Maren Morris recently tweeted that she would send in an audition tape to star in Wicked on Broadway â and the âCircles Around This Townâ artist is going for it. Morris posted an a cappella snippet of her test shot for her self-tape audition on TikTok, singing âThe Wizard And Iâ from the beloved musical. She added in her caption: âhonestly, even if I donât get the part, this was so fun âšâ
Morris also posed a question on Twitter for âVOCAL NERDS ONLY,â asking for any tips on the best vocal warmups for the part as she observes how âtechnically skilledâ Elphabaâs part is (a character made famous by the original actress, Idina Menzel). Though she knows âI can do it,â itâs âdauntingâ to think of several performances in a week. Dozens of âvocal nerdsâ offered responses to help answer Morrisâ question.
The country artist previously said on Twitter that sheâs âgonna send an audition tape in for Wicked on Broadway. What the hell. Letâs see what happens.â She added, âIâve hosted Jimmy Kimmel Live, Iâve sung with (Dolly Parton), flown with the (Thunderbirds), hell, Iâve cut bangs⊠Iâm into taking things head on, fail or succeed. Might as well cut the s*** on being coy. Chase your weird dreams down.â
Morrisâ tweets caught the attention of iconic actress Kristin Chenoweth, who starred alongside Menzel in the original production of Wicked as Glinda. Chenoweth quickly offered Morris words of encouragement, retweeting with the uplifting message: âYou could play either part. Call m and letâs chat. Come on baby. I got you. And you got the chops.â When Morris credited Chenoweth with inspiring her to try, Chenoweth added âI love you baby,â with a green heart emoji. Watch Morrisâ TikTok here: