Cast announced for UK & Ireland tour of WICKED - Nikki Davis-Jones & Emily Tierney to play Elphaba and Glinda
WICKED
UK & IRELAND TOUR ANNOUNCES PRINCIPAL CAST
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| Emily Tierney, Liam Doyle and Nikki Davis-Jones Photo by Matt Crockett |
NIKKI
DAVIS-JONES AND EMILY TIERNEY TO PLAY ELPHABA AND GLINDA
WICKED, the global musical
phenomenon that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, is
pleased to announce that former West End cast members Nikki Davis-Jones, Emily
Tierney and George Ure will all
join the UK & Ireland Tour cast as Elphaba,
Glinda and Boq respectively. Also heading the forthcoming tour cast will be: Liam Doyle (Fiyero), Marilyn Cutts (Madame Morrible), Dale Rapley (The Wizard
and Doctor Dillamond), Carina Gillespie (Nessarose) and Jemma
Alexander (Standby Elphaba).
The UK & Ireland
Tour will visit: Manchester Palace Theatre (12 September to 16
November 2013), Dublin Bord Gáis Energy
Theatre (27 November 2013 to 18 January 2014), Milton Keynes Theatre (4 February to 8 March 2014), Wales Millennium Centre (12 March to 26
April 2014), Glasgow King’s Theatre
(6 May to 31 May 2014), Leeds Grand
Theatre (10 June to 5 July 2014) and Birmingham
Hippodrome (9 July to 6 September 2014 / online booking opens 10 June 2013).
Further cities and dates into 2015 to be announced.
The UK & Ireland
Tour of Wicked will star Nikki
Davis-Jones (Elphaba), Emily Tierney (Glinda), Liam Doyle (Fiyero), Marilyn Cutts (Madame
Morrible), Dale Rapley (The Wizard and Doctor Dillamond), Carina
Gillespie (Nessarose), George Ure (Boq) and Jemma Alexander
(Standby Elphaba).
Recently acclaimed as
“one of the most popular West End musicals
ever" (London Evening Standard), the
record-breaking London production continues its open-ended run at the Apollo
Victoria Theatre where tickets are currently on sale until 26 April 2014.
Official
UK & Ireland Tour website: www.WickedTheMusical.co.uk
PRINCIPAL CAST BIOGRAPHIES
Nikki Davis-Jones (Elphaba)
previously played ‘Elphaba’ in Wicked
at London’s Apollo Victoria Theatre where as ‘Standby’ she performed the
role on hundreds of occasions to huge acclaim. Her many other theatre credits
include: ‘Maureen’ in the 20th Anniversary concert tour of Rent
with Kerry Ellis; the new musical
LIFT (Soho Theatre); ‘Wendy’ in Peter
Pan (Liverpool Empire); ‘Serena’ in Fame The Musical
(UK Tour); the Take That musical Never Forget (West End); ‘Anna’
in ASAP (Liverpool Unity Theatre); ‘Lisa’ in Mamma
Mia! (West End) and ‘Linda’ in Blood Brothers (West End). Film: Mamma
Mia! (Universal).
Emily Tierney (Glinda) appeared in the London production of Wicked and subsequently starred as
‘Glinda’ in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s production of The Wizard of Oz at the
London Palladium alongside ‘Over The Rainbow’ winner Danielle Hope. Emily’s
other theatre credits include: ‘Sally’
in All the Fun of the Fair (Garrick Theatre); ‘Maria’ in West
Side Story (Barbican) and Titanic - The Musical (Shaw
Theatre). Film includes: ‘Ellie’
in John Carter of Mars and ‘Alice’ in Kate Modern. Television includes: ‘Lydia Harrison’
in Push and Do It in Style and Eva Roderick
in New Tricks. Emily trained at Mountview.
Liam Doyle (Fiyero)
first came to prominence when he entered and won the nationwide talent search
hosted by GMTV to find an actor to play ‘Troy Bolton’ in the stage version of High School Musical 2. He performed the
role all over the country for the next 12 months. He has subsequently gone on
to star as ‘Link Larkin’ in Hairspray (UK
Tour) opposite Michael Ball; ‘Shane Gray’ in Disney’s Camp Rock (Dubai) and ‘Ricky Nelson’ in Rock & Roll Heaven
(UK Tour). Liam recently
made his West End debut playing ‘Eddie’ in Mamma
Mia! at the Novello Theatre and
will shortly be seen in the new musical Carnival
of Animals at Riverside Studios.
Marilyn Cutts (Madame Morrible) is currently starring as ‘Mother Lord’ in the UK tour
of High Society. A founding member
of Fascinating Aida, Marilyn’s many
theatre roles include: ‘Mrs Potts’ in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (UK Tour); ‘Mrs Sowerberry’ in Oliver! (London Palladium), directed by
Sam Mendes; ‘Armina’ in Oklahoma!
(National Theatre), directed by Trevor Nunn; the ‘Doormouse’ and the ‘White
Queen’ in Alice In Wonderland (RSC);
‘Mme de Rosemonde’ in Adam Cooper’s production of Les Liaisons Dangereuses and ‘Helena Landless’ in the original
London production of The Mystery of
Edwin Drood. Marilyn recently appeared in Tom Hooper’s film of Les
Misérables (Working Title/Cameron
Mackintosh).
Dale Rapley (The
Wizard and Doctor Dillamond) has
recently starred as ‘Horace Vandergelder’ opposite Janie Dee in Hello Dolly! and ‘Louis Leplee’ in Piaf with Frances Ruffelle, both at the
Leicester Curve. He has played both ‘Bill Austin’ and ‘Harry Bright’ in Mamma Mia! (West End and International
Tour) and starred in productions at Shakespeare’s Globe; the Open Air Theatre
Regent’s Park; the Young Vic; West Yorkshire Playhouse; the RSC and is
currently appearing in Ostrovsky’s Larisa
and the Merchants at the Arcola. His many television credits include: Doctors; Poirot; Spooks; Silent Witness; Aquila and Eastenders.
Carina Gillespie (Nessarose) starred as ‘Sandy’ in the most recent national tour of Grease, opposite Danny Bayne. Carina
also played the role in the West End (Piccadilly Theatre) and on a previous
national tour. Her other appearances include: ‘Linda’ in Bloodbath The Musical (Edinburgh Festival), with Siobhan McCarthy
and Anthony Costa, and ‘Maria Elena’ in Buddy
- The Buddy Holly Story on tour in the UK and Scandinavia.
George
Ure
(Boq) trained at Mountview and upon
graduating he made his West End debut in Wicked at London’s Apollo Victoria
Theatre. He subsequently took over the role of ‘Boq’ and enjoyed a 3-year stay
with the hit musical. He then went on to tour Europe in the Arena production of
Hair. His TV and film appearances include: Britannia High (ITV); Don’t
Stop Me Now (Sky One); and Guns
on the Table (Out and Out Films). He recently appeared as a vocalist
in Rod Stewarts’s Christmas (ITV).
Jemma Alexander (Standby Elphaba) recently
played ‘Joanne’ in the 20th Anniversary
concert tour of Rent and made West End debut in Lend Me A
Tenor The Musical at the Gielgud Theatre, directed by Ian Talbot. Jemma’s
other theatre credits include: A Tale of
Two Cities (Charing Cross Theatre); Tommy
(English Theatre, Frankfurt) and The
Full Monty (New Players Theatre).
UK & IRELAND TOUR VENUES AND DATES
MANCHESTER: THURSDAY 12 SEPTEMBER – SATURDAY 16 NOVEMBER
2013
Palace Theatre, 97 Oxford Street, Manchester, Lancashire M1 6FT
DUBLIN: WEDNESDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2013 – SATURDAY 18
JANUARY 2014
Bord Gáis Energy
Theatre, Grand Canal Square, Docklands, Dublin 2
Online booking: www.bordgaisenergytheatre.ie Telephone bookings: 0818 719 377 (Ireland) / 0844 847 2455 (UK and Northern Ireland)
MILTON KEYNES: TUESDAY 4 FEBRUARY - SATURDAY 8 MARCH 2014
Milton Keynes
Theatre, 500
Marlborough Gate, Buckinghamshire MK9 3NZ
CARDIFF: WEDNESDAY 12 MARCH - SATURDAY 26
APRIL 2014
Wales Millennium
Centre, Bute Place, Cardiff CF10
5AL
GLASGOW:
TUESDAY 6 MAY -
SATURDAY 31 MAY 2014
King’s Theatre, 297 Bath Street, Glasgow G2 4JN
LEEDS: TUESDAY 10 JUNE - SATURDAY 5 JULY
2014
Grand Theatre, 46 New Briggate, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS1
6NZ
BIRMINGHAM: WEDNESDAY 9 JULY - SATURDAY 6
SEPTEMBER 2014
Birmingham
Hippodrome, Hurst St, Southside,
Birmingham, West Midlands B5 4TB
PUBLIC BOOKING OPENS
10 JUNE 2013 ONLINE ONLY (11 JUNE 2013 TELEPHONE
BOOKINGS AND PERSONAL CALLERS AT THE BOX OFFICE)
Online booking: www.birminghamhippodrome.com Telephone bookings: 0844
338 5000
LIVERPOOL: TUESDAY 16 SEPTEMBER - SATURDAY 11 OCTOBER 2014
Liverpool Empire
Transaction
fees and call charges may apply
Further cities and dates into 2015 will be announced at
a later date. Cast subject to change.
The musical runs
approximately 2 hours and 45 minutes (including an interval).
Wicked is suitable for a general audience. As a guide to
parents and guardians, it is recommended for ages 7+. All persons entering the
theatre, regardless of age, must have a ticket. Children under 3 years of age will not be admitted.
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