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Wicked, the long-running hit musical at London’s Apollo Victoria Theatre, has released confirmation of its new company which will begin performances on Monday 7 February 2011.

Mark Evans will join the cast, replacing Lee Mead as 'Fiyero'. In other changes  Zoë Rainey (‘Amber Von Tussle’ in Hairspray at the Shaftesbury Theatre) will take the role of 'Nessarose' and Ben Stott (‘Jack’ in Sondheim’s Into The Woods at the Open Air Theatre, Regent’s Park) will play 'Boq'.

Mark Evans' West End Theatre credits include: Troy Bolton in High School Musical - Live On Stage (Hammersmith Apollo), Understudy Fiyero and Ensemble in Wicked (Apollo Victoria Theatre), Monty Python's SPAMalot (Palace Theatre), West End Laine (Aldwych Theatre), 50 Years Of Stage And Screen (Palace Theatre).

The February 2011 Wicked cast in full:

Rachel Tucker (Elphaba), Louise Dearman (Glinda), Mark Evans (Fiyero), Julie Legrand (Madame Morrible), Clive Carter (The Wizard), Julian Forsyth (Dr Dillamond), Zoë Rainey (Nessarose), Ben Stott (Boq), Nikki Davis-Jones (Standby Elphaba), Chloe Taylor (Standby Glinda).

Also Appearing in Wicked:

Gemma Atkins, Alex Louize Bird, Andrew Bryant, Gareth Chart, Joe Colasanti, Nicholas Collier, Aileen Donohoe, Emma Green, Antony Hansen, Jacqueline Hughes, Daniel Jones, Jasmine Kerr, Sophie Linder-Lee, Saori Oda, Sean Parkins, Soeli Parry, Michelle Pentecost, Paul Saunders, Charlotte Scott, Niall Sheehy, Tommy Sherlock, Thomas Sutcliffe, Sam Taylor, Jennifer Tierney, Hannah Toy and Matt Turner.

Wicked - The Untold Story of Oz

Based on the acclaimed novel by Gregory Maguire that re-imagined the stories and characters created by L. Frank Baum in ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’, Wicked tells the incredible untold story of an unlikely but profound friendship between two girls who first meet as sorcery students. Their extraordinary adventures in Oz will ultimately see them fulfill their destinies as 'Glinda the Good' and the 'Wicked Witch of the West'.