Unnaturally Green: A Memoir by Felicia Ricci [TSS]

Dear Felicia,

Thank you for sending me a copy of your memoir, Unnaturally Green; I’ve never seen the musical Wicked but it’s on my theatre bucket list so I was really interested to read more about what it’s like to take part in the show.

I love musicals but until I read your book I never really thought too much about the sheer scale of them, the set changes and the costume changes and the attention to detail that makes such an amazing experience for the audience each and every night.

I was intrigued to learn that the main characters have standby actors waiting in the wings to cover for them, and that in turn the Standby also has a standby in the form of the Understudy. I have to admit that I think I’d prefer to be the Understudy, because at least they get to appear one show each night in the Ensemble. I’m not sure I’d have the patience to sit around just waiting for the star to call out. I also think that having to perform so infrequently would fill me with dread!

I stopped part way through reading to look your performances up on YouTube and you are pretty amazing, I especially love Defying Gravity.

I’ve really enjoyed spending the last few days getting to know you and learning about your short spell (hee hee) in San Francisco as you in turn got to know what it was like to really be Elphaba.

Felicia you have a wonderful writing style and I wonder if you might try your hand at fiction one day. Be sure to look me up if you do.

P.s. are you still green behind the ears?