Vicki Noon (born 1985) is an American theater performer, who played the lead role of

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on the Second National Tour of ''

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'', a role she had previously covered in various other productions of the musical.

Early life

Vicki Noon was born in

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, and moved with her family at a young age to

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. Noon's mother worked in airplane systems at the

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and her father is a systems engineer at

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; they divorced in 1997. She and her older sister grew up in

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and Vicki studied at the Washington Academy of Performing Arts. In 1998, at the age of 13, Noon appeared as the title character in ''

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Accessed April 12, 2010. Noon was a high school classmate and childhood friend of

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pitcher

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, the National League Cy Young winner from 2008 and 2009. Noon played the principal role of Sophie on the 2007 North American tour of '' Mamma Mia!''. She also appeared as

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on the national tour of ''

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Wicked

Noon first appeared in the

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production of ''

'' from April 2008, as a member of the ensemble and understudy for

. Her first performance as Elphaba took place on July 19, 2008. She was then asked to join the

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production as the standby Elphaba, and replaced

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on November 4, 2008. She continued to stand by for

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until the show left Hollywood on January 11, 2009. Noon then transferred to

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, where she was the standby for

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. Previews began, with Noon stepping in as Elphaba for an ill Wicks, on January 27, 2009. Opening night took place on February 6. From the end of March 2009 until early May, she became the temporary lead Elphaba, while Teal Wicks was on an extended leave of absence. Noon departed S.F. on March 7, 2010, and replaced

as the lead Elphaba on the second North American Tour from April 6, 2010. She starred opposite Natalie Daradich as

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. Noon played her final performance on January 23, 2011 in her hometown of

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and was replaced by standby Anne Brummel.Anne Brummel Will Be Elphaba in Wicked's Second North American Tour
/ref> Noon began performances on August 14, 2012 as a member of the ensemble and understudy for Elphaba in the musical's Broadway production, replacing former Elphaba understudy

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. Noon most recently performed as a standby for all the female roles in the Broadway production of ''First Date''.

References

External links

Official ''Wicked'' Tour website

Interview with Vicki Noon on top Wicked fansite
{{DEFAULTSORT:Noon, Vicki 1985 births Living people American musical theatre actresses Actresses from Washington (state) People from Newcastle, Washington 21st-century American women