Jan. 13th, 2009

Quick rundown of what happened on the weekend --
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Dromard, Flynn, Hall and Rioseco Will Join Kassebaum and Wicks in San Fran Wicked

By Andrew Gans
January 13, 2009

Casting is now complete for the open-ended San Francisco engagement of Wicked, which begins performances Jan. 27 at the Orpheum Theatre.

As previously announced, the cast will be headed by Teal Wicks (L.A. Wicked, national tour of Pippin) and Kendra Kassebaum (Broadway's Wicked, Off-Broadway's The Receptionist) as, respectively, the green-faced, misunderstood Elphaba and the curly-locked Glinda with Carol Kane as Madame Morrible and David Garrison as The Wizard.

Playbill.com has learned that the company will also feature Nicolas Dromard as Fiyero, Tom Flynn as Dr. Dillamond, Deedee Magno Hall as Nessarose and Eddy Rioseco as Boq with Natalie Daradich as the standby for Glinda and understudy for Nessarose and Vicki Noon as the standby for Elphaba.

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Chenoweth Replaces Mazzie in Encores! Music in the Air; Schramm and Sella Join Cast

By Andrew Gans
January 12, 2009

Tony Award winner Kristin Chenoweth has replaced the previously announced Marin Mazzie in the City Center Encores! upcoming production of Music in the Air, which will play the famed Manhattan venue Feb. 5-8.

Mazzie has withdrawn from the production due to the recent death of her father.

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Hilty, Kritzer, Block, Bahorek, Hanlon, Alvin Will Sing Tunes of Up-n-Coming Composers in D.C.

By Andrew Gans
January 13, 2009

Following the previously announced Millennium Stage 12th Anniversary Celebration: Broadway Today Jan. 31 at the Kennedy Center, the famed Washington, DC, venue will host a week of musical theatre cabarets.

Curated by Michael Kerker and ASCAP, the Feb. 1-7 performances will be presented in the Millennium Stage's Grand Foyer, which will be transformed into a cabaret.

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