Nicole Parker, star of MADtv, will be taking over the role of Elphaba in Broadway’s Wicked from Marcie Dodd as of tonight, January 16, 2009. She is contracted to play Elphaba through mid-summer 2009.
In addition to her role on the sketch show MADtv, which she has performed on since 2003, her other screen credits include the parodies, “Meet the Spartans,” and “Disaster Movie,” and the upcoming summer film, “Funny People,” alongside Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen.
This is not her first foray into Broadway; she made her debut on the Great …

The Los Angeles non-touring production of Wicked, now playing at the Pantages Theatre, will play its final performance on Jan. 11, 2009.
Producer Marc Platt said,
“Wicked has been one of the biggest hits in Los Angeles theatre history and we are thrilled that theatergoers here have embraced the musical and welcomed us so heartily. Our run at the Pantages has been a joy for the entire company and will place Wicked alongside only two other shows in recent memory that have successfully called Los Angeles home for an extended stay – …

Andy asked:
Who were the two actresses from Wicked that appeared on the April 18, 2007, Jay Leno Show?
Thanks for asking, Andy!
I discovered that Eden Espinosa starred as Elphaba and Megan Hilty starred as G(a)linda, both of the Los Angeles cast of Wicked. Here are my thoughts on the performance.
For those of you who didn’t get to see them perform on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, here’s a clip! (Or you can click “read more” and view the clip under the cut!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yugSPlmuxo
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I know I wasn’t the only one who stayed up on Wednesday night to watch the Los Angeles cast of Wicked perform on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.” Wow! I just can’t get enough of Wicked.
I believe that Eden Espinosa was Elphaba and Megan Hilty was G(a)linda. (After further research I found those are correct.)
Eden has such a powerful voice– she can sing pretty deeply, too! She does well with making the songs her own– the woman we saw last Saturday on the tour (Victoria Matlock) also did that, …