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Former WICKED Actor Returns 7 Years Later After Receiving Emergency Call

Carla Stickler, a software engineer, returned to the Broadway cast of WICKED after 7 years when she received an emergency call to fill in as the leading role due to COVID.

Carla Stickler made a whirlwind comeback to the stage as “Elphaba” in the Broadway production of WICKED after receiving a call to fly to New York for an emergency performance due to COVID and holiday staffing shortages. Continue reading “Former WICKED Actor Returns 7 Years Later After Receiving Emergency Call”

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Hugh Jackman’s Curtain Speech Praising Broadway Understudies Goes Viral

Hugh Jackman pays tribute to Kathy Voytko, who went on as his leading lady in the new Broadway revival of "The Music Man" with just one rehearsal after Sutton Foster tested positive for COVID.

With just a few hours notice, Kathy Voytko – a swing in the new Broadway revival of “The Music Man” – was told she was going on in the show’s female leading role last night after the star, Tony Award-winner Sutton Foster, received a positive COVID test. Continue reading “Hugh Jackman’s Curtain Speech Praising Broadway Understudies Goes Viral”