Marcie Dodd

She then took understudy roles in the Las Vegas productions of We Will Rock You and Hairspray, before becoming a cast member of the musical Wicked.

Dodd made her Wicked debut on December 5, 2006, as a member of the ensemble of the show's Emerald City Tour.

After a year on tour, she replaced Jenna Leigh Green as the principal Nessarose in the Los Angeles sit-down production.

Due to the injury of fellow cast member Courtney Corey, she temporarily became an understudy for Elphaba, from late March to early May 2008.

Dodd then joined the Broadway production at the Gershwin Theatre, replacing Kerry Ellis in the lead role of Elphaba on November 11, 2008.

[3][4] Upon her move to Broadway, Dodd became the first, and only actress to date, to have performed in the lead roles of both Nessarose and Elphaba.