A controversial recording featuring a performance by Amanda Harrison and Lucy Durack during Friday night's first preview of Wicked has found its way onto the internet.
The good quality audio featuring Harrison's show-stopping number as Elphaba, 'Defying Gravity', was posted on video sharing website YouTube within 24 hours of Friday's preview performance.
The file is most likely illegal as recording of the show from the audience is strictly prohibited.
In addition to the 'Defying Gravity' clip, there is also audio of Penny McNamee as Nessa, posted by the same user from the same preview performance on Friday.
It is a sign of modern technology, and illegal copies of the Broadway version of Wicked, filmed from the audience, have been floating around for some time.
The audio clips have created a flurry of user comments on the website, potentially hurting the entire point of previews.
Aussietheatre.com
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Wicked readies for previews
The five-year wait is almost over: the smash hit Broadway musical Wicked commences preview performances at the Regent Theatre in Melbourne on Friday night ahead of its gala opening on July 12.
Since premiering in America in 2003, Wicked has been an unstoppable success story, winning a swag of major awards and breaking box office records around the world.
The Australian production, which stars Amanda Harrison and Lucy Durack, is expected to run for at least a year in Melbourne before transferring to Sydney at some point late in 2009.
Bookings for the Melbourne season have already surpassed $9 million, an impressive effort for a show that hasn't even opened yet and has no track record in Australia.
Final preparations are underway for Friday's first performance.
Aussietheatre.com
July 1, Aussie Theatre.com will kick off Wicked Month!!
Since premiering in America in 2003, Wicked has been an unstoppable success story, winning a swag of major awards and breaking box office records around the world.
The Australian production, which stars Amanda Harrison and Lucy Durack, is expected to run for at least a year in Melbourne before transferring to Sydney at some point late in 2009.
Bookings for the Melbourne season have already surpassed $9 million, an impressive effort for a show that hasn't even opened yet and has no track record in Australia.
Final preparations are underway for Friday's first performance.
Aussietheatre.com
July 1, Aussie Theatre.com will kick off Wicked Month!!
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Wicked Special filmed
Foxtel this afternoon filmed a special event with the cast of the forthcoming Australian production of Wicked at its North Ryde studios.
The three-and-a-half hour taping included performances by Amanda Harrison (Elphaba), Lucy Durack (Glinda), Anthony Callea (Boq) and Rob Mills (Fiyero). Rob Guest hosted the event, labelled An Audience With The Cast Of Wicked, while Maggie Kirkpatrick also appeared.
The special, to be aired on July 5 on Foxtel's W Channel, was filmed in front of an audience of about 150, made up of competition winners and celebrities, including Antonia Kidman and Nikki Webster.
Apart from the performances (which included 'The Wizard And I', 'Popular', 'For Good' and 'As Long As You're Mine') there was a series of interviews as well as questions from the audience and comments from co-producer John Frost.
Durack wore a stunning pink dress, while Harrison was in her now trademark green.
Durack and Harrison spoke of how emotional the journey has been for them so far, with both shedding tears during the rehearsal process. Durack told of an incident just days ago in which the pair found themselves in a quiet area crying after rehearsing an emotional scene. "But then we went shopping," Durack quipped.
Aussietheatre.com
The three-and-a-half hour taping included performances by Amanda Harrison (Elphaba), Lucy Durack (Glinda), Anthony Callea (Boq) and Rob Mills (Fiyero). Rob Guest hosted the event, labelled An Audience With The Cast Of Wicked, while Maggie Kirkpatrick also appeared.
The special, to be aired on July 5 on Foxtel's W Channel, was filmed in front of an audience of about 150, made up of competition winners and celebrities, including Antonia Kidman and Nikki Webster.
Apart from the performances (which included 'The Wizard And I', 'Popular', 'For Good' and 'As Long As You're Mine') there was a series of interviews as well as questions from the audience and comments from co-producer John Frost.
Durack wore a stunning pink dress, while Harrison was in her now trademark green.
Durack and Harrison spoke of how emotional the journey has been for them so far, with both shedding tears during the rehearsal process. Durack told of an incident just days ago in which the pair found themselves in a quiet area crying after rehearsing an emotional scene. "But then we went shopping," Durack quipped.
Aussietheatre.com
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Wicked Foxtel Special
Pay television provider Foxtel will film a special event featuring the cast of the forthcoming Melbourne production of Wicked next weekend, to be aired later this year.
An Audience With The Cast Of Wicked will be filmed at Foxtel's Sydney studios on Sunday, June 8.
The special features as part of a massive marketing campaign for the musical, which opens on July 12 and is expected to have more than $10 million in advance sales by the time the curtain goes up.
Rehearsals commenced in Melbourne a number of weeks ago, with the cast preparing to bring to Australia one of the most successful musicals in the world.
Producer John Frost has been impressed with the sales so far."To get an idea of the scale of our advance bookings you have to go back to the 1980s, when Cats and Phantom set the box office alight," he said. "
The Washington Post called Wicked the biggest box office success story since the peak years of The Phantom Of The Opera and I believe we are going to experience the same phenomenon."
Wicked, which tells the back story to The Wizard Of Oz, stars Amanda Harrison, Lucy Durack, Maggie Kirkpatrick, Rob Guest, Rob Mills, Anthony Callea, Penny McNamee, and Rodney Dobson.
The production's ensemble cast is: Anton Berezin, Ross Hannaford, Anthony Costanzo, Todd Hampton, Ryan Sheppard, Danial J Brown, James Smith, Lockhart Brownlie, Michael Snell, Romina Villafranca, Deanna O'Leary, Liz Stiles, Christina Tan, Zoe Gertz, Patrice Tipoki, Melanie Hawkins, Ellen Simpson, Johanna Allen, James Maxfield, Glen Oliver, Matthew Hamilton, Emma Delmenico, Suzanne Steele and Suzie Mathers.
Aussietheatre.com
An Audience With The Cast Of Wicked will be filmed at Foxtel's Sydney studios on Sunday, June 8.
The special features as part of a massive marketing campaign for the musical, which opens on July 12 and is expected to have more than $10 million in advance sales by the time the curtain goes up.
Rehearsals commenced in Melbourne a number of weeks ago, with the cast preparing to bring to Australia one of the most successful musicals in the world.
Producer John Frost has been impressed with the sales so far."To get an idea of the scale of our advance bookings you have to go back to the 1980s, when Cats and Phantom set the box office alight," he said. "
The Washington Post called Wicked the biggest box office success story since the peak years of The Phantom Of The Opera and I believe we are going to experience the same phenomenon."
Wicked, which tells the back story to The Wizard Of Oz, stars Amanda Harrison, Lucy Durack, Maggie Kirkpatrick, Rob Guest, Rob Mills, Anthony Callea, Penny McNamee, and Rodney Dobson.
The production's ensemble cast is: Anton Berezin, Ross Hannaford, Anthony Costanzo, Todd Hampton, Ryan Sheppard, Danial J Brown, James Smith, Lockhart Brownlie, Michael Snell, Romina Villafranca, Deanna O'Leary, Liz Stiles, Christina Tan, Zoe Gertz, Patrice Tipoki, Melanie Hawkins, Ellen Simpson, Johanna Allen, James Maxfield, Glen Oliver, Matthew Hamilton, Emma Delmenico, Suzanne Steele and Suzie Mathers.
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