Based on the novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire
The Broadway musical WICKED will welcome two former cast members back to the blockbuster hit this spring. Beginning Wednesday, May 14, KENDRA KASSEBAUM
will return to the role of Glinda the Good Witch and beginning Tuesday, June 17, JAYNE HOUDYSHELL will return to the role of Madame Morrible.
The Contra Costa Times reports that the blockbuster musical, Wicked, will begin an open-ended engagement in San Francisco at the Orpheum Theatre in January 2009.
Alexia Khadime, currently starring as 'Nala' in Disney's The Lion King, is to star as Elphaba in WICKED at London's Apollo Victoria Theatre from Monday 9 June until Saturday 29 November 2008.
Wicked, the smash hit musical, is celebrating its first anniversary at the Pantages Theatre. It opened February 21, 2007 (previews began on February 10) - and the production, which was built for Los Angeles and the Pantages Theatre, is playing an open-ended engagement.
The record-breaking Chicago company of Wicked - the top grossing and longest running Broadway show in Chicago theatre history - will soon enable a new block of tickets for purchase. Tickets for performances April 29 - July 27, 2008 will go on-sale to the public on Friday, February 8 at 10 a.m.
The seven productions of the worldwide smash Wicked shattered box-office, cumulatively grossing $11.2 million worldwide for the week ending December 30, 2007.
BroadwayWorld's own James Sims recently caught up with Shoshana Bean as she rehearsed for an upcoming performance at Upright Cabaret. She talked about her time on Broadway, taking over the lead role in Wicked earlier than expected and revealed her future plans for recording and possibly touring once her album is released...
Even after 1000 performances, Chicago's Wicked is bringing people of all ages and places together.
On Wednesday, November 14 at 7:30PM, Chicago's record-breaking Wicked will mark a new milestone as the curtain goes up on its 1,000th performance.
Wicked, Broadway's blockbuster musical, welcomes two new witches beginning Tuesday, October 9: Stephanie J. Block as Elphaba and Annaleigh Ashford as Glinda.
On June 21st - 2007's longest day of the year - the Chicago company of Wicked, now the longest running Broadway show in Chicago theater history, extended its special day just a little longer as company members toasted the show's second anniversary with a late-night lake and river cruise aboard Chicago's First Lady.
On the occasion of celebrating the second anniversary of smash hit performances and the longest day of the year, the Chicago company of Wicked has announced that has become the longest running Broadway musical in Chicago theater history
As Wicked prepares to enter its third year at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts, Oriental Theatre, the record-breaking Chicago company is continuing their tradition of giving back to the community that has made them the most 'Popular' show in town.
Due to strong public response, the Chicago company of Wicked will soon add yet another opportunity to take a rare glimpse 'into the wings' of the blockbuster Broadway musical. '
After two years of sold-out shows and performing to an audience of over 2,000,000 (representing all 50 states and countries as far away as Japan and Australia), the record-breaking Chicago company of Wicked will celebrate its second anniversary in the Windy City
Now entering its third year of sold-out performances at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts, Oriental Theatre, the record-breaking Chicago company of Wicked will soon enable a new block of tickets for purchase.
The new production of WICKED is being mounted specifically for Southern California and stars Eden Espinosa and Megan Hilty as Elphaba and Glinda.
Chicago 'Wicked' opens it's wings for an exclusive behind-the-scenes looked at the show, hosted by cast members. Tours begin March 6th.
The 2005 documentary ShowBusiness, featuring Rosie O'Donnell, Idina Menzel and Sarah Jessica Parker, among other stars, will be released in New York on May 11th.
BWW Discounts! New theatre offers all-girl Shakespeare! BPF offers free staged reading! Best bet! New shows at CenterStage, FPCT! Plus news of Wicked in Baltimore!
Beginning on January 25th, Wicked star Jeffrey Kuhn will assume the role of Sir Bedevere in the Broadway production of Monty Python's Spamalot.
For the third year running, the Greenwich Theatre presents the groundbreaking 'The Ten Minute Musical Challenge'. Originally devised by Ellie Jones in 2005, this year's challenge will be directed by Fiona Laird. The challenge is designed to bring together composers, bookwriters and lyricists who have not worked together before, to forge new collaborations and encourage these creative teams to work fast enough to produce a ten minute musical in just one day, from the stimulus of stories in that day's newspaper.
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