Rejoicify! Caroline Bowman, Kara Lindsay & More Join Broadway Cast of Wicked

Congratulotions to these new and returning faces! Caroline Bowman, who previously appeared in the ensemble and understudied Elphaba in Wicked on Broadway, takes over as the green girl at the Gershwin Theatre beginning December 16. Joining her are fellow Wicked alums Kara Lindsay as Glinda, Kathy Fitzgerald as Madame Morrible and Matt Shingledecker as Fiyero, as well as two-time Tony nominee Robin De Jesus as Boq.

Bowman recently starred in the title role of the national tour of Evita. In addition to Wicked, she has appeared on Broadway in Kinky Boots. Her other stage credits include Spamalot, Fame: The Musical and Grease. Prior to hitting the road with Wicked, Lindsay appeared in the original cast of the Great White Way’s Newsies as Katherine, taking home a Broadway.com Audience Choice Award alongside costar Jeremy Jordan. Fitzgerald returns to Wicked after taking on the role of Morrible on Broadway in 2010 and subsequently on tour. She has appeared in Swinging on a Star, The Producers and 9 to 5. Shingledecker, who also comes to Broadway following a stint on the Wicked tour, made his Great White Way debut in Spring Awakening and has since appeared in West Side Story and the off-Broadway revival of Rent. De Jesús earned Tony nominations for his performances in La Cage aux Folles and In the Heights. He has also appeared on stage in Rent, Domesticated and Patti Issues and on screen in Camp and HairBrained.

The five performers are taking over for Christine Dwyer as Elphaba, Jenni Barber as Glinda, Mary Testa as Madame Morrible, Justin Guarini as Fiyero and Michael Wartella as Boq. The new faces join a cast that includes Tom McGowan as The Wizard, Kelli Barrett as Nessarose and Timothy Britten Parker as Doctor Dillamond.