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New WICKED Cast Replacements this month and next?
#1100New WICKED Cast Replacements this month and next?
Posted: 11/5/25 at 10:36am
Teal Wicks hasn't played Elphaba in almost 15 years. It seems unlikely she would return to the role at this point in her career. The production also seems to be moving away from the "lifer" casting model where the same performers constantly cycle in and out for years at a time.
"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe."
-John Guare, Landscape of the Body
theatrekid3302
Understudy Joined: 8/15/21
#1101New WICKED Cast Replacements this month and next?
Posted: 11/5/25 at 10:18pm
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New Witches???? Olivia Valli and Allison Bailey??
theatrekid3302
Understudy Joined: 8/15/21
#1102New WICKED Cast Replacements this month and next?
Posted: 11/5/25 at 11:49pm
theatrekid3302 said: "
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New Witches???? Olivia Valli and Allison Bailey??"
Oh sorry didn’t realize the photo didn’t upload! Allison Bailey re-posted an Instagram Story from @lauren_sambataro that had a pic of her, Allison, Olivia at the Gershwin with the caption “so wild to be back in rehearsal at Wicked Broadway with these two witches…” and tagging @oliviafvalli and @allisonbailey
QueenTwinnied
Broadway Star Joined: 6/16/17
#1103New WICKED Cast Replacements this month and next?
Posted: 11/6/25 at 12:40am
Olivia Valli is currently acting as standby while Lencia is on vacation. We're months away from a cast announcement
theatrekid3302
Understudy Joined: 8/15/21
#1104New WICKED Cast Replacements this month and next?
Posted: 1/4/26 at 12:02am
Any ideas on who will replace Lencia and Allie? We are probably weeks away from a casting announcement.
Akitarent
Leading Actor Joined: 10/3/04
#1105New WICKED Cast Replacements this month and next?
Posted: 1/4/26 at 1:15am
I could be wrong, but I was told that their contracts are up in March.
theatrekid3302
Understudy Joined: 8/15/21
#1106New WICKED Cast Replacements this month and next?
Posted: 1/4/26 at 2:01am
Akitarent said: "I could be wrong, but I was told that their contracts are up in March."
Yes, that's correct! the last few cast changes have been announced in Mid to end of January and go in effect in the beginning of March
#1107New WICKED Cast Replacements this month and next?
Posted: 1/4/26 at 10:32am
I hope it’s Lauren Samuels
theatrekid3302
Understudy Joined: 8/15/21
#1108New WICKED Cast Replacements this month and next?
Posted: 1/7/26 at 9:19pm
Lencia Kebede officially confirmed her last performance is on March 1st on her Instagram Story. That means the New Elphaba and Glinda will likely start on March 3rd.
QueenTwinnied
Broadway Star Joined: 6/16/17
#1109New WICKED Cast Replacements this month and next?
Posted: 1/8/26 at 3:43am
I wonder if Olivia Valli will be the new principal. She’s been the go-to emergency/vacation cover since leaving the tour a year or so ago.
Could also easily see Keri Renee Fuller getting bumped up. She’s sensational
theatrekid3302
Understudy Joined: 8/15/21
#1110New WICKED Cast Replacements this month and next?
Posted: 1/8/26 at 12:23pm
QueenTwinnied said: "I wonder if Olivia Valli will be the new principal. She’s been the go-to emergency/vacation cover since leaving the tour a year or so ago.
Could also easily see Keri Renee Fuller getting bumped up. She’s sensational"
I would love for it to be Olivia Valli and Allison Bailey
witchoftheeast2
Leading Actor Joined: 9/25/24
#1111New WICKED Cast Replacements this month and next?
Posted: 1/8/26 at 1:56pm
theatrekid3302 said: "QueenTwinnied said: "I wonder if Olivia Valli will be the new principal. She’s been the go-to emergency/vacation cover since leaving the tour a year or so ago.
Could also easily see Keri Renee Fuller getting bumped up. She’s sensational"
I would love for it to be Olivia Valli and Allison Bailey"
It might have been on here, but I saw someone comment somewhere that Olivia brought life back to the touring company. I hope it's true that she's being bumped up.
singer234
Broadway Star Joined: 8/31/08
#1112New WICKED Cast Replacements this month and next?
Posted: 1/8/26 at 2:01pm
They should swing big and take a risk on Olivia Dei Cicchu full time. She is easily the best sounding Elphaba they've had in many years (imo)-why not just let her have at it, like Shoshana did when she was young. Plus she's already put in years of her ensemble time.
#1113New WICKED Cast Replacements this month and next?
Posted: 1/8/26 at 2:41pm
In completely honesty, I have seen Wicked every time the tour came to my city, and the only time I was bored, and thought the show needed better than it had was when Lauren Samuels and Austen Danielle Bohmer were Elphaba and Glinda during Summer 2024. It seemed like it was one of those long, unfunny SNL sketches that needs to be over the moment it started.
QueenTwinnied
Broadway Star Joined: 6/16/17
#1114New WICKED Cast Replacements this month and next?
Posted: 1/8/26 at 3:52pm
witchoftheeast2 said: "theatrekid3302 said: "QueenTwinnied said: "I wonder if Olivia Valli will be the new principal. She’s been the go-to emergency/vacation cover since leaving the tour a year or so ago.
Could also easily see Keri Renee Fuller getting bumped up. She’s sensational"
I would love for it to be Olivia Valli and Allison Bailey"
It might have been on here, but I saw someone comment somewhere that Olivia brought life back to the touring company. I hope it's true that she's being bumped up."
I saw Olivia on tour and thought she was fantastic. She sounded particularly amazing during her recent stint playing the role while Jessie Davidson was on leave.
theatrekid3302
Understudy Joined: 8/15/21
#1115New WICKED Cast Replacements this month and next?
Posted: 1/8/26 at 7:05pm
Talia Suskaur has also been doing a lot of Wicked events and press recently. Could they possibly be bringing her back?
witchoftheeast2
Leading Actor Joined: 9/25/24
#1116New WICKED Cast Replacements this month and next?
Posted: 1/9/26 at 4:33pm
Both Lencia and Allie have officially announced their final performance. Curious as to who could be replacing Allie
#1117New WICKED Cast Replacements this month and next?
Posted: 1/9/26 at 4:43pm
If it was a standby taking over don’t they usally announce their break or final performance before they take over full time or am I dreaming ?
BeyondtheBoards
Swing Joined: 11/10/25
#1118New WICKED Cast Replacements this month and next?
Posted: 1/9/26 at 5:03pm
Both have happened in the past.
theatrekid3302
Understudy Joined: 8/15/21
#1119New WICKED Cast Replacements this month and next?
Posted: 1/9/26 at 5:04pm
WldKingdomHM said: "If it was a standby taking over don’t they usally announce their break or final performance before they take over full time or am I dreaming ?"
Yeah usually, my bet is on Olivia Valli and Allison Bailey since they have come back to emergency cover recently. Could also see Christy Altomare potentially as Glinda.
Plannietink08
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/2/11
#1120New WICKED Cast Replacements this month and next?
Posted: 1/9/26 at 5:31pm
Keri sounds sensational and got a huge response when she took over as Standby. My guess is she is taking over, and maybe Olivia as the new Standby?
"Charlotte, we're Jewish"
getatme
Broadway Star Joined: 6/14/11
#1121New WICKED Cast Replacements this month and next?
Posted: 1/9/26 at 5:40pm
Keri Rene Fuller is just about the best Elphaba I've seen in years. Vocally absolutely thrilling and powerful, but her acting was more nuanced than I've seen in recent casts. Hope she does get to take over.
Globefan
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/31/12
#1122New WICKED Cast Replacements this month and next?
Posted: 1/9/26 at 5:53pm
Keri would be amazing in a TV miniseries based on Maguire's novel
Ensemble1704909160
Swing Joined: 1/10/24
#1123New WICKED Cast Replacements this month and next?
Posted: 1/9/26 at 10:35pm
getatme said: "Keri Rene Fuller is just about the best Elphaba I've seen in years. Vocally absolutely thrilling and powerful, but her acting was more nuanced than I've seen in recent casts. Hope she does get to take over."
Keri is replacing Lencia and is leaving the standby role in a few weeks. Talia will be back to standby (and has scheduled shows the weekend of 2/7) while they rehearse the brand new standby.
Glinda is new to the show.
theatrekid3302
Understudy Joined: 8/15/21
#1124New WICKED Cast Replacements this month and next?
Posted: 1/9/26 at 11:40pm
Ensemble1704909160 said: "getatme said: "Keri Rene Fuller is just about the best Elphaba I've seen in years. Vocally absolutely thrilling and powerful, but her acting was more nuanced than I've seen in recent casts. Hope she does get to take over."
Keri is replacing Lencia and is leaving the standby role in a few weeks. Talia will be back to standby (and has scheduled shows the weekend of 2/7) while they rehearse the brand new standby.
Glinda is new to the show."
Christy Altomare?
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