We All Played Elphaba On Broadway (with Mariah Rose Faith Casillas)
Cast & Characters (5)
Bits & Timeline (13)
The Elphaba Roundtable Roll-Call
A group of actresses who all played Elphaba in 'Wicked' gather to discuss their shared history, including a workshop for 'March of the Penguins: The Musical' and their time at the University of Michigan.
"Some call me the horny Elphaba."
"I have forgotten everything about that year."
The Forgetful Elphaba's Sleep-Sprinting
Phoebe Phoebes describes the traumatic rock-climbing accident that caused her memory loss and her subsequent habit of 'sleep-sprinting' and 'sleep-belting' choreography in her sleep.
"I am sleep sprinting. I am sleep hitting choreo."
"I remember painting my face green every night."
Beverly Star: The Professional Understudy
Beverly Star explains her career as a 'super-swing' who understudies thousands of women simultaneously, including Dame Judi Dench in 'Cats' and a co-star on 'Mrs. Maisel'.
"I got to be the understudy for millions of women."
"I make famous women better almost immediately because they don't want to see me shine for even a moment."
The COVID Elphaba's Brave Sacrifice
Genevieve Peters is lauded for her 'bravery' in posting about losing her role as Elphaba during the pandemic, which the panel agrees was more tragic than the actual deaths occurring at the time.
"You could not stop talking about how you had lost Elphaba."
"To me it's the same thing. A grandfather dies and you can't play Elphaba?"
Tyler Tylers: The Vocal Rest Violation
Tyler, the current Elphaba, attempts to maintain vocal rest while constantly speaking in a raspy, strained voice and claiming he is hitting high notes on a piano scale.
"My coach told me that I can't go past an E."
Beverly Star's Marvel Cinematic Healing Rumors
Bridget asks Beverly to confirm rumors that she is joining the MCU, not as a superhero, but as a standby healer for the female cast members like Brie Larson, provided she believes she is actually going on stage.
"I heard a rumor that they are toying with adding you to the MCU Universe because for the safety of women."
"The magic of my healing seems to only work if I actually believe I'm going on stage."
Genevieve's Foundation for Shy Kids
Genevieve Peters discusses her 'OBTC' (Off Behind the Curtain) foundation, a for-profit organization dedicated to theater kids who are too shy to ever actually step onto the stage.
"I love your foundation OBT up behind the curtain."
"I wish we could be non-profit but we can't so you have to be a for-profit organization you have to make money."
American Sniper: The Musical
Bridget reveals she is workshoping a musical adaptation of American Sniper choreographed by Lin-Manuel Miranda with music by John Krasinski, featuring songs like 'Gravel on the Hill'.
Phoebe's Fugue State and the Elphaba Room
Phoebe enters a trance-like state where he believes he is currently 19 and on Broadway. The group attempts to snap him out of it by singing 'For Good' from Wicked.
"I'm 19 and I'm on Broadway."
"There's never been a room full of Elphabas together to try to get those memories out of Phoebe's head."
Advice for Future Elphabas
The panel offers grim advice to young girls dreaming of playing Elphaba, including avoiding the limelight to look professional and being wary of 'monkey's paw' situations.
"Be careful of your dreams because they just might come true and it might be a monkey's paw situation."
"When you are waiting in the wings to see if someone drops dead try to avoid the light a little bit."
Beverly's Mamma Mia Solo Marathon
Beverly reveals that due to a mass food poisoning incident affecting 50 women on her cruise, she will be performing every single role in Mamma Mia tonight.
"I'm going to be every role in Mamma Mia tonight"
Genevieve's Theater Etiquette Cane
Genevieve discusses her controversial COVID posts and her habit of whacking phones out of children's hands with a giant cane at the Gershwin Theatre to preserve etiquette.
"I grab the cane and I just started whacking"
"Patti LuPone tweeted at me four times very angrily"
Defying Gravity (Literally)
Phoebe attempts to give advice about hiking but gets distracted by a falling object, leading the entire panel into a spontaneous, high-pitched rendition of Defying Gravity.
"I've gotta defy it! Defy it, Phoebe!"
"I defied gravity!"