Of course I'm joking. No need to tell me, really.

Going back to what was said before...Natalie or Lea Michele could be likely candidates for B'way...if these "clues" end up being accurate haha..but I'm not 100% sure how I would feel about either of them coming in..guess we'll just have to be patient lol

Sorry to spoil it but the new Elphaba on broadway is............














ME!




Kidding......obviously

Why respond seriously if you know it's a joke? *headdesk*

I think it will be Oprah. A talk show is sort of a reality show, and she definitely needs the money.

I would die hahahah. Plus that woman's deperate! She's practically got on foot in the poor house (;

Donna's with the tour indefinitely now.

What do you mean?

I'm sorry for doing that. I just wanted to make a point to those who may have thought it was true. I'm confident the next Elphaba will be:


Kara DioGuardi. She'll be taking Tuesdays and Wednesdays off to do live shows. She also says this will help her finally get a record deal and become a singer.

She said that on her website, meaning that she no longer has a set last show date. It's not November 1st anymore, so she must have extended her contract.

Where did you find that on her website? I looked at her site and couldn't find anything about her dates.

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c115/IKn...ng?t=1252123350

According to this person's 9 to 5 review on BWW, Megan said that she will most likely be returning to Wicked.

http://broadwayworld.com/board/readmessage...0&boardid=1

If it's true, I'm.. not too sure how I feel about this, haha.

I'm not going to believe this until I hear more conformation. Megan said she was likely to go back to California and if it were to be true maybe she would take over for Kendra.

Dear God, I hope it's not true. I find it hard to believe that she can't land another role.

Megan in Wicked in SF!!!!!!! That would be amazing!!!!!!!!!!!! I think people think that roles are just lying around for these performers to step into....they are few and far between.... there are a lot of out of work actors right now....

^Really? I dont think it would be lol

That is always true.

I don't think that at all. I just think that Megan's talented enough to get another gig besides Wicked. I'm sure she could make money some other way. Film, tv, anything other than Wicked.

I really, really hope Megan doesn't come to Wicked SF. I actually don't really want her back at all. I love her, but she has been recycled WAY to many times. I'm hopeing for Natalie to replace Kendra in SF

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It would be nice for California to have a Glinda that isn't on her five hundredth run at some point.

99% Megan won't be in Wicked SF. She loves doing TV and film and is going to do more of it once she comes back to LA. She loves Wicked obviously, but she CAN get other jobs and will when she comes to LA. Shes super talented and can/should do other things. And she will.

For SF, I'm hoping Natalie takes over, with Alexa as s/b and after Erin, Laura Woyasz takes over!

If you read what was posted on Broadway world she says "Megan said that she will most likely return to Wicked." That doesnt mean she has a contract signed and she IS returning. I wrote a letter to her asking her if she was going to go back to wicked and she said she hopes so. I dont think this means she comming back...it just means she would like to and will most likely do so at some point.

How many times has she been recycled?

Standby Broadway
Principle Broadway
Principle 1st National Tour
Principle LA Feb 07 - May 08
Principle LA Oct 08 - Jan 09

So three times? And the last was to close the LA production...doesn't seem like a lot of recycling to me.

What? She's been in three different productions over the course of about four years!

All I can say is thank God they recycle because otherwise we never would have had the privilege of hearing Eden, Teal, Megan, Marcie, Erin, Shoshana, Dee, for longer than a 6 month contract...LA was so lucky to have many of these phenomenal woman do runs in our city.

But you have to weigh up Megan Hilty playing Glinda for the umpteenth time against someone potentially new and fantastic.
While it's nice to be able to rely on good performances from old faces, who knows how incredible someone new could be?

Megan returning seems so very likely, I'm glad, I'll finally get to see her. I have a strong feeling that Eden will be Elphie with her on Broadway someday.

For some reason, I don't see Eden returning. Not sure why.

DITTO!!!!!! Couldn't agree more K!!!!

^they forgot Caissie, who IMO is the strongest out of all. But seriously, if either Eden or Megan return, I'll pull my eye's out. Dont get me wrong, love em, but it was clear by the end of her first LA run that Eden's voice was being beaten down and the 2nd return, IMO did her in. Another return would surely kill her voice. And also, she just seems like the part is TOO familiar to her, she started turning Elphie into a caricture. I dont know, they just seem like bad choices to me at this point in time.

Would you consider having standbys moved up to principal as being recycled? Just wondering.

^ I really wouldn't. I perfer the idea of a good Stanby being bumped up to principal over recycling.

Guys, recycling is not that uncommon. It's easier on the producer to do so since auditioning is a rather long, grueling processes. And they know the actors/resses are fit for the part. Look at Phantom, Rent, Evita, Lion King and many more that recycle,

I know, I don't hate recycling at all. If someone was really great in the role I would love for them to come back. but recycling over and over again I'm not a fan of, but It does seem like the easier thing for the producers so I'm fine with it.
Still I perfer good Standbys that could handle the role full time to be bumped up

I think people should stop being recycled when they start phoning in, which Megan's been doing in Wicked for years. It was so refreshing to see her in 9 to 5 where she was clearly having a great time.

I know a lot of people who thought that after her first LA run though.

I know she did say she will always be open to the role and she said something like "never say never" so... she might.

Yeah, that's what I was trying to say. A lot of people thought she wouldn't return to the role after her first LA run, but she did, so I think there's always a chance.

But as far as her voice....Don't you think that perhaps, considering that she is a professional actor/singer, that Eden would know if she could handle the role or not.

I don't feel Eden turned Elphaba into a characiture at all.

Guys, I'm pretty sure when Megan and Eden say they would love to return to Wicked in the future, it doesn't mean soon. I can't speak about Eden, but I know Megan is gonna be trying to do a lot of TV and Film while in LA. Wicked can wait.

But the reason she came back was to close the production. I dont think she would have come back if the production had not been closing. So i dont think she will come back in the near future. Never say never but im pretty sure shes done! The whole megan thing...its very possible she could come back. The thing on Broadway world doesnt mean anything but i could see her comming back at some point in time!!

I ashamed to admit this but what is "phoned-in" mean?
I assume it means when the performance is not fresh or genuine.

You've got the idea. To me, it means that the person is there going through the motions, but they are lacking in their full effort and commitment to the moment. Also, see here: Urban Dictionary

Going through the motions, really.

K thanks! the one person that comes to mind is Kerry Ellis. I really was underwhelmed but she with out a doubt, she can sing circles around the score.

lol when I saw you ask what it was I wanted to reply saying "Kerry Ellis". I don't think Megan phoned in really. She just got cartoonish and the number of dimensions she gave the character went into negative figures. Kind of the same with Eden.