Kara Lindsay will return to Broadway's Wicked as Glinda

Kara Lindsay will return to Broadway's hit musical Wicked, reprising her role as Glinda from 1 November 2016 at the Gershwin Theatre. Current cast member Carrie St. Louis will play her final performance on 30 October.

As previously announced, Tony nominee Sheryl Lee Ralph will also assume the role of Madame Morrible from Two-time Tony Award winner Judy Kaye on 1 November 2016.

Kara Lindsay previously played Glinda on Broadway in 2015 and in the musical's National Tour. She also originated the role of Katherine in the Broadway company of Disney's 'Newsies' and played Laura in the National Tour of 'Little House on the Prairie.'

The principal cast of Wicked currently includes Jennifer DiNoia (Elphaba), Carrie St. Louis (Glinda), Michael Campayno (Fiyero), Dawn E. Cantwell (Nessarose), Zachary Noah Piser (Boq), Peter Scolari (The Wizard), Judy Kaye (Madame Morrible), and Michael Genet (Doctor Dillamond).

The Broadway musical Wicked opened at the Gershwin Theatre on 30 October 2003, following previews from 8 October, and is currently selling tickets through to 16 April 2017.

Wicked has music & lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, book by Winnie Holzman, based on the novel by Gregory Maguire.

Synopsis: "Long before Dorothy drops in, two other girls meet in the land of Oz. One, born with emerald-green skin, is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular. Wicked tells the story of their remarkable odyssey, how these two unlikely friends grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch."

The musical is directed by Joe Mantello, with choreography by James Lynn Abbott, and features scene design by Eugene Lee, costume design by Susan Hilferty, lighting design by Kenneth Posner and sound design by Tony Meola.

Wicked is produced on Broadway by Universal Stage Productions, Marc Platt, The Araca Group, Jon B. Platt, and David Stone.