Members R!ck Posted June 12, 2007 Members Share Posted June 12, 2007 The nicest lady on the planet -- that would be sitcom great Georgia Engel--Has signed on to play a witch on Passions. But a nice witch, of course. "I just don't have it in me to be mean" says Engel, who earned 5 Emmy nominations playing ditzy sweethearts (Two as Georgette on 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show,' and 3 as Pat on 'Everybody Loves Raymond') Engel joins the surreal sudser June 28 for a six episode takeoff of the hit Broadway musical "Wicked" Engel will play Esmeralda, Tabitha's former schoolmate, "who was once quite spoiled and thoughtless. Now she is the most powerful of the good witches." Engel says. In other casting news, Danny Woodburn (Ex Mickey Abbott, Seinfeld) Joins the show on June 21, in the recurring role of the recently unleased Demon Elf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mateo22 Posted June 12, 2007 Members Share Posted June 12, 2007 How exciting! I can't wait for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Toups Posted June 12, 2007 Administrator Share Posted June 12, 2007 Cool! Don't know what "Wicked" is about though. LOL Passions has been getting back to its magical roots in the past couple of months. I love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mateo22 Posted June 12, 2007 Members Share Posted June 12, 2007 Toups, Wicked is great. Both the book and the musical(which is less dark than the book) are fantastic tales of Glenda the Good Witch and Elphaba the Wicked Witch of the West before the Wizard of Oz happens. They were once friends and then fall apart. The tale revolves around that and a good chunck of other familiar characters from the Wizard of Oz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tishy Posted June 12, 2007 Members Share Posted June 12, 2007 I love Passions now and can't wait to see this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members R!ck Posted June 13, 2007 Author Members Share Posted June 13, 2007 I am really looking forward to this as well. PSNS is on a role Also can't wait to see Danny Woodburn as The demon Elf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mateo22 Posted June 13, 2007 Members Share Posted June 13, 2007 ITA, aside from the Teresa/Ethan stuff, I've really been loving the show again. DW as a demon elf sounds hilarious, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members R!ck Posted June 13, 2007 Author Members Share Posted June 13, 2007 Here's a quick plot synopsis of Wicked via Wikipedia The story is written as a prelude to L. Frank Baum's classic book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. It is more heavily influenced by the book than the iconic 1939 movie, The Wizard of Oz, which differs from the book in a number of ways, although there are many slightly subliminal references to the movie. Set in the days prior to Dorothy's arrival from Kansas, Wicked explores the idea that the infamous antagonist we call the Wicked Witch of the West was a misconstrued, victimized person. Her alleged wickedness was merely retaliation against a charlatan wizard's corrupt government. At Shiz University, the intelligent green-skinned teenager, Elphaba Thropp, meets the beautiful and ambitious Galinda Upland (who changes her name to Glinda during the course of the musical and later becomes Glinda the Good) when the two become roommates. Their lives intertwine, and throughout the show their friendship struggles to endure extreme personality differences, opposing viewpoints, rivalry over the same love-interest, and of course Elphaba's eventual tragic fall from grace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members King Posted June 13, 2007 Members Share Posted June 13, 2007 *shakes head.* This show will never learn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members psychofan Posted June 13, 2007 Members Share Posted June 13, 2007 Oh, I love Wicked! I wonder if they'll sing any numbers from it. That would be a riot!! LOL. Gosh, I love Passions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Keith Posted June 13, 2007 Members Share Posted June 13, 2007 ... I may have to watch this. *curses my Wicked obsession* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PhoenixRising05 Posted June 13, 2007 Members Share Posted June 13, 2007 This sounds good. The show, with the exception of the back and forth ET stuff, has been great the past two months. I love the show getting back to magic and the supernatural. I love Engel. She was great on ELR in her recurring role. I love that they are giving Tabitha more to do. I can't wait to see this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vanguardian Posted June 13, 2007 Members Share Posted June 13, 2007 Oh, I disagree! I think they are learning! All of this is what the real fans have missed: musical spoofs, supernatural beings, and so forth. In other words, CLASSIC PASSIONS! And it's all happening on a more regular basis now! Passions IS on a roll!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members King Posted June 13, 2007 Members Share Posted June 13, 2007 It is not classic Passions. Passions spoofed a musical like once...with Chicago, and it was on the verge of the show going downhill in 2003ish. I wouldn't consider that classic since it was not from PSNS' heyday which was 1999-2003. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vanguardian Posted June 13, 2007 Members Share Posted June 13, 2007 Alright then, the supernatural hijinks IS classic Passions and they're finally showcasing it again on a more frequent basis. They had ignored the supernatural part of this show for so long that I thought they'd NEVER show any of it again. They've finally listened to us fans of the supernatural. ROCK ON! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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