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Post by romeo94 on Sept 28, 2016 11:35:53 GMT
Thought I'd also add that I LOVED Suzie Mathers as Galinda. What a great voice and so so funny. She reminded me a lot of Megan Hilty's portrayal. She was the revelation of the night for me. I completely agree, definitely one of the best Glindas I've seen! |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2016 11:54:58 GMT
Thought I'd also add that I LOVED Suzie Mathers as Galinda. What a great voice and so so funny. She reminded me a lot of Megan Hilty's portrayal. She was the revelation of the night for me. Yes! I love her. She's incredible. My favourite Glinda, and so sweet at stage door too. |
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Post by welsh_tenor on Sept 28, 2016 11:58:18 GMT
Has Alice Fearn been on as Elphaba yet? No she hasn't With this weeks excitement I can see both Rachel and Suzie calling out of at least one show to rest! |
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Post by tr252 on Sept 28, 2016 12:00:14 GMT
With this weeks excitement I can see both Rachel and Suzie calling out of at least one show to rest! Yes I was thinking the same, I thought Alice might debut at today's matinee. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2016 12:11:58 GMT
With this weeks excitement I can see both Rachel and Suzie calling out of at least one show to rest! Yes I was thinking the same, I thought Alice might debut at today's matinee. Yes, that wouldn't surprise me. It's very nice to have an Elphaba who has been on for all but one performance for the past 3 weeks though. Emma Hatton didn't do that too often. She hardly ever did multiple weeks in a row without calling out a few times. |
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Post by partytentdown on Sept 28, 2016 12:31:57 GMT
Hoping a Wicked fan can answer something I'm puzzling over. This may be spoilers so don't read if you don't want to know about the end of Wicked. What's going on when Elphaba pulls that curtain across, and we see the silhouette of Dorothy throwing water over her, and then she melts?
Is the idea that she has staged this somehow? Or does she actually melt, then come back to life somehow? Why all the earlier references to protecting her from water, if in fact it has no effect? |
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Post by shady23 on Sept 28, 2016 12:37:29 GMT
I think her being afraid of water is just another myth the Wizard and Morrible circulated about her perceived general evil ness.
"I hear she has an extra eye that always remains awake"
"I hear she can shed her skin as easily as a snake"
being other such speculation.
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Post by partytentdown on Sept 28, 2016 12:39:35 GMT
So what's going on behind the curtain? One minute she's kidnapped Dorothy to get her sister's shoes back (right?) and the next they've come up with some plot to make everyone think D has killed E with a bucket of water?
Am I reading into this too much?
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Post by Michael on Sept 28, 2016 12:43:02 GMT
It's in the lyrics in Thank Goodness:
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Post by talkstageytome on Sept 28, 2016 12:49:05 GMT
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I always thought that she pretty much planned it herself with Fiyero as the scarecrow just sort of nudging things along on the Dorothy end. Then she just disappears into a trapdoor and appears later... |
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Post by partytentdown on Sept 28, 2016 12:50:12 GMT
Yes I understand it's an urban myth that water melts her, but we actually see Dorothy throw water on her and she apparently melts (or at least that's suggested by the silhouettes). What's happening there?
Either Elphaba and Dorothy have suddenly made friends and Dorothy has agreed to help stage this elaborate scene so Elphaba can escape, or it actually happens and Elphaba actually IS allergic to water, but somehow comes back to life.
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Post by partytentdown on Sept 28, 2016 12:50:54 GMT
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I always thought that she pretty much planned it herself with Fiyero as the scarecrow just sort of nudging things along on the Dorothy end. Then she just disappears into a trapdoor and appears later... Thanks - this would make sense, but surely Dorothy would see her not melting and climbing into a trapdoor? We also see swirling green smoke. Maybe it's just a plot hole. |
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Post by talkstageytome on Sept 28, 2016 12:53:03 GMT
I always presumed it was some of Elphaba's witch-y magic that helped them along too. No idea though really, that bit always flies by quite quickly!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2016 13:00:22 GMT
{Spoiler - click to view}
Yes I understand it's an urban myth that water melts her, but we actually see Dorothy throw water on her and she apparently melts (or at least that's suggested by the silhouettes). What's happening there?
Either Elphaba and Dorothy have suddenly made friends and Dorothy has agreed to help stage this elaborate scene so Elphaba can escape, or it actually happens and Elphaba actually IS allergic to water, but somehow comes back to life. {Spoiler - click to view}
It's a plan set up by Elphaba and Fiyero, hence the "it worked". Dorothy is not in on it. But because Fiyero heard people saying they think water can melt her, they came up with a plan to stage Elphaba's death. Because Elphaba is a witch with amazing powers, she can easily make it seem like she's really melting while she actually hides under a trap door. |
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Post by partytentdown on Sept 28, 2016 13:06:09 GMT
{Spoiler - click to view}
Yes I understand it's an urban myth that water melts her, but we actually see Dorothy throw water on her and she apparently melts (or at least that's suggested by the silhouettes). What's happening there?
Either Elphaba and Dorothy have suddenly made friends and Dorothy has agreed to help stage this elaborate scene so Elphaba can escape, or it actually happens and Elphaba actually IS allergic to water, but somehow comes back to life. {Spoiler - click to view}
It's a plan set up by Elphaba and Fiyero, hence the "it worked". Dorothy is not in on it. But because Fiyero heard people saying they think water can melt her, they came up with a plan to stage Elphaba's death. Because Elphaba is a witch with amazing powers, she can easily make it seem like she's really melting while she actually hides under a trap door. OK. Magic it is then. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2016 14:00:48 GMT
{Spoiler - click to view}
It's a plan set up by Elphaba and Fiyero, hence the "it worked". Dorothy is not in on it. But because Fiyero heard people saying they think water can melt her, they came up with a plan to stage Elphaba's death. Because Elphaba is a witch with amazing powers, she can easily make it seem like she's really melting while she actually hides under a trap door. OK. Magic it is then. Either magic or a very good trick |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2016 14:33:31 GMT
Interesting that other than Defying Gravity and this ending to No Good Deed, nothing has gone up online... but damn that audience response at the end of both!  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2016 14:58:11 GMT
Wow! Seriously, I can't stop listening.
P.S. It's funny how all of his video descriptions say "I did not record it", when we all know that's not true. Even the cast know it.
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Post by Nelly on Sept 28, 2016 15:08:14 GMT
*geeky post alert*
Rachel's riffs/notes remind me most of Eden Espinosa's elphaba. If you've not heard of her, shes got an insane voice. She ended DG in a very similar way to the way Rachel did last night.
Loved Rachel's NGD last night but missed her Fiyero riff she sometimes did in London.
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Post by partytentdown on Sept 28, 2016 15:09:19 GMT
I wonder if Stephen Schwartz was alarmed at how many people were messing with his melodies...
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Post by Nelly on Sept 28, 2016 15:14:48 GMT
I wonder if Stephen Schwartz was alarmed at how many people were messing with his melodies... Seeing as it has pretty much been like that from the get go on Broadway, I'd assume he's OK with it. |
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Post by carmella1 on Sept 28, 2016 15:58:55 GMT
I saw Rachel in this quite a few time in London and I am sorry but this does not sound nearly as goood as it used to. I barely understand the first half of the clip and then its just shouty.
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Post by theatremadness on Sept 28, 2016 16:53:35 GMT
Alice on tonight
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2016 16:57:52 GMT
I'm not at all surprised Rachel is off, she easily blew her voice out last night! |
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Post by welsh_tenor on Sept 28, 2016 17:03:10 GMT
Haha I was right! That never happens!
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