wicked_boy
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Random Wicked Facts- The person who plays Fiyero also plays the Lover, while The Wizard sings offstage.
- The Gershwin stage is at a 45 degree angle.
- Elphaba has 3 mic's, one in her hat, one on her forehead and one on her cheeck.
- The letter in WITF have Glinda / Elphie's opening lines on, "Dearest, darlingest........ Blonde!"
- Every actress who has played Elphie on Broadway has played her at least two times.
If anyone knows any more, add on.
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Belle
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I'm pretty sure the "lover" is not Fiyero in London.
There's no way the Gershwin stage is a 45 degree angle. a square corner is 90 degrees - vertical from a horizontal floor. 45 degrees would be half as steep - going up a foot for every foot it goes along. Impossible to walk on! I think it's like to be a 4 - 5 degree slope, or Rake, which is the technical term.
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music is my life!!!
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where are these facts from?
3 mics on elphaba? whoa! 
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pish123c
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what is WITF?
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music is my life!!!
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"what is this feeling?" (the loathing song)
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pish123c
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Ag! Silly me. I knew it was an abreviation for one of the songs, but I haven't listened to the cast recording in so long I forget these things.  
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music is my life!!!
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no probs! i had no idea at firts but i read the rest of the post and went "ohhhhhhhhhhh!!!"
what a wierd and wonderful world we live in!
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ozhead1130
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OO! i KNOW ONE! The 1st three notes of The Wizard and I are the same as Over the Rainbow.
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Angel-of-Music*
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of elphabas part or of morribles? im confused. i cant work out where the same notes are?
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FlamingGiraffes
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Wicked uses more than 200 costumes, each individually tailored for the particular actor, not to mention double that number in shoes and hats, each with a unique design.
During the first big “quick change,” 17 actors change from the mob scene to Shiz University students in 1.5 minutes (including costumes, wigs and shoes).
The dragon’s eyes are red LED bulbs that never burn out.
In each performance 70 wigs are used, with actors making up to eight changes from beginning to end. Each is custom-built and can cost anywhere from $1,200 to $2,400.
The first notes of “No One Mourns the Wicked” are repeated in the beginning of “As Long as You’re Mine.”
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wicked_boy
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| Angel-of-Music* wrote: | | of elphabas part or of morribles? im confused. i cant work out where the same notes are? |
The Unlimited theme. Is the first 7 notes of Over the Rainbow.
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Angel-of-Music*
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oh.my.god. it is!
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wicked_boy
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| music is my life!!! wrote: | where are these facts from?
3 mics on elphaba? whoa! |
An interview with Julia on broadway.com and some off wikipedia.
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Angel-of-Music*
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wikipedia - everyones best friend
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wicked_boy
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| Angel-of-Music* wrote: | | wikipedia - everyones best friend |
As well as our Lord Google.
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Angel-of-Music*
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oh yes, never forget the googlemeister
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candydog
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If the stage really was at 45 degrees, the whole cast would be defying gravity just tryin to stand up!
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Belle
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Another one with the costumes - for a green show, they don't recycle! Every new cast member has a new costume made from scratch especially for them! This is normal for principals, but most shows will make the ensemble and understudies use old costumes, altered to fit the new cast, and replace them piece by piece as needed. But Wicked is starting ALL the costumes frech for the new cast!
It's so labour-intensive that Wicked are actually creating a labour shortage in costume construction! There's more work than people to do it! (And dammit, I've another year of uni before I'm out there earning money!)
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wicked_boy
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Every Elphaba Act 2 costume is different for each actress.
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Belle
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Yes - that's what I said. Every costume for every cast member is different. That includes Elphaba's act 2 dress.
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wicked_boy
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| Belle wrote: | | Yes - that's what I said. Every costume for every cast member is different. That includes Elphaba's act 2 dress. |
I meant, like different design with the cobwebs and stuff. Like all the ensemble and the rest have the same design, but made for them, but if you look at pictures from different Elphie's Act 2 cotsumes, the cobwebs, tassles and that are different.
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Belle
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If you look at the ensemble costumes with the same level of detail, you'll notice slight variations. it's impossible to create exact duplicates of a costume as complicated as Elphaba's Act 2 costume. All the bubble Dresses have slight variations too. I made Elphaba's Act 2 dress last term, and I'm working on the Bubble Dress right now.
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wicked_boy
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| Belle wrote: | | If you look at the ensemble costumes with the same level of detail, you'll notice slight variations. it's impossible to create exact duplicates of a costume as complicated as Elphaba's Act 2 costume. All the bubble Dresses have slight variations too. I made Elphaba's Act 2 dress last term, and I'm working on the Bubble Dress right now. |
Please post pictures of Bubble Dress.
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Mistress
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Other interesting but otherwise useless facts:
1. Megan Hilty does the singing voice of Snow White in Shrek 3
2. Sebastian Arcelus can trace his family tree to the Romanovs
(note: the above facts were from Wikipedia, from the actors pages, if you want more details)
3. There have been 4 real-life Wicked couples. Two were Fiyero-Elphie couples and two were Fiyero-Nessa couples.
1. Idina and Taye (Elphie and Fiyero)
2. SJB and Sebastian Arcelus (Elphie and Fiyero)
3. Norbert Butz and Michelle Federer (Nessa and Fiyero)
4. Clifton and Deedee Hall (Nessa and Fiyero)
There may be more, feel free to add in any I may have forgotten 
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PhantomPhan
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| Mistress wrote: | | 1. Megan Hilty does the singing voice of Snow White in Shrek 3 |
Where did you find that? I didn't find her name listed on the imdb Shrek 3 cast list.
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Dean101
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| PhantomPhan wrote: |
Where did you find that? I didn't find her name listed on the imdb Shrek 3 cast list. |
I saw Amy Poehler on Conan O'Brain (spell?) and she said that Megan is doing the singing part...
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wicked_boy
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So that's, Idina, Kristin and Megan in Shrek?
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Elfie Lou
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| wicked_boy wrote: | | So that's, Idina, Kristin and Megan in Shrek? |
Idina's in Shrek!
who's she playing?
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Angel-of-Music*
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is kristin and idina in shrek??
man, i have GOT to see this.
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wicked_boy
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Take one guess at who Kristin and Idina are playing.
One's green and one's pink.
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Angel-of-Music*
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erm.. i don't know. a fairy  ?
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wicked_boy
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The Wicked Witch and The Good Witch.
sounds familiar...
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PappyCat
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Wow, lots of SNL people in Shrek the third. Specifically, lots of SNL women.
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wicked_boy
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| PappyCat wrote: | | Wow, lots of SNL people in Shrek the third. Specifically, lots of SNL women. |
SNL is?
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Angel-of-Music*
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Ohh, now it all makes sense. haha. i though you meant a fairy tale thing like the three little pigs... i was confuzzled.
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PappyCat
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| wicked_boy wrote: | | PappyCat wrote: | | Wow, lots of SNL people in Shrek the third. Specifically, lots of SNL women. |
SNL is? |
Saturday Night Live.
Is SNL an obscure term now-adays?
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wicked_boy
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No, I knew it was a programme, but I'm English.
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Angel-of-Music*
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whats saturday night live?
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nickhutson
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Saturday Night Live - US Comedy Show.
Little Shop of Horros the filmusical is also a great vechile for Saturday Night Live...
Rick Moranis
John Candy
Chris Guest
Bill Murray
Steve Martin
It's amazing they got any filming done on the set with all those clowns!
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Amy_Vocalist
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Just looked on IMDB.com and there is NOTHING about Idina or Kristin being in Shrek 3, unless they're uncredited, which I doubt.
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Sarahx
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If they are in it, I can't wait. Where did you get the info from?
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wicked_boy
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| Sarahx wrote: | | If they are in it, I can't wait. Where did you get the info from? |
Another board, someone posted a link.
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Sarahx
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| wicked_boy wrote: | | Sarahx wrote: | | If they are in it, I can't wait. Where did you get the info from? |
Another board, someone posted a link. |
Ohh right okay then  Thanks.
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lianneMiserables516
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| FlamingGiraffes wrote: | Wicked uses more than 200 costumes, each individually tailored for the particular actor, not to mention double that number in shoes and hats, each with a unique design.
During the first big “quick change,” 17 actors change from the mob scene to Shiz University students in 1.5 minutes (including costumes, wigs and shoes).
The dragon’s eyes are red LED bulbs that never burn out.
In each performance 70 wigs are used, with actors making up to eight changes from beginning to end. Each is custom-built and can cost anywhere from $1,200 to $2,400.
The first notes of “No One Mourns the Wicked” are repeated in the beginning of “As Long as You’re Mine.” |
Whoooaaaa
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Elfie Lou
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I just saw Shrek 3 and there was no Green or pink witch in there.
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nickhutson
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Apparently the rumours are that they may be in Shrek 4.
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Angel-of-Music*
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i doubt there'll be a shrek four with the reveiws this one is getting.
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Baker
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There's gonna be a Shrek 4. Sorry.
Although Kristin and Idina are not in Shrek the Third, Megan Hilty is Snow White's singing voice.
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Angel-of-Music*
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Jeez, shrek is being done to death.
So is pirates of the carribean, but that has johnny depp in, so it will always be funny lol.
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wicked_boy
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| Elfie Lou wrote: | | I just saw Shrek 3 and there was no Green or pink witch in there. |
Did I say Shrek 3? I meant 4.
They are playing the good and bad witch not pink and green. Same thing, sort of.
I'm seeing Shrek this week, is it good?
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Elfie Lou
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| wicked_boy wrote: | | Elfie Lou wrote: | | I just saw Shrek 3 and there was no Green or pink witch in there. |
Did I say Shrek 3? I meant 4.
They are playing the good and bad witch not pink and green. Same thing, sort of.
I'm seeing Shrek this week, is it good? |
Oh...that makes sense.
Yeah, Shrek 3 is quite good and of course very funny.
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