Wicked Witch Shoshana Bean to Star in Cinderella Christmas at California's El Portal Theatre

Wicked veteran Shoshana Bean will lead the cast of Cinderella Christmas as the Fairy Godmother at the El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood, CA, this holiday season. Cinderella will be preceded by A Snow White Christmas, starring The Glee Project finalist Lindsay Pearce as the title character, with Neil Patrick Harris appearing onscreen as the Magic Mirror. 

A Snow White Christmas, which runs from November 30 through December 18, will also feature Marina Sirtis (Star Trek) as the Wicked Queen, Jonathan Meza as Muddles, David Figlioli as Herman the Huntsman and Erich Bergen as The Prince.

Cinderella begins performances December 22 and concludes its limited engagement on January 8, 2012. In addition to Bean, the cast will includes Fred Willard as Baron Hardup, David Hernandez (American Idol) as Dandini, Veronica Dunne as Cinderella, Todd Bunopane (30 Rock) as Buttons, Nico Evers-Swindell (William and Kate) as Prince Charming, Jeff Sumner as Dowel and Mark Edgar Stephens as Seecrest.

Both productions will be directed by Bonnie Lythgoe, with Dancing With the Stars' Mark Ballas providing choreography and American Idol's Michael Orland serving as musical director.