Wicked Contracts Question

I'm not a super fan of Wicked, but I'll admit that it's a guilty pleasure of mine, and whenever I have family or friends in town, it's always the show they want to see (aside from Hamilton, now), so I've seen the Broadway production a handful of times. I notice that most of the time the principal characters such as Elphaba, Glinda, Boq, etc. have generally played the role on the tour, or at least thats the current trend. My first question is, are there any recent instances of someone being hired on for the Broadway production without touring their track previously? My second question is, most of the principles seem to leave the show after their nine month to a year contract is up, which is understandable for the more vocally demanding roles. But do any of them ever extend beyond that? Or is that just not an option given by the production? And if so, does anyone have any insight on why that might be?

Updated On: 9/24/16 at 07:42 PM

Caroline Bowman was an understudy on Broadway for maybe about a year, I'm guessing? I think she only performed 3 times. The longest run an Elphaba had was Jackie Burns, it was almost a year and a half, I believe, but towards the end of the run she got very sick and couldn't perform her last show. I think they try to keep Elphabas for about 9 months to a year, their Glindas could go a year and a half, maybe longer. The Wizard and Doctor Dillamond roles were recycled by the same actors quite a bit, they seem to have newer people playing those roles now.

Rachel Tucker was never on one of the tour, but she was previously with the west end company which she just recently rejoined?

You can just google "Wicked Cast Lists-Oz Wikia", they have the full cast list on their, including dates for when certain actors started and ended their run. I've had no problem with the site, but it's not a secure site, so use at your own risk, if you're afraid of viruses.

Thanks guys! This was informative! I had no idea that Michael Campayno and Zach Piser were brand new to the show (meaning hadn't done their roles in another company).

Or Amanda from the tour. That seems like the trend they have been following. Bumping the tour Glinda.