WICKED Announces Lottery for $25 Tickets at Ohio Theatre, Begin. 6/5

A day-of-performance lottery for a limited number of orchestra seats will be held for WICKED, which is returning to the Ohio Theatre with performances from June 5-23. Two and one-half hours prior to each performance, people who present themselves at the east entrance of the Ohio Theatre (just off State Street between the Ohio Theatre and the Sheraton) can place their names in a lottery drum. Names will be drawn 30 minutes later for a limited number of orchestra seats at $25 each, cash only. This lottery is available in-person only at the Ohio Theatre with a limit of two tickets per person. Lottery participants must have a valid photo ID when submitting their entry form and, if chosen, when purchasing tickets.

WICKED, with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz (Godspell, Pippin, Disney's Enchanted, Academy Award winner for Pocahontas andThe Prince of Egypt) and book by Winnie Holzman ("My So Called Life," "Once And Again" and "thirtysomething"), is based on the 1995 best-selling novel by Gregory Maguire. 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, the untold story of the witches of Oz, 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 winner 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 winner 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 it has played, including Toronto, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington, DC, Philadelphia, and Boston to name a few.

WICKED has been declared "A Cultural Phenomenon" by Variety and "The Best Musical of the Decade" by Entertainment Weekly. There are currently seven productions worldwide-New York, London, Holland, Japan, Australia/New Zealand, and two concurrent North American tours. Globally, WICKED has amassed more than $2.9 billion in ticket sales and has been seen by 36 million people worldwide in its nine-year history.

Tickets begin at $43 and are available at the CAPA Ticket Center (39 E. State St.), all Ticketmaster outlets, and www.ticketmaster.com/wicked. To purchase by phone, please call (614) 469-0939 or (800) 745-3000. Orders for groups of 20 or more may be placed by calling (614) 719-6900. Performance schedule, prices, and cast are subject to change without notice. Good seats are still available. For best available seating, please try Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday evening performances in the second and third weeks of the engagement, as well as the Thursday matinee performance on June 6.

The performance schedule is as follows:

Wednesday, June 5, 8pm
Thursday, June 6, 2pm & 8pm
Friday, June 7, 8pm
Saturday, June 8, 2pm & 8pm
Sunday, June 9, 1pm & 6:30pm
Tuesday, June 11, 8pm
Wednesday, June 12, 8pm
Thursday, June 13, 8pm
Friday, June 14, 8pm
Saturday, June 15, 2pm & 8pm
Sunday, June 16, 1pm & 6:30pm
Tuesday, June 18, 8pm
Wednesday, June 19, 8pm
Thursday, June 20, 8pm
Friday, June 21, 8pm
Saturday, June 22, 2pm & 8pm
Sunday, June 23, 1pm & 6:30pm

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