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Kendra Kassebaum and Jayne Houdyshell to Return to Broadway's Wicked

By: Brian Scott Lipton · Apr 18, 2008 · New York

Jayne Houdyshell<br>
(© Joseph Marzullo/Retna)

Jayne Houdyshell
(© Joseph Marzullo/Retna)

Kendra Kassebaum will once again play Glinda and Jayne Houdyshell will return as Madame Morrible in the Broadway production of Wicked on May 14 and June 17, respectively. The roles are currently being played by Annaleigh Ashford, who will move to the show's Chicago company on June 3, and Miriam Margoyles.

Kassebaum's other New York credits include Assassins, Rent, and The Receptionist. Houdyshell, who also starred in The Receptionist, received a Tony nomination for Well and is currently appearing in Paul Rudnick's The New Century at Lincoln Center's Mitzi Newhouse Theatre.

Based on Gregory Maguire's novel, Wicked features a score by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Winnie Holzman. The production is directed by Joe Mantello, with musical staging by Wayne Cilento.

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·Miriam Margolyes to Join Broadway's Wicked on January 22 Theater News
·David Burnham to Join Wicked on January 8 Theater News
·Wicked to Offer Benefit Performance on October 7 Theater News
·Stephanie J. Block, Annaleigh Ashford to Join Broadway's Wicked Theater News
·Carole Shelley to Return to Wicked on August 28 Theater News
·We Need a Little Kristin Feature
·Wicked Reviews
·Wicked Good or Wicked Bad? Peter Filichia's Diary
·Defying Gravity The Siegel Column
·No Butz About It: Diggs to Appear in Wicked Theater News
·Wicked Witchcraft Tunes, Tomes, & Videos
·You Can Judge a Book by Its Cover Peter Filichia's Diary
·Mid-Performance Injury Sidelines Wicked Star Idina Menzel Theater News
·Gershwin Theatre Offers Services for Special Needs Audiences Theater News
·Ana Gasteyer to Replace Eden Espinosa in Wicked Theater News
·Wicked Day Set for October 29 Theater News
·Witchy Woman Feature
·Jayne Houdyshell to Join Broadway's Wicked; Carol Kane to Join L.A. Production Theater News
·Julia Murney, Kendra Kassebaum, Sebastian Arcelus to Join Broadway's Wicked on January 9 Theater News
·Loose Lips Feature
·Wicked Celebrates Third Anniversary in Millennium Park June 24 Theater News
·Ashford, Brescia, Cusick to Join Chicago's Wicked on June 3 Theater News
·L.A.'s Wicked to Close on January 11 Theater News
·Chicago Wicked to Close on January 25 Theater News

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