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Tom McGowan is taking over The Wizard role in the “Wicked” Broadway production at Gershwin Theatre starting on May 3. “Wicked,” based on the novel by Gregory Maguire with the same name, tells the previously untold story of Elphaba and Glinda, the witches from Oz, and how they grew up to come Glinda the Good…
The History of the Gershwin Theatre
The original name for the George Gershwin Theatre was the Uris. In 1972 when it first opened, the Uris was the next large Broadway theatre to have been built since 1931 when the Earl Carroll was constructed. It occupied six stories in the new Uris Building at Fifty First and Broadway, the former site of…
Next to Normal’s Kyle Dean Massey Returns to Wicked January 25
Kyle Dean Massey of “Next To Normal” is returning to the “Wicked” Broadway company on January 25 at Gershwin Theatre as Fiyero. Massey is succeeding Kyle McDaniel and will be joining the cast that includes Katie Rose Clarke who plays Glinda, Mandy Gonzalez portraying Elphaba, P.J. Benjamin playing The Wizard, Kathy Fitzgerald playing Madame Morrible,…
UK’s Wicked Gets New Additions of Tucker and Dearman as Elphaba and Glinda
Wicked London, which Entertainment Weekly magazine recently named Best Musical of the Decade, has announced their 2010 cast. Rachel Tucker will be playing Elphaba and Louise Dearman will be playing Glinda, in the most sought after female roles on the West End. Rachel Tucker from Belfast may be recognized by Irish Wicked fans from her…
Kyle Dean Massey Makes Return to ‘Wicked’ July 31
Starting on July 31, Kyle Dean Massey will be returning to play Fiyero at Gershwin Theatre in the Broadway production of “Wicked.” Massey will be taking over for Richard H. Blake. Blake’s last performance will be on July 29. “Wicked,” a brilliant reimagining of The Wizard of Oz, highlights the untold stories of Glinda the…
Nicole Parker, PJ Benjamin Take on Elphaba, Wizard in Wicked Tour
Nicole Parker is set to join the cast of Wicked in Denver, Colorado as she takes over the lead role of Elphaba on Friday, May 18. In addition, PJ Benjamin will step in as The Wizard beginning on Tuesday, May 8. The touring cast for Wicked includes Alli Mauey playing the role of Glinda, Liz…