{"id":117590,"date":"2026-01-30T17:25:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T17:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/117590\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T17:25:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T17:25:07","slug":"broadways-wicked-to-welcome-ellen-harvey-blake-hammond-carl-man-oluchi-nwaokorie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/117590\/","title":{"rendered":"Broadway’s Wicked to Welcome Ellen Harvey, Blake Hammond, Carl Man, Oluchi Nwaokorie"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBroadway News<\/a><\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBroadway’s Wicked to Welcome Ellen Harvey, Blake Hammond, Carl Man, Oluchi Nwaokorie<\/p>\n

Man, who arrives at the Gershwin following his work in the London production, will be making history as the first actor of Asian descent to play Fiyero on Broadway.<\/p>\n

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Ellen Harvey, Blake Hammond, Carl Man, and Oluchi Nwaokorie<\/p>\n

The Broadway production of the international hit musical Wicked<\/a> will welcome a mostly\u00a0new principal company\u00a0to the Gershwin Theatre beginning March 3.<\/p>\n

As previously reported<\/a>, Keri Ren\u00e9 Fuller<\/a>, who is currently the standby for
\n the role of Elphaba, will assume the role full time, while Emma Flynn,
\nwho played Cher in the West End musical Clueless, will make her Broadway debut as Glinda.<\/p>\n

The duo will be joined by the newly announced\u00a0Ellen Harvey<\/a> (Cabaret)\u00a0as\u00a0Madame Morrible; Blake Hammond<\/a>, coming to Broadway from the musical’s national tour, as\u00a0The Wizard; Carl Man, making his Broadway debut following his performance in London’s Wicked as\u00a0Fiyero, and Oluchi\u00a0Nwaokorie (Parade)\u00a0in\u00a0her Broadway debut as the new Elphaba standby.\u00a0Man will be making history as the first actor of Asian descent to play Fiyero full time\u00a0on Broadway.<\/p>\n

Purchase Wicked memorabilia in the Playbill Store.<\/a><\/p>\n

They will join a company that includes\u00a0Jenna Bainbridge<\/a> as Nessarose, Daniel Quadrino<\/a> as Boq, and William Youmans<\/a> as
\n Dr. Dillamond, a role he originated in the original Broadway company.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The history-making\u00a0Lencia Kebede<\/a>, Allie Trimm<\/a>, Jordan Litz<\/a>,
\nBrad Oscar<\/a>, and Natasha Yvette Williams\u00a0will\u00a0play their final performances as, respectively,\u00a0Elphaba, Glinda, Fiyero, The Wizard, and Madame Morrible),\u00a0March 1.<\/p>\n

Wicked began previews on Broadway October 8, 2003, with an
\nofficial opening October 30. The original cast included Tony winners
\nIdina Menzel<\/a> and Kristin Chenoweth<\/a> as, respectively, Elphaba and Glinda.
\n Currently the fourth longest-running show in Broadway history, the
\nproduction celebrated its 20th anniversary in October 2023.<\/p>\n

With music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz<\/a> and a book by Winnie Holzman<\/a>, the musical is based on the novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire.<\/p>\n

The Joe Mantello-helmed production features musical staging by Wayne
\nCilento, scenic design by Eugene Lee<\/a>, costume design by Susan Hilferty<\/a>,
\nlighting design by Kenneth Posner<\/a>, sound design by Tony Meola<\/a>,
\nprojections by Elaine J. McCarthy<\/a>, wig and hair design by Tom Watson<\/a>,
\nmusic supervision and arrangements by Stephen Oremus<\/a>, orchestrations by
\nWilliam David Brohn<\/a>, and dance arrangements by James Lynn Abbott.
\nCasting is by the Telsey Office.<\/p>\n

Wicked won 2004 Tony Awards for Best Actress in a Musical
\n(Menzel), Best Costume Design (Hilferty), and Best Scenic Design (Lee).
\nThe first half of the two-part Wicked film, directed by Jon M. Chu, recently picked up two 2025 Academy Awards.<\/p>\n

The musical, which reopened on Broadway September 14, 2021, following
\n the pandemic shutdown, is produced by Marc Platt<\/a>, Universal Stage
\nProductions, The Araca Group<\/a>, Jon B. Platt<\/a>, and David Stone<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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