1. Teal Wicks starred as Lady in The Cher Show at the Neil Simon Theatre on Broadway for the entirety of its run, from October 2018 to August 2019.
43 Facts About Teal Wicks
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Teal Wicks graduated from UC Irvine in 2005 with a degree in Drama and Honors in Musical Theatre.
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Teal Wicks was active in the UCI Theatre program and had lead roles in productions including Chicago, Hair, and Cabaret.
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Teal Wicks is a member of Kappa Alpha Theta at UCI.
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Teal Wicks was conferred the honor of Distinguished Alumna of the Claire Trevor School of the Arts.
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Teal Wicks serves on the advisory board of the California State Summer School for the Arts.
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Teal Wicks was cast as the standby for Elphaba in the Los Angeles production of the musical Wicked during the fall of 2007, after six auditions for multiple roles with several Wicked productions.
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Teal Wicks officially took over the standby role on January 1,2008, with her first performance taking place on January 9.
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Teal Wicks was chosen to originate the role of Elphaba, and co-lead Kendra Kassebaum was chosen to originate the role of Glinda.
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Teal Wicks performed during the production with both Academy Award-winner Patty Duke and Emmy Award-winner Carol Kane, both as Madame Morrible.
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Teal Wicks performed alongside Natalie Daradich and Libby Servais and Alexa Green as Glinda.
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Teal Wicks was on leave from the production from the end of March until early May 2009, during which the role was covered by Vicki Noon.
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Teal Wicks played her final performance as Elphaba on February 28,2010, after performing the role over 500 times during a two-year period between the Los Angeles and San Francisco productions.
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Teal Wicks was chosen as the "Favorite Elphaba", among all the actresses who have played the role, in an online February 2010 poll with over 65,000 voters.
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Teal Wicks has been awarded after winning the poll with over 20,000 votes, leading by almost 8,000 votes.
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On February 2,2011, Teal Wicks made her Broadway debut replacing Mandy Gonzalez as Elphaba in Wicked at the Gershwin Theatre.
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Teal Wicks appeared in the Broadway production of Wicked in the lead role of Elphaba.
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Teal Wicks made her Broadway debut on February 1,2011, replacing Mandy Gonzalez in the role.
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Teal Wicks departed the role on September 25,2011, along with co-star Katie Rose Clarke.
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Teal Wicks performed the role on Broadway for nearly eight months, whereas Clarke will have appeared as Glinda for nearly two years.
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Teal Wicks was named Broadway's Hottest Girl 2011 alongside Aaron Tveit as Broadway's Hottest Guy 2011 in an online poll, over 10,000 votes were cast.
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Teal Wicks played Mary Barrie in the musical Finding Neverland from its premiere in March 2015 until its closing in August 2016.
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Teal Wicks reprised her role as Maria in an Off-Broadway production of The Blue Flower at Second Stage Theatre in the fall of 2011.
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Teal Wicks has truly mastered the many facets of her voice, and it is that facility that allows her to be as expressive as she is.
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Teal Wicks has a myriad of vocal tools at her disposal and is a true virtuoso with each one.
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The songs have a familiar ring to each other, but Teal Wicks' act one sendoff is a gem, as are a few powerful ballads in act one.
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Teal Wicks was cast to play the young Ilene Berns, in the musical Piece of My Heart: The Bert Berns Story, a new musical based on the life and songs of legendary songwriter Bert Berns that opened Off-Broadway July 21,2014.
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From December 2010 through January 8,2011, Teal Wicks played the role of Maria in American Repertory Theater's The Blue Flower.
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The voices are beautiful, led by the remarkable gifts of Teal Wicks, who produces a sweet and soulful sound.
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Teal Wicks's " Slide Through Your Hands" is a tender and touching highlight of the show.
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Teal Wicks was recognized for her work as Maria by the BroadwayWorld community.
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Teal Wicks was voted as 2011 BroadwayWorld Boston Award for Best Actress in a Musical.
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Teal Wicks was nominated for an IRNE Award for Best Actress by the 2011 Independent Reviewers of New England in February 2011.
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Teal Wicks was nominated for Outstanding Musical Performance at the 2011 Elliot Norton Awards, which recognize excellence in Greater Boston Theater.
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Teal Wicks starred as Julie Jordan in Goodspeed Musicals production of Rodgers and Hammerstein Carousel.
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Teal Wicks won Best Actress in a Musical at the 2012 BroadwayWorld Connecticut Awards for her portrayal as Julie Jordan.
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Teal Wicks's performance is heartbreaking in all of the right ways.
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In 2006, Teal Wicks performed in the New York Premier of Fahrenheit 451 as Clarisse.
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Teal Wicks originated the role of Turandot in the World Premier of Turandot: The Rumble for the Ring at the Bay Street Theatre.
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Teal Wicks appeared in 1776 as Martha Jefferson at the Goodspeed Opera House.
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Teal Wicks was involved in the reading of The $trip, a dance musical which features music and lyrics by Lance Horne.
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In between her engagements with Wicked LA and SF, Teal Wicks participated in a workshop for Prometheus Bound in New York, playing the role of "IO".
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Teal Wicks starred in Most Likely to Die: A Slasher Musical, as part of New York Musical Festival's 2010 Developmental Series.