WICKED Welcomes New Witches Caroline Bowman, Kara Lindsay and More Tonight
by BWW News Desk - December 16, 2014
WICKED welcomes new cast members to the Gershwin Theatre beginning tonight, December 16. CAROLINE BOWMAN (Kinky Boots, Eva in the Broadway revival tour of Evita) will step into the role of Elphaba, and KARA LINDSAY (original cast of Broadway's Newsies) will assume the role of Glinda, directly from playing the role on national tour.
The Theater People Podcast's Bonus Episode Welcomes WICKED's Mary Testa
by Theater People Podcast - December 7, 2014
On Monday, December 8, the Theater People Podcast welcomes Mary Testa. Over the course of Testa's nearly four decades in the New York Theater she's racked up 12 Broadway credits, 26 Off-Broadway credits, two Tony nominations, two Obie Awards, four Drama Desk nominations and an honorary Drama Desk for her years of outstanding performances on and off Broadway.
Meet the New WICKED Witches - Caroline Bowman and Kara Lindsay!
by BWW News Desk - November 21, 2014
WICKED just announced it will welcome new cast members to the Gershwin Theatre beginning Tuesday, December 16. Caroline Bowman will step into the role of 'Elphaba', and Kara Lindsay will assume the role of 'Glinda', directly from playing the role on national tour. Get to know Broadway's newest witches below!
WICKED Opens in San Diego Tonight
by BWW News Desk - November 12, 2014
?A day-of-performance lottery for a limited number of orchestra seats will be held for WICKED, which is returning to The San Diego Civic Theatre with performances from tonight, November 12-December 7, 2014.
Parody Mash-Up Musical WICKED FROZEN! to Premiere at the PIT Today
by Sally Henry Fuller - November 9, 2014
The world premiere new musical, "Wicked Frozen! A Musical Parody Mashup of 'Wicked' and 'Frozen' Written by Two People Who Have Never Seen 'Wicked' or 'Frozen'", will be presented this November at the famed People's Improv Theatre (PIT)! After an awardsweeping run during the 2014 West Village Musical Theatre Festival this summer, the fanfavorite short musical has been expanded to a hilarious sixtyminute piece.
Video Flashback: Celebrate WICKED's Birthday with Cast Members Past!
by Nicole Rosky - October 30, 2014
Today in 2003, Wicked opened at the Gershwin Theatre, where it is still running. Based on the novel by Gregory Maguire, Wicked has music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, and a book by Winnie Holzman. The production is directed by Joe Mantello with musical staging by Wayne Cilento. Wicked is produced by Marc Platt, Universal Pictures, The Araca Group, Jon B. Platt and David Stone.
The show celebrated its tenth anniversary on Broadway last year, and a slew of Wicked alumni attended the special event. To celebrate this day, BroadwayWorld is flashing back to WICKED's epic 10th birthday!
Parody Mash-Up Musical WICKED FROZEN! to Premiere at the PIT This November
by BWW News Desk - October 20, 2014
The world premiere new musical, “Wicked Frozen! A Musical Parody Mashup of 'Wicked' and 'Frozen' Written by Two People Who Have Never Seen 'Wicked' or 'Frozen'”, will be presented this November at the famed People's Improv Theatre (PIT)! After an awardsweeping run during the 2014 West Village Musical Theatre Festival this summer, the fanfavorite short musical has been expanded to a hilarious sixtyminute piece.
THE WICKED ROCKY HORROR SHOW to Benefit BC/EFA and Golden Rainbow 10/27 in Las Vegas
by BWW News Desk - October 15, 2014
The National Touring Company of WICKED will host THE WICKED ROCKY HORROR SHOW, a staged concert performance of Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show, at the Tommy Wind Theatre, 3765 Las Vegas Blvd. South on Monday, October 27, at 8:00 p.m. The event will feature the company of WICKED, and net proceeds will benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and Las Vegas' Golden Rainbow.