My guest today is author Adam Rush, whose latest book is titled Adaptation in Musical Theatre. Adam is a Program Leader and Senior Lecturer in Musical Theatre at the University of Winchester in the UK.
Emma Hatton Celebrates After First Performance In West End WICKED
By: Pat Cerasaro
ICYMI: Check out this clip of Emma Hatton before her first official performance as Elphaba on 2 Feb! #WickedUK
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— Wicked UK (@WickedUK) January 27, 2015Wicked has introduced a new Elphaba to the West End!
Long-running Broadway and West End musical mega-hit Wicked welcomes a new Elphaba in the West End production with Emma Hatton taking over the leading role this week and a new post-performance photo of the star celebrating her debut is now available to view.
The official synopsis of Wicked is as follows: "If you think you know the Wicked Witch of the West, think again... When Dorothy famously triumphed over the Wicked Witch, we only ever heard one side of the story. Gregory Maguire's acclaimed 1995 novel, 'Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West', re-imagined the Land of Oz, creating a parallel universe to the familiar story written by L. Frank Baum and first published as 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' in 1900. Wicked tells the incredible untold story of an unlikely but profound friendship between two girls who first meet as sorcery students at Shiz University: the blonde and very popular Glinda and a misunderstood green girl named Elphaba. Following an encounter with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, their friendship reaches a crossroads and their lives take very different paths. Glinda's unflinching desire for popularity sees her seduced by power while Elphaba's determination to remain true to herself, and to those around her, will have unexpected and shocking consequences for her future. Their extraordinary adventures in Oz will ultimately see them fulfil their destinies as Glinda The Good and the Wicked Witch of the West. The spectacular, multi award-winning stage musical, with music and lyrics by Academy Award winner Stephen Schwartz and a book by Winnie Holzman, has become "the biggest thing in musicals since The Phantom of the Opera opened" (The Times)."
More information on Wicked in the West End and on tour in the UK and Ireland is available at the official site here.
Also, view a new clip of Emma Hatton in WICKED UK here.
View the new photo of WICKED's Emma Hatton alongside Jeremy Taylor below.
Photo Credit: Facebook
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