# 119 - Helen Woolf on Wicked, Emergency Covers & Performing As A New Mum Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/call-to-stage-with-amber-davies-6766029/119-helen-woolf-on-wicked-emergency-covers-performing-as-a-new-mum Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/call-to-stage-with-amber-davies-6766029/119-helen-woolf-on-wicked-emergency-covers-performing-as-a-new-mum.md Podcast: [Call To Stage with Amber Davies](https://stenobird.com/podcast/call-to-stage-with-amber-davies-6766029) Published: 2026-05-13T03:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/p.podderapp.com/1394744194/pdrl.fm/80163e/rss.art19.com/episodes/d6825c5c-526b-4631-8228-e9dd1b70ffa1.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0 Audio file: https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/p.podderapp.com/1394744194/pdrl.fm/80163e/rss.art19.com/episodes/d6825c5c-526b-4631-8228-e9dd1b70ffa1.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/call-to-stage-with-amber-davies-6766029/episodes/119-helen-woolf-on-wicked-emergency-covers-performing-as-a-new-mum Duration seconds: 1997 ## Resource On this episode of Call To Stage , we're joined by the gloriously warm, funny and brilliantly candid Helen Woolf. Helen has become one of the most beloved Glinda's in the history of Wicked , accumulating an extraordinary six contracts with the show across more than a decade — including the first UK Tour and multiple West End runs — before bringing her time with the show to a close alongside Lucy St. Louis, playing the role over 1,000 times in total. Her career also includes performing in the West Side Story Arena Tour, as well as concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, Cadogan Hall, Royal Festival Hall and many more. On this episode of Call To Stage , Amber and Helen talk about the long and winding journey to landing Glinda, the terrifying reality of being thrown in at the deep end as an emergency cover in week one of the first UK Tour, and the extraordinary experience of attending the Wicked film premiere surrounded by an array of Glinda's past and present. There are also brilliant stories from the bubble as well as a deeply honest and moving conversation about the realities of returning to eight shows a week as a new mum and why the industry urgently needs more job-sharing options for working mothers. For more bonus content, join the  Call To Stage Backstage Pass  on Patreon:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/c/calltostage⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Call To Stage Instagram:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@calltostagepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@calltostagepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@calltostage See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/call-to-stage-with-amber-davies-6766029/episodes/119-helen-woolf-on-wicked-emergency-covers-performing-as-a-new-mum/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/call-to-stage-with-amber-davies-6766029/119-helen-woolf-on-wicked-emergency-covers-performing-as-a-new-mum.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.