Kendra Kassebaum and Jayne Houdyshell are headed back to the Broadway company of Wicked this spring. Kassebaum will return to the role of Glinda the Good Witch on May 14, and Houdyshell will be back as Madame Morrible on June 17. The roles are currently being played by Annaleigh Ashford who will shift to the Chicago company of Wicked this ...

Annaleigh Ashford, who currently plays bubbly blonde witch Glinda in Broadway's wildly popular Wicked, will be joining the Chicago production of the musical at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts' Oriental Theatre starting June 3. She replaces Chicago company ensemble member and Glinda understudy Kate Fahrner, who is playing the role through June 1. Ashford will play her ...

No need to mourn Wicked: While the long-running Los Angeles production at the Pantages Theatre has announced a closing date of January 11, 2009, the bewitching musical hit is set to begin a sit-down, open-ended run at San Francisco's Orpheum Theatre late the same month.

Wicked's 2009 San Francisco run will be a homecoming for the show, which ...

London star Kerry Ellis will be the next Elphaba in the Broadway company of Wicked. Ellis, who is currently starring in the London production of the hit musical at the Apollo Victoria Theatre, will begin performances at the Gershwin Theatre on June 17. Her final London performance will be on June 7, but she will return to the British production ...

Miriam Margolyes, who originated the role of Madame Morrible in the West End mounting of Wicked, will play the part on Broadway starting Tuesday, January 22. Current Morrible Carole Shelley will end her return engagement in the show on Sunday, January 20.

Margolyes has appeared in over 40 major films including the Harry Potter series as Professor Sprout, The Age ...

The seven productions of the musical Wicked grossed $11.2 million worldwide for the week ending December 30, 2007, breaking box office records across North America. Wicked set a new record for the highest grossing week in Broadway history with a gross of $1,839,950. The show also broke records as the highest grossing show in Los Angeles history ...

David Burnham has signed on to play Fiyero in the Broadway company of Wicked beginning January 8, 2008. Sebastian Arcelus, who will join Jersey Boys on January 10 as Bob Gaudio, gave his final performance as Fiyero on December 16. The role is being performed by Derrick Williams through January 6 at the Gershwin Theatre.

Burnham created the role of ...

Wicked will welcome a new pair of leading ladies on October 9: Stephanie J. Block will be Broadway's latest Elphaba and newcomer Annaleigh Ashford has been chosen to play Glinda in the blockbuster musical. They replace Julia Murney and Kendra Kassebaum, who will play their final performance as Elphaba and Glinda on October 7 at the Gershwin Theatre.

Ashford ...