| WICKED Welcomes New Citizens of Oz This Spring | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 05:34 pm EST 02/13/19 | |
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| MICHAEL McCORMICK and GIZEL JIMÉNEZ JOIN THE BROADWAY BLOCKBUSTER The Broadway blockbuster WICKED will welcome new cast members to the Gershwin Theatre this spring. Beginning Monday, February 18, Michael McCormick will assume the role of The Wizard. Gizel Jiménez will assume the role of Nessarose on Tuesday, March 12. They join a cast which currently includes Jessica Vosk as Elphaba, Katie Rose Clarke as Glinda, Nancy Opel as Madame Morrible, Ryan McCartan as Fiyero, Jamie Jackson as Doctor Dillamond, and Jesse JP Johnson as Boq. Kevin Chamberlin (The Wizard) will play his final performance on Sunday, February 17. Kristen Martin (Nessarose) will play her final performance on Sunday, March 10. ABOUT THE CAST MICHAEL McCORMICK (The Wizard) has appeared on Broadway in Hello, Dolly!; Chaplin; Elf; Curtains; The Grinch Who Stole Christmas; The Pajama Game; Kiss Me, Kate; 1776; Gypsy; Marie Christine; Kiss of the Spider Woman; La Bête. Michael’s touring credits include La Cage, The Producers, Les Misérables, and Kiss of the Spider Woman. He has appeared Off-Broadway in Himself and Nora, Fly by Night, A Man of No Importance, etc. On TV, Michael has appeared“Blue Bloods,” “Brain Dead,” “Elementary,” “House of Cards,” “The Good Wife,” “Orange Is the New Black,” and all three “Law & Order” series. His credits also include eighteen Broadway and Off-Broadway cast albums. Michael made his Broadway debut in Oliver! GIZEL JIMÉNEZ (Nessarose) was the first ethnic actor to portray Kate Monster in Avenue Q. She recently appeared at The Public in Miss You Like Hell (Drama Desk nomination); last summer at NYS&F in Alice By Heart; for Lin Manuel Miranda in Jonathan Larson’s Tick Tick Boom; at Williamstown in Marsha Norman’s Secret Soldiers. TV: “Law & Order SVU,” HBO’s “Divorced.” Gizel has appeared Off-Broadway in Big River (Encores!) and Party People (Public), and on national tour in West Side Story. www.gizeljimenez.com ABOUT WICKED The Broadway sensation WICKED looks at what happened in the Land of Oz…but from a different angle. Long before Dorothy arrives, there is another young woman, born with emerald-green skin, who is smart, fiery, misunderstood, and possessing an extraordinary talent. When she meets a bubbly blonde who is exceptionally popular, their initial rivalry turns into the unlikeliest of friendships…until the world decides to call one “good,” and the other one “wicked.” With a thrilling score that includes the hits “Defying Gravity,” “Popular” and “For Good,” WICKED has been hailed by The New York Times as “the defining musical of the decade,” and by Time Magazine as “a magical Broadway musical with brains, heart, and courage.” Having recently celebrated its 15th anniversary on Broadway, WICKED is the winner of over 100 international awards including the Grammy Award and three Tony Awards. WICKED has been performed in over 100 cities in 16 countries around the world (U.S., Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Japan, Germany, Holland, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, The Philippines, Mexico, Brazil, Switzerland, and China) and has thus far been translated into six languages: Japanese, German, Dutch, Spanish, Korean, and Portuguese. WICKED has amassed over $4.6 billion in global sales and has been seen by nearly 60 million people worldwide. Based on the novel by Gregory Maguire, WICKED has music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, and a book by Winnie Holzman. The production is directed by Tony Award winner Joe Mantello with musical staging by Tony Award winner Wayne Cilento. WICKED is produced by Marc Platt, Universal Stage Productions, The Araca Group, Jon B. Platt and David Stone. For more information about WICKED, please visit www.WickedTheMusical.com. |
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