Opening night will be emotional, Hay said. They then got a call in August telling them the production would be going ahead in 2021. To be standing on the TSB Showplace stage when the show opens on June 17 will be a dream come true for the pair. “I think it’ll feel very unreal," Head said. “It’ll be very emotional,” Hay added. “Elphaba to me is the number one dream role of all time.” Neither women are Taranaki locals, with both living between Christchurch and Auckland. They are the only members of the cast getting paid and will be living in Taranaki until the end of the season.