Posts tagged Sebastian Arcelus
Five “Wicked” Alumni To Perform In “Baby” Concert
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Mamie Parris
On Monday, June 18, 2012 at 7 PM, a one-night-only concert version of the musical Baby will be performed at the Lucille Lortel Theatre in New York City. Twenty-four performers will be featured, five of which are either in “Wicked” currently or have been in the past. They are:
-Sebastian Arcelus (former Fiyero – Broadway, 1st Ntl. Tour)
- Stephanie J. Block (former Elphaba – Broadway, 1st Ntl. Tour; former ensemble, u/s Elphaba – Pre-Broadway)
- Jenny Fellner (Nessarose – Broadway)
- Julia Murney (former Elphaba – Broadway, 1st Ntl. Tour)
- Mamie Parris (former Elphaba – 1st Ntl. Tour)
The event will be hosted by Liz Callaway and Todd Graff. Tickets are $57 for general seating and $104 for VIP seating. Click here for more information.
Arcelus & Sengbloh To RAISE THE ROOF! At Joe’s Pub, 4/30
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- Sebastian Arcelus
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- Saycon Sengbloh
Sebastian Arcelus (former Fiyero – Broadway, 1NT) and Saycon Sengbloh (former s/b Elphaba – Broadway), are among the performers appearing at a concert called RAISE THE ROOF! RECOVER, REBUILD, REJOICE! The concert, to benefit the rebuilding of the Weathervane Theatre, takes place on April 30, 2012 at 9:30 pm at Joe’s Pub in New York City, New York. Visit here to purchase tickets.
Nessa’s Niblets: Decemember 27, 2011
0Sebastian Arcelus (former Fiyero – Broadway, 1NT) and Mark Jacoby (The Wizard – 1NT) both starred in the Original Broadway Cast of the holiday musical ELF. Mr. Arcelus performed the lead role of “Buddy” while Mr. Jacoby performed the role of “Walter”. Jan Neuberger (former Ensemble/Midwife, u/s Madame Morrible – Original Broadway Cast) performed “Grandma Who” in the Original Broadway Cast of the holiday musical HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS. Katherine Tokarz (former Swing – Broadway) and Joseph Medeiros (former Ensemble, u/s Boq – Broadway) performed as “Rhoda/Ensemble” and “Quintet Member” in the holiday musical WHITE CHRISTMAS on Broadway.
David Burnham and Katie Rose Clarke in the 1st National Tour of THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA
Katie Rose Clarke (Glinda – 1NT; former Glinda – Broadway) and David Burnham (former Fiyero – Broadway) both appear in the PBS “Live From The Lincoln Center’ broadcast of THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA. Ms. Clarke played “Clara Johnson” while Mr. Burnham performed in the ensemble. Later both would perform opposite each other in the 1st National Tour of the same musical, this time, with Mr. Burnham playing the role of “Fabrizio Naccarelli”, the role he understudied on Broadway.
Ben Vereen (former Wizard – Broadway, Chicago) played the role of “ ‘Chicken’ George Moore” in the 1977 miniseries ROOTS, based on the popular novel by Alex Haley.
Video Footage: Sebastian Arcelus in “Elf”
0Check out these videos of Sebastian Arcelus (former Fiyero – Broadway, 1st Ntl. Tour) performing “World’s Greatest Dad” and “A Christmas Song” (with Amy Spanger) from the musical “Elf” on December 5, 2011 at a CD signing for the musical. Credit goes to YouTube user mspt47 for the videos, which are embedded below for your convenience.
Nessa’s Niblets: June 8, 2011
0Apologies for this being a day late!
Miriam Margolyes (former Madame Morrible – Broadway, West End) provided the voice of “Fly” in the animate movie “Babe: Pig in the City”. Additionally, Pippa Grandison (former Elphaba – Sydney) provided some additional voices for the film.
Four out of the eight ladies who performed the role of Elphaba in “Wicked” Los Angeles also performed the role of Maureen in a professional production of “Rent”: Eden Espinosa (former Elphaba – San Francisco, Los Angeles, 1NT, Broadway; former s/b Elphaba, u/s Nessarose – Broadway), Julie Reiber (former s/b Elphaba – Broadway, Los Angeles), Courtney Corey (former ensemble, u/s Elphaba – Los Angeles, Chicago), and Caissie Levy (former Elphaba, s/b Elphaba – Los Angeles; former ensemble, u/s Elphaba – Broadway). Additionally, Angel Reda (former ensemble, u/s Elphaba – San Francisco, Los Angeles) performs “Take Me or Leave Me”, one of Maureen’s songs, in the Hugh Jackman concert she is currently participating in.
Three men have performed both the role of “Fiyero” in “Wicked” on Broadway and “Roger Davis” in “Rent” on Broadway – Sebastian Arcelus (former Fiyero – Broadway, 1NT), Richard H. Blake (Fiyero – Broadway; former Fiyero – 1NT), and Norbert Leo Butz (former Fiyero – Original Broadway Company).
Nessa’s Niblets: March 30, 2011
0Apologies for the lateness!
Stephanie J. Block (former Elphaba – 1NT, Broadway; former u/s Elphaba – San Francisco tryout) is married to fellow Wicked alumnus Sebastian Arcelus (former Fiyero – 1NT, Broadway); the two met after starring together in the show and married in October 2007. They are not the only Wicked couples – Deedee Magno Hall (former Nessarose – 1NT, San Francisco) and Cliffton Hall (former Fiyero – 1NT, San Francisco) are married and have a son together, and Idina Menzel’s (former Elphaba – Broadway, West End) husband Taye Diggs joined the show briefly in early 2004 as Fiyero when Norbert Leo Butz (former Fiyero – Broadway, and funnily enough the husband of original Broadway Nessarose, Michelle Federer) became injured.
Emily Tierney (former u/s Nessarose – West End) was at one point considered as a Glinda cover in “Wicked” but was deemed to be too tall – however she is now starring in this role in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s new West End production of “The Wizard of Oz”!
Willemijn Verkaik (former Elphaba – Stuttgart, Oberhausen) does not speak German as her first language; she is originally from the Netherlands and worked on the script with a voice coach in order to perfect her dialect for the German production of “Wicked”.
Video Footage: Stephanie J. Block & Sebastian Arcelus sing the Music of Burkell & Loesel
0Check out this video of Stephanie J. Block (former Elphaba – Broadway, 1st National Tour) performing the song “Invention” by Scott Burkell & Paul Loesel. This was performed at Birdland in September 2009, but this video was not posted on YouTube until recently. Credit goes to YouTube user theBestArts for the video, which is embedded below for your convenience.
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You can also see Sebastian Arcelus (former Fiyero – Broadway, 1st National Tour) singing “You Make Me Feel So French” by Burkell & Loesel below.
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