"You're Never Fully De-green": London's West End Elphaba Talks All Things Wicked

We got green-ified with Wicked West End Elphaba, Emma Kingston, and Head of Wigs, Heather-Jay Ross! Join us as we chat about London's ever-Popular stage production of Wicked, including everything from what it's like being painted green, to how it feels performing Defying Gravity every night.

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Wicked is playing at the Apollo Victoria Theatre in London. For more information and tickets, visit the website: www.WickedTheMusical.co.uk.

00:00 Intro
00:31 Emma's journey to becoming Elphaba on the West End
01:50 How Cynthia Erivo's Elphaba has inspired Emma
02:55 How does it feel to sing Defying Gravity on stage?
04:47 Heather and Emma talk about the "greening" process
05:34 What is the "de-greenifying" process like?
06:37 How tempting is it to FaceTime people in your makeup?
07:11 Emma talking about famous audience members
09:17 What is the reaction at stage door like?
10:58 Who is Emma's favourite Elphaba actor ever?
11:58 How do you look after yourself while performing?
13:18 Emma's advice to young theatre performers
14:30 The final look
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Producer: Sam Cleal
Camera: Jack Atkins
Edited by: Kenite Christian
Production Assistant: Katie Cleal
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