Tix Go On Sale For Jacksonville Run of WICKED 1/4-22, 2012

After breaking box office records and selling out in record time in 2009, WICKED, Broadway's biggest blockbuster, will return to Jacksonville at the Times-Union Center's Moran Theater from January 4-22, 2012 for 24 performances. Tickets for the return engagement go on sale Sunday, October 16th.

With music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz (Godspell, Pippin, Academy Award winner for Pocahontas and The Prince of Egypt) and book by Winnie Holzman ("My So Called Life," "Once And Again" and "thirtysomething"), WICKED, the untold story of the witches of Oz, 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...).

Based on the best-selling 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire, WICKED, winner of 35 major awards, including a Grammy® and three 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.

Tickets for WICKED begin at $35.00 and are available at The Artist Series Box Office at (904)-632-3373 or online at www.artistseriesjax.org. VIP seats are also available for select performances. Performance schedule, prices and cast are subject to change without notice.  

WICKED PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
JANUARY 4 - 22, 2012

Wednesday, January 4, 7:30pm
Thursday, January 5, 1:30pm & 7:30pm
Friday, January 6, 8:00pm
Saturday, January 7, 2:00pm & 8:00pm
Sunday, January 8, 1:30pm & 7:00pm
Tuesday, January 10, 7:30pm
Wednesday, January 11, 7:30pm
Thursday, January 12, 7:30pm
Friday, January 13, 8:00pm
Saturday, January 14, 2:00pm & 8:00pm
Sunday, January 15, 1:30pm & 7:00pm
Tuesday, January 17, 7:30pm
Wednesday, January 18, 7:30pm
Thursday, January 19, 7:30pm
Friday, January 20, 8:00pm
Saturday, January 21, 2:00pm & 8:00pm
Sunday, January 22, 1:30pm & 7:00pm

"I'm delighted to announce the return of WICKED for Jacksonville. It will be a thrill for our audiences to experience the excitement that WICKED will bring once again to the Moran Theater at the Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts," said The Artist Series Executive Director, Milt Russos. "This is a show that the entire family can enjoy. The producers of WICKED deserve kudos for making such a high-quality show available for the national tour."

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, and how these two unlikely friends grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good.

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, WICKED continues to thrill audiences around the world. There are currently seven productions of WICKED worldwide, including two North American tours, a Broadway production, a London production, a Japanese-language production, a German-language production and an Australian production. A Dutch-language production of WICKED will open in November 2011.

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

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

To order by phone with Visa, MasterCard, American Express or Discover call
The Artist Series Box Office at
(904) 632-3373
(toll-free outside of Jacksonville 1-888-860-BWAY)

Tickets are also available online with Instant Seat Selection by visiting the
The Artist Series' website: www.artistseriesjax.org

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