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Backstage With Michelle Lee's 'Wicked' Madame Morrible

JL;DR SUMMARY Michelle Lee, a twice Tony-nominated actress, discusses her role as Madame Morrible in the Broadway musical 'Wicked' during an interview in her dressing room at the Gershwin Theatre. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish IdentityBroadwayStephen SchwartzWickedCharacter PortrayalMusical TheaterElphabaEthical ThemesMichelle LeeMadame Morrible

Places mentioned

New York, United States
"We were chatting in her dressing room at the Gershwin Theatre where two weeks earlier I sat next to a woman who told me she was seeing it for the 10th time!"
California, United States
"Being away from my family [in California]but it was on Broadway!"
Los Angeles, California, United States
"I was conceived in New York and born in Los Angeles."

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