Michael X. Martin
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Eighteen Broadway shows include Wicked; The Front Page; My Fair Lady; Bright Star; It Shoulda Been You; The Bridges of Madison County; Curtains; Ragtime; 1776; and Kiss Me, Kate. Regional: Williamstown, A.C.T., Center Theatre Group, Denver Center. Film/TV: Easter Mysteries, The Producers, “The ...
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Michael X. Martin as "Doctor Dillamond", Sharon Sachs as "Madame Morrible", Michael McCormick as "The Wizard", Brittney Johnson as "Glinda", Lindsay Pearce as "Elphaba", Sam Gravitte as "Fiyero", Jordan Barrow as "Boq" and Mili Diaz as "Nessarose"

Michael X. Martin as "Doctor Dillamond", Sharon Sachs as "Madame Morrible", Michael McCormick as "The Wizard", Brittney Johnson as "Glinda", Lindsay Pearce as "Elphaba", Sam Gravitte as "Fiyero", Jordan Barrow as "Boq" and Mili Diaz as "Nessarose"

Michael X. Martin, Michael McCormick, Ginna Claire Mason, Stephen Schwartz. Lindsay Pearce, Sam Gravitte, Kathy Fitzgerald, Riley Costello and cast
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PerformancesMichael X. Martin Biography
Eighteen Broadway shows include Wicked; The Front Page; My Fair Lady; Bright Star; It Shoulda Been You; The Bridges of Madison County; Curtains; Ragtime; 1776; and Kiss Me, Kate. Regional: Williamstown, A.C.T., Center Theatre Group, Denver Center. Film/TV: Easter Mysteries, The Producers, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Madam Secretary,” “Boardwalk Empire,” all the “Law & Order” series. Concerts at Carnegie Hall, Royal Albert Hall and the Manaus Opera House.Michael X. Martin News

by Stephi Wild - Apr 27, 2022
Beginning Tuesday, May 24, Talia Suskauer will assume the role of Elphaba; Tony Award winner Cleavant Derricks will take over the role of The Wizard; James D. Gish will become the production's new Fiyero; Tony Award nominee Clifton Davis will step into the role of Doctor Dillamond; and Broadway newcomer Mikayla Renfrow will assume the role of Nessarose.

by - Mar 4, 2022
Today's top stories include a new Prizeo campaign from Lin-Manuel Miranda! Win a prize pack that includes access to a screening of The Greatest Showman, where you will hang out with Miranda, plus Hamilton tickets, and more! Plus, check out all new photos of Brittney Johnson as Glinda, and more!

by Nicole Rosky - Mar 3, 2022
Just last month, Brittney Johnson took her first bow as Glinda in Wicked on Broadway, making her the first Black actress to assume the iconic role. Johnson joined the cast opposite Lindsay Pearce as Elphaba, Alexandra Billings as Madame Morrible, Michael McCormick as The Wizard, Sam Gravitte as Fiyero, Jordan Barrow as Boq, Mili Diaz as Nessarose, and Michael X. Martin as Doctor Dillamond.

by Michael Major - Feb 24, 2022
This morning, Brittney Johnson appeared on the Today Show to discuss being the first Black woman to take over the role of Glinda in Wicked on Broadway. Johnson was surprised by original 'Glinda' Kristin Chenoweth, who sent in a congratulatory video message. She also appeared on NBC Nightly News to take viewers backstage at Wicked.

by Bruce Glikas - Feb 15, 2022
Brittney Johnson has appeared on Broadway in Les Misérables (Eponine), Motown, Sunset Boulevard, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, and Kristin Chenoweth: For the Girls. She stars opposite Lindsay Pearce as Elphaba, Alexandra Billings as Madame Morrible, Michael McCormick as The Wizard, Sam Gravitte as Fiyero, Jordan Barrow as Boq, Mili Diaz as Nessarose, and Michael X. Martin as Doctor Dillamond.

by BroadwayWorld TV - Feb 14, 2022
Thank goodness! This evening Brittney Johnson took her first bow as Glinda in Wicked on Broadway! Ms. Johnson is the first Black actress to assume the iconic role.

by Stephi Wild - Dec 7, 2021
Thank goodness! Brittney Johnson will take over the role of Glinda in Wicked on Broadway, beginning performances on February 14, 2022 at Broadway's Gershwin Theatre. Currently the Glinda standby, Ms. Johnson will be the first Black actress to assume the role of Glinda.

by Taylor Brethauer-Hamling - Sep 18, 2021
It's Broadway Week on The Tonight Show! Throughout the week, the show celebrated Broadway's return during each episode. To close out the exciting week, Lindsay Pearce and Ginna Claire Mason of Wicked stopped by to perform a medley of Popular and The Wizard and I.

by A.A. Cristi - Sep 15, 2021
Broadway's wonderful Wicked has made its highly anticipated return to the stage of the Gershwin Theatre!

by Team BWW - Sep 15, 2021
Last night, Wicked was one of four beloved musicals to resume performances on Broadway, following a 18-month hiatus. To celebrate the occasion, composer Stephen Schwartz and original Glinda, Kristin Chenoweth, were on hand at the Gershwin Theatre. Watch as Kristin speaks to the crowd, the cast performs their opening number, and takes their first bows since March 2020.
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by Michael Major - Feb 24, 2022
This morning, Brittney Johnson appeared on the Today Show to discuss being the first Black woman to take over the role of Glinda in Wicked on Broadway. Johnson was surprised by original 'Glinda' Kristin Chenoweth, who sent in a congratulatory video message. She also appeared on NBC Nightly News to take viewers backstage at Wicked.

by BroadwayWorld TV - Feb 14, 2022
Thank goodness! This evening Brittney Johnson took her first bow as Glinda in Wicked on Broadway! Ms. Johnson is the first Black actress to assume the iconic role.

by Team BWW - Sep 15, 2021
Last night, Wicked was one of four beloved musicals to resume performances on Broadway, following a 18-month hiatus. To celebrate the occasion, composer Stephen Schwartz and original Glinda, Kristin Chenoweth, were on hand at the Gershwin Theatre. Watch as Kristin speaks to the crowd, the cast performs their opening number, and takes their first bows since March 2020.

by Stage Tube - Sep 12, 2021
Correspondent Tracy Smith talked with Maguire and composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz, and with the original Glinda and Elphaba, Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel, about a show that has become a beacon for anyone who doesn't fit a conventional mold.

by Stage Tube - Feb 14, 2020
This fall, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts' Broadway Center Stage presented its production of Footloose, the explosive Broadway musical based on the film of the same name. Check out highlights from the production.

by Stage Tube - Oct 14, 2019
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts' Broadway Center Stage presents Footloose, the explosive Broadway musical set to the rockin' rhythm of the film's Oscar® and Grammy®-nominated Top 40 score and augmented with dynamic new Tony®-nominated songs for the stage musical. Get a first look at the cast performing 'Holding Out For a Hero'

by BroadwayWorld TV - Aug 19, 2019
We're taking a look at the world inside a frame to celebrate World Photo Day with a look back at the Tony-winning musical The Bridges of Madison County, which focused on Francesca Johnson's relationship with a National Geographic photographer when he arrives in Iowa. Get a peek inside the show's Broadway rehearsals as stars Kelli O'Hara and Steven Pasquale perform the show's song 'One Second and a Million Miles' with the video below!

by BroadwayWorld TV - Aug 14, 2019
The sun is gonna shine today because its the birthday of the legendary actor and comedian Steve Martin! In honor of the occasion, we're looking back at his Tony-nominated musical Bright Star that he wrote the score for with Edie Brickell. Get a peek inside the show's opening night with Martin and Brickell alongside cast members including Carmen Cusack, Paul Alexander Nolan, and more! Check out the full video!

by A.A. Cristi - Apr 10, 2019
On this day in 2011, CATCH ME IF YOU CAN opened on Broadway at the Neil Simon Theatre.

by BroadwayWorld TV - Feb 21, 2019
This week, the beloved Jason Robert Brown musical The Bridges of Madison County celebrates the fifth anniversary of its Broadway opening at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre! In honor of the occasion, we're throwing it back to the show's Broadway rehearsals with current Kiss Me Kate star Kelli O'Hara, Steven Pasquale, and more singing the lush Tony Award winning score! Check out all of the footage below!