WICKED INTERVIEWS:
Part One - Nikki Davis-Jones (Elphaba)
Wicked flies on in to the Birmingham Hippodrome next week as part of it's first ever UK and Ireland tour, and we are celebrating the occasion with a pair of interviews with the two of the show's leads.
In this first part, Kyle sits down with actress Nikki-Davis Jones, who plays Elphaba in the show, and discusses how Wicked is proving to be the gift that keeps on giving...
By Kyle Pedley.
Interview Conducted Thursday 24th April 2014.
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| Nikki Davis-Jones as Elphaba in Wicked |
“I’m clearly not very good in auditions!”
It’s a modest dash of self-deprecation from the lady who has bagged one of musical theatre’s most coveted leading roles, and further indicative of a warm, humble personality that likewise may initially seem at odds with the role she has been drafted in to play. But such humility is not without context and reasoning, with a string of standby and cover roles in shows such as Blood Brothers and Mamma Mia that led to eventual promotions being the career pattern for actress Nikki Davis-Jones thus far.
That was before a certain green-skinned opportunity came flying in on a golden broomstick and looks set to change her career ‘For Good’.
