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WICKED

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Gershwin Theatre

Opened on Broadway: October 30, 2003
Performances: 8,691 (as of 2/22/26)
Director: Joe Mantello
Choreographer: Wayne Cilento
Book: Winnie Holzman
Music & Lyrics: Stephen Schwartz
Runtime: 2hr. 45min. (1 Intermission)


Opening Night Cast:
  • Elphaba Thropp: Idina Menzel
  • Glinda Upland: Kristin Chenoweth
  • The Wizard: Joel Grey
  • Madame Morrible: Carole Shelley
  • Fiyero Tigelaar: Norbert Leo Butz
  • Boq: Christopher Fitzgerald
  • Nessarose Thropp: Michelle Federer
Current Cast:
  • Elphaba Thropp: Keri René Fuller
  • Glinda Upland: Emma Flynn
  • The Wizard: Blake Hammond
  • Madame Morrible: Ellen Harvey
  • Fiyero Tigelaar: Carl Man
  • Boq: Daniel Quadrino
  • Nessarose Thropp: Jenna Bainbridge
Understudies:
For Elphaba: Emily Rogers & Talia Suskauer

For Glinda: Celia Hottenstein, Jennafer Newberry, Jackie Raye

For The Wizard: Matt Farcher, David Scott Purdy, Michael Thatcher

For Madame Morrible: Meg Doherty & Christianne Tisdale

For Fiyero: Dan Gleason, Ryan Mac, Travis Taber

For Boq: Jeff Heimbrock, Jesse JP Johnson, Yando Lopez
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For Nessarose: Celia Hottenstein, Clair Rachel Howell, Micaeala Martinez, Jackie Raye
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Actors/Actresses That've Played in This Show:
Elphaba: Idina Menzel, Shoshana Bean, Eden Espinosa, Ana Gasteyer, Julia Murney, Stephanie J. Block, Kerry Ellis, Marcie Dodd, Nicole Parker, Dee Roscioli, Mandy Gonzalez, Teal Wicks, Jackie Burns, Jennifer DiNola, Willemijn Verkaik, Lindsay Mendez, Christine Dwyer, Caroline Bowman, Rachel Tucker, Jessica Vosk, Hannah Corneau, Lindsay Pearce, Talia Suskauer, Alyssa Fox, Mary Kate Morrissey, Lencia Kebede, Keri Rene Fuller

Glinda: Kristin Chenoweth, Jennifer Laura Thompson, Megan Hilty, Kate Reinders, Annaleigh Ashford, Kendra Kassebaum, Ali Mauzey, Erin Mackey, Katie Rose Clarke, Chandra Lee Schwartz, Kate Fahrner, Jenni Barber, Tiffany Haas, Lindsay K. Northen, Kara Lindsay, Carrie St. Louis, Amanda Jane Cooper, Gina Clare Mason, Brittney Johnson, McKenzie Kurtz, Alexandra Socha, Allie Trimm, Emma Flynn


The Wizard: Joel Grey, George Hearn, Gene Weygandt, Ben Vereen, David Garrison, Lenny Wolpe, PJ Benjamin, Tom McGowan, Adam Grupper, Fred Applegate, Peter Scolari, Kevin Chamberlin, Michael McCormick, Cleavant Derricks, John Dossett, Brad Oscar, Blake Hammond

Madame Morrible: Carole Shelley, Rue McClanahan, Carol Kane, Jayne Houdyshell, Miriam Margoyles, Rondi Reed, Kathy Fitzgerald, Randi Danson, Kathy Santen, Betsy Werbel, Mary Testa, Michele Lee, Judy Kaye, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Jody Gelb, Isabel Keating, Nancy Opel, Alexandra Billings, Sharon Sachs, Michele Pawk, Donna McKechnie, NaTasha Yvette Williams, Ellen Harvey

Fiyero: Norbert Leo Butz, Kristofer Cusick, Taye Diggs, Joey McIntyre, David Ayers, Derrick Williams, Sebastian Arcelus, David Burnham, Aaron Tveit, Kevin Kern, Andy Karl, Kyle McDaniel, Kyle Dean Massey, Richard H. Blake, Derek Klena, Justin Guarini, Michael McCorry Rose, Matt Shingledecker, Jonah Platt, Michael Campayno, Ashley Parker Angel, Curt Hansen, Ryan McCartan, Jake Boyd, Sam Gravitte, James D. Gish, Jordan Litz, Carl Man
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Boq: Christopher Fitzgerald, Randy Harrison, Robb Sapp, Logan Lipton, Ben Liebert, Alex Brightman, Etai BenShlomo, Taylor Trensch, F. Michael Haynie, Michael Wartella, Robin de Jesús, Zachary Noah Pisner, Larkin Bogan, Daniel Quadrino, Jye Frasca, Jesse JP Johnson, Riley Costello, Jordan Barrow, Jake Pedersen, Daniel Quadrino

Nessarose: Michelle Federer, Cristy Candler, Brynn O'Malley, Catherine Charlebois, Emily Ferranti, Jenny Fellner, Kelli Barrett, Arielle Jacobs, Dawn E. Cantwell, Kristen Martin, Gizel Jimenez, Shoba Naryan, Mili Diaz, Mikayla Renfrow, Kimber Elayne Sprawl, Natalie Ortega, Jenna Bainbridge
Official Wicked Archive at IBDB.com.

Tour Cast:
Jessie Davidson as Elphaba Thropp
Zoe Jensen as Glinda Upland
Blake Hammond as The Wizard
Eileen T'Kaye as Madame Morrible
Ethan Kirschbaum as Fiyero Tigelaar
Nicolas Garza as Boq
Jada Temple as Nessarose Thropp

Film Cast:
Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba Thropp
Ariana Grande as Glinda Upland
Jeff Goldblum as The Wizard
Michele Yeoh as Madame Morrible

Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero Tigelaar
Ethan Slater as Boq
Marissa Bode as Nessarose Thropp

West End Cast:
Emma Kingston as Elphaba Thropp
Zizi Strallen as Glinda Upland
Michael Matus as The Wizard
Sarah Ingram as Madame Morrible
Carl Man as Fiyero Tigelaar
Ross Carpenter as Boq 
Hannah Qureshi as Nessarose Thropp
Synopsis:
Long before Dorothy dropped in, two other girls met in the Land of Oz. Wicked tells the incredible story of an unlikely friendship between the misunderstood, green-skinned Elphaba and the ambitious, popular Glinda. It is a soaring tale of love, power, and what it truly means to be "wicked."
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      • Aladdin
      • All Out
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      • The Great Gatsby
      • Hadestown
      • Hamilton
      • Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
      • Just in Time
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      • The Lion King
      • Maybe Happy Ending
      • MJ
      • Moulin Rouge
      • Oh, Mary!
      • Operation Mincemeat
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      • Ragtime
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      • Wicked
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