Wicked Tour Extends Toronto Engagement to Dec. 31

The Wicked tour will be performing at the Canon Theatre in Toronto longer than originally planned.

The smash musical, originally slated for a Toronto engagement through November 26th, will run through December 31st.  It began at the Canon on October 6th.

The Wicked tour currently stars Shoshana Bean/> as Elphaba, Megan Hilty/> as Glinda, Alma Cuervo/> as Madame Morrible, P.J. Benjamin as the Wizard, Cliffton Hall as Fiyero, K. Todd Freeman as Dr. Dillamond, Josh Lamon/> as Boq, and Jennifer Waldman/> as Nessarose.

Wicked has been sold out at virtually every performance on Broadway, since having its official opening at the Gershwin Theatre on October 30, 2003. 

Based on the novel by />/>/>Gregory Maguire/>, the show has music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz/> and a book by Winnie Holzman.  Directed by />/>/>Joe Mantello/>, with musical staging by />/>/>Wayne Cilento/>, Wicked is also currently being presented on Broadway, on a national tour, and in a separate, open-ended engagement at Chicago's Ford Center for the Performing Arts, Oriental Theatre.  The London production opened on September 27 and is currently playing to capacity crowds at the Apollo Victoria Theatre.

"Long before Dorothy drops in, two other girls meet in the land of Oz.  One, born with emerald-green skin, is smart, fiery and misunderstood.  The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular.  Wicked tells the story of their remarkable odyssey, how these two unlikely friends grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch," state notes.

New casting for the roles of Elphaba and Glinda will be announced shortly after Thansksgiving.  Both Bean and Hilty leave the tour after the Toronto engagement.

Visit www.wickedthemusicaltour.com for more information.

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