Jessica Vosk/Wicked 2NT

[hamiltonstradition]

I don't know if this is the right place to post this, but I saw the 2NT with Jessica and Ginna and They were Amazing! The entire cast was amazing, and I was so lucky to see them, one of the best Touring Productions I've seen in a while, but this is mainly focused on Jess.

Ginna Claire Mason: wow. She was phenomenal! Like so many others, she was on the more Megan Hilty comedy approach to G(a)linda, but she also really made this emotional connection with the audience, which made some of the heavier conversations and topics, MUCH MORE convincing, and heartbreaking. Her high notes were a little iffy, but it didn't take away from her amazing night.

Jessica Vosk. Wow. I was speechless by her performance, she took the character to new heights, and is truly the best Elphaba I've had the honor to watch. She has really personified and created this complex Elphaba that others don't fully have a grasp on. Her "Signature Songs" (The Wizard and I, Defying Gravity, No Good Deed) are better than the cast recording, by far. Her Defying Gravity is like a breath of fresh air! No crazy riffs with the vocalists pushing to stay on the note. She sticks mainly to the original barebone notes, but that allows her to enunciate and focus on getting the clearest notes possible. Her choices are suggesting that "No Good Deed" as her climax as a character, which is different compared to some Elphabas that really climax for DG and then kind of slowly float down the end.

Catch them if you can! Jessica is only signed on for Philly (but I know she has considered signing on with the company for longer, at the stage door, she said to expect news sometime in August) 

Ginna should be with the tour until March if she has a year long contract.

[Call_me_jorge]

I've read Jessica has been extended through Cincinnati 

[Golenboybway]

I hope Jessica takes it to Broadway at some point! I'd love to see her!

[rcwr]

I saw her in Boston more than once. She is by far my favorite Elphaba too.

[gleek4114]

Call_me_jorge said: "I've read Jessica has been extended through Cincinnati 

 

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If this turns out to be legit, it'll be the best news I've heard all day! I was so saddened to learn she was leaving on Philly and I would miss her, but now if she DOES do Cincy, I'll be one happy camper!

[BroadwayConcierge]

I've said this on at least 57 other threads, but I do hope she brings the role to the Gershwin. I've seen many, many Elphabas, and hers was just jaw-dropping. Unbelievably good.

[MannPhan24601]

I saw her last night and she was AMAZING(as was Gina)..She tweeted she wasn't stage dooring after the show but would before,Sadly,my dad got me there 10 mins too late from traffic.Was thinking of going back and entering the lottery (Spent wayy too much on Family Circle seats) but I know the chances of winning are slim.Don't feel like going back down just to stage door again.Does she answer fanmail ? I saw/met  Jackie Burns in If/Then in Philly last year and I can't imagine how her Elphaba sounds live.

[BroadwayConcierge]

Not that this means anything, but Vosk was at the Gershwin seeing the show on Broadway tonight. One can hope!

[ClumsyDude15]

^She was seeing it because of Kristen Martin and Amanda Jane Cooper who were Nessarose and Glinda on tour with her. 

[texasdevil]

Haven't seen Vosk, but everyone says she's great! Mason is fantastic!!!

[mailhandler777]

BroadwayConcierge said: "Not that this means anything, but Vosk was at the Gershwin seeing the show on Broadway tonight. One can hope!"

It only means she was seeing her friends in the show.