The Last Midnight: May

The Price
Opened: March 16, 2017
Closing: May 7, 2017
Tony Awards: N/A

Amélie
Opened: March 9, 2017
Closing: May 21, 2017
Tony Awards: N/A

The Glass Menagerie
Theatre: Belasco Theatre
Opened: March 9, 2017
Closing: May 21, 2017
Tony Awards:
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play for Sally Field as Amanda Wingfield {Pending}

Christine Daaé Bootlegs

Here we go again! This time it's Christine.

• Adrienne McEwen

  

  Rebecca Luker
• Think of Me
• AJ Callaghan
• The Phantom of the Opera
• Ali Ewoldt
• Think of Me
• Ana Marina
• Think of Me
• The Phantom of the Opera
• The Phantom of the Opera/ Music of the Night
• I Remember.../ Stranger Than You Dreamt It
• Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
• Wandering Child
• The Point of No Return/ Down Once More
• Final Lair
• Anna O'Byrne
• Think of Me
• The Mirror/ The Phantom of the Opera
• Why Have You Brought Me Here?/ All I Ask of You
• All I Ask of You/ All I Ask of You (Reprise)
• Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
• The Point of No Return
• Final Lair

  

  Katie Hall
• Celia Graham
• The Phantom of the Opera
• I Remember.../ StrangerThan You Dreamt It
• Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
• The Point of No Return
• Final Lair
• Celinde Schoenmaker
• Think of Me
• The Phantom of the Opera
• Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
• Final Lair
• Claire Lyon
• Think of Me
• The Mirror
• Wandering Child
• The Point of No Return
• Final Lair
• Claire Moore
• Angel of Music
• The Phantom of the Opera
• All I Ask of You
• Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
• The Point of No Return
• Final Lair
• Dale Kristien

  

  Grace Morgan
• Think of Me
• The Phantom of the Opera
• All I Ask of You
• The Point of No Return
• Down Once More
• Final Lair
• Danielle Everett
• The Phantom of the Opera
• Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
• Dodie Pettit
• The Phantom of the Opera
• Elizabeth DeGrazia
• The Point of No Return
• Elizabeth Loyacano
• FULL SHOW
• Think of Me
• All I Ask of You
• The Point of No Return
• Final Lair
• Elizabeth Southard
• Think of Me
• The Phantom of the Opera
• All I Ask of You/ All I Ask of You (Reprise)
• Wandering Child.../ Bravo, Monsieur...!
• Final Lair
• Elizabeth Welch
• Think of Me

  

  Carmen Cusack
• The Point of No Return
• Final Lair
• Emilie Lynn
• Think of Me
• Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
• Final Lair
• Emmi Christensson
• The Mirror/ The Phantom of the Opera
• The Phantom of the Opera/ Music of the Night
• Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
• The Point of No Return
• Gina Beck
• Think of Me
• The Phantom of the Opera
• The Phantom of the Opera/ The Music of the Night
• All I Ask of You/ All I Ask of You (Reprise)
• Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
• Wandering Child
• The Point of No Return
• Final Lair
• Glenda Balkan
• Think of Me
• Grace Morgan
• The Point of No Return
• Harriet Jones
• Think of Me
• The Mirror
• The Phantom of the Opera

  

  Julie Udine

• I Remember.../ Stranger Than You Dreamt It
• All I Ask of You
• Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
• Wandering Child
• The Point of No Return
• Down Once More/Final Lair
• Final Lair
• Jan Hartley-Morris
• Think of Me
• Final Lair
• Jennifer Hope Wills
• The Phantom of the Opera
• The Point of No Return
• Final Lair
• Julia Goodwin
• Think of Me
• The Phantom of the Opera
• The Point of the No Return
• Julia Udine
• The Phantom of the Opera
• Why Have You Brought Me Here/ All I Ask of You/ All I Ask of You (Reprise)
• All I Ask of You
• Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
• Wandering Child
• The Point of No Return
• Final Lair
• Julie Hanson
• Think of Me
• The Point of No Return

  

  Harriet Jones
• Kaitlyn Davis
• The Phantom of the Opera
• Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
• Kaley Ann Voorhees
• Think of Me
• Angel of Music/ Little Lotte
• The Mirror
• The Phantom of the Opera
• All I Ask of You
• Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
• Wandering Child
• The Point of No Return
• Final Lair
• Kathy Voytko
• Think of Me
• All I Ask of You
• Katie Hall
• Think of Me
• The Mirror/ The Phantom of the Opera
• The Phantom of the Opera
• All I Ask of You
• Wandering Child
• The Point of No Return
• Final Lair
• Katie Travis
• Think of Me
• Katy Treharne
• Think of Me
• The Phantom of the Opera
• Wandering Child
• Final Lair
• Kris Koop

  

  Ana Marina
• The Phantom of the Opera
• Krista Buccellato
• Think of Me
• Kristen Hertzenberg
• Think of Me
• All I Ask of You
• The Point of No Return
• Kristi Holden
• Think of Me
• Angel of Music/ Little Lotte
• The Mirror/ The Phantom of the Opera
• The Phantom of the Opera
• I Remember… / Stranger Than You Dreamt It
• Why Have You Brought Us Here?/ Raoul, I've Been There
• All I Ask of You
• Masquerade/ Why So Silent?
• Twisted Every Way
• Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
• The Point of No Return
• Down Once More/ Track Down This Murderer
• Final Lair
• Leila Benn Harris
• Think of Me
• The Phantom of the Opera
• Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
• Final Lair
• Lesley Garrett

  

  Ali Ewoldt
• Think of Me
• The Phantom of the Opera
• All I Ask of You
• Lisa Vroman
• Think of Me
• The Phantom of the Opera
• Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
• The Point of No Return
• Final Lair
• Lisa-Anne Wood
• Think of Me
• The Mirror/ The Phantom of the Opera
• Maria Kesselman
• Think of Me
• The Phantom of the Opera
• Marni Raab
• Think of Me
• Angel of Music
• Little Lotte/ The Mirror
• The Phantom of the Opera
• I Remember.../ Stranger Than You Dreamt It
• All I Ask of You/ All I Ask of You (Reprise)
• Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
• Wandering Child
• The Point of No Return
• Final Lair
• Mary D'Arcy
• Final Lair
• Mary Michael Patterson

  

  Claire Lyon
• The Phantom of the Opera
• Why Have You Brought Me Here?/ All I Ask of You
• All I Ask of You
• Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
• The Point of No Return
• Final Lair
• Melissa Dye
• Final Lair
• Meredith Braun
• Final Lair
• Nicky Adams
• All I Ask of You
• Wandering Child
• Olivia Brereton
• Think of Me
• The Phantom of the Opera
• All I Ask of You
• Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
• Wandering Child
• Final Lair
• Patti Cohenour
• Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
• The Point of No Return
• Rachel Barrell
• FULL SHOW
• Think of Me
• The Phantom of the Opera
• All I Ask of You
• All I Ask of You/ All I Ask of You (Reprise)
• Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
• The Point of No Return
• Final Lair

  

  Sierra Boggess
• Rachel Zatcoff
• Think of Me
• Rebecca Caine
• Think of Me
• Angel of Music
• The Mirror/ The Phantom of the Opera
• The Phantom of the Opera
• All I Ask of You
• All I Ask of You/ All I Ask of You (Reprise)
• Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
• The Point of No Return
• Final Lair
• Rebecca Luker
• Think of Me
• The Phantom of the Opera
• The Point of No Return
• Final Lair
• Robyn North
• All I Ask of You
• Samantha Hill
• The Phantom of the Opera
• Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
• Final Lair
• Sandra Joseph
• All I Ask of You
• Final Lair
• Sara Jean Ford
• The Phantom of the Opera
• Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
• Final Lair

  

  Sarah Brightman
• Sara Sarres
• All I Ask of You/ All I Ask of You (Reprise)
• Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
• The Point of No Return
• Final Lair
• Sarah Brightman
• FULL SHOW
• Think of Me
• The Phantom of the Opera
• All I Ask of You
• Sarah Elizabeth Combs
• The Phantom of the Opera
• Sarah Pfisterer
• All I Ask of You
• Final Lair
• Sierra Boggess
• FULL SHOW
• Think of Me
• Little Lotte/ The Mirror/ The Phantom of the Opera
• The Mirror
• The Phantom of the Opera
• Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
• The Point of No Return
• Final Lair

  

  Sofia Escobar
• Sofia Escobar
• Think of Me
• The Mirror
• The Phantom of the Opera
• All I Ask of You
• All I Ask of You/ All I Ask of You (Reprise)
• Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
• The Point of No Return
• Final Lair
• Susan Cuthbert
• Think of Me
• The Phantom of the Opera
• Final Lair
• Tabitha Webb
• Think of Me
• Angel of Music/ Little Lotte/ The Mirror
• Why Have You Brought Me Here?/ All I Ask of You
• Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
• Tamra Hayden
• Think of Me
• Tamra Shaker
• The Phantom of the Opera
• Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again/ Wandering Child
• The Point of No Return
• Teri Bibb
• Final Lair
• Trista Moldovan
• Little Lotte/ The Mirror
• Why Have You Brought Me Here?/ All I Ask of You
• The Point of No Return
• The Point of No Return/ Final Lair
• Final Lair

71st Annual Tony Award Predictions: Part 1

So let's make this a yearly thing because the Tony Awards are our Super Bowl people. So we don't have a host yet. I'm hoping for a female host this year. Now I am going to state that these predictions are based on four things 1) My own opinion 2) Who was already been nominated for awards 3) What others have already predicted and frankly a little guessing. Yeah so safe to say this is a really bad Tony awards prediction. I'm not that familiar with most of the shows this season. Sorry :/ I do have many ideas on who should host though! (Sheryl Lee Ralph, Sutton Foster, Laura Benanti, Sierra Boggess) We really need a female host this year. We will compare this list when the nominations are announced on May 12th.

• Best Play
• The Encounter
• The Play That Goes Wrong
• Significant Other
• Sweat

  

  The Company
  The Play That Goes Wrong

• Best Musical
• Come from Away
• Dear Evan Hansen
• Groundhog Day
• Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812
• Best Revival of a Play
• The Cherry Orchard
• The Glass Menagerie
• Present Laughter
• Six Degrees of Separation
• Best Revival of a Musical
• Falsettos
• Hello, Dolly!
• Miss Saigon
• Sunset Boulevard
• Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
• Gideon Glick- Significant Other as Jordan
• John Benjamin Hickey- Six Degrees of Separation as Flan Kittredge
• Kevin Kline- Present Laughter as Garry Essendine
• Joe Mantello- The Glass Menagerie as Tom Wingfield
• Simon McBurney- The Encounter as Loren McIntyre
• Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
• Cate Blanchet- The Present as Anna
• Sally Field- The Glass Menagerie as Amanda Wingfield
• Allison Janney- Six Degrees of Separation as Ouisa Kittredge
• Janet McTeer- Les Liaisons Dangereuses as La Marquise de Merteuil

  

  Simon McBurney as Loren McIntyre
  The Encounter

• Mary-Louise Parker- Heisenberg as Georgie Burns
• Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
• Christian Borle- Falsettos as Marvin (Or for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory)
• Jon Jon Briones- Miss Saigon as The Engineer
• Nick Cordero- A Bronx Tale as Sonny
• Ben Platt- Dear Evan Hansen as Evan Hansen
• Michael Xavier- Sunset Boulevard as Joe Gillis
• Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
• Christy Altomare- Anastasia as Anya/Anastasia
• Denée Benton- Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 as Natasha Rostova
• Bette Middler- Hello, Dolly! as Dolly Levi
• Eva Noblezada- Miss Saigon as Kim
• Laura Osnes- Bandstand as Julia Trojan
• Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
• Johanna Day- Sweat as Tracey
• Danny DeVito- The Price as Gregory Solomon
• Henry Lewis- The Play That Goes Wrong as Robert
• Jefferson Mays- The Front Page as Bensinger
• Finn Wittrock- The Glass Menagerie as Jim O'Connor

  

  Patti LuPone as Helena Rubenstein
  Douglas Sills as Harry Fleming
  War Paint
• Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
• Madison Ferris- The Glass Menagerie as Laura Wingfield
• Celia Keenan-Bolger- The Cherry Orchard as Varya
• Lindsay Mendez- Significant Other as Laura
• Laurie Metcalf- A Doll's House, Part 2 as Nora
• Sherie Rene Scott- The Front Page as Mollie Malloy
• Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
• Rodney Hicks- Come From Away as Bob and others
• Fred Johanson- Sunset Boulevard as Max von Meyerling
• Ramin Karimloo- Anastasia as Gleb Vaganov
• Chad Kimball- Come From Away as Kevin Tuerff and others
• Lucas Steele- Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 as Anatole Kuragin
• Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
• Jenn Colella- Come From Away as Annette, Beverley and others
• Siobhan Dillon- Sunset Boulevard as Betty Schaefer
• Rachel Bay Jones- Dear Evan Hanson as Heidi Hansen
• Beth Leavel- Bandstand as Mrs. Adams
• Mary Beth Peil- Anastasia as Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna
• Best Book of a Musical
• David Hein and Irene Sankoff- Come From Away
• Steven Levenson- Dear Evan Hanson
• Dave Malloy- Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
• Chazz Palminteri- A Bronx Tale
• Danny Rubin- Groundhog Day
• Best Original Score
• Kristen Anderson-Lopez, James-Allen Ford, Russ Kaplan and Sara Wordsworth- In
  Transit
• David Hein and Irene Sankoff- Come From Away
• Benj Pasek and Justin Paul- Dear Evan Hanson
• Dave Malloy- Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
• Tim Minchin- Groundhog Day
• Best Scenic Design of a Play
• Nigel Hook- The Play That Goes Wrong

  

  Ben Platt as Evan Hansen
  Dear Evan Hansen

• Michael Levine- The Encounter
• Mark Wendland- Significant Other
• Mark Wendland- Six Degrees of Separation
• David Zinn- Present Laughter
• Best Scenic Design of a Musical
• Alexander Dodge- Anastasia
• Totie Driver and Matt Kinley- Miss Saigon
• David Korins- Dear Evan Hanson
• Mimi Lien- Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
• James Noon- Sunset Boulevard
• Best Costume Design of a Play
• Susan Hilferty- Present Laughter
• Clint Ramos- Six Degrees of Separation
• Ann Roth- The Front Page
• Tom Scutt- Les Liaisons Dangereuses
• Kaye Voyce- Significant Other
• Best Costume Design of a Musical
• Linda Cho- Anastasia
• Toni-Leslie James- Come From Away
• Mark Thompson- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
• Paloma Young- Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
• Catharine Zuber- War Paint
• Best Lighting Design of a Play

  

  Lucas Steele as Anatole Kuragin
  Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812

• Paul Anderson- The Encounter
• Brian MacDevitt- The Front Page
• Ric Mountjoy- The Play That Goes Wrong
• Justin Townsend- Present Laughter
• Japhy Weideman- Significant Other
• Best Lighting Design of a Musical
• Mark Henderson- Sunset Boulevard
• Donald Holder- Anastasia
• Bradley King- Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
• Bruno Poet- Miss Saigon
• Kenneth Posner- War Paint
• Best Direction of a Play
• Mark Bell- The Play That Goes Wrong
• Trip Cullman- Significant Other
• Sam Gold- The Glass Menagerie
• Jack O'Brien- The Front Page
• Kate Whoriskey- Sweat
• Best Direction of a Musical
• Christopher Ashley- Come From Away

  

  Miss Saigon

• Andy Blankenbuehler- Bandstand
• Rachel Chavkin- Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
• Lonny Price- Sunset Boulevard
• Darko Tresnjak- Anastasia
• Best Choreography
• Andy Blankenbuehler- Bandstand (Or Cats)
• Peggy Hickey- Anastasia
• Denis Jones- Holiday Inn
• Sam Pinleton- Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
• Sergio Trujillo- A Bronx Tale
• Best Orchestrations
• William David Brohn- Miss Saigon
• David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber- Sunset Boulevard
• Bill Elliot and Greg Anthony Rassen- Bandstand
• August Eriksmoen- Come From Away
• Dave Malloy- Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

Nominations per production
11: Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812
9: Come From Away
8: Anastasia/Sunset Boulevard
7: Significant Other
6: Bandstand/Dear Evan Hanson/The Glass Menagerie/Miss Saigon
5: The Front Page/The Play That Goes Wrong/Present Laughter/Six Degrees of Seperation
4: The Encounter
3: A Bronx Tale/Groundhog Day/Sweat
2: The Cherry Orchard/Falsettos/Hello, Dolly!/Les Liaisons Dangereuses/The Price/War Paint

Sherie Rene Scott as Mollie Malloy
The Front Page

1: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, A Doll's House Part 2, Heisenberg, Holiday Inn/In Transit/Indecent/The Present

Honorary Tony Options

1. Bette Middler*
2. Glenn Close
3. Jennifer Holliday
4. Kristin Chenoweth
5. Sheryl Lee Ralph

*If Bette is not nominated for a Tony I think she will be in the running for an Honorary Tony.

Unexpected Song: Rainbow High

I know a lot of people have mixed views on this show, but I think any woman who has the balls to perform this role deserves props the amount of vocal feroicity and training needed to sing this role without destroying your voice is fantastic. I also love Rainbow High" and hearing how different women portray it, plus CAROLINE BOWMAN'S RENDITION!!!!!!!!!! I mean that is reason alone for a post!

Audra McDonald


Caroline Bowman (US Tour)


Elaine Paige (West End)


Emma Hatton (UK Tour)


Madonna (Film)


Patti LuPone (Broadway)

Elphaba Bootlegs

Here we go people it's about that time again.

Stephanie J. Block

• Alexia Khadime
• The Wizard and I
• Defying Gravity
• Wicked Witch of the East
• No Good Deed
• For Good
• Alice Fearn
• The Wizard and I
• Defying Gravity
• No Good Deed
• Alison Luff
• The Wizard and I
• What Is This Feeling?
• I’m Not That Girl
• Defying Gravity
• I'm Not That Girl (Reprise)/ As Long As You're Mine
• No Good Deed
• For Good
• Finale
• Alyssa Fox
• The Wizard and I
• Defying Gravity
• No Good Deed
• Ana Gasteyer
• Defying Gravity
• Angela Reda
• Defying Gravity
• Anne Brummel
• Defying Gravity

  

  Emma Hatton
• Ashley Dawn Mortensen
• The Wizard and I
• Brandi Chavonne Massey
• The Wizard and I
• Defying Gravity
• Caissie Levy
• The Wizard and I
• Defying Gravity
• Wicked Witch of the East
• For Good
• Carla Stickler
• The Wizard and I
• Defying Gravity
• No Good Deed
• Carmen Cuscak
• One Short Day
• Defying Gravity
• Caroline Bowman
• The Wizard and I
• I’m Not That Girl
• Defying Gravity
• No Good Deed
• For Good
• Carrie Manolakos
• Defying Gravity

  

  Emily Schultheis
• Christine Dwyer
• The Wizard and I
• What Is This Feeling?
• I’m Not That Girl
• Defying Gravity
• As Long As You're Mine
• No Good Deed
• For Good
• Coleen Sexton
• Defying Gravity
• Courtney Corey
• Defying Gravity
• Dan'yelle Williamson
• Defying Gravity
• No Good Deed
• For Good
• Dee Roscioli
• Defying Gravity
• Desi Oakley
• The Wizard and I
• I’m Not That Girl
• Defying Gravity
• As Long As You're Mine
• No Good Deed
• For Good
• Donna Vivino
• The Wizard and I
• What Is This Feeling?
• Defying Gravity
• No Good Deed
• Eden Espinosa
• The Wizard and I
• Wicked Witch of the East
• Wonderful
• No Good Deed
• Emma Hatton
• The Wizard and I
• Defying Gravity
• Wicked Witch of the East
• As Long As You're Mine
• For Good

  

  Mandy Gonzalez
• Emma Hunton
• The Wizard of I
• Defying Gravity
• No Good Deed
• Emmy Raver-Lampman
• FULL SHOW
• The Wizard of I
• Defying Gravity
• For Good
• Felicia Ricci
• The Wizard of I
• No Good Deed
• Hannah Shankman
• The Wizard and I
• Defying Gravity
• Idina Menzel
• FULL SHOW
• The Wizard and I
• What Is This Feeling?
• I’m Not That Girl
• Defying Gravity
• As Long As You're Mine
• For Good
• Jackie Burns
• Defying Gravity
• No Good Deed
• Jacqueline Hughes
• The Wizard and I
• I’m Not That Girl
• Defying Gravity
• As Long As You're Mine
• No Good Deed
• Jemma Alexander

  

  Idina Menzel
• The Wizard and I
• Defying Gravity
• No Good Deed
• For Good
• Finale
• Jemma Rix
• Defying Gravity
• Catfight Scene/ No Good Deed
• For Good
• Jenna Leigh Green
• The Wizard and I
• Jennifer DiNoia
• The Wizard and I
• As Long As You're Mine
• No Good Deed
• For Good
• Finale
• Jessamy Stoddart
• The Wizard and I *Ending Only*
• Jessica Vosk
• The Wizard and I
• Defying Gravity
• No Good Deed
• Jodie Steele
• Defying Gravity
• No Good Deed
• Julia Murney
• What Is This Feeling?
• I’m Not That Girl
• Catfight Scene/ No Good Deed
• Julie Reiber
• As Long As You're Mine
• Kennedy Caughell
• The Wizard and I

  

  Alexia Khadime

• Defying Gravity
• As Long As You're Mine
• No Good Deed
• Kerry Ellis
• The Wizard and I
• Defying Gravity
• As Long As You're Mine
• Catfight Scene
• No Good Deed
• For Good
• Kristy Cates
• The Wizard of I
• Defying Gravity
• Catfight Scene
• No Good Deed
• Laura Emmitt
• Defying Gravity
• Laurel Harris
• Defying Gravity
• Lilli Cooper
• The Wizard and I
• Defying Gravity
• No Good Deed
• Lindsay Mendez
• The Wizard and I
• What Is This Feeling?

  

  Saycon Sengbloh
• I’m Not That Girl
• Defying Gravity
• As Long As You're Mine
• No Good Deed
• For Good
• Lisa Brescia
• Defying Gravity
• Louise Dearman
• The Wizard and I
• Defying Gravity
• No Good Deed
• Mamie Parris
• The Wizard and I
• What Is This Feeling?
• Defying Gravity
• Wicked Witch of the East
• I'm Not That Girl (Reprise)/ As Long As You're Mine
• For Good
• Mandy Gonzalez
• The Wizard and I
• Marcie Dodd
• Defying Gravity
• As Long As You're Mine
• No Good Deed
• Michelle Pentecost
• Defying Gravity
• No Good Deed

  

  Teal Wicks
• Natalie Andreou
• The Wizard and I
• I’m Not That Girl
• Defying Gravity
• As Long As You're Mine
• No Good Deed
• For Good
• Natalie McQueen
• Defying Gravity
• As Long As You're Mine
• No Good Deed
• For Good
• Nicole Parker
• What Is This Feeling?
• Defying Gravity
• For Good
• Nikki Davis-Jones
• Wicked Witch of the East
• Patrice Tipoki
• Defying Gravity
• Rachel Tucker
• The Wizard and I
• The Wizard and I/ What Is This Feeling?
• What Is This Feeling?
• Defying Gravity
• Wicked Witch of the East
• I'm Not That Girl (Reprise)/ As Long As You're Mine
• As Long As You're Mine
• No Good Deed
• For Good
• Finale
• Saycon Sengbloh

  

  Carmen Cusack
• The Wizard and I
• Defying Gravity
• No Good Deed
• Shayla Beck
• The Wizard and I
• Defying Gravity
• No Good Deed
• Shoshana Bean
• The Wizard and I
• I’m Not That Girl
• Defying Gravity
• Wicked Witch of the East
• Wonderful
• I'm Not That Girl (Reprise)/ As Long As You're Mine
• Catfight Scene
• No Good Deed
• For Good
• Stephanie J. Block
• The Wizard and I
• One Short Day
• Defying Gravity
• As Long As You're Mine
• No Good Deed
• For Good
• Stevie Tate-Bauer

  

  Rachel Tucker
• The Wizard and I
• No Good Deed
• Teal Wicks
• The Wizard and I
• Defying Gravity
• Catfight Scene/ No Good Deed
• For Good
• Vicki Noon
• Defying Gravity
• No Good Deed
• Victoria Matlock
• Defying Gravity
• Willemijn Verkaik
• The Wizard and I
• Defying Gravity
• Wicked Witch of the East
• As Long As You're Mine
• For Good

Sunday in the Park with Dan'yelle Williamson

Williamson as Ms. Nina Simone in Soul Doctor
Off-Broadway

Willkommen! This is the first ever interview I have conducted. I interviewed the amazing Dan'yelle Williamson. I first saw Williamson when I saw Sister Act at Walnut Street Theatre. The show was amazing and I have never felt that giddy and happy when seeing a show before. (Well then I saw The Color Purple, but another story for another time.) Williamson has an amazing and massive career spanning from Deloris Van Cartier in Sister Act, Lorrell Robinson in Dreamgirls, Swing in Rocky, u/s Felicia in Memphis, u/s Elphaba in Wicked, Nala in The Lion King, Ms. Nina Simone in Soul Doctor and Mallory in City of Angels. (That's just to name a few.) Anyway let's begin!
Paul: When and where were you born?
Dan'yelle: March 7th, Brandon, FL
Paul: Where did you grow up and did you do any theatre there?
Dan'yelle: Brandon/Valrico, FL I was involved in plenty of activities after school and over the summer. My first real paid stage performance that I can remember was as a cast member in Dreamers Against Drugs. We were a performance troop that catered to the Tampa area spreading the message about the dangers of drugs.

Dan'yelle Williamson as Nala and Female Ensemble
The Lion King (US Tour)

Paul: When was that moment where you thought “I have to do this for a living?"
Dan'yelle: To be honest, I do not remember the exact moment. I do remember that when it came time to make a decision about colleges to apply to, all of them either had a theatre program or specialized in the arts. I ended up at The Boston Conservatory on a full scholarship. There was no turning back.
Paul: Favorite musical(s) of all time/Play(s)?
Dan'yelle: Plays: Fences, A Midsummernight's Dream, Othello, and A Long Day's Journey Into Night. Musicals: Memphis, The Lion King, Aida, The Color Purple (Revival), A Chorus Line, Once on This Island and Dreamgirls.
Paul: Favorite actress/actor?
Dan'yelle: I only get to choose one??? Lol. I really enjoy Taraji P. Henson and Viola Davis. Denzel Washington will probably always have my heart.
Paul: Who do you cite as your inspiration?
Dan'yelle: Whitney Houston
Paul: What was the most recent project you have done?
Dan'yelle: The most recent project was a reading of a show entitled "Queen E" which follows the story of Queen Ester in the Bible.
Paul: Are you currently working on any projects?
Dan'yelle: Well, I start rehearsals for "Miss Julie" (play) mid-April! I'm excited to be working in a little bit of a different way.
Paul: Is there a role you would love to revisit?
Dan'yelle: Deloris Van Cartier perhaps a bit down the line. Typically I like to challenge myself with new roles and unfamiliar territory.
Paul: You've performed the role of Deloris Van Cartier in Sister Act in 3 different productions. What do you love about this role? How did you feel when you first got the part?
Dan'yelle: I love the strength, charisma, and boisterous nature of this character. I've been a fan of the movie for years so when it finally came to Broadway in 2011, I knew that needed the role on my resume.

Dan'yelle Williamson as Deloris Van Cartier
Sister Act (Riverside Theatre/Walnut Street Theatre)

Paul: Funniest on stage mishap?
Dan'yelle: Sister Act in St. Louis. We were on stage in the first scene and someone either dropped a line or fumbled but nobody on stage was hardly able to keep it together.
Paul: What Broadway show do you wish you could go back in time to see?
Dan'yelle: Wicked hands down.
Paul: You were in the Chicago production of Wicked and you understudied the role of Elphaba. What was that experience like? How many times did you perform as Elphaba? (I found a few audio bootlegs of you on Tumblr. I loved your "No Good Deed" I loved the emotion in it and how vastly different it is from other actress' renditions.) ***Fun Fact: Dan'yelle is one of only 6^ Black women to play the role of Elphaba in Wicked.***
Dan'yelle: My Wicked experience was so dope. It was my first professional job out of college. Wicked was a huge learning experience. I learned how to maintain vocally for eight shows a week. I only got to grace the role of Elphaba 9 times total. I was in the show for nearly two years before booking The Lion King Tour.
Paul: You played Nala in The Lion King was that Broadway or Touring?* What was that experience like?
Dan'yelle: I did the National Tour. It was a really great learning experience. I got the chance to visit so many places around the country doing what I love but traveling often is exhausting. I never really felt completely settled. That was tough sometimes. I missed loved ones but enjoyed the exposure to different places all over the US and Canada.
Paul: What role would you say was more demanding? The vocals for Wicked or the physical strength required for The Lion King?

Dan'yelle Williamson as Elphaba
Wicked (Chicago)

Dan'yelle: The physical strength for The Lion King. A lot of people get injured in that show.
Paul: Dream roles?
Dan'yelle: An original role and show. Perhaps Angelica in Hamilton but other than that, original works with original roles. *thumbs up* Lol.
Paul: What is a role that you would love to gender bend?
Dan'yelle: Believe it or not, the Philip Glass opera Akhenaten.
Paul: Funniest audition story?
Dan'yelle: Well, it's kind of funny now but at the time I was a bit stressed. I had an audition for the Leading Player in Pippin. I went to the wrong Pearl Studios. When you're blessed to have multiple auditions in a week sometimes the spaces look the same after a while.
Paul: What's your go to audition song?
Dan'yelle: My go to song for years was "I Have Nohting." Lately, I've been doing what's appropriate to the project I'm going in for.

Thank you so much Dan'yelle for allowing me to interview you.So basically now after conducting this interview. I really want to see her as the Leading Player in Pippin, Angelica in Hamilton and Rachel Marron in The Bodyguard. Miss Williamson is crazy talented and has had such a versatile career. I can't wait to see what the future brings her next. Thank you all for joining me in the first ever interview for The Diary of a Theatre Kid.

^The other five women are

1. Alexia Khadime- West End
2. Brandi Chavonne Massey- Broadway (u/s)
3. Emmy Raver-Lampman- 1st US Tour (s/b)
4. Lilli Cooper- Broadway (s/b), 2nd US Tour (s/b), International Tour (s/b), 2014 Australian Revival (s/b)
5. Saycon Sengbloh- Broadway (s/b)

*The interview done through email. That's why I asked this question even though she answered it in the previous question. Sorry if that doesn't make sense.