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A fan magazine fro Rachel Tucker and Louise Dearman
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Contents Introduction/Dear Rachel & Louise……………………………3
Barney and Alan…………………………………………………..5
Rebecca’s Drawings……………………………………………...7
Tuckman on TV……………………………………………………8
How Tuckman are My Inspiration………………………………9
The Twelve Days of Wicked……………………………………12
You Know You’re a Tuckmanian When……………………...14
Messages to Tuckman………………………………………….15
My “TuckPod”……………………………………………………16
The Wall of Words……………………………………………….17
Acknowledgements………………..........................................18
Links………………………………………………………………18
Stories from Fans
Nikki…………………………………………………………………4
Rebecca…………………………………………………………….6
Emma………………………………………………………………13
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Dear Rachel and Louise... I am one of many “Tuckmanians” who would like to dedicate this fan-created
magazine to you. Rachel, you may remember me from Wicked Day 2011 when I gave
you the “We ♥ Tuckman” scrapbook. This is a similar project. I have asked several of
my fellow Tuckmanians to write messages for you, which will be throughout the
magazine. I have also included my own story for you, which was part of a competition
for college, where you had to write about someone who is an inspiration. Other things
included in the magazine include:
The “Wall of Words”
Drawings
Fan stories from people who have met you and/or seen you in Wicked
A tribute to Barney and Alan
You Know You’re A Tuckmanian When…
…and much, much more!
I really hope you enjoy reading this magazine. I have included everyone’s Twitter
usernames, so you can personally thank them when you have the chance.
It’s always a pleasure, not just for me, but for all of us, to come to see you in Wicked
and even talk to you afterwards as you are both really lovely people as well as truly
amazing performers. You have a very strong friendship, both on and off stage and it
clearly shows during performances. Nearly every time I hear you two sing “For Good”,
it makes me cry, because I can see your close bond during the performance.
Rachel, congratulations on extending your contract into 2012, and I may come down
to see you in Wicked sometime in the year!
Louise, I’m really upset that I didn’t get to see you on Wicked Day as I was really
looking forward to meeting you. I will really miss you when you leave on 10th
December, but I wish you good luck in the future. This certainly isn’t the end of
Tuckman. Tuckman is forever!
Hoping you enjoy the magazine, as well as Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year for
2012.
Gemma “GéZ” Dwarwood (@songsinabox on Twitter)
Tuckmanian and Proud!!!
And all of my fellow Tuckmanians who contributed to this magazine.
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Nikki’s Story
In August I went to London for
three days it was mainly to go
and see Rachel and Louise in
Wicked, I’d spent the two months
before hand hoping and praying
that Tuckman would be on for
the evening performance and I
wasn’t disappointed!! I was over
the moon when I found out that
they were on. The whole show
was amazing as always, I had the biggest grin on my face
throughout the whole show and it didn’t stop for the rest of my time
in London. After the show I dragged my parents to the stage door
to see the cast (I wouldn’t go back to the hotel if I didn’t get to go to
the stage door he-he) what an amazing and lovely experience that
was, loved every minute of it!! Rach and Lou were so lovely and
amazing to everyone at the stage door, taking their time, talking,
having photos with fans and signing autographs, just amazing. I
spent the rest of my time in London buzzing about my fabulous
night at Wicked. I don’t get to
go to London very much so
those 3 days were amazing
and Tuckman made it more
special.
From
Nikki Hayes
(@Nikki_Jayne on Twitter)
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Barney and Alan This little section isn’t dedicated to Rachel and Louise, but to their dogs!
Barney (short for Barnaby) is a Jack Russell belonging to Rachel and her husband
Guy. He is 1 year old and his birthday is 7th June. Rachel
regularly posts videos of him to her
YouTube channel (msbarneyboy1), and
if you’ve seen those videos, you would
be able to tell that Barney is quite a
mischevious little fellow, but a lovable
one all the same.
Quite a lot of us were worried when
Barney got lost at Penge East Station in
May this year, but thankfully he was found a day later. This
actually later became a book made by several Tuckmanians,
called “The Adventures of Barney Tucker” in which they wrote
about Barney’s adventures while he was lost. These fans gave the book to Rachel
when they saw her, and Barney happened to be with her, and they both loved it!
I recently found out that in the musical “Hello, Dolly” there’s a character called
Barnaby Tucker; was Barney named after him, or is it just a coincidence?
Alan is Louise’s Daschund.
His birthday is 1st
November, and he recently
turned 1. And isn’t he the
cutest thing ever? He’s so
small! I love the fact that
Louise seems to take him
everywhere she goes!
Because of the close friendship between Rachel and
Louise, I don’t know about anyone else, but I can’t help
but wonder if Barney and Alan get along just as well!
Every time Rachel or Louise puts up a picture of one or
both dogs on Twitter, I can’t help but go “aaw, how
cute!”, especially at the one where they’re both looking
up at the camera. I love dogs when they do that! I also
have the feeling that Alan looks up to Barney for some
reason.
Did you also know that fans have created Twitters for
Barney and Alan? They can be found at
@TeamBarneyTR and @TeamAlanDearman respectively. I’m proud to say that I’m not
only a Tuckmanian, but a huge Barlan fan too!
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Rebecca’s Story
On the 4th November 2011 I got to see WICKED for the first time and I can
honestly say seeing the show and getting the chance to meet you both was the
most amazing experience! Louise you had tweeted me to say that you would
be there so I wasn’t too worried about
that but Rachel I nearly cried when I saw
that you were off sick the night before! I
had flown over from Northern Ireland
too see you both and I really would have
been gutted if one of you was off. We
had to pass the theatre that night on the
way to the hotel and we saw a few girls
waiting outside the stage door so we
decided to take a chance and wait too!
Louise I got to meet you first. I was so
star struck… I basically stood there smiling the whole time and I was shaking
like a leaf! I gave you the card I made which I hope you liked and thanks for the
lovely photo, sorry I was shaking so much! Rachel you were on the phone
when you came over so it gave me a minute to stand there completely in awe
of you! I hope you liked the card and once again thanks for the photo oh and
lets not forget thanks for the time that
you both took to talk to me! You were
both so lovely and I will never forget it!
The show was amazing! Lou you were
hilarious as Glinda and wow you are an
amazing singer! Rachel for someone
who was sick the night before I thought
you were brilliant! You both completely
blew me away and you are and will
always be the best Glinda and Elphie
ever! You have inspired me to start
singing lessons and one day I hope I
can be even half as good as you both. I hope that I will get the chance to meet
you both again in the future and good luck with whatever big adventure you go
on next. Team Tuckman will always be one step behind you!
Lots of love,
Rebecca Harte, Derry, Northern Ireland
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Rebecca’s Drawings Rebecca Harte has kindly submitted her amazing drawings of Rachel and
Louise! I personally think they’re brilliant!
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Tuckman on TV! Not too long ago we were very lucky to see Rachel
and Louise on our TV screens! The lovely ladies
appeared on CBBC’s Junior Bakeoff, where the kids
had to make food for the Wicked’s 5th birthday. One
team (Freya and Keiran) made mini pizzas, complete
with witches’ hats and broomsticks, and fruit tarts.
The other team (Saffron and Kai) also made pizzas,
but also cupcakes
spelling out the word
WICKED on the icing. As
you probably would
have guessed, Rachel
and Louise loved the
taste of everything! It
was Freya and Keiran
who won, and on a side
note I loved the fact that they were wearing pink
and green! I also loved the poses we were shown
of Rachel and Louise (as can be seen in these
pictures), pure genius!
Back in September, Stacey Solomon visited
Wicked as part of BBC Children in Need’s Pop
Goes the Musical. Stacey met Rachel and Louise
and seemed to have a really good time (well then again, who wouldn’t if they
were meeting the lovely Rachel Tucker and Louise Dearman?)! It was then
revealed that Stacey would sing “For
Good” with Rachel on stage, and after the
show had finished one night, Stacey and
Pudsey Bear were called on stage.
Unfortunately from the clips on YouTube
we weren’t shown the whole performance,
but from what was shown I could see that
Rachel’s voice blended perfectly well with
Stacey’s and it looked like a fantastic duet.
Even more unfortunately, the
performance wasn’t shown on Children in Need on TV. I waited and waited for
it, but sadly it never came. Hopefully we’ll get to see the performance at some
point, as I’m sure it went really well!
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How Tuckman are My
Inspiration There was a competition at college where we had to write about someone who
is an inspiration, and knowing me, I decided to write about Rachel and Louise.
I still have yet to hear the result, and I hope I win the competition.
There is always someone who people look up to and see as a role model,
whether it be a parent, brother, sister, friend or even a celebrity. My role model
is indeed a celebrity, well technically it's two: Rachel Tucker and Louise
Dearman, the current leading ladies in the musical "Wicked", known amongst
the fans as "Tuckman".
"Wicked" tells the story of two girls: Elphaba, born with green skin, who would
eventually become the Wicked Witch of the West; and Galinda, who would
later be known as Glinda, the Good Witch of the North. The musical focuses on
how these two characters loathed each other at first, but would later become
the best of friends, and their friendship would later be tested when they end up
on opposite sides, and rivalry for the same love interest. The moral of
"Wicked" is that no matter what, friends are forever and sometimes the person
who changes your life the most may be someone you would never expect at
first. Also, it gives the audience a different view of the Wicked Witch to as she
is portrayed in "The Wizard of Oz".
Before landing the roles in March 2010, Rachel and Louise had spoofed the
two characters a year earlier in a sketch series known as "Jest End". When I
watched the performance on YouTube, I could see that they had good
chemistry on stage and really knew how to make me laugh, as well as having
extremely powerful voices. I knew that they would be the perfect choice for
Elphaba and Glinda when the cast would change, and when I found out they
got the parts, I was over the moon!
I was no stranger to Tuckman, especially Rachel, as in 2008 she was a
contestant on BBC's "I'd Do Anything", where Andrew Lloyd Webber was
looking for a Nancy for his production of "Oliver!". Rachel eventually became
my favourite to win, and ended up finishing 4th in the competition, which I was
upset about and would have liked her to win. Later in the year, Rachel was
casted in "We Will Rock You", a musical I am a huge fan of, and I thought she
was perfectly casted. As for Louise, I wasn't very familiar with her at first, but
around 2 years ago a friend sent me some tracks of her album, which
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consisted of musical theatre covers. When I got to "Whistle Down the Wind", I
cried, as it was the most emotional, powerful recording of the song I've heard.
The line "I will not abandon you, my precious friend" makes me cry every time,
and when I recently listened to it, I can just imagine Louise singing it to
Rachel, due to the strong friendship that has developed between them. In the
past year or so, Louise has sung on the Confused.com adverts, and whenever
they come on I turn the volume up, sit next to the TV and order anyone in the
room to be quiet!
The many times I have watched Rachel and Louise in "Wicked", I have seen
the strong chemistry between them on and off stage. Their close relationship
clearly shows during performances, and sometimes I wonder whether they are
acting or simply being themselves, because it's so hard to tell. Am I watching
Elphaba and Glinda, or Rachel and Louise?
I was very excited for Wicked Day this year, because I would be meeting
Rachel face-to-face! I was a bit upset that Louise wouldn't be there because
she had a family event to attend to and a gig later that evening, but I wasn't too
disappointed because there would be other chances and I will hopefully get to
meet her some other time. A few days before the event, I asked several people
who wouldn't be attending to write messages for Rachel and Louise, and I
would put them in a scrapbook. I only got seven messages (including my
own), but it was better than nothing, even though the book ended up with
loads of blank pages! I gave it to Rachel on the day, and she loved it! She gave
me a hug and I had a picture taken with her, and she said that she would give it
to Louise when she saw her. The moment I left Rachel, I felt a little distracted
because I had just met one of the nicest people ever and for a moment that
was the only thing on my
mind, and then someone
spoke to me and I
immediately snapped back
into the real world. My
heart was touched, and it
stayed that way for about
six hours, and I couldn't
stop smiling! I later saw a
picture of Rachel holding
the book on a fansite
someone had set up for
her, and it excited me so I
contacted Andy, the owner
of said website, and told
him about my experience.
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I admire Rachel and Louise because of their strong chemistry and friendship,
both on and off stage, and the love they have for their fans. Off stage, they
always have time to talk to their fans and sign autographs, and several people
have brought them presents which they are very greatful for. These are the
reasons that makes them good role models; they are very nice, friendly people
who love and appreciate fans, and watching various videos on YouTube, they
clearly have fun meeting and greeting their fans and occasionally goofing off
with them. I also love the fact that they themselves use the name "Tuckman"; I
believe Louise started it off in a promotional video, when she said "we have a
reservation under Tuckman" when they went into a hotel. I am proud for both
of them and they really have come a long way over the years. It will be very
upsetting for me when Louise leaves on 10th December, and I'm sure that their
final performance will be very tearful and emotional. Most of the people I've
talked to have said they'll be stocking up on tissues on that night, whether
they'll be attending the performance or not! Although Rachel and Louise will
be apart in distance, they will never be apart in heart, especially not in mine. It
is certainly not the end, for Tuckman is forever.
To quote the well known song from "Wicked", because I knew you, I have been
changed for good.
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The Twelve Days of
Wicked Natasha Rush has submitted this Wicked (pun intended) version of “The
Twelve Days of Christmas”! I added a few extra lyrics, to turn it into a song!
Naturally as the song goes on you add the lyrics from previous verses.
On the first day of Wicked, Tuckman gave to me,
a Fiyero all for me.
On the second day of Wicked, Tuckman gave to me,
2 stunning witches and a Fiyero all for me.
On the third day of Wicked, Tuckman gave to me,
3 Ozian bobbleheads, 2 stunning witches and a Fiyero all for me.
On the fourth day…
4 wheels on Nessa’s wheelchair…
On the fifth day…
5 Toss Tosses…
On the sixth day…
6 guards that capture…
On the seventh day…
7 nasty witch hunters…
On the eighth day…
8 spells-a-casting…
On the ninth day…
9 dancers leaping…
On the tenth day…
10 monkeys flying…
On the eleventh day…
11 Shiz Uni students
On the twelfth day…
12 Ozians a-singing…
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Emma’s Story How amazing is Rachel Tucker you ask?! How many pages
do I have to write this… let’s just choose one example!
I was at stage door after being sufficiently knocked off my
feer by the riffing, belting, growling sensation that is the
lovely Rachel Tucker. With my question prepared, I waited
patiently for her to degreenify herself and make her way
down the barrier of fans and finally reach us. When she did,
and after much praising of her performance (particularly
the Fiyero riff!!!) I asked her my question: “I have a charity
gig in December for teenage cancer trust, and I am singing
a solo performance of The Wizard & I, any tips?”
….admittedly after a two show day I was expecting just a
few quick tips… boy I was wrong! Rachel taught me tips of
pronounciation, sang a few lines directly to me (I died a
little bit of excitement in those moments!) and even sand
opera as an example of elongated my vowel sounds. Not
only that, there were breathing and larynx techniques
explained to me too! I’ve taken every piece of advice on
board, and practiced my socks off! So here’s hoping the
performance goes well, and that Rachel will be proud of
me! What a wonderful, sweet and gorgeous lady she is! We
are spoilt rotten at stage door by you Rachel, and honestly
appreciate every second you give us! One amazing lady!
We love Rachel Tucker! And I am, of course, a sucker for
the Tucker
From Emma Minihane (@Miniemj93 on Twitter)
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You Know You’re A
Tuckmanian When… (NOTE: All of these came from me unless it says otherwise)
1. You go around doing “Name the Show” things like Rachel does.
2. You obsess over Barney and Alan, and you’re a Barlan fan as well as a
Tuckmanian.
3. You want a Jack Russell like Barney and/or
a Daschund like Alan when your parents
ask you if you want a dog.
4. You refer to the Gherkin building as the
“Cucumber” like Rachel did in a promo
video.
5. You call your best friend “Witchy Poo” and
(s)he does the same to you.
6. You sing the lyrics to “Rely on Me the Lead”
when singing “Defying Gravity” (whether it
be deliberate or accidental)
7. You make sure everyone in the room is
quiet when the Confused.com advert is on,
and scold anyone who talks over Louise’s
amazing voice.
8. You believe that just about every
friendship-related song reminds you of Tuckman, and create a playlist of
it called “Tuckman Love”, and add put the songs on your iPod which
you call “TuckPod”.
9. You won’t get up in the morning until your roommate has put your
“Tuckman Love” playlist on for you (from Bea).
10. You fly all the way from Derry just to see them (from Rebecca).
Is that the Cucumber?
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Messages to Tuckman Dear Louise and Rachel,
I think you are both amazing! You give flawless performances and you both
have stunning voices!
I am so happy I got the chance to meet you both and hopefully we will meet
again. Until then, good luck with everything in the future. Louise I can’t wait to
see what you will do after Wicked but I will be really sad to see you leave and
Rachel I hope I will get to see you as Elphaba again soon. I hope you have a
great Christmas!!!!
Lots of love
Rebecca Harte, Derry, Northern Ireland
Dear Rachel,
I can't believe its been over 3 years since we first saw you perform on I'd Do
Anything! I'm still just as big a fan as then, i've watched you in Hyde Park, 3
West End Lives, in WWRY and fingers crossed this year i'll get time to come
home from Uni in Newcastle to eventually see you in Wicked! But even if i
don't i'll still thankyou for your note + for telling us all to keep Defying Gravity -
you're incredible!
Georgia Wilding xx (@jajabinkss on Twitter)
Rachel,
I would like to say a big thank you to you for always being
so lovely towards me. You were so kind letting me have a
special meet and greet with you, It was a dream come true
as you will always be a huge inspiration to me, you are the
best Elphaba that there has ever been and manage to
make me laugh and cry every time - your 'curtain call
shimmy' was particularly fantastic! I am also very pleased
that you are the same height as me, such a big voice from
such a small person and incredibly beautiful both inside
and out! I am so thrilled that you are staying on into 2012 and look forward to
seeing you again soon!
Have a wonderful Christmas and give Barney
a cuddle from me!
Lots and Lots of Love
Elena xxxx (@MissElena95 on Twitter)
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My message for Tuckman is basically just a big thank you for being there
amazing selves. They have a great and unique lovely friendship on and off
stage and this shows through the performances. You both go above and
beyond for your fans and we love you for that, I’m so happy and feel so
privileged to be part of such an amazing fan base and to be a fan of two lovely
and wonderful performers. Hope you both have a very Happy Christmas and a
wonderful New Year. I have been changed For Good and we love you both For
Good and always :D Xxxxxx Always will be Oz’s greatest team!!!
Nikki Hayes (@Nikki_Jayne on Twitter)
My “TuckPod” I have an app on my iPod called iL Maker Plus which allows me to create a
picture for the start screen, and I thought I’d put it to good use by creating one!
I thought it would be a great thing to look at whenever I wanted to tune into my
favourite songs! Here is how it turned out, and it also looks a bit Christmassy
if you look at the colours closely:
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The Wall of Words What if you could sum up Tuckman in one word? Me and my fellow
Tuckmanians have come up with amazing words to describe our favourite
witches. I normally despise graffitti on walls, but this is an exception.
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Acknowledgements I would like to thank the following people:
Everyone who sent me something to contribute to the magazine
(messages, stories, pictures, etc.)
Chloe Leadbeater (@BleedingLvBunny on Twitter) whose fan magazine
“Bleeding Lovely” (for Leona Lewis) has been a great inspiration for me.
Andy Taylor, the creator of the Rachel Tucker Fan Blog and Team
Tucker, for setting up an excellent fanbase for Rachel and bringing lots
of fans together, and for advertising the magazine.
Gregory Maguire (author of “Wicked”), Stephen Schwartz (composer)
and Winnie Holzman (writer), for without you “Wicked” would have not
even existed.
And of course, the lovely Rachel Tucker and Louise Dearman, two lovely
leading ladies who have been a great inspiration and truly amazing
people, and I couldn’t have done it without you. All the best of luck in
the future.
Links
Rachel Tucker
Official Website: http://www.racheltucker.co.uk
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/racheltucker1
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/msbarneyboy1
Rachel Tucker Fan Blog: http://racheltucker01.blogspot.com
Louise Dearman
Official Website: http://www.louisedearman.com
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/LouiseDearman
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/louisedearmantv
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/LouiseDearmanPage
Wicked
http://www.wickedthemusical.co.uk
Me
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/songsinabox
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/songsinabox
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/songsinabox