NEWS: New Casting Announced for London Production of Wicked

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The London production of Wicked has confirmed new casting for 2025/2026 , with the new cast beginning performances in March.

Leading the new company  Emma Kingston will play Elphaba, while Zizi Strallen will take on the role of Glinda and Carl Man will play the role of Fiyero.

Meanwhile, the cast is also set to include; Sarah Ingram  as Madame Morrible, Michael Matus as the Wizard, Hannah Qureshi will star as Nessarose (and understudy Glinda), David McKechnie as Doctor Dillamond (and understudy the Wizard) and Ross Carpenter as BoqLaura Emmitt will return to the show as Alternate Elphaba, while Lydia Gerrard joins the West End production as standby for Glinda.

The company will be completed by: Iroy Abesamis, Zac Adlam, Steph Asamoah (understudy Morrible), Meg Astin, Rebecca Bowden (understudy Morrible), Shaun Chambers (understudy Wizard and Dillamond), Erin Gisele Chapman, Grace Durkin, Onyemachi Ejimofor, Aaron Elijah, Aimee Hodnett (undestudy Glinda), Nat Ingham, Holly Lawrence, Jemima Loddy, Josh Lovell (understudy Fiyero), Rory Maguire (understudy Boq), PaddyJoe Martin, JoJo Meredith (understudy Boq), Ayden Morgan, Rina Punwani, Abbie Quinnen, Jemma Revell (understudy Elphaba and Nessarose), Jeanie Ryan, Charlotte Anne Steen (understudy Elphaba), Chris Tarsey, Hannah Taylor (understudy Nessarose), James Titchener and Jacob Young (understudy Fiyero).

Directed by Joe Mantello, the musical is based on Gregory Maguire’s novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West and features music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz (Godspell, Pippin, The Prince of Egypt, Disney’s Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Enchanted) and a book by Winnie Holzman.

The creative team also includes: scenic design is by Eugene Lee, costumes by Susan Hilferty, lighting by Kenneth Posner, sound by Tony Meola, projection designs by Elaine J McCarthy and hair and wig designs by Tom Watson. Music arrangements are by Alex Lacamoire and Stephen Oremus, with dance arrangements by James Lynn Abbott, orchestrations by William David Brohn, and musical supervision by Oremus.