NANOEK | Willemijn Verkaik and others - Next to Normal

Name: NANOEK | Willemijn Verkaik and others - Next to Normal
Start: 2026-11-11
Location: Leidse Schouwburg

Wed, 11 Nov 2026

musical culture

NANOEK | Willemijn Verkaik and others - Next to Normal — Leidse Schouwburg, Leiden

NANOEK presents the American rock musical 'Next to Normal' at Leidse Schouwburg, starring Willemijn Verkaik in the lead role. The production follows a family grappling with mental health and identity.

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About: Willemijn Verkaik

The only actress ever to perform Elphaba in Wicked across three languages and four countries, Verkaik is also the Dutch and German voice of Elsa in Frozen. She returns to Dutch stages in autumn 2026, taking the lead in Next to Normal.

608.6K

monthly listeners on Spotify

2000+

times performed as Elphaba in Wicked

53K

followers on Instagram

69M+

streams of 'Let It Go' (Frozen, German) on Spotify

What's new

2026-08
Willemijn Verkaik is cast as Diana Goodman in the Dutch touring production of Next to Normal, which starts in September 2026.
2026-04
The premiere of Next to Normal is scheduled for October 10, 2026 at the Oude Luxor Theater in Rotterdam, after which the production tours through the Netherlands until the end of December.
2025-11
Verkaik toured with the theater concert Leading Ladies Live, together with Gaia Aikman and Renée van Wegberg, with the official premiere on November 14, 2025 at DeLaMar Amsterdam.

Tour

SpijkenisseRotterdamUtrechtAmsterdamWaalwijk

Tracks

Defying Gravity (Frei)From the original German cast recording of Wicked Stuttgart (2007), her breakthrough role as Elphaba

Laat het losDutch version of 'Let It Go' from Disney's Frozen (2013), sung as the voice of Elsa

Lass jetzt losGerman singing version of 'Let It Go' from Die Eiskönigin, more than 69 million streams on Spotify

For GoodIconic duet from Wicked, frequently performed during her anniversary concerts

I Am the OneFrom Next to Normal, her new leading role in the Dutch tour starting October 2026

NANOEK | Willemijn Verkaik and others - Next to Normal

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