'Wicked' Chicago Company Announces New Tix thru July 27

The record-breaking Chicago company of Wicked - the top grossing and longest running Broadway show in Chicago theatre history - will soon enable a new block of tickets for purchase.  Tickets for performances April 29 - July 27, 2008 will go on-sale to the public on Friday, February 8 at 10 a.m.

The Chicago company of Wicked took the stage on Friday, June 24, 2005 at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts, Oriental Theatre, 24 West Randolph Street, and continues to perform in an open-run. Tickets for Wicked range in price from $25 to $90 are on-sale at all Broadway In Chicago Box Offices (24 W. Randolph St., 151 W. Randolph St., 18 W. Monroe St.), through the Broadway In Chicago Ticket Line at (312) 902-1400, at all Ticketmaster ticket centers or online at ticketmaster.com.  Groups of 20 or more may receive a discount by calling (312) 977-1710.

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.

Declared "A Cultural Phenomenon" by Variety, Wicked currently has productions in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, London, Tokyo, Stuttgart and on National Tour.  Based on the novel by Gregory Maguire, Wicked has music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, book by Winnie Holzman, and musical staging by Wayne Cilento.  The production is directed by Joe Mantello.

For more information, visit www.wickedthemusical.com/chicago

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