Ahead of Wicked’s new Australian tour commencing at the Sydney Lyric Theatre next month on the 25th August 2023, producers Crossroads Live Australia announced the final cast members who will be soon making their way to the Emerald City multiple times each week.
One of the notable announcements was that rising star Zoe Coppinger has been cast as the Elphaba Standby. Coppinger will portray the character of Elphaba, a girl with emerald-green skin who later becomes known as the “Wicked Witch of the West”. This talented young actress made her professional music theatre debut at the age of 18 in The Production Company’s season of Gypsy and has since then been part of several productions, including Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Guys and Dolls, Jesus Christ Superstar, and 9 to 5 among others.
Also announced were the two-dozen members of the WICKED ensemble and swing cast, including:
- Christian Ambesi
- Conor Bann-Murray
- Brittany Carter
- Olivia Castagna
- Eli Cooper
- Matt Cranleigh
- Joseph Donovan
- Sage Douglas
- Bayley John Edmends
- Todd Jacobsson
- Rohan Khanna
- Andrew Kroenert
- Elisha Zion Lee
- Jordan Malone
- Emily Monsma
- Matilda Moran
- Jackson Reedman
- Amelia Sanzo
- Edward Smith
- Ksenia Teliatnikova
- Lucas Van Rhijn
- Jessica Vellucci
- Mietta White
- Jun Woodfield.
This sizable cast will join the already confirmed principal cast, including Courtney Monsma, who will portray Glinda; Sheridan Adams as Elphaba; Robyn Nevin taking on the role of Madame Morrible; Todd McKenney as the Wizard; Liam Head playing Fiyero; Adam Murphy as Dr. Dillamond; Shewit Belay in the role of Nessarose; and Kurtis Papadinis portraying Boq.
John Frost, speaking on behalf of the co-producers, shared that they received over 2,000 applications for the casting call of WICKED:
We received over 2,000 applications when the casting call for WICKED went out, we auditioned over 1,000 of Australia’s top performers and are so excited with the calibre and talent of every one of our cast members. WICKED is loved by Australians, and we have no doubt audiences will embrace our ‘thrillifying’ cast led by Courtney and Sheridan. We can’t wait for it to open in Sydney in August, for Australia to fall in love with the show all over again.
To book tickets to the upcoming Sydney season of WICKED, visit the show’s official website.
