Calling All Ozians: WICKED to Host Open Call in New York City Next Month!

Calling all Ozians! WICKED will soon be hunting for actors in New York City.

In search of performers for the Broadway and national touring companies, an open call will be held April 25 from 10:00AM - 4:00 PM. Equity and non-Equity are welcome to audition.

Per the announcement, WICKED is "seeking fantastic male and female singers with a wide vocal range. Ages 18-40s and all ethnicities for principal and ensemble roles..."

For more information on the open call, email wickedopencall@gmail.com.

WICKED recently welcomed ARIELLE JACOBS in the role of Nessarose and PJ BENJAMIN in the role of The Wizard. They joined a cast which currently includes Caroline Bowman as Elphaba, Kara Lindsay as Glinda, Matt Shingledecker as Fiyero, Kathy Fitzgerald as Madame Morrible,Timothy Britten Parker as Dr. Dillamond and Robin De Jesus as Boq.

Since its New York premiere over a decade ago, Wicked has grossed over $3.7 billion worldwide and has been seen by over 46 million people across the globe. Wicked has been performed in over 100 cities in 13 countries around the world (U.S., Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Japan, Germany, Holland, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, The Philippines, and Mexico) and has thus far been translated into five languages: Japanese, German, Dutch, Spanish, and Korean.

Winner of over 100 international awards including the Grammy Award and three Tony Awards, Wicked is the untold story of the witches of Oz. Long before Dorothy drops in, two other 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. Wicked tells the story of their remarkable odyssey, how these two unlikely friends grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good.

Tickets are available through Ticketmaster www.ticketmaster.com/wicked. For more information, visitwww.wickedthemusical.com. Wicked is performed at the Gershwin Theatre, 222 West 51st Street, between Broadway and 8th Avenue.