Marcie Dodd
Marcie Dodd | |
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 Dodd in 2010 in character asElphaba | |
| Born | March 10, 1978(age46) Yuba City, California,United States |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, singer |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Spouse | Colin Follenweider (2006–present) |
| Children | 2 |
Marcie Dodd(born March 10, 1978) is an Americanmusical theatreactress, who is best known for playingElphabaandNessarosein various U.S. companies of the smash-hit musicalWicked.
Early life and career
[edit]Dodd was born inYuba City, California,on March 10, 1978, the third of four children. Her father is an agricultural consultant and her mother is a piano teacher. She attendedBethany CollegeinSanta Cruz County, California,with a major in music from 1997 to 1999. In 1999, she transferred toAzusa Pacific University,graduating in 2001.[1]After graduation, she was cast as a singing princess inDisneyland.During a three-year run, she performed as Belle and Snow White. At Disneyland, she met her husband, Colin Follenweider, a Hollywood stunt-double.[2]Together, they have two children.
Regional roles
[edit]Dodd's first non-Disney role was as Sandy in a regional production ofGrease.She then took understudy roles in the Las Vegas productions ofWe Will Rock YouandHairspray,before becoming a cast member of the musicalWicked.
Wicked
[edit]Dodd made herWickeddebut on December 5, 2006, as a member of the ensemble of the show's Emerald City Tour. She also understudied the roles ofElphabaandNessarose.Her first performance as Nessarose was at the matinee on March 25, 2007, inMiami, Florida;her first performance as Elphaba was at the matinee on April 7, 2007, inHouston, Texas.Dodd departed the first national touring company on December 2, 2007, inHartford, Connecticut.
After a year on tour, she replacedJenna Leigh Greenas the principal Nessarose in theLos Angelessit-down production. Her first performance took place on December 13, 2007. Due to the injury of fellow cast member Courtney Corey, she temporarily became an understudy for Elphaba, from late March to early May 2008. Her first performance as Elphaba in Los Angeles took place on April 22, 2008. On May 13, 2008, she replacedTeal Wicksas the standby for Elphaba, due to Wicks' promotion to full-time lead. In addition, she returned to understudying Nessarose, with Briana Yacavone replacing her in the lead role.[3]She departed the Los Angeles company on October 26, 2008. Dodd was succeeded byVicki Noonas the standby to Elphaba.
Dodd then joined the Broadway production at theGershwin Theatre,replacingKerry Ellisin the lead role of Elphaba on November 11, 2008.[3][4]Upon her move to Broadway, Dodd became the first, and only actress to date, to have performed in the lead roles of both Nessarose and Elphaba. She ended her limited Broadway engagement on January 11, 2009, and was replaced byNicole Parker.[5]
Dodd then originated the role of Elphaba on the Munchkinland Tour of the show, which began performances March 7, 2009, and officially opened March 12.[6]Dodd exited the touring company on April 4, 2010, and was once again succeeded by Vicki Noon.
She then succeededEden Espinosaas Elphaba in theSan Franciscosit-down production on June 29, 2010. She starred alongsideAlli Mauzeyas Glinda, and remained with the production until its closing night on September 5, 2010.[7]
References
[edit]- ^"Marcie Dodd".Broadway.com. November 12, 2008. Archived fromthe originalon December 19, 2008.RetrievedDecember 22,2008.
- ^"Colin Follenweider".IMDb.com.RetrievedDecember 22,2008.
- ^ab"Marcie Dodd & Alli Mauzey to Headline New Cast of Wicked".Broadway.com. November 3, 2008.RetrievedDecember 22,2008.
- ^Gans, Andrew."Dodd, Mauzey, Kern, Brightman and O'Malley to Join Broadway's Wicked"Archived2008-11-19 at theWayback Machine.Playbill.com. November 3, 2008.
- ^"'Madtv' Star Parker Will Be Broadway's Elphaba in 2009 ".Playbill.com. November 5, 2008. Archived fromthe originalon December 21, 2008.RetrievedDecember 22,2008.
- ^Gans, Andrew."Dodd, Yorke, Caskey and McGowan to Star in Wicked's Second North American Tour"Archived2009-02-12 at theWayback Machine.February 9, 2009.
- ^"Marcie Dodd and Alli Mauzey to Join Cast of San Francisco's Wicked".Playbill.com. June 17, 2010. Archived fromthe originalon September 7, 2012.RetrievedJune 19,2010.