Wicked welcomes two new cast members

Beginning performances on 2 Nov 2010, Etai Benshlomo will assume the role of 'Boq' and Tom Flynn will assume the role of 'Dr. Dillamond' in theBroadway musical Wicked.

Alex Brightman and Timothy Britten Parker played their final performances as 'Boq' and 'Dr. Dillamond,' respectively, on 31 Oct 2010.

They join a cast which includes Mandy Gonzalez as 'Elphaba,' Katie Rose Clarke as 'Glinda,' Kathy Fitzgerald as 'Madame Morrible,' P.J. Benjamin as 'The Wizard,' Andy Karl as 'Fiyero' and Jenny Fellner as 'Nessarose.'

The Broadway musical Wicked opened at the Gershwin Theatre on 30 Oct 2003, following previews from 8 Oct 2003 and is currently selling tickets through to 3 Jul 2011.

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.

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

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

Etai Benshlomo is making his Broadway debut in Wicked. His previous credits include: 'Wicked' (San Francisco, first national tour), the MUNY ('High School Musical,' 'Annie,' 'Gypsy, 'Les Misérables,' etc.) and Kansas City Starlight (Fiddler on the Roof). Etai has appeared in the workshops of 'Little Miss Sunshine' by William Finn and James Lapine (Sundance Institute) and 'On a Glorious Day' (Snapple Theatre). He holds a BFA from the University of Michigan.

Tom Flynn'S Broadway credits include 'Juan Darien' (Julie Taymor, dir.), 'How to Succeed..,' 'Tommy' (Des McAnuff, dir.). Touring creddits include: Terrence McNally's 'The Lisbon Traviata' (starring Nathan Lane), 'Les Misérables' (John Caird/Trevor Nunn dirs.), 'Evita,' 'Chess,' 'Wicked.' Regionally he has had leading roles at Mark Taper Forum, Huntington Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Center Stage, O'Neill Center, Studio Arena, SCR.