The national tour of the hit musical Wicked welcomes Jon Robert Hall as Fiyero and Catherine Charlebois as Nessarose beginning August 22 at Philadelphia’s Academy of Music.
The two actors join a cast that currently includes Jessica Vosk (Elphaba), Ginna Claire Mason (Glinda), Isabel Keating (Madame Morrible), Tom McGowan (The Wizard), Harry Bouvy (Doctor Dillamond), and Sam Seferian (Boq).
Hall recently played Tom Chisum in the Emmy Award-winning Grease: Live! on Fox and also had a recurring role on Glee. He also played Stacee Jaxx in the Las Vegas production of Rock of Ages at the Venetian.
Charlebois returns to the role of Nessarose after having played the part both on Broadway and on tour. Regionally, she has starred in Beauty and the Beast at Ogunquit Playhouse, Music Theatre Wichita, and North Caroline Theatre; Seven Brides for Seven Brothers at Music Theatre Wichita; and Steel Magnolias at Triad Stage.
The Philadelphia engagement of the Stephen Schwartz-Winnie Holzman musical runs through August 27. Tickets are available at KimmelCenter.org.
The production is directed by Joe Mantello with musical staging by Wayne Cilento. Wicked is produced by Marc Platt, Universal Pictures, The Araca Group, Jon B. Platt, and David Stone.
For more information visit WickedTheMusical.com.