@@mrbroadwaydork same also was honor to watch and have Lauren be my first Elphaba here in Canada also would love to see do either Broadway or West End.
I just saw her Tuesday night in San Francisco and she was phenomenal. Definitely one of the best and I saw the OBC. Both leads were phenomenal. I hope they both go to Broadway
saw her do this tonight in Toronto and WOWWWWW, she was absolutely incredible every note was perfect and so resonant. Her acting coupled with her vocals are the making of an all time Elphie
Was so honor to have see Lauren and Austin both my First Elphaba and Gilnda at Princess of Wales Theater on July 21st for there final Wicked performance.
I’ve seen her do the show 3 times now and she is absolutely incredible. Her acting choices are so believable and heartbreaking. And her voice is so powerful and mesmerizing
I still can't believe Lauren was never Elphaba on West End and I really hope the ones responsible for that regret it now, because she is one of the best actresses out there and she deserved to be Elphaba on West End years ago!!! I hope we can someday see her on West End as Elphaba
Having watched all the bootlegs now -- there is a unique edge about Lauren's vocals for me... Someone mentioned something about 'brassiness', and that feels like a good word for it. Makes it feel especially gutsy. anyway, she is already so exciting and I want her to bring her Elphaba to the West End! ❤
I saw them in Grand Rapids, and Lauren was absolutely amazing but I was a little bit disappointed by Austen as Glinda. The cat fight seen is one of a few comedic beats that Austen just seemed to not quite land the timing/delivery on. (To be clear, Austen was great, it’s just in comparison to some of the other Glinda’s I’ve seen that she seemed not quite as good).
This is the tour version so they don't have the Broadway set so she can't be lifted up out of the stage on the elevator so I think that's why she just runs on stage holding the book.
@@parkerjames11 You're right. For the UK/IRE tours and the UK/International Tour, Chistery held the Grimmerie for Elphaba. Not sure if they're still doing that.
this is the 2ND national tour and was made a little “cheaper” to accommodate a faster load-in/out process and provide less cost to the actual venue for any major technical changes. The 1NT did have a little platform that was just the size of the book that lifted downstage center. If memory serves me right this 2NT set was reused from the Chicago sit-down production after it closed in January 2009. I maybe wrong. I like the idea of Chistery holding the book for this scene, it gives more of a feeling that he “works” for Elphaba, than accompanies her.
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