Mandy Gonzalez Plays Final WICKED Today

By: Jan. 30, 2011
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Current Elphaba, Mandy Gonzalez plays her final performance today in WICKED at the 3pm matinee. She joined the show back on March 23, 2010. 

Prior to WICKED, Mandy Gonzalez was last seen on and off-Broadway in the Tony Award-winning musical In The Heights, where she originated the role of Nina Rosario (Drama Desk Award/Ensemble). Other Broadway appearances include Lennon, Aida, and Dance of the Vampires. Mandy received an OBIE Award for her performance in the Off-Broadway production of Eli's Comin'. Film/TV: "The Good Wife," "One Life to Live," "The Guiding Light," "Third Watch," and recently completed the film After. Mandy can be heard in Disney's Mulan 2 as the singing voice of Mei.

Beginning performances on Tuesday, February 1, 2011, Teal Wicks will assume the role of Elphaba in the Broadway company of WICKED. Ms. Wicks is making her Broadway debut after playing the role of Elphaba in both the San Francisco and Los Angeles productions of WICKED. Additionally, next to normal'sKyle Dean Massey will return to the Broadway company of WICKED in the role of Fiyero on Tuesday, January 25.

Ms. Wicks and Mr. Massey join a cast which includes Katie Rose Clarke as Glinda, Kathy Fitzgerald as Madame Morrible, P.J. Benjamin as The Wizard, Jenny Fellner as Nessarose, Etai BenShlomo as Boq and Tom Flynn as Dr. Dillamond.

Winner of 35 major awards including the Grammy Award and three Tony Awards, WICKED is the untold story of the witches of Oz. Long before Dorothy drops in, two other girls meet in the land of Oz. One, born with emerald-green skin, is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular. WICKED tells the story of their remarkable odyssey, how these two unlikely friends grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good.

Declared "A Cultural Phenomenon" by Variety and "The Best Musical of the Decade" by Entertainment Weekly, WICKED currently has productions in New York, London, Osaka, Oberhausen, and on two North American tours. Based on the novel by Gregory Maguire, WICKED has music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, and a book by Winnie Holzman. The production is directed by Joe Mantello with musical staging by Wayne Cilento. WICKED is produced by Marc PlattUniversal PicturesThe Araca GroupJon B. Platt and David Stone.




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