Wicked Broadway Cast Update Jan 2019

Wicked: The Untold Story of the Witches of Oz is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and book by Winnie Holzman. It is based on the 1995 Gregory Maguire novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, an alternative telling of the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz and L. Frank Baum’s classic 1900 story, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

Wicked Broadway Cast Update Jan 2019

Cast

Jessica Vosk – Elphaba

Jessica is honoured to be joining the Wicked Broadway family after having spent the last year playing Elphaba in the national tour of Wicked. Vosk most recently starred in the NYC Ballet Jerome Robbins tribute Something to Dance About, directed by Warren Carlyle, and re-created the role of Fruma Sarah in the most recent revival of Broadway’s Fiddler on the Roof. Other Broadway: Finding Neverland, The Bridges of Madison County. She starred as Anita in the Grammy-nominated San Francisco Symphony West Side Story. Debut Solo Album Wild and Free available for purchase at www.jessicavosk.com. Follow along @jessicavosk. For my family, who have always let me fly.

Katie Rose Clarke – Glinda

Is thrillified to be returning to the bubble! In addition to reprising her role as Glinda, other Broadway credits include Miss Saigon (Ellen), Allegiance (Hannah Campbell) and The Light in the Piazza (Clara Johnson). National tours: Wicked and The Light in the Piazza. Regional: The Last Five Years (Connecticut Critics Circle Award for Best Actress) and Prayer for My Enemy, both atLong Wharf Theatre. TV: “The Good Wife” (CBS), “Lincoln Center Presents: The Light in the Piazza.” Most recently, the world premiere of the Huey Lewis musical The Heart of Rock & Roll at The Old Globe Theatre. For Chris and our Eleanor.

Nancy Opel – Madame Morrible

roadway: 15 shows including Beautiful, Honeymoon in Vegas , Cinderella, Memphis, Gypsy, Fiddler, Urinetown, Triumph of Love, Anything Goes, Sunday in the Park With George, Evita and others. Regional: Clue (Cape Playhouse); Follies (St. Louis Rep); Prince of Broadway (Japan); Honeymoon in Vegas (Paper Mill Playhouse); Holiday Inn (St. Louis Muny); Hello, Dolly! (Ford’s Theatre, DC); others. Off-Broadway: Curvy Widow, The Toxic Avenger, My Deah, Polish Joke, Mere Mortals, All in the Timing, others. National tour: The Drowsy Chaperone. TV: “The Big C,” various “L&O.” www.nancyopel.com

Kevin Chamberlin – Wizard

Has been nominated for three Tony Awards: Horton in Seussical, Dirty Blonde and Uncle Fester in The Addams Family. Other Broadway credits include Disaster!, The Ritz, Chicago, Triumph of Love, My Favorite Year. Film: Die Hard With a Vengeance, Road to Perdition, Taking Woodstock, Suspect Zero, Christmas With the Kranks. TV: “A Series of Unfortunate Events,” “Modern Family,” “Frasier,” “Grace and Frankie” and Bertram on Disney Channel’s “Jessie!”

Jake Boyd – Fiyero

Broadway: Rock of Ages. National tour: Wicked (Fiyero). Off-Broadway:
Sweeney Todd (Anthony; Barrow Street), The Last Smoker In America
(Jimmy; Westside). Regional: Be More Chill (Jake; O/C; Two River), Carrie (O/C Revival; MCC), Bull Durham (Jimmy; Alliance). TV: “The Sound of Music LIVE!,” “Law and Order: SVU,” “Blue Bloods,” “Are We There Yet?,” “30 Rock,” “Jessica Jones,” “The Tap” (pilot). Education: University of Alabama. @JaykeBoid

Jamie Jackson – Doctor Dillamond

Broadway: Doctor Zhivago, The Last Ship, Soul Doctor. Off-Broadway: Sweeney Todd, 39 Steps. Lincoln Center: The Secret Garden, Sweeney Todd. Tour: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Regional: Goodspeed, Pioneer, Fulton. TV: “Madam Secretary,” “Quantico,” “The Get Down,” “Elementary,” “Chicago Fire,” “The Blacklist,” “Blindspot,” “The Family,” “The Mysteries of Laura,” “Person of Interest,” “Unforgettable,” “Flight of the Conchords. Film: The Greatest Showman, Diverge, Rapid Eye Movement. With SoHee Youn, writing original musical, I Spy a Spy. www.jamiejackson.com

Jess JP Johnson – Boq

Is stoked to be back with his Wicked family! He was last seen at the Palace Theatre in SpongeBob SquarePants, where he played many species of fish including SpongeBob himself. Other Broadway/tour credits: Wicked (Boq), Glory Days (Jack), 9 to 5, Grease (Doody), Xanadu (Sonny u/s), Altar Boyz (Luke) and had a recurring role on “OLTL.” Much love to Lisa, Penny, the J mob, Jack, Pip and Drew. jessejjams.com

Kristen Martin – Nessarose

Broadway: original cast of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark (u/s Mary Jane). Off-Broadway: The City Club (Crystal LaBelle). Nat’l/int’l tours: Wicked (Nessarose), A Chorus Line (Val), 42nd Street (Peggy Sawyer), Cats (Demeter). Cleveland Play House/McCarter: A Comedy of Tenors (Mimi). Goodspeed: 42nd Street (Peggy Sawyer), La Cage (Anne). PCLO & Maine State: Footloose (Ariel). Bay Street: Dames at Sea (Ruby). TV/film: “Deception,” Psychotic (Roxy). Instagram/Twitter: @Kemmartin

Laurel Harris – Elphaba Standby
Lisa Livesay – Glinda Standby
Ioana Alfonso – Ensemble
Larkin Bogan – Ensemble, BOQ U/S
Stephen Carrasco – Ensemble
Antonette Cohen – Dance Captain, Swing, Witch’s Mother/Midwife U/S
Michael DI Liberto – Swing, Wizard/Doctor Dillamond/Witch’s Father/Ozian Official U/S
Teneise Mitchell Ellis – Ensemble
Peter C Ermides – Swing, Wizard/Doctor Dillamond/Witch’s Father/Ozian Official U/S
Tess Ferrell – Swing, Nessarose/Midwife U/S
Jenny Florkowski – Swing
Dominic Giudici – Chistery/Ensemble
Dan Gleason – Ensemble, Fiyero U/S
Josh Daniel Green – Ensemble
Jeff Heimbrock – Ensemble, BOQ U/S
Manuel I Herrera – Swing, Chistery U/S
Courtney Iventosch – Ensemble
Lindsay Janisse – Witch’s Mother, Ensemble
Brittney Johnson – Ensemble, Glinda U/S
Katie Ladner – Ensemble, Morrible U/S
Marissa Lupp – Ensemble, Witch’s Mother/Midwife U/S
Matt Meigs – Ensemble
Lind K Northen – Ensemble, Glinda U/S
Emily Rogers – Ensemble, Elphaba U/S
Jonathan Ritter – Ensemble
Kathy Santen – Midwife, Morrible U/S
Travis Taber – Ensemble, Fiyero U/S
Jeremy Thompson – Ensemble
Nicky Venditti – Dance Captain, Swing, Chistery U/S