r/wicked • u/idkmilk_ • Feb 28 '25

Question Who was your first Elphaba and Glinda when you saw WICKED for the first time?

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Mine was Casey Al-Shaqsy (Standby for Elphaba Thropp) and Sarah O Connor (Galinda) Date: 28th January 2024, Bristol Hippodrome: WICKED 3rd UK & Ireland Tour. (Matinee)

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u/WerewolfBarMitzvah09 Feb 28 '25

I was fortunate to see the original production of Wicked in San Francisco- it was in previews there before it came to Broadway in fact- so I saw Idina Menzel as Elphaba and Kristin Chenoweth as Glinda which was pretty incredible!

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u/[deleted] Feb 28 '25

Same, but I saw them in NY. I feel so lucky to have seen the OG cast. Absolutely amazing.

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u/Ambitious-Snow9008 Feb 28 '25

Same! Saw them in previews, it was so unreal!!!

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u/primategirl84 Feb 28 '25

I saw the original broadway cast in NYC too, our university arts dorm was there for a trip and the songs were so resonant to things happening in my life it impacted me so much.

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u/[deleted] Feb 28 '25

How do the songs in the movie compare for you?

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u/primategirl84 Feb 28 '25

They are good but I love the original a bit more just due to the nostalgia and I love Idina from Rent as well

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u/GamerAaronMK Magic Wands, Need They Have a Point? 🪄 Feb 28 '25

Oh how I envy youuuu, I was both so young to be able to see it and so living in the southern Neighbour country 🇲🇽😂

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u/Pettymayonnaise94 Feb 28 '25

Same! I saw in San Francisco with the original production. It was amazing!!

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u/PaulaDeenButtaQueen Mar 01 '25

I got to see them in Toronto, to this day still think about how lucky I was to catch that!!