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Why ‘Wicked’ Called in a Software Developer to Star In the Broadway Show
January 6, 2022
When COVID-19 hampered a Broadway musical, they turned to a software engineer to fill the lead role. Having been given only 24 hours' notice, Carla Stickler was on a plane from northern Michigan on one of the worst travel days of the year to New York City to star on Broadway as Elphaba in “Wicked.” Stickler is no stranger to Broadway or the musical “Wicked,” She starred as the green witch in 2015, which happens to be the last time she ever performed the role before switching careers.
