Award-winning West End musical Wicked has announced new casting for the show at the Apollo Victoria Theatre in London.
From 25 March 2025, Emma Kingston (Heathers: The Musical) will star as Elphaba, with West End star Zizi Strallen (Mary Poppins) as Glinda.
The cast will also include Carl Man (& Juliet) as Fiyero, returning to the show after appearing in the UK tour and London production.
The cast also includes Sarah Ingram (Legally Blonde: The Musical, Richard III) as Madame Morrible, Michael Matus (Singin’ in the Rain, The Baker’s Wife) as The Wizard, Hannah Qureshi (Hamilton) as Nessarose, David McKechnie (Standing at the Sky’s Edge) as Doctor Dillamond, Ross Carpenter (The Book of Mormon) as Boq, Laura Emmitt (Frozen) as Alternate Elphaba, and Lydia Gerrard (The Phantom of The Opera) as Standby for Glinda.
The 2025-2026 company is completed by Iroy Abesamis, Zac Adlam, Steph Asamoah, Meg Astin, Rebecca Bowden, Shaun Chambers, Erin Gisele Chapman, Grace Durkin, Onyemachi Ejimofor, Aaron Elijah, Aimee Hodnett, Nat Ingham, Holly Lawrence, Jemima Loddy, Josh Lovell, Rory Maguire, PaddyJoe Martin, JoJo Meredith, Ayden Morgan, Rina Punwani, Abbie Quinnen, Jemma Revell, Jeanie Ryan, Charlotte Anne Steen, Chris Tarsey, Hannah Taylor, James Titchener and Jacob Young.
The current 2024-2025 cast, including Alexia Khadime as Elphaba and Lucy St Louis as Glinda, finish up at the Apollo Victoria on 23 March 2025.
Wicked opened in London in 2006 and is already the 10th longest-running West End production in history.
Winner of more than 100 global awards, Wicked has now been seen by more than 12 million people in London alone and celebrated its 7000th performance at the Apollo Victoria Theatre on Friday 15 November 2024.
Based on the acclaimed novel by Gregory Maguire, Wicked has music and lyrics by multi-Oscar and Grammy Award winner Stephen Schwartz (Godspell, Pippin, The Prince of Egypt, Disney’s Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Enchanted).
The musical is written by Emmy and Tony Award nominee Winnie Holzman (My So-Called Life), with musical staging by Tony Award-winner Wayne Cilento and direction by two-time Tony Award-winner Joe Mantello.
The new movie version of Wicked has proved a box-office smash-hit, starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande. Part 1 was released in November, and Part 2 comes out in November 2025.
Wicked is now playing at the Apollo Victoria Theatre, booking to 4 January 2026.
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