She shares some of her experiences as “Frozen’s” Elsa and “Wicked’s” Elphaba standby, from remembering her lines and staying sharp on stage to stage mishaps, and talks about the sisterhood and connection that comes with playing the difficult character of Elphaba, and why despite finding touring hard, it’s also where she felt the happiest and most fulfilled.
As we all know, we discuss how the understudy, standby, and swing life is much harder in a different way from your standard roles. From humble beginnings, she went from not having an agent to booking “Wicked” and only having $18 in her bank account. She talks about her “Wicked” journey, why she decided to drop out of college, and how she went to New York for the first time to audition for a non-equity cattle call she saw on. Alyssa shares her love for singing and performing live, discovering “Wicked” in senior high school and finding her calling. Her lifelong dream of becoming true Disney royalty and growing up watching Disney movies was her first introduction to acting and singing and theatrical expression. Alyssa Fox is currently in “Wicked” on Broadway as Elphaba standby, having been a part of “Wicked” for around 12 years now.
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