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Louise Dearman (born 13 March 1979) [1] is a British actress and singer, perhaps best known for playing Glinda and Elphaba in the West End production of the musical Wicked. Notably, she is the only actress to have played both witches in any production of Wicked full-time.
The original cast starred Marcie Dodd as Elphaba, Heléne Yorke as Glinda, Colin Donnell as Fiyero, and Tom McGowan as the Wizard. [57] The production was suspended in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic [ 58 ] and resumed performances on August 3, 2021, with Talia Suskauer as Elphaba, Allison Bailey as Glinda and Curt Hansen as Fiyero. [ 59 ]
Khadime played the role of Miriam in The Prince of Egypt on the stage of the Dominion Theatre, London's West End. [17] On 7 March 2023, Khadime returned to Wicked opposite Lucy St. Louis as Glinda, marking the first time in history that both roles are being played by black actresses simultaneously. [18]
Kebede takes up the Wicked role after Erivo starred as the green witch in the film version. Erivo commented on the lack of Black actresses playing Elphaba in her 2024 ELLE cover story.
In the movies — the first of which premieres on Fr Wicked made its stage debut in 2003, with Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth playing witches Elphaba and Glinda, respectively.
Espinosa made her Broadway debut as a member of the original Broadway cast of Stephen Schwartz's musical Wicked, which opened on October 30, 2003. [5] She started the production as standby for Idina Menzel in the role of Elphaba. [5] She was also an understudy for the role of Nessarose.
Admired by all, Madam Morrible is the first person in Oz to recognize Elphaba’s true potential. L- Michelle Yeoh attends Gold Gala 2024 at The Music Center on May 11, 2024, in Los Angeles ...
Kendra Kassebaum (born May 12, 1973) is an American theatre actress, who has performed in many different musicals (both Broadway and non-Broadway), and is perhaps best remembered for playing the role of Glinda in the first national tour, Broadway, and San Francisco casts of the blockbuster musical Wicked.