The show “Wicked” is playing at Ovens Auditorium right now, but the cast took a break Tuesday afternoon to visit sick children at Levine Children’s Hospital. Cast-members from the hit Broadway production stopping by to perform for patients.

It’s been a tradition since the first time the show toured the United States. Wicked runs at Ovens Auditorium, Charlotte, NC through Sunday June 13, 2010.

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Beginning performances on Tuesday, June 29, Kathy Fitzgerald will assume the role of Madame Morrible in the musicAl Blockbuster Wicked. Kathy joins a cast which includes Mandy Gonzalez as Elphaba, Katie Rose Clarke as Glinda, P.J. Benjamin as The Wizard, Andy Karl as Fiyero, Alex Brightman as Boq, Jenny Fellner as Nessarose, and Timothy Britten Parker as Dr. Dillamond. Tony Award-winner Rondi Reed will play her final performance as Madame Morrible on Sunday, June 27 at 3:00pm.

Kathy Fitzgerald has previously appeared on Broadway in 9 to 5 the Musical (Outer Critics Circle nomination), The Producers and Swinging on a Star (Drama Desk nomination). Her off-Broadway credits include: Damn Yankees (City Center Encores!), Secrets Every Smart Traveler Should Know, Mating Habits, Lyrics and Lyricists series. Los Angeles: Nite Club Confidential, Grease (Drama-Logue Award). Regional: Sheldon Harnick’s Good Company, All in the Timing, A Christmas Carol, Quilters, Twelfth Night, Shakespeare (Abridged), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe. TV/film: “The Electric Company,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Four Eyes,” “Family Plan,” The Producers.

Declared “A Cultural Phenomenon” by Variety and “The Best Musical of the Decade” by Entertainment Weekly, Wicked currently has productions in New York, San Francisco, London, Osaka, Stuttgart, Sydney and on two North American tours.

Wicked is performed at the Gershwin Theatre, 222 West 51st Street, between Broadway and 8th Avenue.

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Kathy Fitzgerald to Join Wicked cast

Kathy Fitzgerald, who has previously been seen on Broadway in 9 to 5 the Musical (Outer Critics Circle nomination), The Producers and Swinging on a Star (Drama Desk nomination), will join the cast of Broadway’s Wicked later this month.

Fitzgerald will step into the role of Madame Morrible beginning June 29. She succeeds Tony Award winner Rondi Reed, who will play her final performance June 27 at 3 PM.

Fitzgerald joins a cast that currently includes Mandy Gonzalez as Elphaba, Katie Rose Clarke as Glinda, P.J. Benjamin as The Wizard, Andy Karl as Fiyero, Alex Brightman as Boq, Jenny Fellner as Nessarose and Timothy Britten Parker as Dr. Dillamond.

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