New York City - Beginning performances on Tuesday, March 29, Richard H. Blake will assume the role of Fiyero in the Broadway company of "Wicked." He joins a cast which includes Teal Wicks as Elphaba, Katie Rose Clarke as Glinda, Kathy Fitzgerald as Madame Morrible, P.J. Benjamin as The Wizard, Etai BenShlomo as Boq, Jenny Fellner as Nessarose, and Tom Flynn as Dr. Dillamond. Kyle Dean Massey, who is currently playing the role of Fiyero, will play his final performance on Sunday, March 27.

Blake joins the Broadway company directly from the national tour of "Wicked." His Broadway credits include "Legally Blonde" (Warner), "The Wedding Singer" (Glen Guglia), "Hairspray" (Link), "Aida" (Radames), "Saturday Night Fever" (Tony Manero), "Rent" (Roger), "Prince of Central Park" (Prince), "Macbeth" (Boy Macduff), "The Sound of Music" (Friedrich). Blake's TV and film credits include "The Babysitter's Club," "All My Children," "Toonces and Friends" and "Red Light August."