Ashford and Block Set to Play Wicked's Witches
Ashford and Block Set to Play Wicked's Witches
#1Ashford and Block Set to Play Wicked's Witches
Posted: 8/27/07 at 6:20pm
"Wicked will welcome a new pair of leading ladies on October 9: Stephanie J. Block will be Broadway's latest Elphaba and newcomer Annaleigh Ashford has been chosen to play Glinda in the blockbuster musical.
They replace Julia Murney and Kendra Kassebaum, who will play their final performance as Elphaba and Glinda on October 7 at the Gershwin Theatre..."
http://www.broadway.com/Gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=552040
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Updated On: 8/27/07 at 06:20 PM
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#2re: Ashford and Block Set to Play Wicked's Witches
Posted: 8/27/07 at 6:21pm
i was just about to post this....
Many people are going to be happy for Block. I know a few people who saw her on the tour and loved her performance!
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#2re: Ashford and Block Set to Play Wicked's Witches
Posted: 8/27/07 at 6:23pmI'm really happy for Stephanie. From many interviews, it just hasn't seemed like she thought she was done with the show. So good for her.
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#3re: Ashford and Block Set to Play Wicked's Witches
Posted: 8/27/07 at 6:23pmThey're gonna look totally awkward together.
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#4re: Ashford and Block Set to Play Wicked's Witches
Posted: 8/27/07 at 6:24pmWhen did Legally Blonde open? I feel like Annaleigh Ashford left pretty early...or maybe the days are going by quickly as I get older.
I mean, Denzel Washington? Gun to my head..of course.
#5re: Ashford and Block Set to Play Wicked's Witches
Posted: 8/27/07 at 6:25pm*Yawn* I'll go in January if the Lea Michele rumors are true.
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#6re: Ashford and Block Set to Play Wicked's Witches
Posted: 8/27/07 at 6:25pm
Regarding this announcement:
Duh, duh, duh, duh....duuuuuuuuuuuuh.
ashley0139
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/3/05
#7re: Ashford and Block Set to Play Wicked's Witches
Posted: 8/27/07 at 6:26pm
Ray- seriously? I'll be happy in January when Lea takes over so I don't have to see the show again.
EDIT: And the million dollar question- what's going on with Stephanie and her wedding?
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Updated On: 8/27/07 at 06:26 PM
#8re: Ashford and Block Set to Play Wicked's Witches
Posted: 8/27/07 at 6:37pm
YAY, it's official!
Ashley, the million dollar question is actually: How the heck do I explain a winter trip to NY to see a show I've already seen way too many times?
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#9re: Ashford and Block Set to Play Wicked's Witches
Posted: 8/27/07 at 6:43pm
Popular, I knew i'd find you here!
(And that's not a bad thing - I leaped for joy when I heard the news!)
I wish I wasn't completely booked for my Fall trip to NYC... I might have to see Wicked again just to see Steph in the role! Love her!
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ashley0139
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/3/05
#10re: Ashford and Block Set to Play Wicked's Witches
Posted: 8/27/07 at 6:45pm
Popular- that too. :)
Now I have to figure out a weekend to get down to the city to see her. I'll probably be in Boston less than I'm in NYC this year.
"This table, he is over one hundred years old. If I could, I would take an old gramophone needle and run it along the surface of the wood. To hear the music of the voices. All that was said." - Doug Wright, I Am My Own Wife
#11re: Ashford and Block Set to Play Wicked's Witches
Posted: 8/27/07 at 6:47pm
Yay, I am so there!
Although- Ashford is a 'newcomer'?
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#12re: Ashford and Block Set to Play Wicked's Witches
Posted: 8/27/07 at 6:57pm
I was, too, about to post this. haha
But I am sooo excited. *sigh* I don't know why, seeing as I'll never make it up to New York to see it. hmm
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#13re: Ashford and Block Set to Play Wicked's Witches
Posted: 8/27/07 at 6:57pm
Gosh, now I actually have an urge to see this show again
I love Stephanie, and love Annaleigh...hate the show
Maybe I will see this in October...who knows...probably not...but its possible.
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#14re: Ashford and Block Set to Play Wicked's Witches
Posted: 8/27/07 at 7:00pm
I want to see Ashford opposite Michele. It'll be like the Playskool Playset version of Wicked. The Fisher-Price Little People Shiz Playset would be brilliant, for the record.
I'm sure Stephanie will be fantastic. Too bad they couldn't find a more complementary Glinda for her run.
#15re: Ashford and Block Set to Play Wicked's Witches
Posted: 8/27/07 at 7:01pmMust. Go. See. Block !!!
#16re: Ashford and Block Set to Play Wicked's Witches
Posted: 8/27/07 at 7:02pm
Annaleigh is awesome in everyway! She has a great voice. And she's hot. Stephanie is great like we all know.
Off topic: who will be playbing margot in LB?
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#17re: Ashford and Block Set to Play Wicked's Witches
Posted: 8/27/07 at 7:03pmOk...back to the lottery tries for me once they're back. LOVE Stephanie!! :)
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#18re: Ashford and Block Set to Play Wicked's Witches
Posted: 8/27/07 at 7:07pmYay! I'm glad to see Annaleigh moving on to bigger roles and Stephanie getting work. This is great for both of them.
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#19re: Ashford and Block Set to Play Wicked's Witches
Posted: 8/27/07 at 7:08pmI'll be in New York in mid-March. Does anyone know if Stephanie will still be with the show?
#20re: Ashford and Block Set to Play Wicked's Witches
Posted: 8/27/07 at 7:15pm^mostlikely not. i think the contract ends in january.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 6/11/07
#21re: Ashford and Block Set to Play Wicked's Witches
Posted: 8/27/07 at 7:21pmSo is it safe to say Lea Michele takes over for Block on Tuesday, Jan 8th?
#22re: Ashford and Block Set to Play Wicked's Witches
Posted: 8/27/07 at 7:26pm
Guess I will now have to try and see it before and after
I really love Julia Murney. *(obsessed with her cd)*
And I adore Stephanie Block!
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#23re: Ashford and Block Set to Play Wicked's Witches
Posted: 8/27/07 at 7:30pm
"Ashford is a 'newcomer'?"
I was thinking the same thing. Annaleigh is quite accomplished for someone so young and I don't think of her as a "newcomer" at all.
ashley0139
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#24re: Ashford and Block Set to Play Wicked's Witches
Posted: 8/27/07 at 7:32pmShe's not even a newcomer to the show, never mind the business. Though she's, to say the least, not my favorite, it will be interesting to see how she's (hopefully) matured in the role.
"This table, he is over one hundred years old. If I could, I would take an old gramophone needle and run it along the surface of the wood. To hear the music of the voices. All that was said." - Doug Wright, I Am My Own Wife
