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Post by sparky5000 on Apr 18, 2019 17:04:00 GMT
I’ve only ever seen Wicked once, quite a few years ago on Broadway! I liked it well enough but not to watch it again since, so I don’t really actively follow the show. However, reading this thread, I didn’t realise how enthusiastic the fanbase is, it seems scary! But I have noticed that the comments on YouTube vids of the different Elphabas etc, always seem to end up in some big argument about how inferior or better a certain actress was at the role! Never understand what it always needs to be some big competition and each actress can’t be appreciated for their own qualities.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2019 8:57:38 GMT
Ben's a superfan:
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Post by poster J on Apr 19, 2019 9:00:02 GMT
If he really was gasping loudly I'd have told him to be quiet too - that's one for the bad behaviour thread!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2019 9:06:47 GMT
If he really was gasping loudly I'd have told him to be quiet too - that's one for the bad behaviour thread! Yeah, over the top gasping is disturbing.
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Post by tr252 on Apr 19, 2019 9:09:45 GMT
If he really was gasping loudly I'd have told him to be quiet too - that's one for the bad behaviour thread! Same, he sounds annoying to sit next to.
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Post by LaLuPone on Apr 19, 2019 9:21:21 GMT
I mean most of those 29 visits were probably comps seeing as Daddy is the producer of the show? 😂
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Post by tr252 on Apr 19, 2019 9:26:02 GMT
I mean most of those 29 visits were probably comps seeing as Daddy is the producer of the show? 😂 You learn something new every day! And after having a google I’ve discovered ex broadway Fiyero Jonah Platt is Ben’s brother.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2019 10:09:27 GMT
Oh, his dad is Wicked's producer? I had no idea! Knew about his brother playing Fiyero though.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2019 10:52:07 GMT
When I first saw this post the tweet didn’t come up with it so I thought you were talking about me. 🙈
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Post by danieljohnson14 on Apr 20, 2019 15:03:24 GMT
Low-key shade from Alice I love it. 😂
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Post by raider80 on Apr 22, 2019 18:24:01 GMT
Do we have a rough estimate on how much money Alice and Sophie make a week?
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Post by shady23 on Apr 22, 2019 19:03:17 GMT
Why do you want to know?
Probably they don't get paid anywhere enough to have to deal with some of the drama that surrounds the show.
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Post by hitmewithurbethshot on Apr 22, 2019 23:09:43 GMT
Not enough to be able to buy a microwave on short notice, that's for sure
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Post by danieljohnson14 on Apr 22, 2019 23:30:08 GMT
Not enough to be able to buy a microwave on short notice, that's for sure You're a hero! 🙌🙌
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2019 6:16:50 GMT
Not enough to be able to buy a microwave on short notice, that's for sure That is what stage door is for, of course!
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Post by danieljohnson14 on Apr 23, 2019 13:54:37 GMT
So... what was Maria's job before Wicked and Phantom?
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Post by danieljohnson14 on Apr 23, 2019 15:33:25 GMT
Alice has hurt her back suddenly so won't be in the show tonight for anyone wanting to catch a cheeky understudy show.
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Post by itsemily on Apr 23, 2019 17:24:53 GMT
So... what was Maria's job before Wicked and Phantom? I feel like it may have been the Rocky Horror Show? (where I saw her understudy Magenta)
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