Wicked musical Houston tour concluded with huge applause where they toured with new Elphaba and Glinda taking the leads. The current tour features Olivia Valli as Elphaba and Celia Hottenstein as Glinda in the National Tour of Wicked.
Olivia Valli, who plays Elphaba in the national tour of “Wicked,” first saw the musical in 2015 on Broadway. She was fascinated by the story, a prequel to “The Wizard of Oz” that focuses on the relationship between a young Glinda, the good witch, and Elphaba, the misunderstood green witch. Valli first auditioned for the role after college, then worked for several months as a wedding singer. But she kept coming back to Oz. She eventually landed the part of Elphaba’s understudy on the tour, where she sharpened her skills from 2016-2019. Houston, in fact, was the first place she stepped into the role.
Celia Hottenstein, the current tour’s Glinda, followed a similar path (or yellow brick road, if you will). She grew up a theater kid and first saw “Wicked” in 2005, a year-and-a-half after it opened on Broadway. From that moment, Glinda was her “dream” role. Hottenstein auditioned five times for the show across six years, eventually securing the role of Glinda’s understudy. She went on as Glinda 10 times on Broadway.
Long before Dorothy from Kansas arrives in Munchkinland, two 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. The musical follow how these two girls grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Good Witch of the East. “Wicked,” now the fourth longest-running show on Broadway (having recently surpassed “Cats”).
Wicked musical on national tour will be moving to Atlatna and performing at Fabulous Fox Theatre – Atlanta from July 05 to 30, 2023.
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