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CHRISTINA DECICCO (Glinda) is excited to be part of the Wicked family
and making her touring debut! On December 9th, she added her most
important credit to her resume when she became a “Mrs!” Other
Credits: Hope in Urinetown (Gateway Playhouse), Maria in West Side Story (Walnut Street Theatre), Belle in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Walnut Street Theatre) & Annie Oakley in Annie Get Your Gun (Arundel Barn Playhouse). Actors Equity Association. BA
Wagner College. Thanks to Pete & everyone at Henderson-Hogan,
Telsey & Company, Craig Carnelia, Jan Prokop, Deborah Carlson &
the Wicked Creative Team. Mom, Dad & Diana- I will never
be able to express my “gratitution!” Anthony- Because of you, “I
couldn’t be happier.” For Nani & Grumps.
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VICTORIA
MATLOCK (Elphaba) is thrilled to be going green. Before Wicked she toured with The Full Monty, Evita, and Jekyll & Hyde: In Concert (Emma). She worked at various Regional theatres, but is best known for The Stepford Wives (Blurry Yellow Blob), and "One Life to Live" (Elbow in Upper Left
Corner). She attended the University of Northern Colorado,
studied Musical Theatre and failed Accounting. Thanks: Mom & Dad,
Liz, Don & Kara, my cats, Layla, & Fletch. www.victoriamatlock.com.
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BARBARA TIRRELL (Madame Morrible). Broadway: Fiddler on the Roof, Annie. Off-Broadway: A Man of No Importance (Mitzi Newhouse Theatre). Regional: 3 seasons The Guthrie Theatre (The Seagull, Hedda Gabler, Great Expectations, A Christmas Carol); 5 seasons Goodspeed Opera House (Fanny Hill, Mirette, dorian, Can-Can;, 2 seasons North Carolina Shakespeare (Romeo and Juliet, King John); Kennedy Center, Walnut
Street Theatre, Coconut Grove Playhouse. Television: “Law and
Order”, “Law and Order, SVU". Member Actors' Equity Association. For
Charlie & Rose and my wonderful husband, Mick.
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P.J. BENJAMIN (The Wizard). For the past 6 years, Mr. Benjamin
has been appearing on Broadway as "Mr. Cellophane" in the hit musical Chicago playing opposite Melanie Griffith, Sandy Duncan
and Brooke Shields among others. Also on Broadway: Torch Song
Trilogy, Pippin, Sophisticated Ladies, The
Pajama Game, Charlie and Algernon (LA Critics Award), Sarava', Wind in the Willows and Ain't Broadway
Grand. A veteran of over 100 union stage productions, he has
appeared on "Law & Order: SVU" and will be seen in the upcoming
film Guerrilla starring Benicio Del Toro. P.J. is the voice
of Sergeant Dodo Bird in Universal's Ice Age. Together
with his wife actress Louisa Flaningam, he is producing the documentary
series "Living Treasures."
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CLIFFTON
HALL (Fiyero). Broadway/National Equity Tours: Miss Saigon and Les Miserables, where he played the roles of “Chris”
and “Marius.” Toured Internationally with Miss Saigon playing opposite wife Deedee Magno. Other theater credits: Master
Class (Tony), Grease (Danny), Oklahoma! (Will), Bark! (Ben), Flower Drum Song (Ta). Film/TV: Someday.
He thanks the creative staff for this opportunity, and especially
The One Up Above. He dedicates this show to Deedee and Kaeden.
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TOM FLYNN (Dr. Dillamond). Broadway: original companies of Tommy, Juan Darien, and How to Succeed revival. Equity Tours: Les Miserables, Evita, Chess, and Terrence McNally’s The Lisbon Traviata.
Regional Theater: leading roles at the The Mark Taper Forum,
Huntington Theater, La Jolla Playhouse, Actor’s Theater of Louisville,
Center Stage, O’Neill Center, Studio Arena, SCR, et al. Proud
member of Actor’s Equity for 22 years. For Travis!
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DEEDEE MAGNO HALL (Nessarose) Theater: Kim in Miss Saigon (Broadway, Equity 2nd National Tour), Juliet in Romeo and Juliet (Goodspeed), Jasmine in Aladdin, Making Tracks, TV/Film: New "Mickey Mouse Club," "As The World Turns," "Third Watch," Dellaventura, Rear Window, Sister Act 2 and Face. Recordings: 4 albums with Hollywood Records' pop group, The Party. It's a dream come true to be joining this Wicked company! All my love to my boys, Cliffton and Kaeden.
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JOSH
LAMON (Boq) is originally from San Diego
and is honored to be making his National Touring debut with Wicked.
Woo-hoo! Regional Favorites: A Year With Frog and Toad (Barrymore Award/Arden Theatre), Sweeney Todd (Barrymore
nom.), Batboy (Barrymore nom.) and Godspell (Walnut
St. Theatre/Casa Manana) to name a few. Josh sends his love
to his family, friends and AAG. Special thanks to Craig Carnelia.
Proud member of equity.
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COLEEN SEXTON (Standby for Elphaba). Broadway: Lucy in Jekyll and Hyde, National Tour: Chicago. Film: The Good Shepard,
directed by Robert DeNiro. TV: "Guiding Light," "As the World
Turns," "Law & Order," "Third Watch." Regional: North Shore
Music Theater, Paper Mill Playhouse, Lyric Theater of Oklahoma. Wishes
to dedicate this performance to her father, her guardian angel.
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AMY
MICHELE ALLEN (Swing). Finally moving on since playing
the title role of the Little Red Hen in first grade! Credits: MUNY
STAGES, St. Louis, Kansas City Starlight, Tokyo Disney. Graduated
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TERRA
LYNN ARRINGTON (Ensemble) is originally
from New Jersey and is thrilled to be a part of the first national
tour of Wicked. Broadway credit: Aida. Other
credits: Broadway Soul Jam (Europe); Spirit (national
tour). Terra thanks God for this opportunity and mom, dad and family
and friends for their love and support.
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JENNIFER
BALAGNA (Swing) is ecstatic to be joining Wicked!
Most recent credit: Li'l Abner at the Goodspeed Opera House.
Love and thanks to mom, dad, and sis, Andy B, Wayne, and my ridiculously
amazing family and friends.
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LESLIE BECKER (Midwife, u/s Madame Morrible) Broadway/Tours: Revival of Nine (u.s./performed 8 roles), Cinderella (Queen), Show Boat, Beauty and the Beast. Off-Bwy/Regional: King and I (Anna), Baby (Arlene), Beauty and the Beast(Mrs. Potts), Bat Boy(Meredith), Prince and the Pauper (Mary). Author: "The Organized Actor®". www.LeslieBecker.com.
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MARCIE DODD (Ensemble, u/s Elphaba, Nessarose) Recent credits: Hairspray (LouAnn, Amber u/s); We Will Rock You (Scaramouche u/s); Grease (Sandy); God Lives in Glass;
and numerous projects with Disney Entertainment. Love and gratitude to
family, friends, KSA, and Telsey for this opportunity. “aloo Colin.”
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LUIS
FIGUEROA (Ensemble) Born in Panama, raised in
Washington D.C. Broadway: 42nd Street. Regional Theatre: No No Nanette (Cape Playhouse), Evita (Pioneer
Theatre). TV/Film: “The Interpreter”, “Guiding
Light” and currently in the national commercial for Coke Zero.
“This and everything for the three women who raised me.”
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CELISSE
HENDERSON (Ensemble, u/s Madame Morrible) feels
overwhelmingly blessed to be joining her first national tour with Wicked! Huge thanks to all of her friends and family and
God for without them, she would not be here! Credits: Steve Silver's Beach Blanket Babylon; Recordings: Rent:
the movie soundtrack, Stephen Schwartz's Captain Louie.
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KYLE
HILL (Chistery) feels extremely blessed
and grateful to be joining the cast of Wicked. Television:
"So You Think You Can Dance," "Paula Abdul Special," "Paris By Night,"
Honda, Roundtable Pizza and Kia. Stage: Grendel at Lincoln
Center, Betsey Johnson, Balagon and The Nutcracker. "Thanks
to my family for letting a little farmboy live his dream!"
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LORI
HOLMES (Witch's Mother, u/s Nessarose). Broadway: Taboo (Nicola u/s); Footloose (Rusty u/s); International
tour: Fosse (Asst. Dance Capt.); Workshops: Georgia (Annabelle); Chicago (Mona); Trinity Repertory; West Side
Story (Velma, Consuela, Dance Capt.); Annie (Annette);
Off-Broadway: Hair (Angela); bikram yoga teacher. Choreography
Hole in the Wall Gang Camp's annual gala. NYU BFA.
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RYAN PATRICK KELLY (Swing) attended NYU. Credits: Pippin (dance capt.) Radio City, Nights on Broadway III, Pirate Queen (pre pro) Cats, Sweet Charity, Music Man, Tokyo Disneyland. TV/Film/Commercial: Sleepy’s Beds, Sylvania Light Bulbs, Spanish Lottery, Across the Universe. Thanks, Mom, Pat, Lee CTG and heather. This is a blessing.
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CHELSEA
KROMBACH (Swing). A fresh graduate of the University
of Michigan, Chelsea's thrilled to have her first touring experience
with Wicked. Favorite credits: Amneris in Aida (Music Theatre of Wichita) and herself in Pasek and Paul's Edges.
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PHILIP
DEAN LIGHTSTONE (Swing, u/s Witch's Father, Ozian
Official, Chistery) is stoked to join the cast of Wicked.
Film/TV: Bad Santa, Thank Heaven, "J.A.G." National
Tour: Fame. Regional: Happy Days (dir. Garry Marshall), bare: a pop opera (LA/World Premiere). Thanks MSA, the
Marshall’s, my parents, family and friends.
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ANDREW
MADSEN (Ensemble) is thrilled to make
his Broadway touring debut in Wicked. He is a recent graduate
from Brigham Young University & holds a BFA in Musical Theatre
and Modern Dance. Much love to his amazing family, friends, &
mentors for their continuous support and loyalty. Many thanks to
Craig B, Wayne C, everyone at KSA, & to God for the
endless blessings and human experiences.
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KYLE McDANIEL (Ensemble, u/s Fiyero) Selected credits: Meet Me in St. Louis (John Truit), Damn Yankees (Joe Hardy), CATS (Macavity), The Sound of Music (Rolf). Film: “Sex and Camping” (it’s not dirty!). Graduated CCM-’04. Thanks to family, friends, Ken, Margi, Bryan. www.kylemcdaniel.com
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MICHELE MICHOLAS (Ensemble) is honored to be a part of Wicked! Credits: First Nat'l Tours of Contact and Saturday Night Fever; Radio City Christmas Spectacular (NYC); We Will Rock You (Las Vegas); TV: "One Life to Live," MTV Video Music Awards. Thanks and
all my love to Megan, Aunt Dawn, Mom, Dad, Mikey, Stella, Nyla, and
Mister.
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K.W.
MILLER (Ensemble, u/s Boq).
Tours: Peter Pan, Cats. Regional: The
Basement, Nobody Hears a Broken Drum, Reprises!'s Finian's Rainbow and Pajama Game, Equus, A Midsummer NIght's Dream, Romeo & Juliet, Cyrano De Bergerac. Film: A Couple of Days and Nights. Backgammon, Gypsy. TV: "The Amanda Show," "All
That," "General Hospital."
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GEOFF PACKARD (Ensemble) comes to Wicked directly from the national tour of The Phantom of the Opera. Regional:Shenandoah (James/Corporal), Ford's Theatre; Where's Charley?, Goodspeed Opera House. TV: "Guiding Light". Geoff has sung with
Cininnati Pops Detroit Symphony and Toronto Symphony Orchestras. BFA
Musical Theatre, CCM. Love and thanks to friends and family.
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CHRISTEENA MICHELLE RIGGS (Ensemble, u/s Glinda) is thrilled to be joining Wicked! Broadway: Les Miserables (Eponine) (10th Anniversary, Cosette), Jane Eyre. Credits: Cinderella, Sunset Blvd., Pirates of Penzance, Grease, Li'l Abner, Two Cities, Frankenstein. Much love to my husband, Jeff, family and friends.
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JONATHAN
RITTER (Ensemble, u/s Boq), a California native,
is stoked to be here monkeying around! Broadway: Sweet Charity.
Other: West Side Story (A-rab), Fiddler (NCT), Tokyo Disney. TV/Film: A Cinderella Story, "American Dreams." An avid
singer-songwriter, Jonathan thanks Wayne C, Craig B, his amazing
family and friends, and mostly, God! Philippians 4:13.
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RYAN
ROSE (Ensemble)
is pleased to be making his National touring debut with such an
amazing production. He would like to thank everyone who as been there
for him from the beginning supporting him along the way. This
one's for you!
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CHRISTOPHER
RUSSO (Ensemble, u/s The Wizard, Dr. Dillamond, Witch's
Father, Ozian Official). Broadway: The Grapes of Wrath (Al Joad - Steppenwolf); Meet Me in St. Louis (John u/s);
Equity national tours: Miss Saigon (Chris u/s); The Who's
Tommy (Ernie); TV: "Law & Order: Criminal Intent;" "Baywatch
Hawaii;" "North and South." Film: The Manchurian Candidate;
lead role in Limbo, an indie feature, www.Limbomovie.com.
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ADAM
SANFORD (Ensemble) is proud to be a part
of Wicked. Regional credits include Cinderella, Crazy For You (MUNY), Good News, Footloose (Music Theatre of Wichita). Graduate of The Boston Conservatory.
"Thank you to my family and to Katie for always believing in me."
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COLEEN SEXTON (Standby for Elphaba). Broadway: Lucy in Jekyll and Hyde, National Tour: Chicago. Film: The Good Shepard,
directed by Robert DeNiro. TV: "Guiding Light," "As the World
Turns," "Law & Order," "Third Watch." Regional: North Shore
Music Theater, Paper Mill Playhouse, Lyric Theater of Oklahoma. Wishes
to dedicate this performance to her father, her guardian angel.
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PAUL SLADE SMITH (Witch's Father; Ozian Official; Wizard/Dillamond u/s)
was born in West Hartford, Connecticut, amassed fifty acting credits in
Chicago, toured with PHANTOM, and wrote the hit comedy UNNECESSARY
FARCE, which had its world premiere at the BoarsHead Theater in
Lansing, Michigan. Check out unnecessaryfarce.com. Two n's, one c, two s's. He madly misses Erin.
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JAMES
TABEEK (Dance Captain, Swing, u/s Chistery) is thrilled
to originate the Wicked tour! Broadway: Taboo (Dance
Captain); Beauty and the Beast (Carpet, u/s Lefou); Sweet
Charity (workshop); National: Beauty and the Beast; Europe: West Side Story; NYC: Babes in Arms (Encores!); Christmas
Spectacular; Carnivale, (Radio City); Regional: Goodspeed,
Northshore. "Thanx Marianne and Craig. For Olive."
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LAURA
WOYASZ (Ensemble, u/s Glinda) "couldn't
be happier" to join Wicked! Favorite credits include: Thoroughly
Modern Millie, first national tour (Millie u/s), Breaking
Up Is Hard To Do (world premiere), My Life With Albertine,
James Joyce's The Dead, The Who's Tommy and Smokey
Joe's Cafe. "Love and thanks to my family, friends and teachers.
For mom and sis."
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SUNNY
YOKOYAMA (Ensemble) feels truly blessed to be
a part of the touring cast of Wicked and living out her
passion for dance. She is a recent graduate of UCLA and is excited
for her first touring experience. "Thank you to my beautiful and
loving family and friends for your constant support, and to God
who makes all things possible."
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- LATEST WICKED TOUR NEWS -
Shoshana and Megan together!
In an exclusive interview with the Star, producer David Stone revealed that when the hit musical reopens here on Oct. 6, the leading roles of Elphaba and Glinda will be played by Shoshana Bean and Megan Hilty, who were in the New York company together for over a year. |
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Wicked Tour Wins MOST awards!
The smash-hit musical Wicked took home three top prizes at the Touring Broadway Awards including Best New Musical, Best Production Design and Best Musical Score. |
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Julia Murney Q&A
Wicked 's new touring Elphaba gives a great, personal interview in "Diva Talk" discussing topics like joining the touring cast, Stephanie J Block, Elphaba, defying gravity and her solo career. |
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