NEW YORK — Broadway performer Jordan Litz completed the New York City Marathon and immediately took to the stage for a matinee showing of "Wicked" on Sunday.

Litz, who has played Prince Fiyero on Broadway since May 2023, was one of thousands of participants running in the through all five New York boroughs this year.

He completed the marathon in 3:40:53 with an average time of 8:26 minutes per mile before having to suit up and perform for the 2 p.m. matinee show. The race started just after 9 a.m. ET.

Litz told the New York Times he had been practicing for this run months in advance, sometimes running 18 or 19 miles before a double performance to play Prince Fiyero on stage.

"My body’s ready for it," he told them Saturday. "At the end of the day, as long as I’ve refueled, I fee

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