WICKED Comes To Boise 3/4

WICKED, the most anticipated musical production of the 2010 - 2011 Fred Meyer Broadway In Boise season will go on sale to the public at 7:00 a.m., Friday, March 4th. From 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. tickets will be available ONLY at the Morrison Center Box Office (2201 Cesar Chavez Lane - on the campus of Boise State University). Beginning at 10 a.m., any remaining tickets will be available for purchase at all Select-a-Seat outlets, including the Morrison Center box office, online at http://www.idahotickets.com or by calling (208) 426-1110. There is an 8-ticket limit per order.

Parking for the on sale will be free in the surface lot behind the Morrison Center and in the Brady Garage from 6:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. Due to Boise State University regulations, lines cannot form prior to 6:00 a.m. Michelle Hart with 103.3 KISS FM and Lisa Adams with 107.9 Lite Fm will be broadcasting on site with free food and refreshments.

Due to pre-existing sales to subscribers and groups, there is a limited inventory of WICKED tickets to start with. It is likely that the Boise engagement will sell out in record time. Patrons are urged to purchase their tickets to WICKED early.

WICKED will play May 4-15 at the Morrison Center. Tickets are $140, $82.50, $65, and $50 plus applicable fees. Prices are subject to change. Dates and times of performances are as follows:

May 4 - 7:30 p.m.
May 5 - 2:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
May 6 - 8:00 p.m.
May 7 - 2:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m.
May 8 - 1:00 p.m. & 6:30 p.m.
May 10 through 12 - 7:30 p.m.
May 13 - 8:00 p.m.
May 14 - 2:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m.
May 15 - 1:00 p.m. & 6:30 p.m.

WICKED, with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz (Godspell, Pippin, Disney's Enchanted, Academy Award winner for Pocahontas and The Prince of Egypt) and book by Winnie Holzman ("My So Called Life," "Once And Again" and "thirtysomething"), is based on the best-selling 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire. WICKED is set to make its Boise premiere starting Wednesday, May 4th.

The musical is directed by two-time Tony Award winner Joe Mantello (Take Me Out, Love! Valour! Compassion!, The Vagina Monologues) and features musical staging by Tony® Award winner Wayne Cilento (Aida, The Who's Tommy, How To Succeed...). WICKED, winner of 35 major awards, including a Grammy® Award and 3 Tony® Awards, is the untold story of the witches of Oz. It is produced by Marc Platt, Universal Pictures, The Araca Group, Jon B. Platt and David Stone.

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.

WICKED features set design by Tony® Award winning Eugene Lee (Ragtime, Show Boat, Candide, Sweeney Todd), costume design by Tony® winner Susan Hilferty (Spring Awakening, Into the Woods, Assassins), lighting design by Tony nominee® Kenneth Posner (Tony® Award winner for The Coast of Utopia, Hairspray) and sound design by Tony Meola (The Lion King). Stephen Oremus is the show's music director. Orchestrations are by William David Brohn, with dance arrangements by James Lynn Abbott.

WICKED has "cast quite a spell" (Washington Post) throughout North America, breaking box office records in every city that it has played, including Toronto, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington, DC, Philadelphia and Boston to name a few.

Called "a cultural phenomenon" by Variety and named "the defining musical of the decade" by The New York Times, WICKED continues to thrill audiences around the world. There are currently seven productions of WICKED worldwide, including two North American tours, a Broadway production, London production, a Japanese-language production, a German-language production and Australian production. A Dutch-language production of WICKED will open in 2011.

Grammy Award-Winning Cast recording available on Decca Broadway. For more information about WICKED log on to www.wickedthemusical.com.

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