Broadway and Beyond: For the first time, a woman of color is playing Glinda in 'Wicked,' one of Broadway's highest grossing musicals. Brittney Johnson hopes to inspire others to believe they can reach for the stars, too. DanaTylerTV reports.
"Seeing you as African-American Glinda, you know, you made it you and it was so good to see you. I almost had tears in my eyes. You have to feel that as part of what you're saying, as well," Tyler said.
Nearly three years after being cast as Glinda's understudy, Johnson moved up to the standby, and in February, she became the fulltime Glinda. "I wasn't, honestly. My mom said that I was singing before I was talking, but I was shy," Johnson said."And every time, she'd be like, 'You're gonna perform in this thing at church,' and I would cry. I'd be like, 'I don't wanna!' And I would fight her, literally until the moment that it was time to walk onto the stage. And then I would do it and I would come off and I'd be like, 'Thank you so much.
Also on the wall is a photo of Johnson with actress Kristin Chenoweth, who settled in as the first Glinda in the same dressing room almost 20 years ago. They share an Ozian bond.Johnson showed off her props and costumes, noting the dress she wears in the opening scene of the show weighs 16 pounds."The Emerald City dress, oh man. Elphaba and I, we run off, we run just right past the lip of the stage, we rip off our clothes," Johnson said."Right," Johnson said.
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