posted 10-11-2006 08:53 PM               

it's/hip/cool and /I think/ it's way/better/than/talking/normal!

posted 10-11-2006 08:54 PM               

I was Nessarose in the Theatre Tuscaloosa version.

I was the best Nessarose Alabama has ever seen.

posted 10-11-2006 08:58 PM               

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Originally posted by YeroLovesFae:
puttin an "i" between these: [ ] also implies italicism [sic]. In fact, it shows italisiccm [sic]
And, quoting can be acheived by placing the word "quote" between the brackets...
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This is how I've learned it.

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What?

(See how I quoted you? Now you try....)

Ergh, oh, and WELCOME! Rules will follow...

posted 10-11-2006 08:59 PM               

(See how I quoted you? Now you try....)

posted 10-12-2006 03:37 AM            

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posted 10-12-2006 12:25 PM            

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Originally posted by MusicalTheatreObsessed:

I really don't think you have a right to say someone is horrible unless you can do better. Even then however, it is very rude and completely uncalled for... Please don't insult actors, people, and ideas...

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posted 10-12-2006 05:15 PM               

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Originally posted by stupidmansuit:
I know this is fake (right?) but I just got so excited even from just seeing that... I wouldn't mind Resse replacing Kirsten as sacrifices must be made, but I'd need Idina to stay put. And Albert Finney as, I presume, the Wizard? Nice.

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I totally agree.

Wholeheartedly.

And wholly.

posted 10-12-2006 05:38 PM            

Elphie: Idina Menzel (Or an unknown, it would be great to "get to know" another Elphaba). But how cool would it be for Idina to helm this part in film immortality!

Glinda: Imagine Reese Witherspoon's take on the character that Kristin created! I know it would be "ideal" to have Kristen reprise the role, but Reese has proven herself in comedy with Legally Blonde. Pleasantville, and if you haven't seen freeway, Reese has the best comic timing ever! She has proven she can sing with Walk the Line, and she can get butts in movie theaters so this round goes to Reese. She's my first choice for this role.

Witch's Father: I love Chris Walken. If you've ever seen him in Puss and Boots, you have to get it on Netflix now! Plus he's so warm and lovable as a father figure in films.

Witch's Mother: Angelica Huston. She is so beautiful and has such a stage presents! If Streisand wants the part, its hers!

Midwife: Kathy Bates. Love her energy!

Nessarose: Since we have Reese on stage with Idina, and we know that Reese can steal the screen sometimes, the part of Nessa has to go to a star but not on the same calibar of celebrity of Reese. She has to play second fiddle to our other star, Idina. So for this reason I choose Jenna Malone. She's a strong actress and can be a great foil for Idina, but she's not going to steal the light from the star. Plus I would love to work with Jena for the fact that she is so f'n talented! Plus she is no stranger to the stage (Doubt), so she knows both worlds.

Boq: I've read all your posts and everytime I read Elijah Wood, I laughed and said, "yea right"... But you know what, you guys my have something here. He may not want to be type cast as a "small person", but if not him we can find an up and coming actor. (I dont want this to turn into an allstar cast just for the sake of casting stars, I want actors not stars).

Madam Morrible: In my screenplay mind I see this character as being a sort of Joan Rivers of the red carpet type of Public Relations woman. I'm not going to cast Joan, but I would love to give the part to Bette Midler or Glen Close.

Doctor Dillamond: I would love it if Don Cheadle played this part!

Fiyero: Would it be great if Taye Diggs got this part! It could go to a really good fresh actor also. A "crossover" from the stage. But then we would have two stage actors on the screen at the same time and might get a little disbanded for audiences who don't know braodway. Chris Pine, Jake Gyllenhaal, etc

And as OZ: I would love it if Albert Finney was in that part.

posted 10-12-2006 11:11 PM               

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Originally posted by dylanlbc:

Yes I actually do have a right to say someone is HORRIBLE because this is a forum where we can all share our opinions! It doesn't matter if I can do better or not, I voiced my opinion and I will continue to voice my opinion. Just like I could say you don't have the "right" to call me rude. Here you are asking me not to insult actors, but yet you've insulted me by calling me rude. Maybe I shouldn't have been so harsh by saying horrible, I will rephrase it then, he was a disaster.

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posted 10-13-2006 01:21 PM            

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Originally posted by MusicalTheatreObsessed:

I never said [b]you were rude... I said what you said was rude. Also, do you realize how many times you contradicted yourself in that paragraph... Hmm... I can count 5. No one who is, or was, on broadway is "horrible". I guarentee he can play the part a million times better than you could, so if he is horrible/a disaster what does that make you? Not fit to be seen or heard in public or private settings? [/B]

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posted 10-13-2006 01:25 PM            

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Originally posted by MusicalTheatreObsessed:

I never said [b]you were rude... I said what you said was rude. Also, do you realize how many times you contradicted yourself in that paragraph... Hmm... I can count 5. No one who is, or was, on broadway is "horrible". I guarentee he can play the part a million times better than you could, so if he is horrible/a disaster what does that make you? Not fit to be seen or heard in public or private settings? [/B]

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posted 10-13-2006 01:26 PM            

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posted 10-13-2006 02:54 PM               

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Originally posted by dylanlbc:
I guess you really do not know much about musical theater history. In the past, there have been several people who were horrible in certain parts, but amazing in others. I could give you a list. Norbert was great in Scoundrels, but I hated him as Fiyero, it's my opinion. Your maturity level really shows when you start making guarantees or assuptions about someone you don't know.

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posted 10-13-2006 05:37 PM               

I personally liked Norbert as Fiyero because he was charming and had a voice that fit that part. In my eyes, that made him a good Fiyero (and, evidently, in the eyes of the casting agents). I never saw him in scoundrels, but I did see him in Cabaret and I thought he was horrible for the same reasons I thought he was a good Fiyero. He was much to sweet to be playing the Emcee.

Now, just because I think these things doesn't make them correct. I can't say something like "A bunch of people were good for one role and horrible in the other" because those opinions can't hold much fact. See what I'm saying? I liked Norbert as Fiyero, but that doesn't mean he's good. You didn't like Norbert as Fiyero, but that doesn't mean he's bad. I mean, even professional critics disagree over matters, but at least they have been educated to an extent in the field, so you can rely on their opinions more than your own. (Unless, of course, you are a professional critic). The fact of the matter is, he was cast, so he was deemed good enough for the show, and you just have to deal with that.

posted 10-13-2006 05:39 PM               

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you have a lot to learn, keep up with being "obsessed" with muscial theater

good luck out there in wisconsin.

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WOW!

Rude, much?

And, to be a technical bitch, it should be "theatre". Theater is reserved for Cinemas, Theatre implies the stage. (Well, actually, to be even pickier, originally "Theater" was used for the structure and "Theatre" was used for the art. Either way, dylan should've written "Theatre")

posted 10-14-2006 02:09 AM               

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Originally posted by WickedMan:
Is there a live DVD of the show out anywhere? And are there any directors being talked to right now with Universal?

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There is no DVD... well their is but it's not legal. No one knows for sure, but we've come to the assumption that it will be quite a while 'til the movie comes.

posted 10-14-2006 02:20 AM               

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Originally posted by dylanlbc:
actually, let's let this be the end of our "debate" i didn't realize i was debating with a high school student. you have a lot to learn, keep up with being "obsessed" with muscial theater, but until you've been involved in theater for over 20 years, you really can not say that no one on broadway was horrible. Just read the reviews and see how many shows flopped because of the casting choices. good luck out there in wisconsin.

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Oh wise one please teach me the ways of this mighty "theater". I have learned so much from what you have already posted. I have learned how to spell "theatre" wrong. I have learned how to not capitalize at the start of sentences or my "I"'s. I have learned that "debating" is telling people they are wrong and not backing my opinions up with evidence. FYI, that would be a quarrel, not a debate but thanks for that. I have learned that the "history" of musical "theater" dates back to about three years ago when Norbert was in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Thank you for educating me on this difficult "theater" terminology.

posted 10-14-2006 01:19 PM               

Every Broadway show has a performance professionally taped (I'm not sure if there's one for each cast....). And, some of these have been released on DVD, ie: CATS and Into the Woods (Cats was actually a special performance just for taping).

So, yes, there are full recordings of Wicked (and RENT, for that matter) but they aren;'t being realsed on DVD quite yet because they a re both relatively new shows. If they released a DVD, ticket sales would go down, and the shws mught go off Broadway.

I wrote to Wicked about this, and the letter I received said exactly what I said.

posted 10-14-2006 02:37 PM               

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Originally posted by Yero the Hero:
Concerning the DVD....

Every Broadway show has a performance professionally taped (I'm not sure if there's one for each cast....). And, some of these have been released on DVD, ie: CATS and Into the Woods (Cats was actually a special performance just for taping).

So, yes, there are full recordings of Wicked (and RENT, for that matter) but they aren;'t being realsed on DVD quite yet because they a re both relatively new shows. If they released a DVD, ticket sales would go down, and the shws mught go off Broadway.

I wrote to Wicked about this, and the letter I received said exactly what I said.

Perhaps in the future, but not anytime soon, unfortunately....

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posted 10-14-2006 03:16 PM            

NOMTW, What is this Feeling, DTL, Popular, I'm Not That Girl, One Short Day, Defying Gravity, Wicked Witch of the East, Wonderful, and For Good.

posted 10-14-2006 06:21 PM               

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Originally posted by Ivan:
Well, it will always be much better live, but a DVD will still be a good item to have. So, I am wondering even after talking with several people about it, did they record the entire show with the touring cast, or only certain songs. From the trailer, you see:

NOMTW, What is this Feeling, DTL, Popular, I'm Not That Girl, One Short Day, Defying Gravity, Wicked Witch of the East, Wonderful, and For Good.

But would it make sense not to record the entire show if you already are recording the majority of the songs?

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posted 10-14-2006 09:02 PM               

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Originally posted by WickedMan:
When I worked for an advertising agency that did Broadway San Diego's stuff we had to always give the raw tapes and all edited materials back to the house. We worked on Avids so we had to digitize the analog stuff we were given anyway, and most of the time it included shows shot in their entirety. We also had to sign agreements (as all post houses do in Hollywood and elsewhere) that if we leaked out or distributed the show in part or in its entirety without their permission we'd get sued. But that was before YouTube existed. But I'm sure as hell bet that there are bootleg tapes of an entire show out there ready and waiting for us. It's cool to see it live and I'll still see the show time and time again, I'm even gonna catch it in London soon, but if they don't give the public what they want (to see it whenever we want in the comfort of our own homes) then we'll have to take matters into our own hands, eh? Pretty soon kids 100 years from now will sit down with their grandparents and their grandparents will say "You know there was a time when you had to wait at a certain time to see what you wanted". The kids will say "no! You are kidding right?"
"No. We even had to go to theaters and pay over 500 dollars sometimes to see shows, then have to wait to see them again live, and pay another 500 to see it again. Now you kids have the power to see any show you want to anytime you want to live and in any format you want."
"You mean you had to wait for things to come on you wanted to see?"
"Yep"
"Didn't that get you irritated that you had to work you schedule around what you wanted to see?"
"Yea"
"We even had to go to crowded theaters to see shows that weren't live but projected on a big screen".
"Why would you do that when you can get it direct?"
"Thats the way it was done"
"I could understand seeing a play once or a baseball game? But a feature film?"
"Crazy eh?"
"Yea".

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