Wicked stunt castings
Wicked stunt castings
#1Wicked stunt castings
Posted: 1/23/15 at 8:26pmHas Wicked ever stunt casted? I've been trying to think of a few and all I've gotten were Nicole Parker (whose semi famous) and Ana Gasteyer (Whose pretty famous).
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#2Wicked stunt castings
Posted: 1/23/15 at 8:32pmCast, not casted.
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RW3
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#2Wicked stunt castings
Posted: 1/23/15 at 8:34pm
Joey McIntyre as Fiyero
Rue McClanahan as Madame Morrible
#3Wicked stunt castings
Posted: 1/23/15 at 8:37pmIsn't the concept that you would cast someone famous to help a struggling show? Wicked isn't struggling.
#4Wicked stunt castings
Posted: 1/23/15 at 8:43pmJustin Guarini, though he's more of a has-been at this point.
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Leading Actor Joined: 9/16/13
#5Wicked stunt castings
Posted: 1/23/15 at 9:03pm
The London production is stunt cast regularly, Matt Willis was from a Boyband, Rachel Tucker and Lee Mead were Andrew Llyod Webber TV talent show contestants, Liam Doyle(UK tour) was also on a similar Star search show, Morrible is always stunt cast with a popular British actress Miriam Margoyles, Harriet Thorpe, Sue Blake...
As for the Broadway show would we call Nicole Parker a stunt casting?
#6Wicked stunt castings
Posted: 1/23/15 at 10:16pmTaye Diggs covering for Norbert Leo Butz to play opposite Idina Menzel seemed a little like a stunt (although he seemed appropriate for the character).
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#7Wicked stunt castings
Posted: 1/23/15 at 10:25pm
I don't consider Nicole Parker stunt casting. She's a trained singer and actress with experience in live theater. She just happened to find her niche in sketch comedy. When I think of stunt casting, I typically think if casting someone who isn't fit for the role and is brought in to make some money. On top of that, I don't think of Parker as an exceptionally well known person. Yes, she was on Mad TV, but that was never a massively popular show (at least that's how I remember it). If you told the average Joe from Dayton who was interested in seeing a show with the fam, I don't think saying Nicole Parker is Elphaba is going to be the thing that makes him say, "Yes. Absolutely. This is the show!"
Ana Gasteyer as stunt casting is one to me that's a maybe. I don't think she was cast specifically to bring people in, but I don't think it's a decision anyone regrets. If she attracted people, great. She's a known name, but Wicked sells on it's title, not because of who is in the cast. I thought she handled the role just fine because of the training and experience she has. You can't just take anyone and throw them into that role. Singing it well 8 performances a week can be very challenging,
#8Wicked stunt castings
Posted: 1/23/15 at 10:48pmI have to add that Ana Gasteyer was a fantastic Elphaba.
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Understudy Joined: 1/7/15
#9Wicked stunt castings
Posted: 1/24/15 at 12:53am
"The London production is stunt cast regularly, Matt Willis was from a Boyband, Rachel Tucker and Lee Mead were Andrew Llyod Webber TV talent show contestants, Liam Doyle(UK tour) was also on a similar Star search show, Morrible is always stunt cast with a popular British actress Miriam Margoyles, Harriet Thorpe, Sue Blake...
As for the Broadway show would we call Nicole Parker a stunt casting?"
I hate wicked but hiring appropiate actors to do the role is not stunt casting even if they are well lknown
yankeefan7
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/14/12
#10Wicked stunt castings
Posted: 1/24/15 at 10:14am
Isn't the concept that you would cast someone famous to help a struggling show? Wicked isn't struggling."
Exactly. I think the show "Chicago" is the leader with that, casting "Christie Brinkley years ago said it all - lol.
Jay94
Featured Actor Joined: 4/10/11
#11Wicked stunt castings
Posted: 1/24/15 at 10:38amI've always thought that if Madeline Kahn did not sadly pass away, she would have played Madame Morrible at some point.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 11/19/05
#12Wicked stunt castings
Posted: 1/24/15 at 12:04pm
Nicole Parker was not stunt cast, as no one knows who Nicole Parker is.
Idina was stunt cast in the West End.
#13Wicked stunt castings
Posted: 1/24/15 at 12:17pm
Mandy Moore was offered to be Glinda very early on (I think after Jennifer Thompson?), but thankfully turned it down because she knew she wasn't good enough.
This show doesn't need stunt casting now. The name sells itself
#14Wicked stunt castings
Posted: 1/24/15 at 12:52pm
"Idina was stunt cast in the West End."
The always misinterpretation of "stunt casting". Stunt casting is more for a celeb that would sell tickets but isn't really known for musical theatre. Idina had already played the part so she was more "star casted"
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Chorus Member Joined: 11/19/13
girlonbroadway
Chorus Member Joined: 11/3/13
#16Wicked stunt castings
Posted: 1/24/15 at 2:56pmCarol Kane as Madame Morrible. I got to see her, and she was fantastic in the role.
Visceral_Fella
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/18/12
#17Wicked stunt castings
Posted: 1/24/15 at 3:05pmDisneybroadway, Moore was to succeed Chenoweth and become first replacement.
#18Wicked stunt castings
Posted: 1/24/15 at 4:23pm^That was my second guess! Thanks for clarifying!
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Stand-by Joined: 8/18/12
#19Wicked stunt castings
Posted: 1/24/15 at 4:53pm
"Ashley Parker Angel is Fiyero in the 2nd National Tour. I'm not sure if this is considered stunt casting because he's such a has-been, but he was fairly well-known back in the day thanks to his boy band. Have any theaters been using his name in advertisements to sell tickets?"
They didn't use him as an advertisement in Detroit (to my knowledge anyway) although when I saw the show, I was standing by the cast board before curtain and a lot of women around my age said "It's that guy from O-Town!!!" when they saw it.
carash22
Chorus Member Joined: 11/19/13
#20Wicked stunt castings
Posted: 1/24/15 at 7:41pm^ Interesting. I guess his name is still fairly recognizable but not big enough to sell tickets. Not many O-Town fans out there.
#21Wicked stunt castings
Posted: 2/5/15 at 3:08am
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Saw the tour a few weeks ago in Durham. Heard a few people around my age (mid 20's) comment about Ashley being in the show, neither as a positive or negative thing, just very matter of fact. Just that they kind of knew who he was. I don't know if the Wicked team threw him in there as a "name", or what. While he is a VERY pretty man, he wasn't really anything special.
#22Wicked stunt castings
Posted: 2/5/15 at 4:06amIdina Menzel originated the role of Elphaba on Broadway so the claim that she was stunt cast in the West End is ludicrous and severely inaccurate.
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