Michael Campayno to Make Broadway Debut as 'Fiyero' in WICKED

Beginning Monday, August 1, Michael Campayno will assume the role of Fiyero in the Broadway company of Wicked. He will be making his Broadway debut with this production.

Also on August 1, as previously announced, Jennifer DiNoia will assume the role of Elphaba.

The role of Fiyero is currently being played by Jonah Platt, who will give his final performance on Broadway on Saturday, July 30, as will Rachel Tucker as Elphaba.

Jennifer and Michael join a cast which currently includes Carrie St. Louis as Glinda, Tony Award-winner Judy Kaye as Madame Morrible, Peter Scolari as The Wizard, Dawn E. Cantwell as Nessarose, Michael Genet as Dr. Dillamond, and Zachary Noah Piser as Boq.

Michael Campayno makes his Broadway debut in Wicked. A Pittsburgh native, and recent graduate of Carnegie Mellon School of Drama, he made his television debut as Rolf in NBC's live telecast of The Sound of Music starring Carrie Underwood, and can be heard on the cast recording. His stage credits include university productions and productions at Pittsburgh CLO, and he played Lancelot opposite Robert Sean Leonard in Camelot. Film: Cheerleader. Follow @michaelcampayno.

The Broadway sensation, Wicked, looks at what happened in the Land of Oz...but from a different angle. Long before Dorothy arrives, there is another young woman, born with emerald-green skin, who is smart, fiery, misunderstood, and possessing an extraordinary talent. When she meets a bubbly blonde who is exceptionally popular, their initial rivalry turns into the unlikeliest of friendships...until the world decides to call one "good," and the other one "wicked."

With a thrilling score that includes the hits "Defying Gravity," "Popular" and "For Good," Wicked has been hailed by The New York Times as "the defining musical of the decade," and by Time Magazine as "a magical Broadway musical with brains, heart, and courage."

Winner of over 100 international awards including the Grammy Award and three Tony Awards, Wicked has been performed in over 100 cities in 14 countries around the world (U.S., Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Japan, Germany, Holland, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, The Philippines, Mexico, and Brazil) and has thus far been translated into six languages: Japanese, German, Dutch, Spanish, Korean, and Portuguese.

Based on the novel by Gregory Maguire, Wicked has music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, and a book by Winnie Holzman. The production is directed by Joe Mantello with musical staging by Wayne Cilento. Wicked is produced by Marc Platt, Universal Stage Productions, The Araca Group, Jon B. Platt and David Stone.