{"id":2810,"date":"2025-01-17T18:53:28","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T18:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lsbo.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2810"},"modified":"2025-01-17T18:53:33","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T18:53:33","slug":"new-wicked-cast-announced-for-west-end-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lsbo.co.uk\/blog\/2025\/01\/17\/new-wicked-cast-announced-for-west-end-production\/","title":{"rendered":"New Wicked cast announced for West End production"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/lsbo.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Wicked-new-cast-announced.-Emma-Kingston-Zizi-Strallen.-Photo-by-Matt-Crockett-1024x576-1.jpg\" alt=\"Wicked cast\" class=\"wp-image-2818\" style=\"width:546px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The West End production of Wicked has announced a new cast who will join the show from March. Now playing at the Apollo Victoria Theatre, book your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lsbo.co.uk\/musical\/wicked\">Wicked tickets<\/a> now with LSBO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joining the show from 25 March 2025, is Emma Kingston (<em>Heathers: The Musical<\/em>) will star as Elphaba. She will star alongside West End icon Zizi Strallen (<em>Mary Poppins<\/em>) as Glinda. The role of Fiyero will be played by Carl Man (&amp;Juliet). He is returning to the show after appearing in the UK tour and London production previously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wicked first opened in London in 2006 and is the 10th longest-running West End show in history. The show celebrated its 7000th performance in London on Friday 15 November 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/lsbo.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Wicked-new-cast-announced-for-2025-2026.-Principal-cast.-Photo-by-Matt-Crockett.jpg\" alt=\"Wicked cast\" class=\"wp-image-2815\" style=\"width:554px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Wicked cast also includes Sarah Ingram (<em>Legally Blonde: The Musical<\/em>) as Madame Morrible, and Michael Matus (<em>Singin\u2019 in the Rain<\/em>) as The Wizard. Hannah Qureshi (<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lsbo.co.uk\/musical\/hamilton\">Hamilton<\/a><\/em>) then plays Nessarose, with David McKechnie (<em>Standing at the Sky\u2019s Edge<\/em>) as Doctor Dillamond. Moreover, Ross Carpenter (<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lsbo.co.uk\/musical\/the-book-of-mormon\">The Book of Mormon<\/a><\/em>) plays the role of Boq. Furthermore, the cast features Laura Emmitt (<em>Frozen<\/em>) as Alternate Elphaba, and Lydia Gerrard (<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lsbo.co.uk\/musical\/the-phantom-of-the-opera\">The Phantom of the Opera<\/a><\/em>) as Standby for Glinda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The full company is completed by Iroy Abesamis, Zac Adlam, Steph Asamoah, Meg Astin, Rebecca Bowden, Shaun Chambers, Erin Gisele Chapman, Grace Durkin, Onyemachi Ejimofor, Aaron Elijah, Aimee Hodnett, Nat Ingham, Holly Lawrence, Jemima Loddy, Josh Lovell, Rory Maguire, PaddyJoe Martin, JoJo Meredith, Ayden Morgan, Rina Punwani, Abbie Quinnen, Jemma Revell, Jeanie Ryan, Charlotte Anne Steen, Chris Tarsey, Hannah Taylor, James Titchener and Jacob Young.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/lsbo.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Wicked-new-cast-announced-for-2025-2026.-Photo-by-Matt-Crockett.jpg\" alt=\"Wicked cast\" class=\"wp-image-2816\" style=\"width:570px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay up to date with all things London theatre here with <a href=\"https:\/\/lsbo.co.uk\/blog\/\">LSBO News<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The West End production of Wicked has announced a new cast who will join the show from March. 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