Kendra Kassebaum at the Stage Door of Wicked

[WickedMusicalBuffalo]

How awesome is she, answering people's questions like that. What a class act.

[Wickedfanever]

I met Kendra she's Super nice and cool at stage door n she LIKED my SHIRT!! :D

[Merina2222]

Aw, poor Kendra, she looks just exhausted!

[sandleaf1]

I met her in San Francisco and she was EXTREMELY nice! I had a Glinda doll from McDonalds (Wizard of Oz style) and I asked her to sign it.... and she did! She said it was so cute :)

I love Kendra!

[xenafrasierfan]

@sandleaf1 That's awesome! :) Kendra is super cool.

[xenafrasierfan]

@tdonset08 I met her twice and she was very polite and nice. Just treat her with respect and courtesy and she will do the same.

[tdonset08]

is she nice? cuzz when i saw her in SF she didnt even come out the stage door and no one saw her and some people said she wasnt very ncie in person and i rell wanted to meet her

[Disneydanny]

@tdonset08 I had thbe same experience last Sunday in New York, not too many of the actors came out for autographs, (I'm *guessing* they must trade off who signs autographs

[lisambofoh]

She was obviously very tired here.

[Journey614]

No shes not a bitch. I met her, and got v.i.p passes, to take pictures and talk with Vicki Noon And Kendra. She must have been tired here. Because when I met her she was all upbeat, in her costume and very friendly.

[doctorwho102]

how did you get the vip passes? that's so awesome! i am so jealous.

[Princess35397]

@doctorwho102 Haha Well you had to buy them. 100 $ each.

[doctorwho102]

haha wow man i wish i could get the money to do that! i'm only 15 though and i would need to get a work permit to get a job to get money to be a vip. that was a very long sentence. haha :)

[becalou]

Have you even watched this video?

Surely if Kendra was a " Bitch" she would not have even talked to anyone, she took the time to answer that girls question and not with just a one word answer, she explained it.

She's not a bitch maybe just a little tired from doing 8 shows a week. Admire people like this, don't put them down. :)

[MirandaHopeYaLikeIt]

hahah she's such a diva. and she's not even that good hahahaha

[SwayingAndSweeping]

She seems so tired! She must have been chipping away at too many funny bones! Lol!

[xenafrasierfan]

LOL good one. I'm such a dork.

[JsAMMyrOX]

chips away at my funny bone

[wickedthemusical08]

WHOA!!! That is one huge purse...it's like a suitcase!!! haah!

[begreenandMOO]

Haha! She brought her dog to the theatre sometimes and he would go in it while she was signing at the stage door.

[raeangel319]

Aww...Kerry Ellis used to bring her dog to the theater in London too sometimes. Wonder if Kerry used to play with Kendra's dog when she was in NYC if it was at the theater. She said she really missed her dog while she was here in the US.

[hey1546]

haha shes sooooo nice if i had to do a show and people were shoving playbills in my face after id be soo irritated and like pissed at anyone who talked to me haha

[bigbrightbernly]

Shes good with kids. She did a book reading a few months ago for kids.

[thelfiveyears]

I love how she's so nonchalant and blaze about taking the picture.

[dollysmash]

Yeah they teach ya!

:}

[GlindaTheGood09]

i love Kendra. she's probably my favorite Glinda besides Kristen and Annaleigh <3

[ilovetodefygravity]

Aww, bless Kendra! She must of been exhausted!

[WickedArchieFan555]

Okay, thanks! So next time, if there is a next time, I'll have to go to the stage door and get autographs.

[MithraMusic]

Yeah you can do that for practically any show, just ask the ushers where the stage door is. It's a good idea to find it BEFORE the show because afterwords you might miss some actors and actresses if you don't know where it is.

[WickedArchieFan555]

Kendra is great! I was wondering in case I ever get to go back and see Wicked again, does it cost anything to go to the stage door and meet the actors/actresses and get their autograph and stuff?

[broadwayboy71]

Nope. Going to the stage door and getting autographs is free.

[TimeToFlyTrades]

Remember guys, that she had the option to go out the other door and avoid the stage door like she did on another video I was watching so don't diss her for being tired.

[puppypersonLOTR]

come now, she seems tired, but really sweet and polite. Being bubbly Glinda has got to be exhausting! give the girl a break; she's not a superhero with boundless energy. :) Love her!

[Grobiefan]

Hands Down, megan hilty is the best Glinda. but u have to understand that these actors have a strict schedule, and shows are tiring. dont take it personal if they arent enthusiastc.

[YumeYume24]

I agreee! I love Megan Hilty, and I hear shes really sweet in person at the Stage Door :) :)

[SwayingAndSweeping]

She doesn't look too happy today! Lol! Still gotta lover her!

[Hipmister3000]

yeah but she was polite. that's good :)

[FriendsFan123]

yeah she wasnt very happy when we saw her either

shes a really good Glinda, but idk about her personality

[WickedVideos1018]

she's talking about having someone teach them. teach what?

[iimetjuliamurney]

makeup... bc she said, "I didnt know how to do the makeup at first."

[MusicRocksMySocksXD]

Actually the little girls asked her how she learned to twirl the wand during the witch fight. That's when Kendra said that they teach you how to do that. The little girls also asked her how they changed costumes so fast and she was telling them about how they have dressers and other people who help them in and out of costumes. She was very sweet to the little girls.

[RavenPallas]

God she's adorable! And she seems really sweet, just exhausted. I wouldn't hold it against her. Shows-and fans-are exhausting. I think that she's trying, and she's talking to people. This obv. wasn't her best day.

[wicked2016]

Yeah, and people wonder why Megan Hilty has so many devoted fans...because she actually stops to talk to her fans with actual interest.

[simonote]

she's just not as good as megan hilty. She's always sweet and nice at stage doors and i believe she's as tired as her? But..ya.

[GreenxwithEnvy]

she looks so nonchalant but i bet shes tired and like trying her hardest not to like fall asleep. she looks rather exhausted. but its cool she still goes out to greet her fans and talk to them a lil.

and i agree. Kendra is amazing at delivering her lines. she is just phenomenal. :D

[legallywickedrent]

Poor girl she looks like she is about to fall asleep on the spot!

[sweet448]

"Ya they teach ya" i thought that was kinda funny! she is awesome!!!!

[MewPudding]

She's tired. Aww! Next time I go I know what I'll say to her (I HAVE to go before she leaves *again*).

"Don't tell Cheno, but you're my favorite!"

[WinkyGlinda09]

What's the date?^^

[xenafrasierfan]

It was 09/16/07

[xoTossTossxo]

i saw her today..I AM SOO FREAKING PISSED THAT I COULDNT FIND THE STAGE DOOR RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME SO I COULDNT GET HER AUTOGRAPH!!! I GOT KERRY's BUT I REALLY WaNTED HERS TOOO ):

[xenafrasierfan]

OMG it took me FOREVER to find the stage door.Seriously it took me days, which is very embarassing because it's right under your nose. It's confusing!

[musicismyworld123]

aww... Pour thing! She must be so tired after the show! It was nice of her to come out at all! She was super friendly considering how exhausted she must've been. luv her!

[GAO4life]

She does look tired and not very cheerful but that's due to exhaustion in my opinion. It must be very draining, acting, singing, dancing, all at the same time, and rushing to change. I've done that on holiday once and let me tell you, it's fun but very tiring. She seemed happy for the photo and happy to talk to people, though looked a bit rushed, but did seem to enjoy the compliment you gave her. I liked thia video but I really feel sorry for her as well

[RaWrZzZz]

even singing thank goodness is tiring for me, because i always put emotion into what i sing even if its just for fun. she must be worn out x.x

[dianadramaqueen]

Aw!! I find the Elphaba songs the most tiring, and the soprano Glinda stuff easy yet fun :) wooo :)

[RaWrZzZz]

well the emotion is draining! if i flat out sang it i wouldn't have to think! xD but elphabas crazy belting!

[GreenxwithEnvy]

ME 2. Elphaba songs, even just like two or three can be tiring, at least to me. while Galinda's role takes alot of energy, i would almost say it takes a different kind of energy. at least in the first act. Elphaba is kind of the serious, really emotional one the whole way through where Galinda has those subtle, yet amazing changes as the show progresses.

[Fiyero]

I wish they would cast a soprano as galinda instead of this

[RaWrZzZz]

i think she has a wonderful voice for the part, but her no one mourns the wicked suffers from her mezzo-ness(sorry mezzos i love yews!!!) and he could hurt herself

[LesMiserablesSTAR]

i meet her and she was a bitch lol i went that day too lol

[i1love2me3]

she didnt really seem very willing to do the picture, but anyway! and wot was she talking to the kids about?!

[WickedRENThead20]

She was telling them that she had to be taught how to twirl a wand and that she has a really good dresser who helps her with the quick changes.

She seemed pretty willing to take the picture to me... she just seemed tired. She wasn't super cheery, but she didn't hesitate before saying 'sure' to whoever asked her for a photo.

[NyBoundJoe]

aww, she seems tired...does anyone know if she takes pictures?

[xenafrasierfan]

If you ask very nicely there's very little chance she'll say no. She's very sweet.

[NyBoundJoe]

well see, i made her a gift, and i was hoping when i see her, and give her the gist, she'll take a pic...thanks:)

[tatyrules12]

lol shes so tired

[PhantomCake]

she seems very sweet! but she was obviously very tired.

[CourtneyLoveLovesMe]

lol she seems like a bitch.

[imetcarmencusack]

nah she isnt...

[imetcarmencusack]

i was saaying that she isnt a bitch somebody said earlier that she was a bitch, and i said nah, she isnt

[faggyboy2]

shes tired cuz she does 8 shows a week.

shse not grumpy.

[121dancinbeanaho]

bad mood....?

she cba 2 smile in the photo,

went to the stage door in london and all the cast were like :DDDD

[i1love2me3]

deffo!! i had a chat with oli after kerry's last show (even though he must've been really tired, upset, and in a hurry to get to the party), and me and 2 friends had half pink half green faces (to support both dianne AND kerry, lol!), and he was saying how dianne came back from holiday sunburnt once, and looked the colour of our pink half!!

[lukiexx]

ni i dont think shes grumpy but i bet you would get fed up if you have to go and be all happy and wateva to people after doing like a show which is very challeging ...

[Stagekid288]

She doesnt seem very friendly in this video, but when I met her she was soo nice. Maybe she was having a bad day. Oh well!

[LoveABCsoaps]

not gonna lie, she seems like a bitch in this video..LOL..but i met her before and shes SUCK A SWEETHEART. she was extremely bubbly when i met her, it was crazy. lol I LOVEEE HER and im soo glad shes coming back to wicked!

[BroadwayGirl1300]

shes awesome

[singsingsing22]

i met her at the stage door too...she is soooo awesome

[tonjjz]

saw wicked in broadway.kendra was great!and she seems like a really sweet person... i luv her!

[WickedRENThead20]

And that's what she was doing... She was totally sweet when she was explaining her wand twirling and her costume changes to those other people, signing autographs, and taking photographs. She wasn't super-cheery, but cut her a break. Doing Wicked has got to be a huge drain and she's got to be crazy and hyper for the entire first act- I don't blame her if she doesn't want to be energetic at the stage door.

[WickedKid100]

wow she looks like shes 17 in real life!

[MsCostich]

No WAY!!!! ON MARCH !& WE GET TO MEET KENDRA

[MsCostich]

No WAY!!!! ON MARCH !& WE GET TO MEET KENDRA

[mynameisyogi]

um, why did I get thumbs down? It says on numerous sites that she returns on April 22nd and Annaleigh leaves on the 20th. I was trying to give you some nice news, not slag her off, I think that she is the best glinda ever. Was just trying to help. And sorry Julia Murney Lover, it doesn't say about her, but I suppose she could be the next LA elphie, I hope for her or Shoshana :D

[MsCostich]

what about stephanie j block

[mynameisyogi]

well, Kerry Ellis ( London Elphie ) is taking over from her on the 17th June, so I think SJB finishes on the 15th of June :D

[mynameisyogi]

well, Kerry Ellis ( London Elphie ) is taking over from her on the 17th June, so I think SJB finishes on the 15th of June :D

[tom23tom23]

i dont think it will be Sho in LA, i wish it was, but she would be at least rehersing around now, and judging by her forgetting thwe words when she sang with megan and eden, she hasnt sang them in a long time, and obviously the meg'an sho show coming up and her album nearly finished, it wont be sho :(

[mynameisyogi]

Kendra returns as Galinda on Broadway on April 22, 2008.

[juliamurneylover]

Does julia come back 2???

[WickedKid100]

i hope so!!!!!!!!!!

[WickedRENThead20]

Nope. Stephanie J. Block, and then Kerry Ellis is coming over.

[defyinggravityuk2]

I am in Love with Kendra!! She's so HOT, has an amazing voice and is SEXY!!! WOW

[svb0000]

Can anyone say BITCHY!?!? wow.

[moym471]

who kendra no shes just a little tired after that show think about it its not easy doing what she does

[RCDEF823]

can someone say svb0000 is an idiot? MEMEME!

[svb0000]

k...the woman isnt smiling, her voice is compleatly monotone...idk and i really dont care if shes tired, dont be mean to your fans! LONG LIVE MEGAN HILTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[RCDEF823]

Ok, let me make this clear...You don't know kendra, thsi si a video, maybe she was ill...I have met kendra at the Gateway Playhouse in Bellport long Island and she was as nice as anything..not to mention hilarious :)

[RCDEF823]

this** is***

[svb0000]

what was she in at gateway playhouse???

[RCDEF823]

Why? wait...Are you from around there? Do you live on Long Island?

[svb0000]

no, but i follow what i consider america's best regional theatres. gateway is certainly one of them. If they do a show that I love, I'll find a way to see it! But Im from Pittsburgh.

[xenafrasierfan]

WTF?! I met the woman twice and she was nothing but sweet. I should know because this is my vid.

[tonjjz]

thanks for posting! im a huge fan of kendra. you're lucky you got to meet her in person. hope you can post more kendra videos :-)

[soccerplyr15]

I'm seeing Wicked on May 1st and I'm wondering if you could give me stage door tips (mainly how to find it...I'm sitting in the orch. section). Thank you!!

[imetcarmencusack]

no who can besides you? Y dont u try doing what she does every single day.

[singer34109]

you seemed a little starstruck! lol

[andie848484]

LOL... anyone else notice that she's so reluctant to smile...? You have such a pretty smile, Kendra!!! You should flash it more often! :)

[dirrrtyblonde499]

I LOVE HER! im so sad shes gone =[