The Broadway production of the international hit musical Wicked will welcome a mostly new principal company to the Gershwin Theatre beginning March 3.

As previously reported, Keri René Fuller, who is currently the standby for the role of Elphaba, will assume the role full time, while Emma Flynn, who played Cher in the West End musical Clueless, will make her Broadway debut as Glinda.

The duo will be joined by the newly announced Ellen Harvey (Cabaret) as Madame Morrible; Blake Hammond, coming to Broadway from the musical's national tour, as The Wizard; Carl Man, making his Broadway debut following his performance in London's Wicked as Fiyero, and Oluchi Nwaokorie (Parade) in her Broadway debut as the new Elphaba standby. Man will be making history as the first actor of Asian descent to play Fiyero full time on Broadway.

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They will join a company that includes Jenna Bainbridge as Nessarose, Daniel Quadrino as Boq, and William Youmans as Dr. Dillamond, a role he originated in the original Broadway company. 

The history-making Lencia Kebede, Allie Trimm, Jordan Litz, Brad Oscar, and Natasha Yvette Williams will play their final performances as, respectively, Elphaba, Glinda, Fiyero, The Wizard, and Madame Morrible), March 1.

Wicked began previews on Broadway October 8, 2003, with an official opening October 30. The original cast included Tony winners Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth as, respectively, Elphaba and Glinda. Currently the fourth longest-running show in Broadway history, the production celebrated its 20th anniversary in October 2023.

With music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Winnie Holzman, the musical is based on the novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire.

The Joe Mantello-helmed production features musical staging by Wayne Cilento, scenic design by Eugene Lee, costume design by Susan Hilferty, lighting design by Kenneth Posner, sound design by Tony Meola, projections by Elaine J. McCarthy, wig and hair design by Tom Watson, music supervision and arrangements by Stephen Oremus, orchestrations by William David Brohn, and dance arrangements by James Lynn Abbott. Casting is by the Telsey Office.

Wicked won 2004 Tony Awards for Best Actress in a Musical (Menzel), Best Costume Design (Hilferty), and Best Scenic Design (Lee). The first half of the two-part Wicked film, directed by Jon M. Chu, recently picked up two 2025 Academy Awards.

The musical, which reopened on Broadway September 14, 2021, following the pandemic shutdown, is produced by Marc Platt, Universal Stage Productions, The Araca Group, Jon B. Platt, and David Stone.

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