Chicago's <em>Wicked</em> Welcomes Original Broadway Cast Member

Chicago’s record-breaking production of Wicked will soon receive a special visit from another land…the Great White Way!  Tony Award winner Carole Shelley, Broadway’s original Madame Morrible, will assume the role in Chicago for a limited appearance from April 25 through June 25, 2006.  Shelley steps in as Shiz University head mistress while Rondi Reed fulfills her commitment to appear with fellow Steppenwolf ensemble member, John Mahoney, in Northlight Theatre’s production of The Retreat From Moscow.  Reed will return to Wicked on June 27, 2006.

Carole Shelley appeared as Madame Morrible in the original Broadway company of Wicked.  Born in England, Ms. Shelley has spent most of her career in the American theatre and is a true veteran of the stage and screen.  Some of her many Broadway credits include:  Cabaret, Show Boat, The Last Night of Ballyhoo, The Odd Couple (New York Debut), The Miser, Stepping Out (Tony nomination), Noises Off, and The Elephant Man for which she earned a Tony Award for Best Actress.  Her film credits include:  Quiz Show, The Road to Wellville, Jungle 2 Jungle, Devlin, The Super, The Odd Couple and most recently Aunt Clara in Nora Ephron’s Bewitched.