The blockbuster Broadway musical Wicked celebrated another landmark on December 17 when Tony winner Susan Hilferty’s gorgeous Elphaba costume was inducted into the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. Hilferty’s design joined pieces from the musicals Rent, Hello Dolly!, The King and I, Cats and The Lion King in the museum’s permanent entertainment collections. The dress ...

Willemijn Verkaik will make her Broadway debut as Elphaba in the blockbuster musical Wicked. Verkaik will take over the role from current Elphaba Jackie Burns on February 12, 2013. Burns plays her final performance on February 10. Verkaik will lead the production for a 15-week engagement at Broadway’s Gershwin Theatre.

The Dutch actress has played the role of Elphaba ...

Anna Kendrick needs to come back to Broadway! The Pitch Perfect star and future Last Five Years leading lady once again demonstrated her ferocious vocal chops in an unforgettable duet with the one and only Kristin Chenoweth at Trevor Live at the Hollywood Palladium on December 2. Cheno returned to her Wicked roots and performed a heartbreaking rendition of “For ...

Backstage at Wicked, star Alli Mauzey has loaded her dressing room with fan-made Glinda and Elphaba dolls, mucus solvent, healthy snacks and at least one toy crocodile... or is it an alligator?!

Age & Hometown: 26; Macon, GA

Current Role: A Broadway debut as Boq, the Munchkin torn between Glinda and Nessarose in Wicked.

Music Man: Broadway newcomer Haynie—known to friends as "F"—grew up surrounded by music as the son of a theater director and a drama teacher. “I play trumpet, trombone, tuba, baritone and French horn,” he ticks off, “and ...

President Barack Obama and presidential candidate Mitt Romney may not see eye to eye, but according to this fun, new YouTube video, the politicians full on loathe each other! This clever fan-made video takes footage from the recent presidential debate and sets it to the Wicked tune “Loathing,” in which teen witches Elphaba and Glinda duke it out over their ...

Let’s have a celebration the Glinda way! To mark National Coming Out Day, the socially aware Broadway blockbuster Wicked gathered It Gets Better founder Dan Savage, StandUp Foundation founder and former rugby star Ben Cohen and Wicked hunk and Stomp Out Bullying advocate Kyle Dean Massey for a special post-show talkback. Ticketholders for the October 11 performance not only ...

Starring in the Broadway blockbuster Wicked keeps Jackie Burns on her toes, but it’s these five things that make her life easier backstage. Bet you've never done this with apple cider vinegar!

Much like his character in Wicked, Broadway fave Kyle Dean Massey is opening his eyes to the issues taking a stand for a cause he believes in. To get the word out about Bullying Awareness month, the current Fiyero joined Stomp Out Bullying founder and CEO Ross Ellis on Good Day New York on October 1. Dressed in blue to ...

Alli Mauzey will return to the Broadway company of Wicked as Glinda beginning October 16. In addition to Mauzey, Wicked also welcomes F. Michael Haynie, who makes his Broadway debut as Boq on September 25. Mauzey assumes the role from current Glinda, Chandra Lee Schwartz, and Haynie replaces Etai BenShlomo.

Mauzey played Glinda on Broadway in 2009, and has since ...