Wicked: The Road To Broadway (Part 1 of 2)

From Broadway: The American Musical.

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• wicked
• the
• road
• to
• broadway
• idina
• menzel
• kristin
• chenoweth

[whitelily0093]

Seriously, WHY HASN'T THIS BEEN INTO A MOVIE YET??!! It should've been a movie YEARS ago! Fingers crossed that when/if it becomes a movie they get Idina and Kristen to reprise their roles as Elphaba and Glinda!

I also think that if Idina couldn't do it that Lea Michele could do it. She's like a mini Idina! Seriously!! Plus she's been on broadway too in the musical "Spring Awakening" and is a REALLY good actress! X3

[popcornzoe]

Has anyone else ever noticed how much Lea Michele from Glee looks like Idina?

[atheneum7]

@nibby95 watching live theater is just a different experience entirely. also, the casting will be quite tricky. admittedly, i'd be biased and won't be able to help but compare whoever will play these iconic roles with the originals. just the other day, i caught this commercial of wicked run in singapore, and they included a clip of DG showing the touring Elphaba but with the original recording of Idina in the background. i found it quite amusing!

[nibby95]

@atheneum7 exactly. also for a movie the songs will probably be pre-recorded and tweaked and it just won't be the same. like you said with the flying scene, it's great to see that live but on camera anything can be done using green screen and all that. the cast won't always be together like they would be onstage or back stage. they would show up to film their parts and then leave so less bonding. there is so much that would be different.

[atheneum7]

@nibby95 i do agree with you having mixed feelings about turning the show into a movie, 'cause it might take away the magic of it all. i mean, watching the flying scene in DG will never be as awe-inspiring using CG special effects.

[16lucylover]

@popcornzoe Yea It's almost creepy!

[Jellyapple67]

Winnie looks distracted cuz she's knitting.

[TheFame5000]

I saw this show live on Broadway earlier this month (Birthday gift from my girlfriend) and it exceeded my expectations. Jackie Burns performance as Elphaba was amazing.

[nibby95]

body can replace Idina and Kristin. Disagree, fine but nothing will ever change my mind.

[nibby95]

As much as I want this to be made into a movie because I've never seen the show live and only watched the one that was Kristin's last show on YouTube, I kinda don't want it to be a movie. I will wait as long as it takes to see Wicked live but I fear that making it into a movie will take away from it, take away the magic and the connection everyone has. I'm scared it will get ruined if it becomes a movie. And then there's choosing the cast... I don't care how good the cast is even on broadway no

[whatever1399]

i've always wanted to see this musical. al-ways

[lwclark96]

The would be sooo much fun but a lot of hard work.