Today at uni I was perusing the internet and comments people had left me on various sites (I told you, I have no will power...) and I came across something that made me happier than I recall being since... Well at least since uni started. And I got giddy. Anyway, what I discovered...
Helen Dallimore has been offered the role of Glinda in the Australian production of Wicked, set to be staged late 2008. This makes me happy because I saw her in the London production of Wicked and I was blown away by her voice, (the tone of her voice... along with Kerry Ellis, it was almost too much brilliance for me to handle at the same time...) her acting, her comedic timing, and just her in genereal. She's so adorable and cute, her comedic scenes leave you laughing hysterically, and her emotional scenes leave you feeling absolutely devestated. She truly is brilliant.
Not only that, there are so many things that she brings to the part of Glinda that the others do not. Little things, scattered all over the place, and when you add them all up it turns out to be quite extensive.
Now, don't get me wrong. I am by no means saying the other Glindas are bad, or that I do not like the other ones. It is quite the opposite, in fact. I enjoy all of the Glinda performances I have seen and heard (some I had to warm to, and Helen was no exception to that rule) but there's just something about Helen's interpretation that sends tingles down my spine (quite literally, sometimes).
I am a huge Cheno fan, and I think she is God's gift to the world, but that doesn't mean that I can't say I love Helen as well.
I was going to post a link to a site with the tiny bit of information I initially read, but now, 9 hours later, there are quite a few places that mention it, so if you are interested, you can go google it.
To end, here is Helen Dallimore doing a Yellow Pages ad. I recommend watching it. It's only 30 seconds long, and it will make you laugh.
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