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WICKED is a new musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz (Godspell, Pippin, Academy Award winner for Pocahontas and The Prince of Egypt) and book by Winnie Holzman ("My So Called Life," "Once And Again" and "thirtysomething") based on the best-selling 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire.

From April 28, 2011 through May 28, 2011, the Melbourne Theatre Company will present the Australian premiere of the 2010 Pulitzer-Prize winning Broadway hit, Next To Normal. The production, which is being directed by Dean Bryant and musical directed by Matthew Frank, will star Matt Hetherington and Kate Kendall. Additional casting announcements are forthcoming.

Broadway In Chicago is thrilled to announce that individual tickets for the return engagement of WICKED will go on sale Wednesday, September 15, 2010. The longest running Broadway musical in Chicago history will return this holiday season for eight weeks only, December 1, 2010 - January 23, 2011.

WICKED, the smash hit musical, will kick off The Smith Center for the Performing Arts' 2012-2013 Broadway-subscription series with a limited six-week engagement. After breaking box office records and selling out across the country, WICKED has added The Smith Center to its 2012-2013 tour, with performances scheduled for August 29 - October 7, 2012.

The company of the first North American tour of WICKED welcomes Gene Weygandt as The Wizard on Tuesday, September 14 in Boston, MA. Weygandt, a WICKED veteran, has previously played The Wizard in Chicago and on Broadway. On Broadway, he created the role of Paul in big: The Musical and is a three-time recipient of Chicago's Jefferson Award. Mr. Weygandt's many film and TV credits include: The Birdcage, The Babe, 'The Beast,' 'Cybill,' 'Home Improvement,' 'Murphy Brown,' 'Drew Carey,' 'Ellen,' 'Coach' and 'USA High.'

Tickets will go on sale Sunday, September 12, for the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical 'Next to Normal,' which is being presented at the Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre, November 23, 2010, through January 2, 2011. The opening is scheduled for November 28.

Broadway In Chicago is thrilled to announce that individual tickets for the return engagement of WICKED will go on sale Wednesday, September 15, 2010. The longest running Broadway musical in Chicago history will return this holiday season for eight weeks only, December 1, 2010 - January 23, 2011.

Broadway In Chicago is thrilled to announce that the return engagement of WICKED will include the return of two Chicagoan stars, Barbara Robertson and Gene Weygandt. Robertson will join the cast as Madame Morrible for the Chicago run, and Weygandt will begin performances as The Wizard with the tour in Boston before arriving in Chicago.

The company of the first North American tour of WICKED welcomes Gene Weygandt as The Wizard on Tuesday, September 14 in Boston, MA. Weygandt, a WICKED veteran, has previously played The Wizard in Chicago and on Broadway. On Broadway, he created the role of Paul in big: The Musical and is a three-time recipient of Chicago's Jefferson Award. Mr. Weygandt's many film and TV credits include: The Birdcage, The Babe, 'The Beast,' 'Cybill,' 'Home Improvement,' 'Murphy Brown,' 'Drew Carey,' 'Ellen,' 'Coach' and 'USA High.'

Tickets will go on sale Sunday, September 12, for the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical 'Next to Normal,' which is being presented at the Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre, November 23, 2010, through January 2, 2011. The opening is scheduled for November 28.

After breaking box office records and selling out in record time in 2007, WICKED, the smash-hit musical, will return to Orlando's Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre February 23 through March 27, 2011.

WICKED is now playing in Finnish at the Helsinski City Theater. For video footage of the production, click below.

The San Francisco production of the smash hit musical WICKED will play its final performance on Sunday, September 5, 2010, ending its record-breaking run at the Orpheum Theatre. Tickets are now on sale for all performances through September 5th. Upon closing, WICKED will have played 660 performances and 12 previews.

After breaking box office records and selling out in record time last year, WICKED, Broadway's biggest blockbuster, will return to Indianapolis' Murat Theatre at Old National Centre December 15-January 1. Tickets for the return engagement go on sale Friday, October 15.

After breaking box office records and selling out in record time when the show last played Boston, WICKED, the smash-hit musical, will return to the Boston Opera House for a limited engagement September 1 - October 17.

WICKED has unveiled a brand new video that will bring fans Behind the Emerald Curtain. Be the first to get an exclusive look at the Costume Edition, and follow the construction of a new Madame Morrible costume, from bolt to Broadway by clicking below.

Marin Mazzie and real-life husband Jason Danieley joined Broadway's NEXT TO NORMAL at the Booth Theatre on July 19, 2010. Courtesy of NY-1 and NBC, the first clips of the pair in performance have circulated! Click below to hear the real-life married couple talk to NBC about playing a married couple eight times a week on stage and see them in action. Click here to see performance clips on NY-1.

A day-of-performance lottery for a limited number of orchestra seats will be held daily for WICKED, which will be playing September 1 - October 17 for seven weeks only at the Boston Opera House

The New York Times' TimesCenter series will feature two Summer Nights on Broadway events.

After breaking box office records and selling out its entire run in record time both in 2006 and 2008, Wicked, the smash hit musical, makes its much-anticipated return to Hennepin Theatre Trust's Orpheum Theatre, Wednesday, August 11-Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010.