http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/WICKE...se_818_20010101

I am sooo excited!! Erin is absolutely fantastic and Erin and Dee have the best chemistry I've ever seen!! They are such a great pair. Broadway is extremely lucky to have them both!

OMG Michelle! That's soo exciting!

Yay for Michelle!! So excited to see her!!

Yay Erin and Michelle!! Michelle's one of my favorite Nessaroses wish i can see her...

I admit, having Michelle back made my heart do a little happy dance lol..she was my first (and second) Nessarose and it is awesome to have an original cast member back on board! And yes, it is good to have Dee/Erin back together as well lol

I am thrilled that Michelle is coming back!!

Congrats to Erin on her Broadway debut! I'm also glad that Michelle is returning.

Congrats to both of them! Really excited that Michelle's returning, and so happy for Erin!

*jumps up and down excitedly*
YAY!

Even though it's not really news anymore, I'm still thrilled for Erin on her Broadway debut. :-) I really enjoyed her Glinda!

And as for Michelle, YAY! *happy dance* She was terrific as Nessarose, and it's great to have her back!

ETA:
Playbill article, if anyone's interested -
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/13169...ey_to_Join_Cast

Check plus for Michelle coming back. I'm excited for Erin as well.

I wish I could see Michelle as Nessa...when I saw the show in 2004, Eden Espinosa was on as Nessa (and was amazing!).

One piece of wicked re-cycling i actually like...Michelle as Nessa =]

Oh I wish I would have seen that!

Yay for OBC love!

I think I'm the only one that's not excited about Michelle coming back. But I will still see the show since I love Dee and will most likely love Erin. I am getting tired of all the recycling when we have standbys and understudies who have more then "paid their dues".

I see your point......but shes an original. I think its like an aggrement that you can return when ever. hahha just kidding. But shes from the OBC and thats why she gets to come back!

But then isn't that a double standard since both Dee and Erin are extremely recycled? I mean, they've both played their roles for roughly as long as Michelle played Nessa the first time (especially Dee, and especially if you count their time as standby/understudy), so if one is tired of recycling for Michelle, shouldn't they be tired of recycling for people who are recycled just as much?

Also, Michelle hasn't been in Wicked since January 2006.

That's why I said I'm getting tired of "ALL" the recycling. I wasn't just talking about Michelle but Dee and Erin also.
I saw Michelle at the 5th Anniversary thing and thought she looked way too old to be playing someone who is in her early 20's.



Well I hope they don't decide to bring back Idina and Cheno then since they are from the OBC also.

Does anyone know until when Michelle is going to be in the show?

anyone going tomorrow?

I do know that the producers told Idina (at her "last" Broadway show) that she'd be welcome back to the production whenever she desired to return.

Erin has a new headshot on the official website. I think Erin and Dee both said on their old fansites that they saw Idina and Kristin play the roles at the Gershwin Theatre, and now they are performing those roles togehter on that stage. It must be a dream for both of them.

http://www.wickedthemusical.com/page.php#W...sNewYorkCompany

*sigh* it's going to take time to get used to not seeing Alli's headshot there =(

Erin's new headshot is MUCH better than her Chicago/LA one. It suits her more!

I'm so excited for Erin, and her new headshot is just beautiful.

My money's on Stanton Nash replacing Alex Broughton whenever the time comes for Alex to depart the show, given a.) that his wife is playing Glinda and b.) the Broadway cast has become the Chicago cast, relocated.

You mean Brightman. Lol. And I agree about Stanton.

Tonight is Erin's Broadway debut! Good luck to her:

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/13182...Theatre_Aug._11

Yep

Though I'm not a fan of users at broadwayworld.com a very mature one went to see Erin's first show. They went in with low expectations, but enjoyed both Dee and Erin. Here's what they said:

"Dee has an extremely strong voice and her "Wizard and I" and "No Good Deed" were fantastic. Her acting, on the other hand, was hit or miss. I felt like she rushed through many of the lines that others (Julia Murney for example) got huge laughs for. Overall, though, she did a very good job in the role and I was pleasantly surprised with her performance, after all the negative reviews I had read on here.

Erin did a wonderful job, especially considering that this was her first time ever on a Broadway stage. She made some good acting choices during a few scenes that got laughs (she was very well recieved last night, especially for a Tuesday evening performance - maybe lots of friends and family in the audience?). Her "Popular" was very funny and her "For Good" with Dee was excellent - you could tell they have developed a rapport - it was emotional for both of them.

The show is still in excellent shape. Rondi Reed and PJ Benjamin are excellent (as always), and even Kevin Kern seemed better than the last time I saw him."

http://www.broadwayworld.com/board/readmes...1002322#3895617

Have you seen this little interview with Erin?

http://www.broadway.com/Erin-Mackey/broadway_news/5031841


Sooo cute! I love the part about her and Stanton. I'm a hopeless romantic hehe.

I loved that interview. I still am kicking myself over the fact that I never got to see her in LA.

She's so sweet! I've always been a fan of her's.