Keith Bartlett is to take over the role of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz from Monday 30 July 2012 in the London production of Wicked. He will take over from Desmond Barrit who will play his final performance as The Wonderful Wizard of Oz on Saturday 7 July.
Christopher Howell who is currently playing Doctor Dillamond in the show while understudying The Wizard will play The Wizard for a 3 week period from Monday 9th July until Saturday 28th July. Christopher will then go back to playing Doctor Dillamond.
Wicked will mark Keith Barlett's musical debut. He previously starred in Stephen Schwartz's musical Godspell, as John The Baptist, in Basingstoke in 1998. His many celebrated appearances with the RSC include Henry VI Parts 1, 2 & 3 and Richard III, as part of 'The Histories' season at Stratford-upon-Avon and The Roundhouse, The Winter's Tale, The Tempest and Pericles. His numerous other theatre credits include, for Headlong: Romeo & Juliet; for Shakespeare's Globe: King James Bible recital and A New World: A Life of Thomas Paine; for the Donmar Warehouse: A Lie of the Mind, The Front Page and Glengarry Glen Ross; for the National Theatre: Mary Stuart, The Crucible, Piano andMurmuring Judges, and, for Cheek By Jowl: Macbeth, Philoctetes, Twelfth Night, The Tempest and The Cid. His television and film appearances include: Silent Witness, New Tricks, The Bill and Truly Madly Deeply.
I have seen many different Wizard's in Wicked over the years, to date my favourite one was Clive Carter as he had a strong voice, unlike other Wizard's in the shows history. I wish Keith the very best of luck and I am delighted to now have another excuse to go back and see one of my favourite shows!
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