(© Joan Marcus)
Beginning September 24, Theatre World Award winner Alli Mauzey (Cry-Baby) will return to the role of Glinda in the Broadway production of Wicked. She will take over the role from Katie Rose Clarke, who departs the musical at the Gershwin Theatre on September 22.
Mauzey previously played Glinda on Broadway and on the show’s national tour. Her other stage credits include Hairspray, It’s a Bird…It’s a Plane…It’s Superman, City of Angels, 110 in the Shade, and Little Shop of Horrors.
She will join a principal company that includes Lindsay Mendez as Elphaba, Derek Klena as Fiyero, Carol Kane as Madame Morrible, Tom McGowan as the Wizard, Catherine Charlebois as Nessarose, John Schiappa as Dr. Dillamond, and Michael Wartella as Boq.
Directed by Joe Mantello, Wicked features a score by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Winnie Holzman. It is inspired by Gregory Maguire’s novel of the same name. On October 30, the production will celebrate its 10th anniversary on Broadway.
