Posts tagged Lesley McKinnell
Video Footage: Lesley McKinnell Performs “Glitter and Be Gay”
0Check out this video of Lesley McKinnell (former ensemble, u/s Glinda, Nessarose – 2nd Ntl. Tour; former swing, u/s Nessarose – 1st Ntl. Tour) performing “Glitter and Be Gay” at Broadway Night Revue, a benefit for the non-profit theatre company Rescue Agreement. The video is embedded below for your convenience.
Video Footage: Brown, McKinnell, and Torns in GLITTER AND BE GREEN
0Check out these videos of Stefanie Brown (former Nessarose – 1st Ntl. Tour; former ensemble, u/s Glinda, u/s Nessarose – 1st Ntl. Tour), Lesley McKinnell (former ensemble, u/s Glinda – 1st Ntl. Tour; former ensemble, u/s Glinda, u/s Nessarose – 2nd Ntl. Tour; former swing, u/s Nessarose – 1st Ntl. Tour), and Stephanie Torns (former s/b Elphaba – 2nd Ntl. Tour; former ensemble, u/s Elphaba – Broadway, 1st Ntl. Tour) performing in GLITTER AND BE GREEN, a cabaret held at the Laurie Beechman Theatre in January featuring the three WICKED alums. The clips available, which are courtesy of Ms. Brown and Benjamin Rauhala from YouTube, are embedded below for your convenience.
The first clip is a B-Roll from the concert. The second clip features Ms. McKinnell and Ms. Torns performing an acoustic version of “Poker Face”, and the third clip features the three performing “For Good”:
Brown, McKinnell & Torns Set for GLITTER AND BE GREEN
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Stefanie Brown (former Nessarose – 1st Ntl. Tour; former ensemble, u/s Glinda, u/s Nessarose – 1st Ntl. Tour), Lesley McKinnell (former ensemble, u/s Glinda – 1st Ntl. Tour; former ensemble, u/s Glinda, u/s Nessarose – 2nd Ntl. Tour; former swing, u/s Nessarose – 1st Ntl. Tour), and Stephanie Torns (former s/b Elphaba – 2nd Ntl. Tour; former ensemble, u/s Elphaba – Broadway, 1st Ntl. Tour) will perform in the upcoming cabaret, GLITTER AND BE GREEN. This event is set for 9:30 PM on January 14 at the Laurie Beechman Theatre in New York City. GLITTER AND BE GREEN will feature musical direction by Benjamin Rauhala and will include many trios, medleys and mash-ups of Stephen Schwartz tunes, musical theatre classics, as well as Disney and pop songs.
The Laurie Beechman Theatre is located at 407 West 42nd Street. There will be a $12 cover charge, plus a $15 food/beverage minimum. For reservations, call (212) 695-6909.
Video Footage: Brown, McKinnell, Torns sing “You Could Drive a Person Crazy”
0Check out this video of Stefanie Brown (former Nessarose – 1st Ntl. Tour; former ensemble, u/s Glinda, Nessarose – 1st Ntl. Tour), Lesley McKinnell (former ensemble, u/s Glinda, Nessarose – 2nd Ntl. Tour; former swing, u/s Nessarose – 1st Ntl. Tour), and Stephanie Torns (former s/b Elphaba – 2nd Ntl. Tour; former ensemble, u/s Elphaba – Broadway, 1st Ntl. Tour) performing “You Could Drive a Person Crazy” from COMPANY on November 13 at “Oh Sandy”, a benefit concert for victims of Hurricane Sandy.
The video is credited to YouTube user FamousinNY and is embedded below for your convenience.
Cast Update: March 15, 2012
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Cassie Okenka
1st National Tour
Cassie Okenka replaced Lesley McKinnell in the ensemble and as an understudy for Glinda on March 14, 2012.
Cast Update: 1st National Tour
1Carla Stickler (former ensemble, u/s Elphaba, Nessarose – 1st Ntl. Tour) has replaced Mariand Torres as the standby for Elphaba. Ms. Stickler will also continue to understudy the role of Nessarose. Ms. Torres was with the show from May 2010 until January 2012.
Natalie Daradich (former Glinda -2nd Ntl. Tour; former s/b Glinda – San Francisco, Los Angeles; former swing, ensemble, u/s Nessarose – Los Angeles) has joined the company as the standby for Glinda.
Lesley McKinnell (former ensemble, u/s Glinda, Nessarose – 2nd Ntl. Tour; former swing, u/s Nessarose – 1st Ntl. Tour) has replaced Megan Campanile in the ensemble and as an understudy for Glinda.
Ashley Dawn Mortensen has joined the company in the ensemble and as an understudy for Elphaba, replacing Carla Stickler.
Cast Update: Universal Swings, Broadway, 1st National Tour, 2nd National Tour
0Universal Swings
Desi Oakley has been added to the website as a swing and cover for the Midwife.
Broadway
Taylor Trensch has replaced Etai BenShlomo as Boq.
1st National Tour
Emily Ferranti has replaced Cristy Candler as Nessarose.
*Lesley McKinnell has temporarily replaced Megan Campanile in the ensemble and as an understudy for Glinda.
2nd National Tour
Anna Eilinsfeld has replaced Laurel Harris in the ensemble and as the understudy for Elphaba. As previously reported, Lisa Livesay has taken Ms. Harris’s understudy position for Nessarose.
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* This change is not denoted on the website.
Clarification: Lesley McKinnell To Return To 1NT As A Glinda Understudy
0There has been a strong rumor that Lesley McKinnell (former ensemble, u/s Glinda, Nessarose – 2nd Ntl. Tour; former swing, u/s Nessarose – 1st Ntl. Tour) is returning to the 1NT as Glinda. This is incorrect: Ms. McKinnell will return to the 1NT as an understudy for Glinda.
Please remember that until there is an official press release, all casting rumors, are just that–rumors. Some may turn out to be true, but not all.
Nessa’s Niblets: August 30, 2011
0- Erin Mackey (former Glinda – Broadway, Los Angeles, Chicago; former ensemble, u/s Glinda – Chicago; former swing – 1st Ntl. Tour) did not understudy Glinda on the 1st National Tour – she was only a swing in that production before moving to the Chicago production and understudying Glinda. This also happened to Natalie Daradich (Glinda -2nd Ntl. Tour; former s/b Glinda – San Francisco, Los Angeles; former swing, ensemble, u/s Nessarose – Los Angeles), Emily Ferranti (former ensemble, u/s Glinda, u/s Nessarose, swing – 1st Ntl. Tour), and Lesley McKinnell (former ensemble, u/s Glinda, Nessarose – 2nd Ntl. Tour; former swing, u/s Nessarose – 1st Ntl. Tour), all three of whom originally understudied Nessarose in their given company but not Glinda until later.
- Tom Flynn (Dr. Dillamond – Broadway; former Dr. Dillamond – 1st Ntl. Tour, San Francisco) and Jody Gelb (Madame Morrible – 2nd Ntl. Tour; former Madame Morrible – San Francisco) previously worked together on Broadway, both in the ensemble of “The Who’s Tommy” in 1993. Lisa Leguillou, the assistant director of “Wicked”, was also in the ensemble of the production.
- Five “Wicked” Broadway alumni made their Broadway debut in the musical “Footloose” – Jennifer Laura Thompson (former Glinda – Broadway), Kathy Deitch (former ensemble, u/s Madame Morrible – Broadway), Kristen Leigh Gorski (Witch’s Mother/Ensemble – Broadway; former swing, u/s Witch’s Mother – Broadway), Lori Holmes (former Witch’s Mother/Ensemble – Broadway, 1st Ntl. Tour; former swing, u/s Witch’s Mother – 1st Ntl. Tour), and Ben Cameron (former ensemble, u/s Witch’s Father – Broadway)
Performer News: Lesley McKinnell
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Lesley McKinnell (former ensemble, u/s Glinda, Nessarose – 2nd Ntl. Tour; former swing, u/s Nessarose – 1st Ntl. Tour) will be doing a cabaret entitled “Do You Know What I Mean?” at Don’t Tell Mama in New York City on Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at 8:00 pm. Click here to reserve your seat today!
Furthermore, Ms. McKinnell will be participating in the American Premiere of Stephen Schwartz’s “My Fairytale”, a musical about Hans Christian Andersen. The show will run from August 12-20, 2011 at Marian Theatre in Santa Maria and from August 26 – September 25, 2011 at the Solvang Festival Theatre. Click here for more details and for tickets.