15 December - 17 December 2008
Movie: The Wolf Man
Status: Filming
Release: 3 April 2009 (USA)
Role: Unknown
Project: The New Voices
Where: Southbank Centre
Date: 12 October 2008
Time: 7:30pm
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Reviews >>> Wicked
• Dianne Pilkington as the popular blonde Glinda is quite simply
glorious and
captivating.
www.theater-ticket.conciergedesk.co.uk
***
• With a wonderful voice and
superb comic timing , Pilkington fits perfectly into
her role – and succeeds in maximising the laugh factor. Her big song, ‘Popular’,
becomes a real showstopper that leaves the audience in
hysterics .
But she also succeeds in plucking the heart strings, particularly in the touching
Ozdust Ballroom scene. The love-hate relationship between Elphaba and Glinda is
crucial to the show's plot, and as the two rivals Ellis and Pilkington match each
other in spades, thereby raising the emotional stakes to
captivating effect.
Ryan Woods, www.whatsonstage.com
***
• Dianne Pilkington is simply
fabulous as Glinda.
James Max, LBC 97.3 FM
***
• As Good Witch of the North Glinda, Pilkington provides just the right mix
of
innocent charm , airy arrogance and disarming vulnerability as she eventually
learns that the world of Oz is not as perfect as she had first hoped.
A nasal and snobbish accent acts perfectly to punctuate Glinda's ignorant and
self-obsessed outlook, which can be seen in full swing during Popular, where she
self-lovingly prances around the stage while insisting that Elphaba could do worse
than to follow her lead.
Pilkington's voice also has a
pure and operatic tone that comfortably finds its way
around Stephen Schwartz's challenging score.
Where her predecessor to the role Helen Dallimore perhaps fell short, Pilkington
manages to find the
humour in simple comments and gestures that Glinda makes
in complete innocence. While the world around her is in crisis, she bows slowly
and deeply after making the shock announcement that she has chosen to change the
way in which her name is pronounced.
The bubble of ignorance in which Glinda blissfully lives does fall away however,
and in the second act Pilkington finds a new, subdued level that
perfectly befits
the hurt and betrayed girl that Glinda has become.
By the reprise of I'm Not That Girl, Glinda has lost her previous naivety and
forgotten all her high expectations, and this is reflected in an honest and fragile
performance that sits in stark contrast to the squeaky confidence that is seen previously.
Mark Senior, www.broadwayworld.com
***
• 'It’s good to see me isn’t it?’glamorous good witch Glinda’s opening line in the
smash hit show ‘Wicked’ and on 16th July 2007, Dianne Pilkington proved to
London theatregoers just how good it is to see her.
As soon as she took to the stage in a bubble of sequinned style, the audience of
the Apollo Victoria knew they were in for a good night. With a
faultless voice
of an admittedly more tuneful nature than that of Helen Dallimore, Pilkington
made a
dazzling impact, wowing the audience with her unforgettable portrayal of
bubbly blonde Glinda. Her version of ‘No-one Mourns the Wicked’ held the
theatre spellbound and was followed by a rapturous applause from the audience
that harboured the toughest of theatre critics; her spin on ‘Popular’ showing her
impeccable comic timing off to
perfection . With
stunning looks , a deliciously
endearing stage presence and an infectious Glinda giggle she held the audience
in the palm of her perfectly pedicured hand for the entire evening.
Ms Pilkington is definitely a hit amongst loyal Wicked regulars and is known by
fans and co-workers alike for her approachability and gregariousness.
She is more than happy to take time to talk to fans at the stage door and with
her
down-to-earth nature, must be one of the Glindas most unlike her diva-like
stage alter ego.
Dianne has evidently striven to put her own stamp on the role of Glinda and
although elements of her performance have been inevitably compared to the likes
of Helen Dallimore, she has undoubtedly
succeeded in her aim and has learnt from
the performances of others while making every phrasing and move unique.
Ellis spoke to the press saying that the arrival of Dianne has given the show a
new lease of life, encouraging her to ‘raise her game’, a statement that can most
certainly be backed up by her equally stunning performance in the show.
The friendship between the West End stars is evident and together, Pilkington and
Ellis make Wicked bigger and better than ever before with a production and cast to
rival Broadway’s. London’s Elphaba and Glinda definitely bring an essence of
star
quality to the already spectacular show, with their triple threat statuses
indisputably exceeding the already phenomenal standard of excellence set by their
American predecessors. With such an exciting new addition to the West End’s
Wicked, I am confident that in its second year, Dianne Pilkington will make
