{"id":732006,"date":"2026-01-31T01:32:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T01:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/732006\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T01:32:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T01:32:14","slug":"wicked-fiyero-cast-update-jacob-young-to-star-in-london-carl-man-to-make-broadway-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/732006\/","title":{"rendered":"Wicked Fiyero cast update: Jacob Young to star in London, Carl Man to make Broadway debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s all change at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westendtheatre.com\/5151\/shows\/wicked\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wicked<\/a><\/strong> as the London and Broadway casts see new Fiyeros taking over!<\/p>\n<p>Current London star of Wicked, <strong>Carl Man<\/strong>, who plays Fiyero in the blockbuster musical, is off to America.<\/p>\n<p>Carl will make his Broadway debut in the New York production of Wicked, taking over the role from 3 March 2026. He leaves the London production on 8 February.<\/p>\n<p>Current London ensemble member and cover Fiyero, <strong>Jacob Young<\/strong> (Mamma Mia!, Heathers), is set to take over from Carl to play Fiyero in London, performing from 10 February to 17 May 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Wicked milestones<\/p>\n<p>Wicked is one of the West End\u2019s most successful productions. Its recent \u2013 and forthcoming \u2013 milestones include:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In June 2025, Wicked welcomed its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westendtheatre.com\/290262\/news\/wicked-celebrates-13-millionth-visitor-in-the-west-end\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">13 millionth visitor<\/a> to the West End show<\/li>\n<li>In September 2025, the musical celebrated its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westendtheatre.com\/314062\/news\/wicked-marks-19-years-in-the-west-end-and-extends-booking-to-january-2027\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">19th birthday in the West End<\/a><\/li>\n<li>In November 2025, the show became the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westendtheatre.com\/321086\/news\/wicked-becomes-the-9th-longest-running-show-in-west-end-history\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">9th longest-running show<\/a> \u2013 and 7th longest-running musical \u2013 in West End history<\/li>\n<li>Last Wednesday (21 January 2025), Wicked racked up its 7,500th performance at the Apollo Victoria Theatre<\/li>\n<li>On 27 September 2026, Wicked is set to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westendtheatre.com\/329516\/news\/major-london-theatre-milestones-coming-up-in-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">celebrate its 20th birthday<\/a> in London, having opened at the Apollo Victoria in London in 2006.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Carl Man started as an understudy for Fiyero with the 15th anniversary company, and then played the role on the UK and Ireland tour, before joining the West End company last spring 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The London production also stars <strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westendtheatre.com\/270565\/star-watch\/emma-kingston\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Emma Kingston<\/a><\/strong><\/strong> as Elphaba and <strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westendtheatre.com\/113366\/star-watch\/zizi-strallen\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Zizi Strallen<\/a><\/strong><\/strong> as Glinda, with <strong>Sarah Ingram<\/strong> as Madame Morrible, <strong>Michael Matus<\/strong> as The Wizard, <strong>Ross Carpenter <\/strong>as Boq, <strong>David McKechnie<\/strong> as Doctor Dillamond, and <strong>Hannah Qureshi<\/strong> as Nessarose.<\/p>\n<p>Wicked features songs by <strong>Stephen Schwartz<\/strong> (Godspell) and is written by <strong>Winnie Holzman<\/strong>, based on <strong>Gregory Maguire\u2019s<\/strong> book. The show is directed by <strong>Joe Mantello<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Plan your Wicked visit<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Theatre:<\/strong> Apollo Victoria Theatre, London<\/li>\n<li><strong>Booking until:<\/strong> 3 January 2027<\/li>\n<li><strong>Performance schedule: <\/strong>Tuesday to Saturday evenings, and Wednesday, Saturday &amp; Sunday matinees<\/li>\n<li><strong>Running time: <\/strong>2 hours 45 minutes (including interval)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Age range: <\/strong>Recommended for ages 7+<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westendtheatre.com\/5151\/shows\/wicked\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">View live availability for Wicked tickets<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westendtheatre.com\/5151\/shows\/wicked\/\" title=\"Buy tickets for Wicked\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>Wicked<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:14px; margin-bottom:0px; padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:5px;\" itemprop=\"location\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/PerformingArtsTheater\">Apollo Victoria Theatre,\u00a0London<\/p>\n<p>Book tickets<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" title=\"Wicked\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/wicked-musical-london-tickets.jpg\"\/> <\/a> <\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcf7\u00a0Main photo: Wicked &#8211; Jacob Young &amp; Carl Man (Photos Matt Crockett)<\/p>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westendtheatre.com\/category\/news\/\" title=\"London Theatre News - West End Shows\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Related News<\/p>\n<p>More &gt;<\/p>\n<p><\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westendtheatre.com\/category\/news\/\" title=\"London Theatre News - West End Shows\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Latest News<\/p>\n<p>More &gt;<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s all change at Wicked as the London and Broadway casts see new Fiyeros taking over! 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