Alyssa Fox joins ‘Wicked’ Broadway cast

She will take over the role of Elphaba in March.

Don’t miss Alyssa Fox defy gravity as Elphaba in Wicked. Fox will take over as the green-skinned witch from March 7. Wicked is at the Gershwin Theatre. Get Wicked tickets on New York Theatre Guide.

Fox was previously the Elphaba standby in Wicked on Broadway. She also played Elphaba on the musical’s national tour, as well as understudied the leading role in the San Francisco production.

Talia Suskauer will play her final performance as Elphaba on March 5. Fox will then take over from March 7.

A prequel to The Wizard of Oz, Wicked follows the unlikely friendship between Elphaba — the Wicked Witch of the West — and Glinda the Good Witch as school roommates, before their friendship is tested and broken when one is deemed good and the other bad. Wicked celebrates its 20th anniversary on Broadway this fall.

Who is in Wicked on Broadway?

Alyssa Fox will join Wicked on Broadway from March 7, 2023. She’ll take over the role of Elphaba in Wicked. The cast includes McKenzie Kurtz as Glinda, Cleavant Derricks as The Wizard, Michele Pawk as Madame Morrible, James D. Gish as Fiyero, Clifton Davis as Doctor Dillamond, Mikayla Renfrow as Nessarose, and Michael Wartella as Boq.

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Photo credit: Alyssa Fox as Elphaba (Photo by Joan Marcus)