Cast:
Elphaba: Mandy Gonzalez
Glinda: Laura Woyasz (s/b)
Fiyero: Andy Karl
Nessarose: Jenny Fellner
Boq: Eddie Pendegraft (u/s)
Madame Morrible: Kathy Fitzgerald
The Wizard: PJ Benjamin

Sorry it's taken me so long to write this, I've had an unbelievably busy week!

Preshow: Wow it had been 9 months since I had seen the show, so boy was I pumped. I was excited to get to the theatre and find out that Laura and Eddie were on. My first Glinda and Boq covers!
NOMTW: Laura is beautiful, she came down with a big, warm, friendly smile into a welcoming entrance applause. She has such a soft, bright voice which made her soprano sound effortless. There were a lot of swings on, so I ended up playing the "Who's On?" game. I've been getting pretty good at it, but now that I was seeing a lot of new ensemble members it was a little trickier than usual. Laura finished the song strongly and loudly. I knew I was in for a fun night.
DOS: Mandy ran out and I immediately started clapping, luckily the audience joined in...Thank Oz because it always creates an awkward moment when its only me. From what I can remember, I don't think Mandy sings along. This was also my first glimpse of Jenny. She has a stunning face and for some reason I am drawn to Nessa's that have dark hair. Kathy Fitzgerald is hysterical. I loved her as Roz in 9to5 and now I love her has Madame Morrible. Her butt flash got a thunderous laugh. She also rolls her "r's" like Rondi.
TWAI: Kathy flubbed a line in the beginning, she sang something like "you'll make-having good" instead of "you'll be making good." Mandy is such a nerdy Elphaba. I love that she is facially sarcastic, if that makes sense. Her deeper and matured voice reminded me of Julia Murney. I loved when Mandy turned around and saw that all the students were shielding their faces from her, she gave a look like she was sick of it. Mandy's voice is so powerful, I could feel it pumping through my veins. Her ending was fantastic.
DTL: Andy pleasantly surprised me. Although he is slightly older looking, I didn't mind because both Mandy and Laura look slightly older as well. Eddie makes a good Boq and it was good to see someone other than Alex, even though I love him. Eddie has a different approach to Boq and there is something about it that I can't exactly put my finger on. Mandy's dance is way different than any other Elphaba that I have seen. Her movements were very big and were clearly going for a cheap laugh...it worked.
POP: I LOVE Laura. She is absolutely hysterical and spazzy and I loved it. Something about her voice is just attention grabbing, she has such charisma. I loved all of her little squeals and her "helloooo" at the mirror was priceless. Her clear belt made the theatre tremble as she finished the song.
INTG: Beautiful.Tender.Perfect
DG: Kathy has a haunting "Wicked Witch" speech. Laura and Mandy have such two distinct voices that it surprised me how well they blended. I'm not always a fan of when Elphaba screams "well if that's love.." but Mandy pulled it off. When Laura put the cape around Mandy, it got a laugh which I hadn't heard in a while. The flying portion of the song was fantastic. Mandy riffed up a storm and it was amazing. The audience started to applause early and that never fails to give me chills!
TG: Laura blew me away, everything about her in this scene was fantastic. Her voice is crystal clear and her acting was fantastic.
WWOTE: Jenny and Eddie were both fantastic in this scene. Jenny has an amazing transition from calm and sweet to an angry grown woman. It was good to see someone new belt out this song. I love Jenny's vibratto
INTGR: Laura hit the low note better than Mandy. She was beautiful. Laura had such a look of heartbreak on her face.
ALAYM: Andy and Mandy were perfect together in this scene. They both look around the same age so the chemistry was spot on. Andy changed the melody around so it could fit his range better, idk if he was sick or anything but it still worked! There wasn't as much fog as usual so it was interesting to see how much they moved around.
NGD: Mandy blew this song out of the water. Fantastic transition. She didn't do any riffs or anything special, but boy does she know how to belt. I always loved the one note "Again" at the end, and I haven't heard it sung that way since Julia 3 years ago.
FG: I was crying at one point because I've recently had someone pass away in my family so it was touching. They really worked this song together
F: Great ending. I was really sad that it went by so quickly.

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Full review is up, enjoy!

What about March of the Witch Hunters?

It was awesome as usual! Kathy was very evil during her "Aren't I good" speech.

I'm so glad you enjoyed Mandy, Louie!

I want to see Laura as Glinda.

Thanks for the review, Mandy is great isn't she? I want to see Laura as Glinda now.