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They're in the procss of casting their replacements now.

As the previous poster said, don't expect an announcement until the month or so before they leave.

I know of one person they've approached for Elphaba who turned it down last week, so they are going afer people slowly but surely.

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Updated On: 7/5/07 at 10:58 AM

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re: Who is taking over for Julia and Kendra in October when they leave Wicked?#3
Posted: 7/5/07 at 10:59am

Stephanie? One can only hope...

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re: Who is taking over for Julia and Kendra in October when they leave Wick#4
Posted: 7/5/07 at 11:03am

I've been hoping that an actress/singer named Jennifer McGill would audition and be cast as Elphaba one of these days. She was a part of the 1990's Mickey Mouse Club, is in her mid/late 20's now and has a powerhouse voice that would rock the Gershwin Theatre. I'm also pretty sure that I read somewhere that this is a part that she'd be very interested in playing.

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re: Who is taking over for Julia and Kendra in October when they leave Wick#5
Posted: 7/5/07 at 11:07am

LOL on Jennifer McGill! I saw clips of her singing on some cruise ship on E! she was pretty amazing belting Defying Gravity. Go MMC!

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Updated On: 7/5/07 at 11:07 AM

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re: Who is taking over for Julia and Kendra in October when they leave Wick#6
Posted: 7/5/07 at 11:11am

Those MMC-ers sure have good luck in the music and acting industries...I totally remember her!

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re: Who is taking over for Julia and Kendra in October when they leave Wick#7
Posted: 7/5/07 at 11:12am

What happened to the rumors of Gina Glocksen wanting to play Elphaba? Were they too concerned about the cost to reinforce the lift?

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re: Who is taking over for Julia and Kendra in October when they leave Wick#8
Posted: 7/5/07 at 12:25pm

Keep hanging on, Jennifer, for dear life!

She'd be GREAT!
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re: Who is taking over for Julia and Kendra in October when they leave Wick#9
Posted: 7/5/07 at 12:35pm

ouch, Born To Reign ... ouch :)

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re: Who is taking over for Julia and Kendra in October when they leave Wick#10
Posted: 7/5/07 at 12:37pm

I know, I'm terrible. I just can't help myself.

It's just a message board. Let's not take it too seriously.

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re: Who is taking over for Julia and Kendra in October when they leave Wick#11
Posted: 7/5/07 at 12:55pm

OK, so how do they go about casting replacements? Do they tap the understudies first? Go to the National Tour casts? Hold auditions in NYC? I auditioned for Hairspray with Telsey & Co. last month but didn't get the part, although they did tell me I was very good. I followed up my audition by thanking them for the opportunity and also asking to be considered for future shows/roles, including Wicked.

I'm not the skinniest girl on the block, but I was definitely NOT hefty enough to be Tracy Turnblad. I'm 5'0" and curvy, but certainly not fat.

Anyway, would they invite a non-union, Jersey girl to audition, I mean like, is there ANY chance in hell of that happening??? Ha ha! Wishful thinking, right???

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re: Who is taking over for Julia and Kendra in October when they leave Wick#12
Posted: 7/5/07 at 1:08pm

Casting of replacements is very open. I think they first go with their resources, discuss where the show is economically, and see which kind of performer they should get (big star, current understudy, performer from tour). I think there are many different factors that come into play.

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re: Who is taking over for Julia and Kendra in October when they leave Wick#13
Posted: 7/5/07 at 2:00pm

somethingwicked, I wonder if we heard about the same person? Only reason I question is because I heard the person accepted the offer...hmm. I'll PM you about it.

Anyhoo, Jennifer McGill was always my favorite female on The Mickey Mouse Club, and I would LOVE to see her on Broadway. That bit of her doing Defying Gravity that aired on the MMC E! True Hollywood Story was great - I'd love to hear her sing the whole score.

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re: Who is taking over for Julia and Kendra in October when they leave Wick#14
Posted: 7/5/07 at 2:05pm

^ I'm pretty sure I know who you're talking about. Yes, she's replacing Murney. I got the call that the offer went through this morning. They approached a back-up who said no, but PM me and we'll discuss the details.

Updated On: 7/5/07 at 02:05 PM

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re: Who is taking over for Julia and Kendra in October when they leave Wick#15
Posted: 7/5/07 at 2:06pm

Drew Sarich is to play both roles at the same time.

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re: Who is taking over for Julia and Kendra in October when they leave Wick#16
Posted: 7/5/07 at 2:07pm

fisher, you don't accept PM's.

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re: Who is taking over for Julia and Kendra in October when they leave Wick#17
Posted: 7/5/07 at 2:12pm

I'm still hoping for Raven Symone.

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re: Who is taking over for Julia and Kendra in October when they leave Wick#18
Posted: 7/5/07 at 2:13pm

Really? That's so strange, I've been able to get PMs before...let me poke around, see what the problem is? Hmm.

Okay, I don't know how that got set to "don't allow private messages." But I fixed it now, so send away.

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re: Who is taking over for Julia and Kendra in October when they leave Wick#19
Posted: 7/5/07 at 2:16pm

Lori, PM me. Are you thinking who I am?

And then what if you are?
What a Prince would envision?
Although how can you know who you are till you know
What you want, which you don't?
So then which do you pick:
Where you're safe, out of sight, And yourself, but where everything's wrong?
Or where everything's right And you know that you'll never belong?

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re: Who is taking over for Julia and Kendra in October when they leave Wick#20
Posted: 7/5/07 at 2:26pm

EDIT...I know nothing!

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Updated On: 7/5/07 at 02:26 PM

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re: Who is taking over for Julia and Kendra in October when they leave Wick#21
Posted: 7/5/07 at 2:32pm

Where'd ya hear that, WickedLover?

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re: Who is taking over for Julia and Kendra in October when they leave Wick#22
Posted: 7/5/07 at 2:35pm

popular_elphie its called replying to PMs
new concept
look it up on wikipedia

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re: Who is taking over for Julia and Kendra in October when they leave Wick#23
Posted: 7/5/07 at 3:02pm

I heard what wickedlover said too.

And hey, it's not a stretch to imagine what she will look like in green.

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re: Who is taking over for Julia and Kendra in October when they leave Wick#24
Posted: 7/5/07 at 3:04pm

Wow, B3TA07, maybe I was a little bit busy? The only PM I've replied to in the past few hours would be the one sent to me by fishergirl819, and we're actually talking about seeing a movie, if you'd like to know.

Ask someone else, B3TA07. That's not the way to get it out of someone.

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