Wicked alum Katie Rose Clarke will once again fly high above Broadway’s Gershwin Theatre via bubble as she takes over the role of Glinda beginning April 23. Clarke previously played the role of the popular “good witch” for nearly two years on Broadway before leading the national tour. Current Glinda, Alli Mauzey plays her final performance on April 21 ...

The fans have had their say! After a month of fierce debates, difficult decisions and tens of thousands of votes, Broadway.com’s March Musical Madness has finally found a winner for the title of All-Time Best Broadway Musical. Our championship bracket began with 64 musicals, and now only one remains. And the winner is… WICKED!

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Randy Danson, who plays the villainous Madame Morrible in Wicked, invites us into her dressing room to see her “groovy lady,” royal pet portraits and a special gift from Tony-winning costume designer Susan Hilferty.

Amanda Seyfried has been inching closer and closer to Broadway, having starred in two movie adaptations of hit Broadway musicals (Mamma Mia! and Les Miserables). Now Seyfried finally says that she wants to make the leap to the Great White Way and star in the blockbuster musical Wicked, but there’s one small hitch.

“To be honest with you, nobody ...

As the megahit musical Wicked heads toward its 10th Broadway birthday at the Gershwin Theatre in October, original Glinda Kristin Chenoweth tells Broadway.com that she would be open to singing “Popular” again. Asked by London correspondent Matt Wolf if she’d be interested in taking part in a reunion concert with the original cast, Chenoweth replied, “Sure, anything like ...

Smash star Jeremy Jordan, Tony nominee Norm Lewis, Wicked alum Julia Murney and Tony nominee Jennifer Laura Thompson will take on Stephen Schwartz’s classic catalogue for the Carnegie Hall concert The Wizard and I. The April 12 performance will celebrate Schwartz’s 65th birthday and the 10th anniversary of his musical Wicked.

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Glinda and Elphie never looked so glam! Smash’s Megan Hilty and The Mystery of Edwin Drood’s title star Stephanie J. Block reunited for a good cause on February 9 at the 2013 Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards Gala in Palm Springs. Hilty and Block, who starred together in Broadway’s 9 to 5 and Wicked, showed their support for ...

Age & Hometown: 37; Maarn, Netherlands

Current Role: Making her Broadway debut as the gravity-defying sorceress Elphaba in the blockbuster musical Wicked.

Wicked’s Powerful Spell: Dutch stage star Willemijn Verkaik (pronounced “Villa-main Ver-kike") has played Elphaba in Wicked more than 1,000 times, in three different languages. “It’s a spell like magic,” she says of the role. “Once you ...

Willemijn Verkaik is the latest headliner to fly into the Broadway blockbuster Wicked. Embraced the world over, Verkaik has played the role of Elphaba over 1,000 times and in three different languages. The Dutch stage star broke out as the original Elphie in the German production and cast recording, as well as through viral YouTube videos of her performance ...

Willemijn Verkaik makes her Broadway debut on February 12 as Elphaba in the high-flying musical blockbuster Wicked. The Dutch actress is scheduled to play a 15-week engagement at the Gershwin Theatre, taking over the leading role from Jackie Burns.

Verkaik has previously played Elphaba, originating the part in Germany and later reprising it Holland. In addition to receiving YouTube stardom ...