Katie Rose Clarke and Kyle Dean Massey Return to National Tour of Wicked Nov. 15

By Michael Gioia
15 Nov 2011

Kyle Dean Massey
Kyle Dean Massey
Photo by Joan Marcus

Katie Rose Clarke and Kyle Dean Massey return to the company of the first North American tour of Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman's Wicked Nov. 15. The performers step into the roles of Glinda and Fiyero, respectively, at the Aronoff Center in Cincinnati, OH.

Clarke, who appeared on Broadway as Glinda, has also been seen in The Light in the Piazza. Massey, who appeared on Broadway as Fiyero, also starred in Next to Normal and Xanadu. The actors join a cast that includes Mamie Parris as Elphaba, Liz McCartney as Madame Morrible and Mark Jacoby as the Wizard.

The company also features Justin Brill (Boq), Stefanie Brown (Nessarose), Paul Slade Smith (Dr. Dillamond) and Mariand Torres (Standby for Elphaba) with Lauren Boyd, Megan Campanile, Antonette Cohen, Rick Desloge, Melanie Field, Luis Augusto Figueroa, Timothy A. Fitz-Gerald, Napoleon W. Gladney, Brenda Hamilton, Renee Lawless-Orsini, Philip Dean Lightstone, Marissa Lupp, Michael Mahany, Sterling Masters, Alli McGinnis, Kevin McMahon, Christopher Russo, Adea Michelle Sessoms, Carla Stickler, Brandon Tyler, Shanna VanDerwerker, Nicky Venditti and Mikey Winslow.

Based on Gregory Maguire's novel, Wicked explores the early life of the witches of Oz: Glinda and Elphaba. "Long before Dorothy drops in, two other girls meet in the land of Oz," according to press notes. "One – born with emerald green skin – is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular. Wicked tells the story of their remarkable odyssey, how these two unlikely friends grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good."

Wicked features a score by Schwartz, a book by Holzman, direction by Joe Mantello and musical staging by Wayne Cilento. The creative team also includes scenic design by Eugene Lee, costume design by Susan Hilferty, lighting design by Kenneth Posner, sound design by Tony Meola, projections by Elaine J. McCarthy, wig and hair design by Tom Watson, music supervision and arrangements by Stephen Oremus, orchestrations by William David Brohn and dance arrangements by James Lynn Abbott.

For tickets, visit Ticketmaster.com/Wicked or call (800) 982-2787. For more information, visit www.wickedthemusical.com.