Chandra Lee Schwartz

Chandra Lee Schwartz replaced Katie Rose Clarke as Glinda on the 1st National Tour, on August 21, 2009, alongside Donna Vivino as Elphaba. She played her final performance on tour on April 17, 2011 with Jackie Burns as Elphaba. She was replaced by Amanda Jane Cooper. She then reprised her role of Glinda, in the Broadway production, beginning performances September 27, 2011, with fellow tour star Jackie Burns. She played her final performance on Broadway on October 14, 2012, and was replaced by Alli Mauzey . She then returned to the 1st National Tour on July 29, 2014, alongside Emma Hunton as Elphaba. She replaced Gina Beck. She closed the production in it's final venue of the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles, California on March 15, 2015, alongside Jennifer DiNoia as Elphaba, who joined in February due to Emma Hunton having to leave due to illness.

She can be seen singing parts of Defying Gravity for Wicked Ultimate Encore 2011. Recently, Chandra Schwartz and her cast mates of the 1st National Tour ended their run of Wicked