Willemijn Verkaik Will Return to Wicked in the West End

The West End's Wicked will welcome back Willemijn Verkaik as Elphaba on January 30, 2017. Sue Kelvin and Sarah McNicholas are also scheduled to start performances on that date as Madame Morrible and Nessarose, respectively.

Verkaik has played Elphaba on Broadway, in both Stuttgart and Oberhausen in Germany, at the Circustheater in Holland and in the West End. She is the only actor in the show’s history to perform the role in more than one language. Verkaik recently starred as Kala in Disney’s Tarzan at the Apollo Theater in Stuttgart, Germany and provided the singing voice of Elsa in the Dutch and German language versions of Disney’s Frozen. Her other stage credits include Germany's Mamma Mia!, London's Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Aida in Germany and Elisabeth in Switzerland. She has also made multiple acclaimed concert appearances across The Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, North America and in the U.K.

Kelvin is currently starring in her acclaimed one-woman show Bette Midler... and Me. Her other most recent London theatre appearances include Barmitzvah Boy and Private Lives. McNicholas most recently performed in the Dominion Theatre's Evita, as well as on its U.K. and European tours and in the musical Carrie at Southwark Playhouse.

Rachel Tucker is currently leading the company through its 10th birthday celebrations at the Apollo Victoria Theatre. Anita Dobsonis plays Madame Morrible and original London cast member Katie Rowley Jones continues as Nessarose. Wicked will celebrate its 10th year in London on September 27.