Beginning performances on Tuesday, July 31, KYLE DEAN MASSEY will return to the role of Fiyero in the Broadway company of WICKED. He joins a cast which currently includes Jackie Burns as Elphaba, Chandra Lee Schwartz as Glinda, Randy Danson as Madame Morrible, Adam Grupper as The Wizard, Etai BenShlomo as Boq, Jenny Fellner as Nessarose, and Tom Flynn as Dr. Dillamond. Richard Blake, who is currently playing the role of Fiyero, will play his final performance on Sunday, July 29.
On Monday, July 25, the National Touring Company of WICKED will host OUR WICKED WICKED WAYS, an evening of cabaret performances. Held at the Harold and Sylvia Greenberg Theatre, 4200 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, on the campus of American University, the event will feature cast and crew members of the company. The net proceeds of this event will benefit BROADWAY CARES/EQUITY FIGHTS AIDS and FOOD & FRIENDS.
On Monday, July 25, the National Touring Company of WICKED will host OUR WICKED WICKED WAYS, an evening of cabaret performances. Held at the Harold and Sylvia Greenberg Theatre, 4200 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, on the campus of American University, the event will feature cast and crew members of the company. The net proceeds of this event will benefit BROADWAY CARES/EQUITY FIGHTS AIDS and FOOD & FRIENDS.
The discourse surrounding new play development continues within the American Voices New Play Institute at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater, as the company presents the #NewPlay Festival.
The discourse surrounding new play development continues within the American Voices New Play Institute at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater, as the company presents the #NewPlay Festival.
Wicked is a fun , entertaining show and the touring production on view at the Canon Theatre has enough magic to make one forgive some of the inadequacies, but it isn't as sharp a production as was previously seen here.
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The company of the first North American tour of WICKED welcomes Gene Weygandt as The Wizard on Tuesday, September 14 in Boston, MA. Weygandt, a WICKED veteran, has previously played The Wizard in Chicago and on Broadway. On Broadway, he created the role of Paul in big: The Musical and is a three-time recipient of Chicago's Jefferson Award. Mr. Weygandt's many film and TV credits include: The Birdcage, The Babe, 'The Beast,' 'Cybill,' 'Home Improvement,' 'Murphy Brown,' 'Drew Carey,' 'Ellen,' 'Coach' and 'USA High.'
The company of the first North American tour of WICKED welcomes Gene Weygandt as The Wizard on Tuesday, September 14 in Boston, MA. Weygandt, a WICKED veteran, has previously played The Wizard in Chicago and on Broadway. On Broadway, he created the role of Paul in big: The Musical and is a three-time recipient of Chicago's Jefferson Award. Mr. Weygandt's many film and TV credits include: The Birdcage, The Babe, 'The Beast,' 'Cybill,' 'Home Improvement,' 'Murphy Brown,' 'Drew Carey,' 'Ellen,' 'Coach' and 'USA High.'
Jackie Burns and Chandra Lee Schwartz deserve top billing in the latest touring company of the beloved Broadway smash hit musical. See it for the first time or the umpteenth time and you'll be enchanted by this production.
The first North American National Tour of WICKED will celebrate its five year anniversary on Saturday, March 20, at the Sanford and Dolores Ziff Ballet Opera House in Miami. Since its first performance in Toronto in March 2005, over 5.5 million people have seen the first North American National Tour of WICKED.
On Monday, December 7, the North American Touring Company of WICKED will host WICKED ROCKS, a night of Rock and Roll Music. Held at the Hanna Theatre at PlayhouseSquare, the event will feature cast and crew members of the company in performances of classic rock songs.
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