Mendez, who will begin performances May 28 as Broadway's newest Elphaba — opposite her Dogfight co-star Derek Klena, who will be making his Broadway debut as Fiyero — talked about preparing to "Defy Gravity" in the long-running musical Wicked, directed by Joe Mantello, who also staged Dogfight.
Mendez will succeed Willemijn Verkaik, who plays her final performance May 26.
Mendez, who was last seen on Broadway in the revival of Godspell at Circle in the Square, was also seen in Everyday Rapture, Grease, Off-Broadway's Dogfight and The Marvelous Wonderettes as well as the Ryan Scott Oliver song cycle 35mm.
Check out Playbill Video's interview with Mendez below:
