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Post by deej4life on Aug 12, 2017 20:55:14 GMT
Just found out I'll be heading to Zurich for the opening night of the tour and the Friday show that week also, what a treat! Excited to see many debut performances!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2017 16:16:05 GMT
The Zurich cast will be different to the UK & Ireland Tour cast  Do you have anymore info on this? The social media does seem to always say UK/Ireland tour 2018 and not mention Zurich. But there is no way they will cast an entire show just for a five week engagement while simultaneously casting an entire show for the new UK tour. European tour then maybe? Otherwise it really is silly to cast it for just a 5 week run. |
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Post by welsh_tenor on Aug 14, 2017 16:21:44 GMT
Do you have anymore info on this? The social media does seem to always say UK/Ireland tour 2018 and not mention Zurich. But there is no way they will cast an entire show just for a five week engagement while simultaneously casting an entire show for the new UK tour. European tour then maybe? Otherwise it really is silly to cast it for just a 5 week run. I think it's been cleared up now... same cast as UK tour so they effectively start in Zurich. It was misinformation from someone on here! |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Aug 14, 2017 16:49:26 GMT
I heard there's a Swiss woman playing fifth cover midwife...
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2017 16:51:55 GMT
I heard there's a Swiss woman playing fifth cover midwife... Yay diversity! Faith in humanity restored. |
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Post by shady23 on Aug 14, 2017 19:33:49 GMT
I heard there's a Swiss woman playing fifth cover midwife... Bagsy setting up her first twitter fan page! |
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Post by deej4life on Aug 14, 2017 19:38:49 GMT
Does anyone have any knowledge about seating in the Edinburgh Playhouse? I am planning to book tickets but want to know whether I should sit a few rows back or go for one of the front few rows?
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Post by tsxmitw on Aug 22, 2017 21:22:12 GMT
When does Beautiful close?
... Could Cassidy Janson return?
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Post by singularsensation10 on Aug 22, 2017 22:24:53 GMT
When does Beautiful close? ... Could Cassidy Janson return? CJ was my favourite Elphaba but I really don't see her returning unfortunately. She was with the show for almost 3 years and that was 10+ years ago. I'd really love to see her return but don't think it's likely. |
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Post by welsh_tenor on Aug 23, 2017 4:06:42 GMT
As unlikely as it seems, CJ did tweet that she had a big announcement coming in September!
EDIT:
Ah it's definitely not CJ, she tweeted someone confirming that she's not going on tour with Wicked.
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Post by deej4life on Aug 23, 2017 13:28:46 GMT
We could also potentially be getting a new standby for Elphaba. I doubt it, but the idea of having two brand new Elphabas is quite exciting!
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Post by shady23 on Aug 23, 2017 15:22:36 GMT
Is it September yet?!
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Post by deej4life on Aug 23, 2017 15:35:44 GMT
They will probably leave the announcement for September 29th...
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Post by LaLuPone on Aug 23, 2017 15:52:30 GMT
It would be cute to announce it on the 27th as an 11th anniversary gift, it would also be exactly a year since the tour was announced. But obviously that's not a Friday.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2017 15:56:05 GMT
But obviously that's not a Friday. They announced the new London cast on a Thursday, so it could be any day! The selfishness in me hopes they announce it very early in September, and with some of the cast leaked they might do it early just to get it out of the way, fingers crossed! 👍🏼 |
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Post by indis on Aug 25, 2017 5:28:04 GMT
any rumours on Glinda? you guys here have guessed Sophie for London quite early so any guesses or whatever for tour Glinda?
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Post by welsh_tenor on Aug 25, 2017 6:16:32 GMT
After London cast change I thought it could be Suzie Mathers as Michael McCabe said in her farewell speech that it wasn't the last we'd seen of her.
But then there was a strong rumour it could be Helen Woolf who was in the ensemble and 1st u/s Glinda in London who has just left. Helen pretty much covered the Standby role so it would be a great move for her to get the tour lead. But with a brand new Fieyro and rumoured brand new Elphaba it could be someone brand new too for Glinda!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2017 8:47:17 GMT
I wonder if they have finally caught on that alot of people don't like that there hasn't been a brand new Elphaba since 2010, so are going to do a brand new touring Elphaba just to shut us all up?
Then again... this is Wicked. 😅
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Post by shady23 on Aug 25, 2017 9:30:32 GMT
The amount of people that actually care about this could be counted on both hands.
The vast majority of people couldn't give a hoot whether the green girl they see has done 1 show before or a million.
Don't be fooled that Wicked are any way influenced by the views of the obsessional few of us.
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Post by shady23 on Aug 25, 2017 9:31:45 GMT
Suzie is doing a concert in London in November so can't be in Zurich and London at the same time.
Unless she does it on a Sunday of course...
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Post by deej4life on Aug 25, 2017 9:40:26 GMT
To be honest, I find the whole getting annoyed over the "no new Elphaba" situation to be a bit ridiculous. Yes, it would be nice to get a brand new Elphaba but some people act as if the world has ended that an Elphaba has been promoted internally or that a lead has returned after a hiatus, while proclaiming that the they will never see the show again (which, let's face it, we know isn't true). The Amy Ross rumours are very encouraging however, I would like to see them be true.
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Post by singularsensation10 on Aug 25, 2017 13:16:58 GMT
To be honest, I find the whole getting annoyed over the "no new Elphaba" situation to be a bit ridiculous. Yes, it would be nice to get a brand new Elphaba but some people act as if the world has ended that an Elphaba has been promoted internally or that a lead has returned after a hiatus, while proclaiming that the they will never see the show again (which, let's face it, we know isn't true). The Amy Ross rumours are very encouraging however, I would like to see them be true. Totally agree with this post!!! |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2017 13:56:39 GMT
I often wonder if people crying out for a new Elphaba are actually bored of the show, but don't want to give up on it!
It should really be the show that keeps you going, not the fact a new actress is about to join! And if you don't like the current lead, then surely the next person will be better, recycle or not! 🤔
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Post by HereForTheatre on Aug 25, 2017 16:51:07 GMT
Well maybe, but any fan of wicked or any show who managed to see a show with the same cast more than twice is amazing to me. I absolutely could not go to a show more than twice unless it was to see different people in the roles. One you see a show and know the show then surely it does become about seeing new takes on the roles?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2017 17:49:51 GMT
Well maybe, but any fan of wicked or any show who managed to see a show with the same cast more than twice is amazing to me. I absolutely could not go to a show more than twice unless it was to see different people in the roles. One you see a show and know the show then surely it does become about seeing new takes on the roles? Absolutely, but I know people who never saw Alice Fearn while she was standby but have refused to see her since she took over as lead purely because she wasn't new to the show. It's a lose-lose situation. |
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