Posts tagged Rachel Tucker
Video Footage: Rachel Tucker at Pride London
1Check out this video of Rachel Tucker (Elphaba – West End) performing Defying Gravity at Pride London on July 3rd, 2010 in Trafalgar Square. Credit goes to YouTube user unidan82 for the video, which is embedded below for your convenience.
Video Footage: Rachel Tucker at West End Live
0Check out this video of Rachel Tucker (Elphaba – West End) performing The Wizard And I at West End Live in Leicester Square on the 19th June 2010. Credit goes to YouTube user todomusicalestv for the video, which is embedded below for your convenience.
Event: Rachel Tucker to perform at Pride London
1Rachel Tucker (current Elphaba – West End) will be singing Defying Gravity next Saturday, 3rd July, at Pride London. She will be performing at approximately 3.00pm on the main stage in Trafalgar Square. The event is, of course, completely free! More information about the event can be found here.
She will therefore not be performing at the Wicked matinee on this day; Nikki Davis Jones (London standby) will be performing as Elphaba in her place. Ms Tucker will, however, be returning for the evening show on that day.
Event: Rachel Tucker to perform at “West End Live”
0Rachel Tucker (current Elphaba – West End) will be representing “Wicked” at West End Live this Saturday, performing a song from the show (probably The Wizard and I, although this is not confirmed). West End Live is a free yearly theatre event, occurring outdoors in Leicester Square from 11:00AM until 6:00PM on Saturday 19th June, and from 12pm until 6pm on Sunday 20th June. The vast majority of West End shows participate every year, and the full line up can be seen on the official website here.
It has been confirmed that Ms. Tucker will be performing at 11:30AM on the Saturday. The event is entirely free; however, as there are generally long queues to get in, it would be advisable to arrive early! Ms. Tucker will still be performing at the “Wicked” matinee that day as scheduled.
Video Footage: Introducing the New Cast of “Wicked” London
0Check out the newest videos on the official Facebook of “Wicked” in London:
Introducing Rachel Tucker as Elphaba
Video Footage: New “Wicked” London Cast
0Click here to check out “Wicked” Rehearsal Blog #3 of the new cast of “Wicked” in London, set to begin on March 29, 2010. Click here to view an interview with the new star of the show – Rachel Tucker (Elphaba).
Video Footage: Rachel Tucker & Louise Dearman in “Wicked” skit
1Check out this skit with Rachel Tucker (Elphaba – West End – as of 3/29/2010) and Louise Dearman (Glinda – West End – as of 3/29/2010) performing a parody of “Defying Gravity” from the Gary Lakes show “Jest End”. The video is embedded below for your convenience.
Video Footage: “Wicked” London Rehearsals – Video Blog
1The first video of “Wicked” in London’s rehearsal blogs has been posted. Click here to view the video. The video features a quick sit down with Rachel Tucker (Elphaba) and various quickie interviews with the cast.
Complete New Cast of “Wicked” in London Announced
1The new cast of “Wicked” in London, beginning from March 29, 2010, has been officially announced. The leads are:
Rachel Tucker (Elphaba), Louise Dearman (Glinda), Lewis Bradley (Fiyero; March 29-May 8/ Lee Mead (Fiyero; as of May 10); Clive Carter (The Wizard), Julie Legrand (Madame Morrible), Cassandra Compton (Nessarose), George Ure (Boq), Julian Forsyth (Dr. Dillamond).
The standby for Elphaba will be Nikki Davis-Jones and the standby for Glinda will be Sarah Earnshaw, the only principal cast member remaining with the company.
Lee Mead is the winner of the West End Television Series “Any Dream will Do”, a televised casting search for “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”.
The ensemble cast for this new cast change will include:
Alex Louize Bird, Gareth Chart, Joe Colasanti, Emma Green, Lauren James Ray, Shirley Jameson, Daniel Jones, Jasmine Kerr, Matt Krzan, Sophie Linder-Lee, Danny Mac, Lucy Newton, Sauri Oda, Sean Parkins, Soeli Parry, Michelle Pentecost, Paul Saunders, Niall Sheehy, Tommy Sherlock, Thomas Sutcliffe, Jennifer Tierney, Hannah Toy, Stevie Tate-Bauer, Jack Wilcox and Sam Wilmott
Rachel Tucker & Louise Dearman Confirmed as the next London Elphaba and Glinda
0Some of the wonderful fans of “Wicked” in London discovered the next Ozmopolitan newsletter by changing the end of the link from “60″ to “61″ – that being the issue number. Said Ozmopolitan confirmed Rachel Tucker as Elphaba and Louise Dearman as Glinda. Congratulations to our newest team!