These are photos from the first staged rehearsal of WICKED that too place in late July at ABC Studios.
The Resident Director Lisa Leguillou, who has directed many versions of the show, was nonetheless assiduously involved in ensuring that the actors gestures and voice intonations such that the muscle memory needed by actors was being inculcated at an early stage.
In an all new cast the role of Glinda is performed by Courtney Monsma whilst Sheridan Adams plays Elphaba.
Despite the freshness of the new cast there are a couple of seasoned veterans to provide their stage wisdom to the young cast members. They are Robin Nevin and Todd McKenney.
Ironically Todd McKenney is cast as the Wizard Of Oz and I overheard him remark that he was the Boy From Was.
WICKED is playing the Sydney Lyric Theatre from the 25th August 2023.It is hoped that the show will book through until the Christmas period.
WICKED has announced a $454 digital lottery for all performances at the Sydney Lyric Theatre in association with TodayTix.
HOW TO ENTER THE WICKED DIGITAL LOTTERY:
- Download the official TodayTix app in the App Store or Google Play Store
- Enter the digital Lottery for a chance to purchase up to two $45 tickets to WICKED
- Participants who share across socials gain an additional entry to the Lottery
- The Lottery opens every Thursday at 12:01am AEST and closes the following Wednesday at 1:00pm AEST
- Winners will be informed each “WICKED Wednesday” for that week’s upcoming performances, with a limited number of tickets available per show
- Winners will be notified via email, SMS and push notification, and will have one hour to claim and pay for their tickets through the TodayTix app before they are offered to another entrant.
Text and photos by Ben Apfelbaum
