Posts tagged Donna Vivino
Sengbloh & Vivino Set For LAST DANCE Workshop, 9/20-9/23
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Saycon Sengbloh (former s/b Elphaba – Broadway) and Donna Vivino (s/b Elphaba – Broadway; former Elphaba, s/b Elphaba – 1st Nat’l Tour) will take part in a workshop for LAST DANCE, which features the music of Paul Jabara. LAST DANCE is described as “a tale from the ’70s when enough was never enough. A joyful celebration of disco dreams, glitter balls and dangerous delights”. Ms. Sengbloh will play Gaynor and Ms. Vivino will play Dee. The workshop runs from September 20-23 at the York Theatre Company in New York City, New York. For tickets and more information, visit www.yorktheatre.org.
Video Footage: WICKED At Bryant Park
0Check out these videos featuring Broadway cast members Donna Vivino (s/b Elphaba) and Kate Fahrner (s/b Glinda) performing at Bryant Park on July 19, 2012. The videos were posted by YouTube user NewYorkTheater.
Donna Vivino sings “The Wizard and I”.
Kate Fahrner sings “Popular”.
Donna Vivino and Kate Fahrner sing “For Good”.
Donna Vivino Set For Cutting-Edgge Composers Concert
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Donna Vivino
Donna Vivino (s/b Elphaba – Broadway; former Elphaba, s/b Elphaba – 1st Ntl. Tour) will be featured in the upcoming CUTTING-EDGE COMPOSERS CONCERT. Several up-and-coming musical theatre composers will be featured in the concert, including Joey Contreras, Drew Gasparini, Paul Loesel and Scott Burkell, as well as several others. The concert will be performed on July 23 at 7 PM and 9:30 PM at the Theatre at St. Clement’s in New York City. This concert is directed and produced by Laura Pietropinto and is co-produced by Jillian Robbins, as a part of the New York Musical Theatre Festival. For tickets and more information, visit NYMF.org.
BenShlomo, Federer, Northen, Hanlon, and Vivino Set for “If It Only Even Runs A Minute” Concert
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Etai BenShlomo
Five “Wicked” alumni will be featured in the next edition of “If It Only Even Runs A Minute,” a series that offers rare songs and behind-the-scenes tales from musicals that may have not been fully appreciated when they opened. The event will be presented on June 17, 2012 at 7 PM and 10 PM at Le Poisson Rouge in New York City. This event is only open to those 18 years of age or older.
The 7 PM concert will feature Etai BenShlomo (Boq – Broadway; former Boq – 1st Ntl. Tour, San Francisco), Michelle Federer (original Nessarose – Broadway, Pre-Broadway), and Lindsay K. Northen (ensemble, u/s Glinda – Broadway). The 10 PM concert will feature Colin Hanlon (former Fiyero – 1st Ntl. Tour) and Donna Vivino (s/b Elphaba – Broadway; former Elphaba, former s/b Elphaba – 1st Ntl. Tour).
Le Poisson Rouge is located at 158 Bleecker Street in Manhattan. Tickets are priced $20 and there is a two-item food/drink minimum. For tickets and more information, please visit this link.
Richard H. Blake (Fiyero – Broadway; former Fiyero – 1st Ntl. Tour) is also to perform in this event.
Video Footage: Donna Vivino & Kate Fahrner perform at Grand Central Terminal
0Check out these videos of Donna Vivino (s/b Elphaba – Broadway; former Elphaba, s/b Elphaba – 1st Ntl. Tour) and Kate Fahrner (s/b Glinda – Broadway; former Glinda – Chicago; former ensemble, u/s Glinda, Nessarose – Chicago) performing at Grand Central Terminal on April 20, 2012 to celebrate Earth day. They perform “The Wizard and I” and “For Good”. Credit goes to YouTube user TamraSheehan for the videos, which are embedded below for your convenience.
Vote for DONNA VIVINO in the Broadway Hunger Games
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Donna Vivino as Elphaba
If you haven’t yet, we encourage you to vote for Donna Vivino (s/b Elphaba – Broadway; former Elphaba, s/b Elphaba – 1NT) this week in the Broadway Hunger Games Semi-Finals. The voting for this ends on Sunday, April 29th at 4:00 PM.
Here are the rules for voting, taken from this link:
1. As always, you can just simply VOTE! In a comment below [note from Innuendo & Outuendo: You'll need to click on the link above] (preferred method, easier for us to track) or in a Twitter comment give the name of the person you want to vote for. If you choose to post on Twitter, you must tag @BroadwaySpotted or #BroadwayHungerGames. This earns that tribute ONE POINT.
2. To add an extra point to the above vote, you may include a link to a video or a description of why you believe your Tribute should be Victor (for example: they belt the best, they dance the best, or the do something better than anyone. Come up with your own reason). This earns that tribute ONE EXTRA POINT.
3. A “mentor” (anyone who has been in a Broadway show, off-Broadway show, or on a National tour counts as a mentor) may vote for any Tribute by commenting or tweeting. This earns that tribute TWO POINTS.
4. If the above mentioned mentor makes a video, this earns that tribute FOUR POINTS (per mentor in the video).
5. If the tribute makes a video themselves they will receive FIVE POINTS (however, you may only get these five points ONCE in this round).
6. Finally, if a citizen of the capitol (any fan) chooses to make a video in support of their tribute, that tribute will receive THREE POINTS per capitol citizen in the video. However, in the video you must mention the following: The name of your Tribute, the District your Tribute comes from, WHY they should win the Hunger Games and BroadwaySpotted.com
Video Footage: WICKED Day – The Ultimate Encore
0Check out this video from WICKED Day, on October 30, 2011, which celebrated the eighth anniversary of the show’s opening on Broadway. Fans voted for their favorite song, which was sung by past and present WICKED cast members. The soloists featured in order are: Chandra Lee Schwartz (Glinda – Broadway; former Glinda – 1NT), Donna Vivino (s/b Elphaba – Broadway; former Elphaba, s/b Elphaba – 1NT), Kate Fahrner (s/b Glinda – Broadway; former Glinda – Chicago; former ensemble, u/s Glinda, Nessarose – Chicago), Kathy Fitzgerald (Madame Morrible – Broadway), Kristy Cates (former Elphaba, former s/b Elphaba–Chicago; former u/s Elphaba–Broadway), Jackie Burns (Elphaba – Broadway; former Elphaba – 1NT), Cristy Candler (Nessarose – Broadway; former ensemble, u/s Nessarose, Witch’s Mother – Broadway), and Stephanie Torns (current Ensemble; u/s Elphaba – Broadway; former Ensemble; u/s Elphaba – 1NT). Also, see if you can spot the special appearance by one of the WICKED creative team!
The video was posted by OfficialWICKED on YouTube and has been embedded below for your convenience.
Video Footage: Donna Vivino & Lindsay K. Northen at Bronx Zoo
0Check out these videos of Donna Vivino (s/b Elphaba – Broadway; former Elphaba, s/b Elphaba – 1st Ntl. Tour) and Lindsay K. Northen (ensemble, u/s Glinda – Broadway) performing at Bronx Zoo.
Additionally, click on each of their names to read interviews we have conducted with them in the past.
Media: “Wicked” Records “Carols for a Cure”
0Check out these photos of the Broadway company of “Wicked” recording their track for the 2011 edition of “Carols for a Cure”, a fundraiser produced yearly for Broadway Cares / Equity Fights Aids (BCEFA).
Included in the photos are the following Broadway cast members of “Wicked”: Anthony Galde (Swing; u/s Fiyero, Wizard, Dr. Dillamond, Witch’s Father – Broadway), Amanda Rose (former Nessarose – 1st Ntl. Tour; former swing, u/s Nessarose – Broadway), Kate Fahrner (s/b Glinda – Broadway; former Glinda – Chicago; former ensemble, u/s Glinda, Nessarose – Chicago), Kathy Fitzgerald (Madame Morrible – Broadway), Betsy Werbel (Ensemble; u/s Madame Morrible – Broadway; former ensemble, u/s Madame Morrible – 1st Ntl. Tour), Donna Vivino (s/b Elphaba – Broadway; former Elphaba – 1st Ntl. Tour; former s/b Elphaba – 1st Ntl. Tour), Constantine Rousouli (Ensemble, u/s Fiyero – Broadway), Adam Sanford (Ensemble, u/s Boq – Broadway; former ensemble, u/s Boq – 1st Ntl. Tour), and Alicia Albright (Swing – Broadway; former swing – 2nd Ntl. Tour).
Cast Update: Broadway Production
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Kate Farhner
Though the official “Wicked” website has not been updated, we have been informed of the following cast changes:
Donna Vivino (former Elphaba – 1st Ntl. Tour; former s/b Elphaba – 1st Ntl. Tour) has replaced Jennifer DiNoia (former s/b Elphaba – Broadway; former former s/b Elphaba, ensemble, u/s Elphaba, u/s Nessarose – Chicago) as the standby for Elphaba.
Kate Fahrner (former Glinda – Chicago; former ensemble, u/s Glinda, Nessarose – Chicago) has replaced Laura Woyasz (former s/b Glinda – Broadway; former s/b Glinda – Los Angeles; former ensemble, u/s Glinda – 1st Ntl. Tour) as the standby for Glinda.