Broadway’s “Wicked” scores Tony Award winner and production veteran Shelley

Carole Shelley, an original Broadway cast member of “Wicked” who created the role of Madame Morrible, will return to the production Aug. 28, according to an Aug. 15 story on BroadwayWorld.com. The actress and London, England native won a Tony Award for best actress in a play for her role as Mrs. Kenadall in the 1979 production “The Elephant Man.” She was also nominated for Tony Awards in 1975 and 1987, for her roles in “Absurd Person Singular” and “Stepping Out” respectively. The Broadway star has also played in “Cabaret,” “Show Boat,” “The Last Night of Ballyhoo,” “The Odd Couple” (NY Debut) and “The Miser,” and has made guest appearances on such TV shows as “The Cosby Show” and “Fraiser” and films such as “Bewitched.”

In “Wicked” the musical, two girls meet in the land of Oz. One has emerald-green skin and is fiery and smart, yet misunderstood. The other is beautiful, confident and very well-liked, and the production reflects the tale of how the two become unlikely friends and eventaully morph into the Wicked Witch of the West and the Good Witch of the East, long before Dorothy ever drops into the picture. Written by Stephen Schwartz and based on the novel by Gregory Maguire, this production has been a hit in Broadway and across the country. For “Wicked” tickets, visit Stubhub.com.

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