Stephen Schwartz Gives Updates on WICKED Film, Broadway's HOUDINI
by Caryn Robbins - April 1, 2014
Composer Stephen Schwartz attended the opening night of Wicked alumna Idina Menzel's new Broadway musical If/Then Sunday night, and teased that a big screen adaptation of Broadway's long-running musical Wicked may indeed be underway.
Emma Hunton to Join Cast of WICKED's First National Tour as Elphaba, 4/23
by Tyler Peterson - March 13, 2014
Hunton's credits include the Broadway company of Spring Awakening (Ilse) as well as the Off-Broadway company of RENT (Maureen). She was last on tour with the 1st National Tour of Next to Normal (Natalie) and most recently played Ryan in the world premiere of Witness Uganda at the American Repertory Theater.
Broadway's WICKED Flies Into Sacramento, May-June 2014; Tickets on Sale Today
by BWW News Desk - February 15, 2014
After breaking box office records and selling out in record time in 2012, Wicked, Broadway's biggest blockbuster, will return to Sacramento Community Center Theater from May 28 through June 15 as part of the Broadway Sacramento series. Tickets for the return engagement go on sale today, February 15.
BWW Interviews: Matt Shingledecker Talks his Role as Fiyero in WICKED
by Kathy Strain - February 11, 2014
Matt Shingledecker has been performing most of his life and loving every minute of it. From the time he got his first paying show at age 16, Matt has been hooked. Matt is currently playing Fiyero in the touring company of Wicked and has been loving every minute of it. Broadway World caught up with Matt not too long ago and he shared his feelings about his new role as Fiyero and what led up to this moment.
STAGE TUBE: Kids' Night on Broadway Spotlight- WICKED's Tiffany Haas & Jerad Bortz
by Nicole Rosky - February 13, 2014
The Broadway League will soon launch KIDS' NIGHT ON BROADWAY, Monday, February 24, 2014 to Sunday, March 2, 2014. KIDS' NIGHT ON BROADWAY is an audience development program created by The Broadway League to make theatre accessible, encourage theatre as a form of family entertainment, and build larger audiences for the future. In the weeks leading up to the festivities, cast members from some of this years' will share their favorite Broadway memories and why they love Broadway! Below, meet WICKED's Tiffany Haas & Jerad Bortz?!
WICKED's Marybeth Abel and Christy Ney to Hold Stage Management Intensive, 3/3
by BWW News Desk - February 2, 2014
Broadway Basics is recruiting undergraduates for their Stage Management Workshop- a one day intensive on Monday, March 3, 2014 from 10am-3pm for an in-depth day with two Professional Broadway Stage Managers.? Upon attending the workshop, students will learn first-hand about what it takes on put on a Broadway show from pre-production through strike, networking and resume writing, and more! The enrollment deadline is February 21, 2014.
Photo Flash: Tour Broadway's Gershwin Theatre- See WICKED Up-Close!
by Nicole Rosky - January 31, 2014
Wicked recently celebrated its 10th Anniversary on Broadway, and for fans that have yet to make it to the Gershwin Theatre, Google has just launched a virtual tour of the space. In the up-close feature, the most observant fans can see the lobby, stage, and even characters from the show hanging around the theatre. Click here to view a full tour of the Gershwin, and check out photos below!
Broadway's WICKED Flies Into Sacramento, May-June 2014; Tickets on Sale 2/15
by BWW News Desk - January 25, 2014
After breaking box office records and selling out in record time in 2012, WICKED, Broadway's biggest blockbuster, will return to Sacramento Community Center Theater from May 28 through June 15 as part of the Broadway Sacramento series. Tickets for the return engagement go on sale February 15.
WICKED, BEAUTIFUL, NEWSIES & More Participate in KIDS' NIGHT ON BROADWAY 2014; Tickets on Sale Today
by BWW News Desk - January 8, 2014
The Broadway League previously announced the shows participating in the 18th KIDS' NIGHT ON BROADWAY, which will take place Monday, February 24, 2014 to Sunday, March 2, 2014. Tickets to participating shows will be available to the public starting today, January 8, 2014 at 10 a.m. ET.
WICKED Sets New Broadway Record With $3.2 Million Gross in One Week
by BWW News Desk - December 30, 2013
Having recently celebrated its 10th Anniversary on Broadway, the blockbuster musical WICKED continues to defy gravity, setting a new Broadway record for the highest one-week gross with a box office take of $3,201,333, for the week ending December 29, 2013. The first and only Broadway musical to gross over $3 million in one week, WICKED has broken the previous record, $2,947,142, which it also held (week ending December 30, 2012), and which had earlier been held by Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark, with a gross of $2,941,794 (week ending January 1, 2012).
BWW Reviews: Spellbinding WICKED Brings Theatrical Magic to Providence
by Veronica Bruscini - December 28, 2013
WICKED, now playing at the Providence Performing Arts Center, revisits the yellow brick road from Munchkinland to the Emerald City and presents a heart-touching, socially- and politically-minded new vision of Oz's most familiar stories and characters along the way.