Nessa’s Niblets: March 27, 2012
Alli Mauzey (Glinda – 1NT; former Glinda – San Francisco, Broadway; former s/b Glinda – Broadway) appeared on Cupcake Wars as the guest judge in the “Wicked” episode.
Stevie Tate-Bauer (former u/s Nessarose, u/s Elphaba), Marcie Dodd (former Elphaba – 2NT, Broadway; Elphaba s/b – Los Angeles; principal Nessarose & Elphaba u/s – Los Angeles; Elphaba u/s & Nessraose u/s – 1NT), Eden Espinosa (Elphaba – San Francisco; former Elphaba – Los Angeles, Broadway, 1NT; original s/b Elphaba – Broadway; former u/s Nessarose – Broadway), Shoshana Bean (former Elphaba – 1NT, Broadway; former s/b Elphaba, u/s Nessarose – Broadway), Carla Stickler (s/b Elphaba – 1NT; former ensemble, u/s Elphaba, Nessarose – 1NT), Jenna Leigh Green (former Nessarose – Los Angeles, Broadway, 1NT; former u/s Elphaba – 1NT), Gemma Atkins (ensemble, u/s Elphaba – Nessarose – West End), Laurel Harris (former ensemble, u/s Elphaba, Nessarose – 2nd Ntl. Tour), Gretel Scarlett (ensemble, u/s Elphaba, Nessarose – Singapore; former ensemble, u/s Elphaba, Nessarose – Australian Tour), Jennifer DiNoia (former s/b Elphaba – Broadway; former s/b Elphaba, swing, u/s Elphaba, Nessarose – Chicago), Maria Eberline (former ensemble, u/s Elphaba – Broadway; former ensemble, u/s Elphaba, Nessarose – 1st Ntl. Tour), and Chelsea Kromach (former ensemble, u/s Elphaba – Broadway; former swing, u/s Nessarose – 1st Ntl. Tour) have each performed as both Elphaba and Nessa in “Wicked.”
Kerry Ellis (former Elphaba – West End, Broadway; former s/b Elphaba – West End) and Idina Menzel (original Elphaba – pre-Broadway, Broadway, West End) are the only two people who have played Elphaba both on Broadway and in the West End.




Gemma Atkins, Jennifer DiNoia, Maria Eberline, Laurel Harris, Chelsea Krombach, and Gretel Scarlett also all performed as Elphaba and Nessa.