LONDON-based Malaysian actor Aaron Teoh is joining Tan Sri Michelle Yeoh and an all-star A-list cast in the film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical 'Wicked' – a reimagining of the classic 'The Wizard of Oz'.
Ariana Grande, Jeff Goldblum and Cynthia Erivo also feature in the cast of the planned two movies directed by Jon Chu, who counts Crazy Rich Asians among his previous directing credits.
Teoh will be playing the character of Avaric, a friend of Glenda (Grande) and a frenemy of Elphaba (Erivo).
Teoh worked as a vocal teacher in Malaysia for nine years, appearing in local productions of Merrily We Roll Along (2014) and Tick Tick Boom (2015). After moving to Britain in 2017 with his wife, he became active in the theatre scene there and started attending auditions.
In 2019, he won the role of Prince Chulalongkorn in the musical production of The King and I.
The two 'Wicked' movies Teoh is joining are prequels to 'The Wizard of Oz', telling the origin stories of the Wicked Witch of the West and the Good Witch. As the movies are still in the casting process don't expect to be out anytime soon, with a current release date of December 2024 and 2025. – The Vibes, December 12, 2022
