Emma Hunton is currently playing Elphaba on the 1st National Tour of Wicked. She replaced Alison Luff on April 23, 2014.
She holds the record of being the youngest Elphaba in an English-language production, and second youngest in the world. She is 23 years old, and began performances at the age of 22. Danna Paola (from the Mexican production) is the youngest ever, at the age of 19, beginning performances 18.
She is currently starring alongside either Gina Beck as Glinda or Chandra Lee Schwartz with Nick Adams as Fiyero.