The same person who said that Lisa is coming to Chicago said that Julie will replace her as the Elphaba standby on Broadway.

Wow, I don't know what to say except that I really hope she takes over after Kerry leaves.

that's great for julie!!! although, i think she should become official elphaba somewhere. but, at least it's broadway. i'm happy that she's getting another shot at elphaba though.

That will be for Julie if she gets to be Elphaba again especially on Broadway.

Okay now Broadway...treat her well, she is our pride and joy.

Congrats to her! Hopefully I'll get to see her

Posted on her website:
May 1 - Sept. 21, 2008 Wicked

Julie will be joining the Broadway company May 1st standing by for Elphaba.

Is that because Steph is hurt and needed another person as a fill in with Lisa leaving?

Wow, that's tomorrow. I heard Lisa was leaving on May 11.

So, if she's only staying till September I guess she won't be taking over for Kerry.

I don't know when Lisa is leaving for sure. If she does leave on the 11th and with Steph hurt they needed someone since it would only be Chelsea left unless Steph is healing up good(wishful thinking and hoping on my part since I want her to be there for Annaleigh's last)

I wanted to go to NY on July because of Kerry, but now I REALLY want to go!!!
Julie as Elphaba again is like a dream come true

Yes, I do think that it's absolutely awesome that Julie Reiber is coming back. It also proves that my prognosticating skills need some work.

I refer you to a quote from my review of the October 5, 2007 Los Angeles production, as posted on October 6:

I didn't get a few of those elements right, but she's coming to Broadway, this isn't the last we've seen of Julie, and she's taking over for Stephanie's standby. That's gotta count for something.

at last my Julie Muffin makes a return. I knew she would!

So happy for Julie. Glad she will be getting another shot at elphaba. It says on her site from May 1 - Sept. 21, 2008

Not necessarily... I'm thinking that she may well be the replacement. I think that Kerry will probably only stay through September... a three or four month run, just like Idina's in London, since it's a reciprocal agreement that allows Kerry to perform at the Gershwin. Methinks that the standby ending date of September 21 indicates that Julie will be our 8th Broadway Elphaba. And if so... HELL YES. (But can she please be succeeded by Caissie and Carmen?)

Sounds plausible too me. If that theory comes to fruition then I don't feel so bad for her not getting the lead in L.A. Broadway can only hope she is the full time elphaba one day. She has to be the nicest person I've ever met at stage door.

I would love for Julie to take over full time on Broadway for purely selfish reasons. It would make my half-correct prognostication almost perfect. It would also be relatively easy for me to see her perform again and again, as although I consider the Los Angeles production my home production, the Broadway production is a lot closer, and a lot cheaper to get to.

YAAAAY!

OMG congrats! Time to pop out my Julie Reiber banner! I love Julie so much and i'm THRILLED about this! She is out of this world amazing. I sent her a present (PM me if you wanna know details) and she sent me a thank you card in the mail,and i'm so touched she sent something back! She BETTER take over after Kerry! I need to get to NY.Hopefully she'll be on when i go. This summer is crazy. Eden in Rent, Kerry as Elphaba, Julie as standby, it's crazy!

Anyways, i am thrilled to shreds about this,i love Julie so much! Bway is in for a huge treat. You will not be dissapointed! Julie's acting is amazing, and amazing singing! She made the role totally her own!

Although i'm a bit jealous for bway right now. I miss Julie. Geez, all these announcments are amazing! Kerry and Kendra on bway with Julie as standby, Annaleigh and Lisa in Chicago, Caissie and Erin in LA. Just awesome!

OMG! Sorry... normally I'm not a crazy ZOMG type of fangirl, I promise. But Julie is my favorite Elphie and I was SOOO bummed when she left LA, so I almost peed my pants reading this thread. And I LOVE SJB, I truly do, but in June when I'm in NY if I were to see Julie's name on the understudy board, I might pee my pants. And later on in the summer... let's just say if Kerry has any sort of planned vacation I may well use the last of my frequent flier miles getting to NY. I can't think of anyone who deserves a shot at Broadway more than Julie. In another thread we were discussing being "Reibered", and how I wish Julie would instead be "Cusacked", and it looks like this may well happen.

AHHH!!!!

OK now.. caalm down now, calm down.

LoL. I got excited too when I heard that she was coming to Broadway. I have never seen Julie but it looks like I will be seeing her this summer. I live about 3 hours away from NYC but I'm there like every weekend. I too love SJB dearly and really miss her(she was my first Elphie and I saw her 6 times) but I like to see other ladies playing Elphaba also.

Oh my gosh! Congrats to julie! This is amazing and she reallllly deserves it! I saw her twice and her Elphie really captured my heart. I hope I can see her again when I visit NY.

Now I have to go to Wicked when I'm over in summer in the hope of Julie. Darn.

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Wow! This is some exciting news.

Lisa's contract ends on May 18 apparently.

Maybe Julie meant that she starts rehersals May 1. She hasn't done a show since October and she'll be doing rehearsals till the 18.

Thats just, fantastic, I've always loved Julie and her Elphie, hopefully I'll catch her when I'm down there in August.

I am so happy that Julie is coming to Bway.. probly won't get to see her *tear*, but I think she totes deserved another shot at the role

She'll be there through Sept., she posted it on myspace. I'm happy.

Re: Lisa leaving/Julie starting - apparently with Stephanie's illness and upcoming vacation, they're treating Lisa as "lead" and Julie as her standby. Ergo, Julie will go on if Lisa's unable to, but otherwise Lisa will be doing all the shows she needs to do until she leaves.

This is amazing!
I'm so happy for her!

I'm going in six days.

At first I was expecting to see Steph, but I doubt that will happen because of her ankle. Then I prepared myself for Lisa. Now you're saying I'm seeing Julie. I haven't actually heard of her. Is she better than Lisa?

Chelsea's still there as understudy also. The way I see it is that they needed a new standby anyway since Lisa is leaving in May. It would only be Steph and Chelsea otherwise and with Steph being hurt it was better to bring her in now to get her rehearsed for when Lisa leaves.

If Steph is still hurt, you'll most likely be seeing Lisa.

Wow. I just had a heart attack, did a few laps around my house, and called like 20 people most of whom have no idea who Julie is. YAYAYAYAYAYAYAY! I'm so excited for Julie!!! I KNEW she would come back to Wicked sometime. She BETTER be the lead when I go to NY next year in June because I need to see her again!

I like Julie (more than Teal), but Lisa did such a good job it will be tough to follow her.

I agree. I like Teal quite a bit, but prefer Julie. To me, Julie was the overall package, a great combination of performance and vocals (neither of which outshined the other, but both were strong). And while I do love Teal, I feel like her vocals are really powerful, but she still needs work in the acting department, and her vocals are outshining her performance. But she's SOO young, so it's something I know she'll develop in time. But, IMO, Julie came off as a more seasoned performer who's already developed quite a bit in both areas, and brings that to the table.

Oh, and I also agree with the general sentiment that it will be a tough act to follow Lisa, but, also IMO, Julie's ready to take over full time somewhere as well, and I'm hoping this is a step forward in that direction. Selfishly, I'd like to see her take over in LA after Caissie leaves, or go to San Fransisco, but I'm really happy for her going to Broadway.

^ Which is why we were all shocked she didn't get offered lead after Eden. Julie's a full package Elphaba! And is SOOOOO kind hearted, it's unbelievable! I hope she takes over as lead someday (preferably in San Fransisco because i'm selfish that way....and because i just miss Julie!)

Aww, Julie seems so sweet!

I've never heard her sing, let alone speak. Is there any audio of her?

I think there are some legal clips of her on youtube.

Yes I agree with whoever said it was a surprise when Julie didn't take over for Eden.
I guess it all worked out.

And best of all? Two of the most deserving standbies are now looking to at long last receive their due long overdue. Props to the producers.

Yes there is a video of her performing the Wizard and I at a block party. Mind you, she's grown a lot since that performance.

Yeah, that video was promoting Wicked before it had even opened, so Julie sang that before ever even performing the role of Elphaba. So clearly, there's been dramatic improvement between then and now.

Word. I saw her at her first mid-show switch and most people had no idea, but for those who did they were like, "Wow Julie you were SO incredible" and she was like, "Oh my gosh THANK YOU SO MUCH!" and she gave them all like hugs and when people asked for pictures she would be like, "Wait, you want a picture with me?" like all surprised by the attention. It was by far the cutest thing I've ever seen.

Julie is such a sweetheart seriously. Also, you can see Julie sing TWAI on youtube from 3 of the 4 Wicked Wednesdays. Anyways, Bway is sooo lucky. LMAO, oh it'll be hilarious if Kerry does Act 1 and Julie Act 2 or Kerry calls out mid Act 1 and people see Julie and be like "Woah...Elphaba lost her accent there!" and Kerry's green is different than others so it'll be noticable. Hopefully it wont happen but you know...do you think Julie would have to do a british accent if she was filling in for her half way or act 2?

^Haha I doubt it, but that would be pretty funny. They usually have announcements at intermission, but when I went no one seemed to notice they all thought she was Eden

Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So happy for her! She is insanely amazing and such a swett person! B'way..you guys are LU-CKYY!!!!! All I'm gonna say.

Yay! I'll definitely be going to New York to see her.

OMG...I wicked excited for Julie...I need to see Wicked again just for her...

Yup - TWAI (wicked wednesday):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uv0ajJULWaU&NR=1