Another Addition to the Wicked Crew

A new Elphaba will soon join the New York cast of “Wicked” this summer.  Kerry Ellis currently portrays the green witch in the London production, but will travel overseas to take up the green-tinged character in the Broadway production starting in June.  Ellis is known as the first British actress to play Elphaba and she hails from a long list of other notable productions including: Les Miserables, My Fair Lady and We Will Rock You.  She is also currently working on her debut solo recording, which is set to be released later this year.  For all of the London production fans out there, never fear, Ellis is still planning on returning to the London production and will most definitely step back into the skin of the not-so wicked “wicked witch.”

According to press notes, Wicked, “turned every Oz myth inside out and it explores the early life of the withes of Oz: Glinda and Elphaba.  The two main characters meet at Shiz, a school where both hope to take up sorcery.  Glinda is madly popular and Elphaba is, well green.  Their life paths continue to intersect through a shared love, entry into the Emerald City and interaction with the Wizard himself.  Eventually, their choices and convictions take them on widely different paths.  If you want to catch a glimpse of the extremely talented Ellis, be sure to purchase your Wicked tickets from Stubhub.com.

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