Randy Danson and Richard Kline Fly in to Wicked's National Tour

Randy Danson and Richard Kline are the two newest stage veterans to fly into the national tour of hit musical Wicked. Danson steps into the role of Madame Morrible, while Kline takes over as The Wizard, both beginning performances on September 10. The newcomers will begin their engagement with the touring production during its time at Seattle's Paramount Theatre. Wicked plays the Paramount through October 4.

Danson and Kline join a cast currently featuring Donna Vivino as Elphaba. Chandra Lee Schwartz as Glinda, Richard H. Blake as Fiyero, Ben Liebert as Boq, Amanda Rose as Nessarose, Paul Slade Smith as Dr. Dillamond, with Merideth Kaye Clark, Todd Anderson, Terra Lynn Arrington, Antonette Balestreri, Al Blackstone, Justin Brill, Stefanie Brown, Dominic Giudici, Brenda Hamilton, Courtney D. Jones, Spencer Jones, Ryan Patrick Kelly, Renee Lawless-Orsini, Philip Dean Lightstone, Marissa Lupp, RJ Marshall, Lauren Masiello, Lesley McKinnell, Kevin McMahon, Brian Munn, Robert Pendilla, Christopher Russo, Adam Sanford, Stephanie Torns, Shanna VanDerwerker, Jessica Walker, Betsy Werbel, Bryan West, Blake Whyte and Samantha Zack.

Danson's New York and regional theater credits include leading roles in Macbeth, The Glass Menagerie and The Dutchess of Malfi, as well as The Good Person of Szechuan at Arena Stage and Wit at The Philadelphia Theatre.

Kline is best known for his stint and Larry Dallas on the classic sitcom Three's Company. On Broadway, he has appeared in November and City of Angels, and has appeared on the national tours of Do I Hear a Waltz?, Oliver! and Jake's Women. His numerous television credits include ER, NYPD Blue, St. Elsewhere, L.A. Law, Maude and The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Film credits include Liberty Heights and I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry.

Winner of 20 major awards including the Grammy Award and three Tony Awards, Wicked is the untold story of the witches of Oz. Long before Dorothy drops in, two other girls meet in the land of Oz. One, born with emerald-green skin, is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular. Wicked tells the story of their remarkable odyssey, how these two unlikely friends grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch.