Lindsay Mendez is going to defy gravity nightly at the Gershwin Theatre. The fan favorite will take over the lead role of Elphaba in Broadway’s Wicked beginning May 28. For Mendez, her Elphaba casting reunites her with her Godspell composer Stephen Schwartz and her Dogfight director Joe Mantello. Current Elphie, Willemijn Verkaik, plays her final performance May 26. Mendez made her Broadway debut as Jan in t…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:37PM on April 24, 2013