Things better left unsaid

Academy Award Winner Duke to Join Cast of San Fran's Wicked

By Andrew Gans
March 2, 2009

Patty Duke, who won an Academy Award for her performance as Helen Keller in the 1962 film "The Miracle Worker," will step into the role of Madame Morrible in the San Francisco production of Wicked, which is currently playing the Orpheum Theatre.

Duke will succeed Carol Kane, who concludes her limited engagement March 22. Duke's first performance is scheduled for March 24.

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Seat is JJ1 - on the aisle.

:: squee ::

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Night Music Concert Will Now Play Studio 54; Socha, Currie and More Join Cast

By Andrew Gans
December 11, 2008

The Roundabout Theatre Company's gala concert reading of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's Tony Award-winning A Little Night Music, scheduled for Jan. 12, 2009, will now be presented at Studio 54 rather than the previously announced Nokia Theatre Times Square.

Scott Ellis (She Loves Me, 1776, Curtains) will direct the 7:30 PM performance, which will boast the talents of the previously reported Natasha Richardson (Desirée Armfeldt), Victor Garber (Frederick Egerman), Christine Baranski (Countess Charlotte Malcolm), Laura Benanti (Anne Egerman), Marc Kudisch (Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm), Vanessa Redgrave (Madame Armfeldt), Steven Pasquale (Henrik Egerman) and Kendra Kassebaum (Petra).

Newcomers to the evening include Alexandra Socha (Fredrika), Maija Lisa Currie (Mrs. Nordstrom), Steven Goldstein (Mr. Erlandson), Leena Chopra (Mrs. Segestrom), Julianne Borg (Mrs. Anderssen) and Philip Cokorinos (Mr. Lindquist).

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I'm dying of repressed squee's here. Finally, the possibility of hearing Ms K sing The Millers Son on this side of the continent (she'd previously played Petra in the Seattle 5th Avenue Theatre production). Oh! Oh! Oh! :DDDDDDDD

Wicked's Kassebaum Cast in Starry Little Night Music Concert

By Andrew Gans
November 7, 2008

Kendra Kassebaum, who is currently playing the curly locked Glinda in the Broadway production of Wicked, has been cast in the Roundabout Theatre Company's gala concert reading of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's Tony Award-winning A Little Night Music, which will be presented Jan. 12, 2009, at the Nokia Theatre Times Square.

Kassebaum, the actress' spokesperson told Playbill.com, will play the maid Petra, who sings the tongue-twisting "The Miller's Son." Kassebaum has also been seen on Broadway in Rent and Assassins, and Off-Broadway in The Receptionist.

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Wicked Playbill Will Go Green for Oct. 30 Anniversary Performance

By Andrew Gans
October 17, 2008

To celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Broadway hit Wicked on Oct. 30, the trademark yellow masthead of the musical's Playbill cover will be printed green for one performance only.

The green Playbill banner will mark the first time in the publication's history that the color has been changed for a particular production.

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Ellis Makes Broadway Debut in Wicked June 17; Houdyshell Returns

By Andrew Gans
June 17, 2008

Kerry Ellis, who recently ended her stint as Elphaba in the London production of Wicked, joins the New York cast of that hit Stephen Schwartz-Winnie Holzman musical in the same role June 17.

The 7 PM performance at the Gershwin Theatre also welcomes the return of Jayne Houdyshell, recently seen in Lincoln Center Theater's The New Century, to the role of Madame Morrible.

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The worst kept secret at the theatre since... heck, I dunno what. But yes, the original Tour cast leading ladies... ;)

Houdyshell to Return to Broadway's Wicked June 17; Kassebaum Is Back May 14

By Andrew Gans
April 18, 2008

Tony Award nominee Jayne Houdyshell, who is currently appearing in Lincoln Center Theater's The New Century, will return to the Broadway company of Wicked June 17.

Houdyshell will again portray the evil Madame Morrible. A month earlier, on May 14, the cast will welcome the return of Kendra Kassebaum, who created the role of Glinda for Wicked's national tour and also played a previous Broadway stint as the curly locked witch.

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Bock's Receptionist Gets Overtime at MTC, Extends to Dec. 30

By Kenneth Jones
27 Nov 2007

Manhattan Theatre Club's critically acclaimed production of Adam Bock's The Receptionist has been extended by popular demand through Dec. 30 at New York City Center – Stage I.

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So...

The question becomes... if I see The Receptionist, and the Pinter play Homecoming, along with a performance of Young Frankenstein, Xanadu, and maybe Legally Blonde... where does the space for another performance of Wicked (with Block/Ashford) appear?

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A partial recap of the journey there and back. :)

There are no photos taken from the June 22, 2007 evening show at Curtains - simply because the camera I had was without flash, and took pictures that looked like I'd dragged everything through a bog and back.

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( The Wicked and Musical Theatre mumbles )

...arriving is almost always cause for joy :)

Yes.

( Turnaround in less than two weeks... )

This is the latter (but really former) part of the recap of my Saturday in the City. :)

( March 10, 2007 Daytime )

I always wanted nice clear images...

and so we had some below the cut:

( Warning: photos optimized for the 19-inch screen blah blah )