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>>> FOR
>>> FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY, A BROADWAY MUSICAL HAS@ TAKEN UP RESIDENCY RIGHT HERE IN
COLUMBIA.
IT IS SO EXCITING,4@ "WICKED" IS
AT THE KROGER CENTER.
YOU VIEWERS ARE GETTING AN4@
EXCL4@USIVE BEHIND THE SCENE LOK
AT ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS
MOMENTS OF THE SHOW WHEN GLENDA@
RIDES I4@NTO AWES ON HER FAMOUS
BUBBLE.4@
>> R4@eporter: THE TOWN HAS BEEN
PAINTED EMERALD GREEN EVERY
SENSE OPENED UP THE4@ CLOVER
CENTER.
ALISON BAILEY SAYS THERE IS MUCH
MORE TO GLENDA THAN BLONDE CURLS
AND BUBBLES.
>> WHEN4@ WE FIRST SEE GLENDA WE
SEE THIS COLLEGE GIRL AND SHE4@S
VERY SHALLOW4@, IT'S ALL ABOUT R
FACADE.
THROUGHOUT THE 2.5 HOUR JOURNEY
WE GO THROUGH4@ AND WE SEE HER
GROW.
I THINK I RELATE TO THAT THE
MOST.4@
I THINK THAT REALLY RELATES4@ TO
ME.
>> Reporter: WICKED BILLED AS
THE UNTOLD STORY AS THE4@ WITCHS
OF THE WIZARD OF OZ OPEN IN 2003
ON BROADWAY.
MAKING IT ONE OF THE LONGEST
4@RUING BROADWAY SHOWS.
WHAT IS IT ABOUT THE STORY THAT
REALLY HITS HOME FOR SO4@ MANY
FANS?
>> THERE ARE SO MANY MESSAGES
WITH4@ "WICKED".
NOT JUDGING A BOOK BY ITS4@ COV.
FEELING ALONE AND ISOLATED.
I THINK EVERYBODY CAN FIND
4@THEMSELVES AND IDENTIFY WITH
THAT AT SOME POINT.4@
>> THIS IS A LITTLE BEHIND THE
SCENES OF MAGIC.
AN UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL LOOK4@
>> THIS IS A LITTLE BEHIND THE SCENES OF MAGIC. AN UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL LOOK4@T
THIS BUBBLE.4@
THIS BUBBLE IS KIND OF FAMOUS
JUST LIKE THE SHOW.
TELL US ABOUT THIS.
>> COMES FROM 34 FEET IN THE
AIR.
TELL US ABOUT THIS. >> COMES FROM 34 FEET IN THE AIR.4@
IT IS SUPER SPECIAL AND IT'S
GOING TO BE YOURS TODAY.
>> LIKE THIS ISN'T4@ CHALLENGING
ENOUGH FLYING OVER THE KROGER
CENTER.
YOU ARE WEARING SOME PRETTY
HEAVY COSTUMES AT THE TIME.
WHAT ARE YOU WEARING WHEN YOU
COME IN?
>> I HAVE MY BUBBLE DRESS ON IT
IS ABOUT 20-25 POUNDS AND HAS A
HARNESS BUILT INTO IT.
>> Reporter: HOW DO YOU EVEN
WALK IN THAT ADDRESS?
>> YOU DON'T EVEN THINK4@ ABOUT
IT.
[LAUGHTER]
IT. [LAUGHTER] >> Reporter: HOW DO YOU KEEP
YOUR VOICE GOOD DOING SO MANY
SHOWS WITH TWO ON THE WEEKENDS
OR MATINEES?
>> WE TRY TO BE CAREFUL.
WE EAT RIGHT.
WE STEAM.
WE DON'T TALK A LOT AFTER4@ THE
SHOW.4@
>> Reporter:4@ I FEEL A LOT OF4@
PRESSURE BECAUSE YOU ARE SO
FANTASTIC IN THE SHOW.
I REALLY DON'T WANT TO LET YOU
DOWN HERE.4@
>> LET'S PUT THIS LIKE THIS.4@4@
>> Reporter: IS A TIME FOR MY
LINE?
IT IS GOOD TO SEE ME, ISN'T IT?
[LAUGHTER]4@
THIS IS THE ENTRANCE.
THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST
ENTRANCES AND BROADWAY.4@
I DON'T CARE HOW MANY SHOWS YOU
HAVE SEEN IT DOES NOT GET BETTER
WHY WOULD YOU EVER FOLLOW THE
YELLOW BRICK ROAD WHEN YOU CAN
TRAVEL BY BUBBLE?
THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE.4@
WHEN YOU'RE DOWN HERE4@, AND
SOMEBODY COMES AND UNHOOKS YOU
OR HOW DO YOU KNOW WHEN YOU ARE
OFF4@?
>> THEY TAPPED ME AND THEN IT'S
TIME TO STEP DOWN.4@
YOU WILL STEP DOWN AND PRESENT
YOURSELF.
YOU HAVE YOUR WAND IN ONE HAND,
GREET THE PEOPLE4@.
>> Reporter: I COULD BE A4@
RESIDENT OF MUNCHKIN LAND VERY
EASILY.
I KNOW4@ OUR NEWS 19 VIEWERS ARE
SO EXCITED TO MEET YOU, ALLISON.
WE THANK YOU FOR COMING TO
COLUMBIA.
I'M GOING TO PASS THE MAGIC WAN@
BACK TO WHERE IT BELONGS.4@
GOOD LUCK FOZ WHEN THE SHOW.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING
ME.
>> THANKS TO THE GOOD FOLKS AT
THE KROGER CENTER FOR ALLOWING
ME TO DO THAT.4@
FOR REAL A BUCKET LIST.
I DIDN'T WANT TO COME DOWN.
[LAUGHTER]4@4@
I AM NOT SCARED OF HEIGHTS SO
THAT WAS WONDERFUL.4@
I CAN'T IMAGINE FOR ALLISON,
WHEN THE CUR4@TAIN OPENS4@ AND
SEEING THE THOUSAND PEOPLE4@ AND
THEN THE SHOW STARTS WITH
EVERYBODY SCREAMING.4@
>> YOU SAID SHE ACTUALLY HAS
FAMILY HERE4@ IN LEXINGTON.
>> HERE'S A COOL FUN FACT.4@
SHE HAS FAMILY IN4@ LEXINGTON4@
FAMILY HERE4@ IN LEXINGTON. >> HERE'S A COOL FUN FACT.4@ SHE HAS FAMILY IN4@ LEXINGTON4@O
SHE IS STAYING WITH HER COUSINS@
INSTEAD OF STAYING WITH A CAST
HOTEL.
SHE