Nicole Parker and P.J. Benjamin will return to the WICKED family when they join the First National Tour in Denver.
Benjamin will be going on stage on May 8th, replacing Mark Jacoby, while Parker will replace Mamie Parris on May 18th.
via FlyingHighWicked
A new Elphaba and Fiyero will set foot on stage of the Second National Tour of WICKED, when Christine Dwyer and Billy Harrigan Tighe joins the company on May 2. Christine will be replacing Anne Brummel as the ever-green girl from Oz, while Harrigan will be taking David Nathan Perlow’s place as Fiyero.
Dwyer returns to WICKED after touring as the understudy and standby for Elphaba on this tour for two years. Tighe also returns to WICKED after previously understudying Fiyero on this tour. He comes directly from the First National Tour of La Cage Aux Folles as Jean-Michel and is thrilled to be back in Oz.
Dwyer and Tighe join a cast that includes Tiffany Haas as Glinda, Marilyn Caskey as Madame Morrible and Paul Kreppel as The Wizard.
via BroadwayWorld
Teal Wicks is back in west coast for one night. She was invited to perform at May 19, 2012 California Musical Theatre’s ‘Wicked’ gala in support to support the Music Circus Foundation.
For more information visit:
http://www.californiamusicaltheatre.com/index.cfm?page=626859
Caroline Bowman, understudy for the role of Elphaba in WICKED, will be part of the ongoing salute to Broadway and Off-Broadway standbys and understudies, “At This Performances”. Presented by Musicals Tonight!, the 7 PM concert will be held at Off-Broadway’s The Lion Theatre.
Stephen DeAngelis will host the evening, which will feature musical direction and piano accompaniment by Eugene Gwozdz. Also starring that night, Nick Cartell (understudy for the roles of Jesus of Nazareth, Judas Iscariot and Annas in Jesus Christ Superstar), Alison Cimmet (understudy for the roles of Blanche Barrow, Emma Parker, Cumie Barrow and Governor Ferguson in Bonnie & Clyde), Hannah Elless (understudy for all Female role in Godspell), Jared Gertner (standby for the role of Elder Cunningham in The Book of Mormon), Eric Michael Krop (understudy for all Male roles in Godspell), Julia Mattison (understudy for all Female roles in Godspell), Kyle Post (Male Swing in Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark); Nathan Scherich (understudy for the roles of Bob Gaudio, Nick Massi, Gyp DeCarlo and Bob Crewe in Jersey Boys) and Christianne Tisdale(understudy for the roles of Dr. Sharone Stein, Mrs. Hatch, Cynthia Rowland, Vera, Leora Kahn, Club Verdado Singer, Mrs. Lloyd, Betsy Rappaport and Radio Singer in On a Clear Day You Can See Forever).
via Playbill
CAST UPDATE:
First National Tour
Sarah Schenkkan for Alli McGinnis – understudy & Glinda u/s
Cassie Okenka for Lesley McKinnell – understudy & Glinda u/s
Second National Tour
Paul Kreppel for Don Amendolia – The Wizard
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After months -and years- of rumors Lucy Durack (@lucydurack) has finally announced she has changed her WICKED bubble for yet another pink and shinny ball gown: Lucy will be Australia’s new Elle Woods in the local production of Legally Blonde.
She will be starring alongside other former WICKED fellows, Rob Mills as Warner and David Harris as Emmett. Also staring, Erika Heynatz as Brooke and Cameron Daddo as Professor Callahan.
Legally Blonde the Musical will take you from the social whirl of California Campus life to Harvard’s Halls of Justice with Australia’s brightest new heroine (and of course, her Chihuahua, Bruiser). The verdict? This much fun shouldn’t be legal!
Legally Blonde premieres at the Sydney Lyric from October 5, 2012.
via Au TimeOut
Alli Mauzey has replaced Katie Rose Clarke as Glinda on the First National Tour of WICKED. Mauzey’s background as Glinda includes the San Francisco and Broadway productions.
Also, Andy Kelso is a newcomer as he joins the tour as Fiyero.
Natalie Daradich and Ashley Dawn Mortensen join the First National Tour of WICKED as stand-by for Glinda and understudy for Elphaba respectively.
Ms. Daradich will return only after a few months leaving the Second National Tour of the smashing-hit production while Ms. Dawn is a new face in the family.
As announced on her Fan Page, Mariand Torres’s final performance will be January 29th. She posted:
Hi friends! Mariand here. I think some of you may already know, but I will January 29th will be my last day with Wicked! Being a part of this show has been a dream come true and you all have made it even more special. I will always be a part of the Wicked family would gladly come back at some point, but I am looking forward to being in one place for a while and exploring other projects. Thank you all for the love and support!
Mariand shared her wonderful talent in the First National Tour of WICKED for almost two years. We wish her the best in her new path.
Carla Stickler will be taking her place.
