Too cute

On the way to see Wicked

(left to right) Stevani, Cara Adelson, Casey and her little sister Erin, Jackie Wladis, Marissa, and Taylor

(Cara and Jackie are two of Casey's friends from Syracuse)

Ditto

Megan Hilty (Glinda) meets with the girls backstage to sign a few autographs and pose for some pictures

The girl in the center of the picture below (black dress) is Jackie Wladis - a 13 year old aspiring actress from Syracuse, New York and friend of the Whylands.  Jackie raised over $1,000.00 in the past year for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.  In recognition of her efforts, the stage manager for Wicked agreed to give all the girls from Annie a back stage tour which included the opportunity to chat with several of the stars.

The rotunda in the Gershwin Theatre is home to the Theatre Hall of Fame - here Marissa and Casey pose in between the pictures of two of the 2001 inductees - both are very famous Annie alums from behind the curtain.

Can you name them?

This is Ashley Delegal who is one of the Assistant Stage Managers, but more importantly is the 'child wrangler' on the tour.

Ashley is a 2004 graduate of the North Carolina School for the Arts. Her job over the next 11 months is to take care of our kids which precludes her from having any real social life so if you see her please give her a hug.

The girls meet Ben Vereen (The Wizard)

The girls pose for a picture with Jan Nueberger (Madame Morrible) and get an autograph from Stacie Morgan Lewis (Nessarose)

The girls and their moms took time out to see Wicked while in New York on August 4, 2005