by Mike Haber | Oct 30, 2021 | Blog, Broadway, News, Shows
The curtain just went down on the 18th Anniversary performance of
WICKED on Broadway. We have footage below from the WICKED DAY curtain call below from the stage of the Gershwin Theatre.
Following the cast taking their bows, it features the show’s current witched
Jennifer DiNoia and
Ginna Claire Mason giving a post-show curtain call speech saying Thank You and spreading the love via social media.
After 18 months dark, WICKED is back home FOR GOOD!!!
How THRILLIFYING was that?!!!
by Mike Haber | Oct 30, 2021 | Blog, Broadway, News, Shows
OH, WHAT A CELEBRATION WE’LL HAVE TODAY!!! Today is a THRILLIFYING day for all of our New York Theater scene as the Award winning smash hit
WICKED celebrates its 18th BEWITCHING Anniversary on Broadway. The
Stephen Schwartz is back FOR GOOD after a rough 18 months dark due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Broadway production is continuing to play to packed houses at the Gershwin Theatre along with its various companies still playing around the world including its ongoing North American National Tour and London production.
HAPPY 18TH BIRTHDAY WICKED!!!
BECAUSE WE KNEW YOU, WE HAVE BEEN CHANGED FOR GOOD!!!
Who has seen WICKED?!!
Favorite song?!!!
by Mike Haber | Oct 28, 2021 | Blog, Broadway, News, Shows
This holiday season is truly gonna be magical as New York City continues to wake up and we continue celebrating the return of our Broadway Theater scene. It has just been announced that the BROADWAY SNOW GLOBES will be returning beginning next month through Christmas in Times Square.
For those who may not know, the BROADWAY SNOW GLOBES debuted in 2019 prior before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. It featured 4 larger-than-life snow globes designs inspired by some of the hottest tickets on the Great Bright Way. As it did prior to the shutdown, the show’s represented will once again will include…..
Catch these 4 globes ringing in THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR and Broadway’s triumphant comeback from November 3rd – December 26th, 2021. See it only in Times Square!!!
Broadway Show Globes to Return to Times Square With Designs Inspired by WICKED, THE LION KING, AINT TOO PROUD & More (broadwayworld.com)
by Mike Haber | Oct 22, 2021 | Blog, Broadway, News, Shows
BREAKING NEWS: Emmy Award winning actor and Broadway favorite Peter Scolari passed away today at the age of 66 after a 2 year battle with cancer. What an unforgettable life and legacy he had within the Entertainment industry.
Most people remember Scolari for performances on TV in…..
his portrayal of “Michael Harris” in the hit series
Newhart,
a recurring role on the hit TV series
Girls,
and
recently as “Bishop Thomas Marx” on
CBS‘
EVIL.
Scolari also had an unforgettable career here on the Great Bright Way 6 TIMES appearing in BOTH Musicals and Plays. That consisted of….
his Broadway debut in 2003 as “Wilbur Turnblad” in
Hairspray.
in 2004 in the short-lived revival of Sky Fox,
in 2013 (opposite BFF Tom Hanks) as “Michael Daily” in
Lucky Guy,
in 2014 in the short-lived musical as “Yogi Berra” in Bronx Bombers,
and
last seen in 2016 for a year long run as “The Wizard” in
WICKED.
We send our love, prayers, and thoughts to Peter’s family and all the friends and fans who loved him.
by Mike Haber | Oct 16, 2021 | Blog, Broadway, Casting, News, Shows
ON THE MARQUEE: For the past few weeks since reopening on Broadway, long running Green Girl
Jennifer DiNoia has been back once again playing “Elphaba” every night in
WICKED. The actress (currently serving as the standby once again) has been filling in for current leading lady
Lindsay Pearce who has been out of the show these last few weeks due to a foot injury.
Filling in for DiNoia as the standby (and now once again being a temporary fulltime leading lady) is another returning cast member
Alyssa Fox (previously seen on Broadway as the standby for “Elsa” in Disney’s
Frozen).
With Pearce is continuing to recover, DiNoia will once again now be playing the smart, fiery, misunderstood, and not-so Wicked Witch of the West herself fulltime all month long. With that in mind, an update has been made outside the show’s front of house billboard of the Gershwin Theatre featuring DiNoia’s photo as “Elphaba”.
Lindsay Pearce is expecting to return to the cast in November.
Jennifer DiNoia is one of WICKED’s longest running and legendary Green Girls. She has played the role on 4 CONTINENTS. She has performed this role on and off for the last 14 YEARS!!! Her journey with the
Stephen Schwartz musical began in 2007 as part of the Chicago company initially being the Dance Captain which she later got plucked from being emergency cover to standby for the role of “Elphaba” where she played the role for about 1,500 performances covering for
Dee Roscioli and Lisa Brescia.
Since the Chicago company closed in 2009, DiNoia immediately got plucked to serving as the standby for “Elphaba” in the New York production marking it her Broadway debut covering once again for Dee Roscioli along with
Mandy Gonzalez, and
Teal Wicks. A few months into her first stint standing by there, DiNoia went on to serve as an Emergency standby for
Jemma Rix in the show’s Australian company out in Sydney for a month. She returned to the Broadway production afterwards where she continued to DEFY GRAVITY as the standby till 2011.
After a year away, DiNoia returned to THE MERRY OLD LAND OF OZ in 2012 joining the Asian Touring Company of WICKED serving as the first ever “Elphaba” alternate going on twice a week. During that time, she shared the role once again with Jemma Rix.
Immediately after a Summer in Asia, DiNoia returned to the Broadway production serving as a temporary filling in for
Donna Vivino as the standby a month…..who at the time was covering for
Jackie Burns.
Finally in 2013, DiNoia was offered and landed the role of “Elphaba” fulltime. She succeeded Christine Dwyer in the role on the 2nd (and on-going) Munchkinland Touring company for a whole year.
A year after the tour in 2014 (with Laurel Harris taking over), DiNoia went back AGAIN to the Broadway production as a temporary standby for Christine Dwyer in the role….. and also filling in before future Tony nominee
Lilli Cooper joined as the standby.
Immediately afterwards, DiNoia got the ultimate once-in-a-lifetime offer to go join
Wicked‘s London production replacing
Kerry Ellis as “Elphaba” fulltime for a 5 month run. This milestone marked her it her West End debut. Along with it being her 4th Continent, DiNoia’s stint in London marked becoming the 2nd American actress to join the London company after the musical’s original Tony winning star
Idina Menzel.
Right after returning overseas to the United States in February 2015, DiNoia jumped into the Emerald City 1st National Tour of WICKED replacing Emma Hunton fulltime as “Elphaba” where she stayed till the company’s closing after 10 years on the road.
After the 1st National Tour closed, DiNoia went back to the Broadway company as a temporary principal while Caroline Bowman was recovering from an injury. She shared this temporary run for 3 weeks alongside Christine Dwyer.
Finally in the Summer of 2016 and after having a baby girl, Jennifer DiNoia replaced
Rachel Tucker as “Elphaba” full time on Broadway for a whole year. She stayed till Summer of 2017 where she was replaced by another fellow long running Green Girl
Jackie Burns.
DiNoia recently rejoined the Broadway production in 2019 till at the time when Broadway was shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the show returned, she’s still going it. As the standby during this stint, she has been covering for BOTH Hannah Corneau and now Lindsay Pearce.
Congrats Jennifer DiNoia!!!
Get well Lindsay Pearce!!!
Isn’t Jennifer DiNoia such a WICKED legend?!!!
How THRILLIFYING is that?
Any Jennifer DiNoia fans out there?!!!
