Occupation Actress, singer Role Musical Artist Name Marcie Dodd | Children 2 Years active 2001–present | |
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Born March 10, 1978 (age 46) ( 1978-03-10 ) Yuba City, California, United States Spouse(s) Colin Follenweider (2006-present) Similar People Teal Wicks, Eden Espinosa, Donna Vivino, Timothy Britten Parker, Jennifer DiNoia | ||
Education Azusa Pacific University | ||
Marcie Dodd The Wizard And I
Marcie Dodd (born March 10, 1978) is an American stage performer, best known for playing Elphaba and Nessarose in various US companies of the hit musical Wicked.
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Early life and career
Dodd was born in Yuba City, California, the third of four children. Her father is an agricultural consultant and her mother is a piano teacher. She attended Bethany College in Santa Cruz County, California with a major in music from 1997 to 1999. In 1999, she transferred to Azusa Pacific University, graduating in 2001. After graduation, she was cast as a singing princess in Disneyland. During a three-year run, she performed as Belle and Snow White. At Disneyland, she met her husband, Colin Follenweider, a Hollywood stunt-double.
Dodd's first non-Disney role was as Sandy in a regional production of Grease. She then took understudy roles in the Las Vegas productions of We Will Rock You and Hairspray, before becoming a cast member of the musical Wicked.
Wicked
Dodd made her Wicked debut on December 5, 2006, as part of the ensemble of show's first national touring company. She also understudied both Elphaba and Nessarose. Her first performance as Nessarose was at the matinee on March 25, 2007, and her first performance as Elphaba was at the matinee on April 7, 2007.
After a year on tour, she replaced Jenna Leigh Green as Nessarose in the Los Angeles sit-down production. Her first performance took place on December 13, 2007. From late March through early May 2008, she temporarily took over the position of understudy Elphaba, due to the injury of fellow cast member Courtney Corey. Her first performance as Elphaba in Los Angeles took place on April 22, 2008. On May 15, 2008, she replaced Teal Wicks as the standby for Elphaba, due to Wicks' promotion to full-time lead. In addition, she returned to understudying Nessarose, with Briana Yacavone replacing her in the lead role. She departed the Los Angeles company on October 26, 2008. Dodd was succeeded by Vicki Noon as the standby to Elphaba.
Dodd then joined the Broadway production, replacing Kerry Ellis in the lead role of Elphaba on November 11, 2008. Upon her move to Broadway, Dodd became the first, and only actress to date, to have performed in the lead roles of both Nessarose and Elphaba. She ended her limited Broadway engagement on January 11, 2009, and was replaced by Nicole Parker.
Dodd then originated the role of Elphaba on the second national touring company of the show, which began performances March 7, 2009 and officially opened March 12. Dodd exited the touring company on April 4, 2010, and was once again succeeded by Vicki Noon.
She then succeeded Eden Espinosa as Elphaba in the San Francisco sit-down production of the show on June 29, 2010. She remained with the production until it closed on September 5, 2010.