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New Wicked Cast Announced

Posted by Hannah on Wednesday 14th September 2011 at 12:19PM

Wicked the Musical has announced a cast change before the end of the year with former Phantom of the Opera star Gina Beck taking over the role of ‘Glinda’ and ex-Flashdance actor Matt Willis playing ‘Fiyero’ from Monday 12th December 2011. They will be joined by Desmond Barrit (The Wizard), Lillie Flynn (Nessarose), Christopher Howell (Doctor Dillamond) and Adam Pettigrew (Boq). Rachel Tucker and Julie Legrand will remain with the show in the roles of ‘Elphaba’ and ‘Madame Morrible’ respectively.
Matt Willis

Matt Willis - Fiyero

After attending the Sylvia Young Theatre School, Matt Willis rose to fame as a pop star with Busted before launching a solo career and winning ITV's reality show "I'm A Celebrity... Get Me out of Here!" He made his West End debut in Flashdance at the Shaftesbury Theatre in 2010 and recently starred in the UK tour of Footloose.

Gina Beck

Gina Beck - Glinda

Gina Beck made her West End debut as ‘Cosette’ in Les Misérables at the Queens Theatre in 2006. She took over the principal role of ‘Christine Daaé’ in The Phantom of the Opera at Her Majesty's Theatre in September 2008. She was a soloist in the 25th Anniversary Concert of Les Misérables at the O2 arena last year.

Five Fantastic Years in the West End

One of the West End’s most popular family shows, Wicked takes audiences on a magical journey through the untold story of the Witches of Oz – revealing how one became known as “Glinda the Good Witch of the North” and the other as “Elphaba the Wicked Witch of the West”. The young witches meet as sorcery students and, although from opposite backgrounds, find they become close friends. However, after coming to the attention of the mysterious Wizard their lives take very different paths. Wicked features the fantastic songs The Wizard and I, I'm Not that Girl and Defying Gravity.

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