Unnaturally Green: One Girl's Journey Along a Yellow Brick Road Less Traveled.

Felicia Ricci .

ISBN 10: 0615533337 / ISBN 13: 9780615533339

Published by Felicia\Ricci: Privately Printed, Brooklyn, NY, 2011

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INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows a touch of wear to a couple corner tips and the binding leans ever so slightly, while remaining perfectly secure; there is also a single, very faint crease in the middle of the backstrip; the text is clean. Not perfect, but remains very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 274 pages. First Edition [2011], unstated. Paperback: Pictorial Wraps. In January of 2010, a wide-eyed English grad went from peddling software in NYC to understudying the lead role in Wicked the musical -- her first professional theater gig (ever). Unnaturally Green is the humorous account of the entire journey, from her pit-stain-filled audition to the bittersweet closing night. Author Felicia Ricci wears her heart on her sleeve as she tackles the role of Elphaba, Wicked's green-skinned heroine. She leaps countless hurdles, both professional and personal: conquering the "Songs of Death," weathering a trans-continental "Week I Didn't Poop," enduring the artistic limbo of understudying, and -- worst of all! -- meeting the man of her dreams. And all the while learning, time and again, what it means to be "green." Hop into the mind of an over-sharer as she discovers Broadway's Man Behind the Curtain -- and the thrill and terror of personal growth. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Seller Inventory # 46210

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Title: Unnaturally Green: One Girl's Journey Along ...

Publisher: Felicia\Ricci: Privately Printed, Brooklyn, NY

Publication Date: 2011

Binding: Paperback

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: First Edition [2011], unstated.

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Synopsis:

Unnaturally Green "Ever wonder what it's like to perform in a mega hit musical (when you have little idea what you're doing)? From her audition to closing night -- to every moment in between -- Felicia takes you behind the scenes of her first professional show (ever!) as she understudies the lead character of Elphaba in Wicked's San Francisco company. As she leaps professional hurdles, she faces personal challenges as well: falling in love after heartbreak (with a spatula-wielding muscle hunk), living far away from home (in the worst neighborhood of all time), confronting her overachiever demons (and an all-consuming fear of failure), and learning, time and again, what it mea...

About the Author:

Felicia Ricci received her B.A. in English from Yale University, where she won the J. Edward Meeker prize for nonfiction and the Louis Sudler Prize for the arts. She performed the role of Elphaba over 40 times, each time eating a banana precisely one hour before curtain.