Rockford star shines bright on ‘Wicked’ stage

PEORIA – A Rockford native is owning the role of Glinda in the Broadway touring production of “Wicked,” which ends its run at the Peoria Civic Center’s Prairie Home Alliance Theater on Aug.. 31.

Zoe Jensen, 29, already an accomplished stage performer who has also appeared on television’s “Law and Order,” fell in love with theater after seeing the “Wicked” national tour in 2006.

The versatile Jensen, who earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, told Chronicle Media that playing the part of Glinda — the “good witch” in the classic Wizard of Oz tale — qualifies as her dream role…

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