When I saw it, Stephanie somebody was playing Elphaba

Stephanie J. Block? I saw her in The Pirate Queen a couple of months ago. She was good, but the show was only so-so.

I saw Ana Gasteyer as Elphaba here in Chicago.

Stephanie Block, Vortex? She was in the touring company for a long time, and is supposed to be phenomenal.

That's neat ND! Did you actually talk to her? From what little I could tell tonight, she seemed like she would be pretty fun/funny. I would have introduced myself, but for the needing to leave.

Speaking of which, good night!

ETA: Also, I saw Ana Gasteyer as Elphaba here in NY, not too long ago. I thought she was decent, though not as good as the one I had seen the first time. Also realized I have no need to see Wicked again anytime soon - not a show that I felt grew on a repeated viewing.

Stephanie J. Block?

yeah, she was great. I remember hearing "The Wizard and I" and thinking "holy shit, Defying Gravity is going to be AWESOME" and it was. I was practically in tears, because I was so excited about it and it was better than I thought it would be.

That's neat ND! Did you actually talk to her? From what little I could tell tonight, she seemed like she would be pretty fun/funny. I would have introduced myself, but for the needing to leave.

Oh yeah, they were both undergrads while I was there as a grad student. I've gotten both of them in and out of wireless mics and took a few classes with them as well. We also ended up at a lot of the same parties. Knowing me I hit on both of them at some point.

I saw Stephanie here in LA. She was amazing.

For those keeping count:

Joe's # of Book Boxes - NOT including comics: 13
Aimee's # of Book Boxes - including books: 3

I swear I read.

Grr. I just spent 40 minutes looking for a photo. yes, at 2AM. I kept thinking that it would be in the next place I looked. it's of me right after my favorite haircut. I cannot find the damn picture. It's one of those I always thought, oh, I should scan that, but I DIDNT. and now I can't find it. Adding to the frustration is my housekeeper who likes to move shit, sometimes to places that are totally counterintuitive, so I sometimes can't find random shit until I'm looking for something else! I mean, I found pictures from my first year in college! ARGH.

We also ended up at a lot of the same parties. Knowing me I hit on both of them at some point.

Oh, as usual.

Eden Espinosa (who I believe is playing Elphaba in L.A. right now) and I no longer have my playbill for the checking. She's definitely amazing.

Eden Espinoza is indeed currently playing Elphie in LA, and she is jaw dropping. I think Idina's performance on the CD is amazing, but the night I saw Eden do it here in LA, she was better.

Late shift!

Man, I haven't typed that in years.

Early shift, now.

All this talk makes me want to see Wicked.

Maybe when we live in civilization again.