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On October 13-14, Block 4 students finished a shoot for their DAVE School final project. The class is creating a music video for Broadway star Kerry Ellis, who can be seen as Elphaba the green witch in the hit musical Wicked. Working with producer Brian May, legendary guitarist and creative backbone of Queen, Kerry has [...]

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Kerry Ellis, the first British actress to play Elphaba in the smash hit musical Wicked at the Apollo Victoria Theatre, has just released a 3 track CD called ‘Wicked In Rock’ ahead of a full debut album coming later this year. The CD is arranged and produced by Queen’s Brian May and features Taylor Hawkins [...]

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Kerry Ellis, who recently ended her stint as Elphaba in the London production of Wicked, joins the New York cast of that hit Stephen Schwartz-Winnie Holzman musical in the same role today. The 7pm performance at the Gershwin Theatre also welcomes the return of Jayne Houdyshell, recently seen in Lincoln Center Theater’s The New Century, [...]

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Kerry Ellis, currently starring as London’s Elphaba, is to recreate her award-winning performance on Broadway. Kerry will play her final performance in London on 7 June 2008 before beginning performances at Broadway’s Gershwin Theatre from 17 June 2008. Following her Broadway engagement, Kerry will return to the London production at the end of the year.

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On Monday 12 and Tuesday 13 May 2008 there will be a special concert performance of Chess at The Royal Albert Hall. The concert will be introduced by Tim Rice with:

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Kerry Ellis has won the 2008 Whatsonstage.com Theatregoers’ Choice Award for best takeover in a role. Kerry took over the role of Elphaba in London’s production of Wicked on 1 January 2007 from Idina Menzel in the original London cast. A record-breaking 25,000 people voted for the Theatregoers’ Choice awards this year.

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