Annaleigh Ashford is an American stage actress. Her big break came when she covered the role of Glinda in the first national tour of Wicked from December 2005 - October 2006. She made her Broadway debut as Margot in "Legally Blonde: The Musical", covering Laura Bell Bundy's Elle Woods. She then reprised the role of Glinda in the show's Broadway production opposite Stephanie J. Block as Elphaba, from October 2007 - May 2008. She then joined the closing cast of the Chicago company, from June 2008 - January 2009.