Helene Yorke Playbill Listing

[Gamiller46204]

Posted: 8/24/20 at 10:31am

Good Morning,

I was going through my old playbills to see who I have seen in various productions. I noticed I saw Helene Yorke as Glinda in the second national tour of Wicked in 2009, however in her Bullets Over Broadway Playbill Listing, as Olive Neal in 2014, her time in Wicked isn’t listed. Would there be a specific reason why Helene Yorke’s Bullets Over Broadway Playbill listing would not include Wicked? 
 

Thank you!

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 8/24/20 at 10:45am

She most likely was limited with the space she was given and left out all her national tours to make room for her film and TV work. She only lists her Broadway and Off-Broadway stage credits, no national tours.

[JBroadway]

Posted: 8/24/20 at 11:00am

BrodyFosse is very likely correct.

Though I do find it a bit strange that she would prioritize her Off-Broadway credits over her touring credits, especially given that those Off-Broadway credits were "Walmartopia" and "What's That Smell." I'll reserve judgements on those shows, since I didn't see them, but they seem pretty random and obscure. I'm surprised she'd include those over her touring credits, which included recognizable shows like Wicked and High School Musical. Maybe she's just more proud of those smaller shows, and wanted to give them as much exposure as she could. 

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 8/24/20 at 2:44pm

Do actors even write their own biographies? I’d imagine their agents do and they barely get any say what goes in it besides thanking family or loved ones. 

Updated On: 8/24/20 at 02:44 PM

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 8/24/20 at 2:57pm

Call_me_jorge said: "Do actors even write their own biographies? I’d imagine their agents do and they barely get any say what goes in it besides thanking family or loved ones."

Agents may write it but actors have final say on what’s in it.  Most actors update their bios themselves or even write the entire thing themselves.  I’ll admit I’ve written a least 5-6 Playbill bios of actor friends as I’m good with capsule writing.  I always include their social media and websites whereas agents tend to skip.  

 

[VotePeron]

Posted: 8/24/20 at 4:27pm

My instinct is that very similarly to how swings are often repeatedly cast as swings, ensemblists as ensemblists, etc, by not advertising herself as a touring veteran she is distancing herself from the notion that she's open to touring. She also toured with High School Musical as Sharpay for a year right before Wicked, and doesn't list that in any of her bios.