Mo Rocca’s presidential casting call

Mo Rocca has weighed in on the new Glinda-Elphaba staged duet for Wicked the Musical, and it’s the Bush twins.

“I met the Bush twins during Inauguration Week in January 2005 and my mixed feelings only got more mixed. Hard-partying Jenna (of New York Post ‘Jenna and Tonic’ fame) seemed intoxicatingly fun. She was friendly and had an easy laugh. Barbara, the supposedly demure art student from Yale, was darker, though, almost mean. She stood alone. I walked over to her, extended my hand - and she just looked at it. I wasn’t offended. How many times had she been hurt before?”

And those troubled youngsters could really connect to their roles in Wicked, apparently. Read Mo Rocca’s full article on Wicked the Musical here.

This surreal breed of deadpan is one of the Reasons Mo Rocca is one of my favorite comedians. While I don’t know much about his standup, he’s probably my favorite contributor to  NPR’s weekend news quiz show, “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell me!” Hi-larious. Check out Wait Wait, Don’t Tell Me’s website here, where you can hear back episodes on Real Audio.

And be sure to check out StubHub’s Wicked Tickets forum for the latest in showtimes and show prices in your area.

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