Wicked will fly back into the Birmingham Hippodrome in 2024 and producers have confirmed that the previously announced Laura Pick will be joined by Carl Man as Fiyero, reuniting these two former Wicked West End cast members.

Further casting to be announced.

Carl Man said: “When I first got to play Fiyero in the West End, it was opposite Laura Pick, so I’m incredibly excited to be reuniting with Laura, and with this phenomenal show. To be given the opportunity to play Fiyero at ten of the UK & Ireland’s most prestigious theatres is a great honour and I can’t wait to get started.”

Carl Man (Fiyero) most recently appeared in Max Martin and David West Read’s & Juliet, playing the role of ‘Romeo’ more than 100 times at London’s Shaftesbury Theatre. He spent three years in Wicked in the West End, playing ‘Fiyero’ on many occasions. His many other credits include ‘Rory’ in the new musical Proud (Turbine Theatre); ‘Nintendo’ in Starlight Express (The Other Palace Theatre); Tiger Bay The Musical (Wales Millennium Centre); We Will Rock You for Royal Caribbean Cruises; and The Who’s Tommy (The Arts Centre of Coastal Carolina). He made his musical theatre professional debut playing ‘Aladdin’ in Disney’s Aladdin at Disneyland’s Hyperion Theatre in California.

Laura Pick (Elphaba) first joined the West End production of Wicked in 2017 and played the leading role of ‘Elphaba’ at more than 350 performances to huge acclaim. Most recently, Laura wowed viewers with a sensational performance of ‘Defying Gravity’ from Wicked on BBC1’s Big Night of Musicals.

Wicked has now been seen by almost 65 million people worldwide, and 2023 marks the 20th Anniversary of its Broadway premiere.

Wicked will run at Birmingham Hippodrome from Tuesday 5 March – Sunday 7 April 2024. Tickets can be booked at birminghamhippodrome.com