Megan Hilty: Difference between revisions

Shortly before graduating from [[Carnegie Mellon University]], Hilty auditioned for the musical ''[[Wicked (musical)|Wicked]]''. She moved to [[New York City]] after graduating and, in August 2004, made her [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut as the standby for [[Glinda the Good Witch]]. She performed in the role for the first time on October 8, 2004, opposite [[Idina Menzel]] as Elphaba. Hilty took over the role from [[Jennifer Laura Thompson]] on May 31, 2005.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://playbill.com/article/mcclanahan-vereen-and-hilty-fly-into-wicked-may-31-com-126162|author=Andrew Gans|title=McClanahan, Vereen and Hilty Fly Into Wicked May 31|work=[[Playbill]]|accessdate=July 27, 2022}}</ref> After playing the role for a year, Hilty ended her run on May 28, 2006, and was succeeded by [[Kate Reinders]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Simonson|first=Robert|date=May 30, 2006|title=Kate Reinders to Join Broadway's ''Wicked'' on May 30 as New Glinda|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/kate-reinders-to-join-broadways-wicked-on-may-30-as-new-glinda-com-132803|url-status=live|website=Playbill}}</ref> She then reprised the role on the first national tour of the show from September through December 2006, replacing [[Kendra Kassebaum]]. Soon after, Hilty originated the role in the Los Angeles sit-down production, which began previews on February 10, 2007, and opened on February 21. She left the production on May 18, 2008, and was replaced by [[Erin Mackey]], only to return on October 31, 2008, to close the production, which played its final performance on January 11, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gans|first=Andrew|date=October 17, 2008|title=Espinosa and Hilty to Return to Los Angeles Cast of ''Wicked''|url=https://www.playbill.com/article/espinosa-and-hilty-to-return-to-los-angeles-cast-of-wicked-com-154403|access-date=June 12, 2021|website=Playbill}}</ref>