DO YOU BELIEVE IN DEFYING GRAVITY? The smash hit The Cher Show is playing to packed houses 8 times a week at the Neil Simon Theatre. For those who have seen it, you might recognize that 4 of the show's GYPSIES, TRAMPS, & THIEVES have a little history of playing a fellow misunderstood green faced girl named "Elphaba" in the smash hit WICKED The Musical. They are….
Dee Roscioli (Standby for "Star" and "Lady") – standby and later fulltime replacement for "Elphaba" in the sit-down Chicago company, replacement in the Broadway company, temporary replacement in the sit-down San Francisco company, and replacement in the Emerald City 1st National Touring company,
Stephanie J. Block ("Star") – Early readings, understudy in the out-of-town San Francisco tryout, original 1st National Touring company, and replacement in the Broadway company,
Teal Wicks ("Lady") – Standby and later replacement in the sit-down Los Angeles company, original sit-down San Francisco company, and replacement in the Broadway company,
and Angel Reda (Ensemble and understudy "Babe") – Understudy in the sit-down Los Angeles Company.
FIRST LISTEN: She’s currently wowing sold out crowds and DEFYING GRAVITY as Broadway’s current 15th Anniversary Green Girl in WICKED The Musical. Now, Jessica Vosk is gearing up to release her long awaited Debut Solo album WILD AND FREE this upcoming month.
The Broadway favorite (who also appeared in The Bridges of Madison County Musical, Finding Neverland – The New Musical, and the most recent revival of Fiddler on the Roof) took to social media to give everyone a first taste of one of the tracks of the album… her rendition of Pasek and Paul’s A MILLION DREAMS from The Greatest Showman.
As previously mentioned, Vosk’s debut album is expecting to feature a selection of Musical Theatre favorites, Pop, Rock, and more. It was all put together from the donations of family members, friends, and fans of the acclaim performer on her Kickstarter page. All the donated money was to help raise the funds for the Studio Rental, Engineering, Producing Fees, Musician Fees, Mixing & Mastering, Artwork, Manufacturing, and more. She spent a year and a half recording the album following her run on the current and 2nd National Tour of WICKED (better known as The Munchkinland Company).
WILD AND FREE will be released from on August 10th, 2018 from Broadway Records. It will be available to download and purchase in stores near you. In addition, the album is expecting to be available at the WICKED on Broadway Merchandise Booths at the Gershwin Theatre.
How stunning is Jessica’s voice and her rendition of A MILLION DREAMS?
Get a first THRILLIFYING listen to Broadway’s next Green Girl herself… Jessica Vosk as she gears up to DEFY GRAVITY once again.
As previously announced by POPULAR demand thanks to a triumphant success on the National Tour, Vosk is set to join the Broadway company of WICKED The Musical next month as “Elphaba”. Her first performance at the Gershwin Theatre is set for July 16th, 2018. She will also be making history TWICE for when she joins by….
Becoming the 15th Anniversary “Elphaba”
Becoming the 20th Actress ever to play “Elphaba” in the Broadway Production!
The show’s current and longest running Broadway Green Girl Jackie Burns is set to end her year long contract in the BEWITCHING blockbuster on July 14th, 2018.
BREAKING NEWS: The most THRILLIFYING Broadway Blockbuster of all time that is WICKED The Musical is about to celebrate another historical Broadway milestone this week.
Tomorrow night, February 9th, 2018, the legendary Stephen Schwartz musical will play it’s 5,960th performance at the Gershwin Theatre surpassing the original production of OH CALCUTTA as the 7th Longest Running Show in Broadway History!!
WE COULDN’T BE HAPPIER for this show as it continues to sell out every night and help people feel like we HAVE BEEN CHANGED FOR GOOD.
GOOD MORNING BROADWAY FANS! Broadway’s biggest night is almost here. 3 days till the 71st Annual Tony Awards and more powerhouse performances are heading your way on OUR TOP 30 TONY AWARDS COUNTDOWN.
At # 3 is another one of Broadway’s current longest running smash hit musicals. We all grew up with the iconic story of The Wizard of Oz but you know there are parts that are actually not scary. Know more about the famous witches of Oz before that house with a well known farm girl inside crashed. This is of course Stephen Schwartz’s Award winning smash hit WICKED The Musical. The show also features a book by Winnie Holzman. It’s based on a novel by Gregory macguire.
From the 2004 telecast, Tony winners Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel in their breakout performances as “Glinda: The Good Witch of the North” and “Elphaba: The Wicked Witch of the West” along with members of the original Broadway cast perform the musical’s Act 1 finale and the show’s anthem DEFYING GRAVITY.
Following a Pre-Broadway run in San Francisco, WICKED opened on Broadway at the Gershwin Theatre in 2003 (the day before Halloween). The show continues to play to packed houses 8 times a week. The show was nominated for the most 10 Tony Awards in 2004 winning only 3 including Best Leading Actress in a Musical (for Idina Menzel). That year’s Tony Awards was a big shock when Wicked lost the Best Musical award to Avenue Q (since they initially had the most nominations). It did however also went on to the win the Grammy for Best Musical Theatre album. Along with Broadway, WICKED continues to play to sold out houses across America, in London’s West End, and around the world.
