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Derek Klena to make Broadway Debut opposite Lindsay Mendez in WICKED
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Derek Klena to make Broadway Debut opposite Lindsay Mendez in WICKED#2
Posted: 5/14/13 at 11:56am
Good for him! I loved their chemistry in Dogfight!
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Derek Klena to make Broadway Debut opposite Lindsay Mendez in WICKED#2
Posted: 5/14/13 at 11:59am
Derek Klena to make Broadway Debut opposite Lindsay Mendez in WICKED
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Derek Klena to make Broadway Debut opposite Lindsay Mendez in WICKED#3
Posted: 5/14/13 at 12:06pm
Damn! Yesterday, I was listening to the dogfight cast recording, looked up some pictures of him and thought, He would make a great fiyero! And Today this news comes out!
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Derek Klena to make Broadway Debut opposite Lindsay Mendez in WICKED#4
Posted: 5/14/13 at 12:10pm
I'd go see this again just to see that boy in those pants...
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Derek Klena to make Broadway Debut opposite Lindsay Mendez in WICKED#5
Posted: 5/14/13 at 12:14pm
I'd go see this again just to see that boy in those pants...

^This.
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Derek Klena to make Broadway Debut opposite Lindsay Mendez in WICKED#6
Posted: 5/14/13 at 12:22pm
It's a Dogfight reunion! lol I am super excited to see them in the show. Lindsay will be perfection in that role!!!
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Derek Klena to make Broadway Debut opposite Lindsay Mendez in WICKED#7
Posted: 5/14/13 at 12:29pm
Is it awful that those pants were the first thing I thought of, CATS?
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Derek Klena to make Broadway Debut opposite Lindsay Mendez in WICKED#8
Posted: 5/14/13 at 2:11pm
Nope! Is it awful that the first thing I thought of was him out of those pants?
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Derek Klena to make Broadway Debut opposite Lindsay Mendez in WICKED#9
Posted: 5/14/13 at 2:17pm
Looks like a return visit is in order. I don't suppose there are ever discount tickets.
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Derek Klena to make Broadway Debut opposite Lindsay Mendez in WICKED#10
Posted: 5/14/13 at 2:22pm
Hell no. That was the SECOND thing I thought of.
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Derek Klena to make Broadway Debut opposite Lindsay Mendez in WICKED#11
Posted: 5/14/13 at 3:09pm
I had no idea who he was, and my first thought was 'I wonder what he looks like in the pants'!
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Derek Klena to make Broadway Debut opposite Lindsay Mendez in WICKED#12
Posted: 5/14/13 at 3:37pm
Any word on the length of their stay with Wicked?
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Derek Klena to make Broadway Debut opposite Lindsay Mendez in WICKED#13
Posted: 5/14/13 at 3:50pm
I have to say I'm actually pretty disappointed. As wonderful as the...visuals will be, I've always been pretty disappointed in Klena. I was interested to see what Mendez and Massey would have been like together.
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Derek Klena to make Broadway Debut opposite Lindsay Mendez in WICKED#14
Posted: 5/14/13 at 3:54pm
And speaking of the pants, any word on other forms of length?
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Derek Klena to make Broadway Debut opposite Lindsay Mendez in WICKED#15
Posted: 5/14/13 at 6:00pm
This makes me wonder if a Carrie reunion is possible with Derek and Molly Ranson after Mendez leaves. I'm not sure if Molly's voice can handle Elphaba, but I'd love to see her acting in the role.
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Derek Klena to make Broadway Debut opposite Lindsay Mendez in WICKED#16
Posted: 5/14/13 at 6:03pm
I <3 Dogfight I may have to sit through Wicked again to see them. Maybe this time I will stay awake! LOL
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Derek Klena to make Broadway Debut opposite Lindsay Mendez in WICKED#17
Posted: 5/14/13 at 6:05pm
Praise HIM! We are getting TWO new actors in Wicked! Not just someone returning for their fifth/sixth engagement in the show! Can't wait for what will hopefully be fresh takes on the roles!
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Derek Klena to make Broadway Debut opposite Lindsay Mendez in WICKED#18
Posted: 5/14/13 at 6:06pm
I've always been pretty disappointed in Klena...

Are you high? I think his voice has incredible clarity. His solo track on the Carrie cast recording is one of my favorites. Even if the song isn't that spectacular, his voice is.
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Derek Klena to make Broadway Debut opposite Lindsay Mendez in WICKED#19
Posted: 5/14/13 at 6:52pm
Now if they can finally get a new Glinda, I would really want to make a special trip to see this,
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Derek Klena to make Broadway Debut opposite Lindsay Mendez in WICKED#20
Posted: 5/14/13 at 8:03pm
I think he has a wonderful voice, but I've always found him completely lacking in anu carisma on stage. It was less noticeable in Carrie when he had nothing to do, but especially opposite Mendez in Dogfight, his wooden acting was particularly apparent.
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Derek Klena to make Broadway Debut opposite Lindsay Mendez in WICKED#21
Posted: 5/28/13 at 8:48am
Is anyone going to see the show tonight? I am dying to see Lindsay and Derek in it!!!


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