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Kara Lindsay and Jackie Burns to Return to Wicked Tour

The pair will hit the road as Glinda and Elphaba.

Kara Lindsay as Glinda in Wicked.
Kara Lindsay as Glinda in Wicked.
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Jackie Burns and Kara Lindsay will return to the national tour of Wicked beginning Wednesday, October 31 at the San Diego Civic Theatre.

Burns will once again take on the role of Elphaba, with Lindsay as Glinda. They will be joined by Michael Wartella as Boq, as well as Jason Graae as the Wizard, Jody Gelb as Madame Morrible, Mili Diaz as Nessarose, Jon Robert Hall as Fiyero, and Chad Jennings as Dr. Dillamond.

The ensemble is made up of Deanna Aguinaga-Whyte, Allison Bailey, Kerry Blanchard, Beka Burnham, Lauren Cannon, Autumn Crockett Cooper, Matt Densky, Ryan Patrick Farrell, Nick Gaswirth, Sara Gonzales, Sam Gravitte, Kelly Lafarga, Philip Dean Lightstone, Chase Madigan, Tiffany Rae Mallari, Micaela Martinez, Andy Richardson, Wayne Schroder, Jeff Sears, Tregoney Shepherd, Brandon Stonestreet, Ben Susak, Cecelia Ticktin, Olivia Valli, and Justin Wirick.

Based on the novel by Gregory Maguire, Wicked has music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, and a book by Winnie Holzman. The production is directed by Joe Mantello, with musical staging by Wayne Cilento.