--We love a backstage visit at a Broadway theater, and this one was particularly
swankified. Wicked beltress Jessica Vosk welcomed us behind the scenes at the
Gershwin Theatre for some super fun secrets about the green elixir, the
Glinda's, and much more. With Elphaba herself as your tour guide, you've never
seen the Emerald City quite like this.
--Hi, Broadway.com!
My name is Jessica Vosk. I play Elphaba in the fabulous show Wicked, and I want
to show you a couple of things. Be my guest.
This is it. The a Gershwin stage-door it kind of looks like it might not even be
here, but it is.
--So, here we are backstage at the Gershwin. We are Stage Left.
I have taken a seat because I'm gonna show you our first behind-the-scenes
trick, which is Elphaba's sandwich, Dr. Dillamond's
sandwich. So, there's a scene with the two of us where I asked if he'd like to
share my lunch. So I walk right over. This is my lunch that I pull out of my bag,
and I open it like so, and I go and reach for it and he reaches for the paper. And
this is my little edible Luna bar, lemon.
And Dr. Dillamond takes this piece of
paper, which this is the real paper. And he bites on this end, which was rice
paper so secret number two this is our green elixir, and you see it in the show
sort of throughout the show. You see the wizard with it, and you see Elphaba with
the green elixir. And I bet you're wondering what it is? So little known
fact that I'm now sharing with all of you is that the green elixir is
mouthwash, and a glow stick. So if you're in the mood for fresh breath and a party,
I recommend this. Next up, the Grimmery. So, when you come to
see the show, this is the spell book that Elphaba kind of carries at the end of Act 1
and the rest of Act 2. And Madame Morrible gives her the
spell book. And you might be wondering what's inside of the spell book, and the
cool part about this is there's actually spells in here. You will see that
everything has a little touch of green on it because I'm Elphaba, and I'm green.
--Welcome to my dressing room. A lot of things are green in here, but what I'm
going to tell you now is Glinda-fied stuff. There's a tradition that has been
carried on throughout the years. When one Glinda is leaving the cast and the new
Glinda joins, they make the new Glinda a note, and they pin it to the proscenium
of the stage. And when the new Glinda takes her first ride on the bubble all
the way up, she sees it for the first time. And I happen to have some past
notes that are so beautiful that have been made from outgoing Glindas to new
Glindas. You may think this is the end because I'm laying on a couch, but no, no.
I have something else to show you. This is an in-house rehearsal room, which is
not typical on Broadway. Any time during the week, we can come up here. It has
every marking that we have on the stage, so you know where everything is. We hold
rehearsals in here. You can come up here any time, stretch, play a little bit of
music, vocalize, live your best life, get a little PT. But the best part
about it is that it exists ask the Gershwin. That could be the best secret
of them all. Thank you guys so much for visiting me
here at the Gershwin. I hope you enjoyed all of these special behind-the-scenes
tricks that we have to show you here. But even better, come and see us in person. I
have to get greenified, so I look like this. But see us. Come see us, will you?
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