The Chicago actors Barbara Robertson and Gene Weygandt are rejoining the cast of “Wicked” when the touring production of show arrives in Chicago Cadillac Palace Theatre later this fall for its 8-week reprise engagement.
Weygandt, who plays the Wizard, joins the cast in Boston this month and will stay with the show through the end of the Chicago run.
Robertson, who plays Madame Morrible, will just be in the show for the Chicago engagement. “It’ll be a homecoming,” said producer David Stone on Wednesday morning.
The lead roles in the tour are played by Jackie Burns (Elphaba) and Chandra Lee Schwartz (Glinda). “Wicked” arrives at the Cadillac Palace Theatre on Dec. 1 and is slated to run through Jan. 23. Tickets go on sale Sept. 15; $30-$100. Buy Chicago Wicked Tickets before they go on sale.