BROADWAY SENSATION WICKED IS THE FIRST SHOW TO KICKFF O AT THE TANGER CENTER’S INAUGURAL BROADWAY SEASON, THE IS CENTERED ITS SECOND WEEK IN GREENSBORO AND YESTERDAY? IAT S DOWN WITH THE TALENDTE ALLISON BAILEY. SHE PLAYS GALINDA AND GAVE US INSIDE DETAILS OF HER EXPERIENCE WITH THE SHOW AND WHY YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS IT. TAKE A LOOK. I’D LIKE TO WELCOME ALLISON BAILEY. SHE PLAYS GLENDA AND THE NATIONAL TOUR OF WICKED WHICH IS ATHE T TANGER CENTER THROUGH OCTOBER 24,000 GREAT TO HAVE YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME. YOU’RE WELCOME ANYTIME. SO TELLS U PEOPLE AREN’T FAMILIAR WITH WICKED. GIVE US A LITTLE OVERVIEW OF WHAT THE SHOW IS ALL. OUT. OH MY GOODNESS. IT IS BASICALLY ANOTHER STORY OF LOOKING AT THE WIZARD OF OZ BEFORE DOROTHY DROPPED AND THERE’S SO MUCH HEART TO THE SHOW. THERE’S TWISTS AND TURNS ALONG THE YWA AND THERE'’ SO MUCH MAGIC, SO I ENCOURAGE HONESTLY ANYONE FROM 8 TO 80 TO COME SEE US EIGHT TO 80. I LOVE THAT AND TELL US ABOUT YOUR CHARACTER GLENDA THAT YOU PLAY. S,YE GLENDA THE GOOD WE FIRST MEET LINDA WHEN SHE IS A COLLEGE. STUDENT SHE’S A LITTLE SHALLOW AND HAS A LITTLEIT B OF MEOR OF A FAKE FACADE TO HER. I GUESS. SHE’S A POPULAR GIRL, BUT AS WE SEE RHE GO ON THIS JOURNEY FOR TWO HOURS. WE SEE HER GROW AND LEARN AND HAVE SOME EXPENSE UNEXPECTED TUSRN ALONG THE WAY WHAT DREW YOU TO THIS ROLE SPECIFICALLY AND HOW DO YOU FEEL WHEN GET ON STAGE? MY GOODNESS, THERE’S NOTHING LIKE IT. I SAW THE SHOW WHEN I WAS 12 WHEN I WAS IN NEW YORK CITY WITH MY FAMILY. THE MINUTE I SAW GLENDA COME FROM THE BUBBLE AT THE OPENING. I KNEW I WANTED TO PYLA THAT ROLE ONE DAY GLENDA. OH MY GOODNESS. S’SE' JUST SO BUBBLY AND FUN AND SHE DOES SO MUCH GOOD AND I THINK SHE JUST BRINGS SO MUCH JOY TO SO MANY PEOPLE AND SO THAT’S WHAT REALLY DREW ME TO HER. THERE’S NOTHING LIKE BEING ON STAGE AND HAVING A LIVE AUDIENCE AFRTE NOT BEING ABLE TO PERFORM FOR 16 MONTHS DURING THE PANDEMIC SHUTDOWN. IT IS JUST SUCH A GIFT TO BE IN A RMOO FULL OF 3,000 PEOPLE. OH, I’M SURE AND HOW I MEANOW H HAS YOUR JOURNEY BEEN LEADING UP TO THIS PNTOI HAVE YOU BEEN A PERFORMER SINCE YOU WERE A LITTLE GIRL? GOODNESS, I STARTED A THEATER WHEN I WAS SEVEN. SO THIS HAS BEEN A PART OF MY LIFE FOR SO LONG. I GOT MY BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS AND MUSICAL THEATER AT THE BOSTON CONSERVATORY, AND I’VE BEEN WITH THE SHOW FOR ALMOST SIX YEARS. I UNDERSTOOD GLENDA FOR FOUR YEARS. I CAME BACK CLEVELAND FOR SIX MONTHS GOT SHUT DOWBEN CAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC AND THEN WE’RE BACK AGAIN. WHAT DO YOU THINK MAKES WICKED SUCH A HIT? I MEAN, THIS IS SUCH A POPULAR. KELI YOU SAID FOR ALL AS,GE BUT WHAT SORT OF ASPECTS OF THE SHOW IN GENERAL DO YOU THINK RESONATE WITH SO NYMA PEOPLE? THEMES THAT I THINK EVERYONE CAN IDENTIFY WITH ONSTAGE WITH SOME CHARACTER WHETHER THAT BE NOT JUDGING A BOOK BY ITS COVER OR BULLYING OR THINGS AREOT N ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM. I THINK EVERYBODY CAN SEE THEMSELVES AT SOME POINT AND IT ALWAYS DRAWS PEOEPL IN FOR THAT REASON YOU SEEM SO FUN AND BUBBLY, SO I’M SURE THAT IS ALL WHY YOU LOVE PLAYING GL. DO YOU LIKE DO YOU LIKTOE HAVE THOSE SORTF O CHARACTER ELEMENTS ALSO IN YOUR OWN PERSONALITY? I’M SURE IT MAKES IT SO MUCH MORE FUN. YOU KNOW, IT’S THE OFFEIC BNGRI MYSELF TO THE CHARACTER. IT’SOM SETIMES IT’S LIKE ME JUST ON STAGE. I THINK THERE’S SO NYMA PARALLELS BETWEEN LINDA AND ALISON. I’M NOT AS SHALLOW, BUT I DO HOPE THAT I LEAVE WITH MY HEART AND BRING JOY TO PEOPLE I LOVE THAT YOU DO AND ALLISON LASTLY, DO YOU HAVAE FAVORITE SONG? WE CAN’T LEAVE YOU WITH OUR ASKING ABOUT ALL OF THE BEAUTIFUL MUSIC. OH MY GOODNESS, YOU KNOW POPULAR POPULAR IS SO FUN. IT'S’WHEN WE FIRSTEE S THE FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN ELPHABA AND GLENDA AND IT IS JUST SUCH A BLAST TO BE ON STAGE EVERY NIGHT WITH THAT SONG. AND YOU CAN WATCH ALLISON AND THE REST OF THE CAST OF WICKED AT THE STEENPH TANGER CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ASRT IN GREENSBORO THROUGH OCTOB 2ER4TH TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW. I TAKE IT MASTER.MCO OR YOU CAN TRY YROU LUCK AND ENTER THE DIGITAL LOT