The actor playing the lead role in the city panto this Christmas worked on the upcoming Wicked film.
Tarik Frimpong stars in Aladdin at Norwich Theatre Royal from December 7 2024 to January 5 2025.
His theatre credits include the UK and Ireland tour of The Drifters Girl and Aladdin on the West End.
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He previously starred in the film Mary Poppins Returns as Angus alongside Emily Blunt and Lin Manuel-Miranda.
Frimpong recently uploaded a video to his TikTok account, which has more than 18,000 followers, teasing a role in Wicked.
He captioned it: "POV: It is April 2023 and you are chilling in your trailer while you are working on a new film that is also a musical about a certain green witch."
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Responding to fans in the comments, he thanked them for their support but remained tight-lipped on the role he plays in the film.
Wicked, starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, will be released in UK cinemas on November 22.
It also features scenes shot at a tulip field in the Terrington St Clement area in west Norfolk.
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