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Wicked UK Tour Casting

Wicked fans it’s time to rejoicify! The casting for the up-and-coming UK touring production of Wicked has (finally) been announced! And good news, we have some fresh meat!

The cast will be lead by Amy Ross as everybody’s favourite green girl, Elphaba, and Helen Wolf as Glinda the Good. They will be joining the previously announced Aaron Sidwell as Fiyero.  

The cast will also feature Steven Pinder as The Wizard and Doctor Dillamond, Kim Ismay as Madame Morrible, Emily Shaw as Nessarose, Iddon Jones as Boq and Nikki Bentley as the Standby for Elphaba.

The cast will be completed by Charli Baptie, Jason Broderick, Sam Brown, Hannah Cadec, Grace Chapman, James Davies-Williams, Howard Ellis, Amy Goodwin, Daniel James Greenaway, Jack Harrison-Cooper, Charlie Karlsen, Nicole Lupino, Stuaart Maciver, Stacey McGuire, Sara Morley, Emily Olive Boyd, Georgia Rae Briggs, Paul Saunders, James Titchener, Helen Walsh, Amy Webbb, Luke Wollaston and Benjamin Yates. 

The tour will open at the Bristol Hippodrome on the 31st of January and will run till the 3rd of March. It will then tour to Liverpool Empire between the 7th and 31st of March, Birmingham Hippodrome between 4th and 29th of April, Edinburgh Playhouse between 8th of May and 9th of June, Leeds Grand Theatre from the 13th of June till 7th of July, Dublin Bord Gais Energy Theatre from 17th of July till 1st of September, Sunderland Empire from the 6th till the 29th of September, Southampton Mayflower Theatre from 3rd till 27th October, Cardiff Wales Millennium Centre from 31st October till 24th of November and the Manchester Palace from 4th of December till 5th of January.

For more information or to book tickets head to the official Wicked UK website. 

Image courtesy of Google Images.

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Cries because Aaron Sidewell is fantastic and I’m so disappointed. 

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"Wicked is a timeless classic” - Wicked UK Tour Review:

At the Curran Theare - Chicago in June 2003 an actress covered in green bodypaint Defyied Gravity for the very first time. Nearly 15 years later Wicked has become one of the world’s most iconic  and most loved musicals of all time. It may nearly be 15 years old, but Wicked is just as spellbinding as ever.

Most of us are familiar with the story of Dorothy and her friends on their journey to see the Wizard, but do you know how the story began? Our story begins long before Dorothy ever crash-landed in Oz.

“Wicked tells the incredible untold story of an unlikely but profound friendship between two young women who first meet as sorcery students at Shiz University: the blonde and very popular Glinda and a misunderstood green girl named Elphaba. Following an encounter with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, their friendship reaches a crossroads and their lives take very different paths. Glinda's unflinching desire for popularity sees her seduced by power while Elphaba's determination to remain true to herself, and to those around her, will have unexpected and shocking consequences for her future. Their extraordinary adventures in Oz will ultimately see them fulfil their destinies as Glinda The Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.”

Often when a big production heads out on tour it can lose some of its magnitude and perhaps some of its sparkle, however this is certainly not the case for the new touring production of Wicked. Everything about this production is bright, it’s bold and it’s just as beautiful as ever. From the stunning costumes to the fascinating sets, you honestly could not ask for more! 

Audiences are treated to an incredible score of numbers (of course including everybody’s favourite, Defying Gravity) performed by an absolutely stellar cast lead by Amy Ross as Elphaba, Helen Woolf as Glinda and Aaron Sidwell as Fiyero. The performance in which I attended saw Charli Bapti take to the bubble and perform as Glinda, and sweet Oz can that girl sing! The whole cast were simply incredible, but for me Charli was really the star of the show. I am so grateful I got the chance to see her perform.

Yes Wicked is fabulous and fun, but it also raises some interesting questions and thoughts about society. The original novel from Gregory Maguire may have been released in 1995, but the themes and issues faced in his story such as prejudice, scapegoating and political corruption could not be more relevant in today. I think the world could, and should learn a lot from Elphaba’s story.

Wicked is a timeless classic which speaks to audiences from all generations. It’s a beautiful story of acceptance and friendship wrapped in the most fabulous packaging. If you missed Wicked the last time it was on tour, make sure you book tickets this time around! Wicked is running at the Bristol Hippodrome for the next 5 weeks. For more information or to book tickets head to the official Wicked website. Don’t miss your chance to see one of the world’s most Popular musicals.

Images courtesy of Google Images.

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Aaron Sidewell is phenomenal, that was fantastic.   

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Aaron Sidewell you have my heart, another brilliant performance. 

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Jane defending Steven is just so weird. 

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I feel bad for Steven but in the long run I think it was for the best Lauren knows even if worst comes to worst he loses her. At least now he won't lose his family because of the fall out. If he is telling the truth. 

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I just read the spoilers for Steven and I was right, Jane makes a shocking discovery about Steven, and finds out 

“that Steven is not the changed man he says he is. Just when things start to look great for Steven, she makes the discovery.”

 and has it out with him in front of Ian and Lauren, right as things were going well for him with Ian, after a fruitful business idea.

God dammit Eastenders you couldn’t just give me one character redemption arc? You couldn’t bring Steven back without making him the bad guy. I’m hoping it’s not as bad as I’m thinking it is. 

Full article here

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I'm really looking forward to Steven and Johnny (Stohnny?). Where does Aaron say something about a big mistake?

Me too Anon, me too. I can’t wait for it, hopefully they’ll build it up and it wont be an instant thing, I like a bit of slow burn personally. The Article was from back in June.

“I think he’s going to try and make things better but he is human so will make mistakes,” Sidwell said. “Being Steven he will probably make big mistakes.”

but you can find it here, Aaron gives us a bit of insight to the character, and why his returned. It’s worth a read.

Bring on Stohnny? Is that what we’re calling it? Jeven? Idk I’ll go with whatever everyone else is calling it! This is just the beginning dear anon!

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Steven Beale- 17th June 2016

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Steven Beale - 16th June 2016.

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Steve Beale - 21st June 2016.

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I am so sorry I haven't made gifs of Steven from the 17th and 18th. I was sick from Wednesday last week and only recovered yesterday, and i had soo much real life stuff to get through. Tomorrow morning I have free time, I will be making gif’s of the 17th, 18th and today (21st) for sure. Sorry for the delay.