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'Wicked' UK Box Office Hits 5th-Highest Grossing Week
by BWW News Desk - Oct 29, 2007


The smash hit musical Wicked, at London's Apollo Victoria Theatre, has just enjoyed its 5th highest grossing 8-show week since opening in September 2006. For the week ending October 27 2007, the production grossed £667,383 ($1.373 million US).

West End 'Wicked' Wins People's Choice 'Favourite Musical'
by BWW News Desk - Oct 15, 2007


The smash hit musical Wicked, at London's Apollo Victoria Theatre, has just won two People's Choice Awards, including 'Favourite Musical of 2007,' voted by customers of the UK's largest independent ticket retailer www.lastminute.com.

Photo Flash: West End 'Wicked' Celebrates 1st Birthday
by BWW - Sep 7, 2007


On Friday September 7, the record-breaking hit musical Wicked celebrated the anniversary of its first public performance at London's Apollo Victoria Theatre.

West End 'Wicked' Celebrates 1st Anniversary Sept.7
by BWW News Desk - Sep 6, 2007


On Friday September 7, the record-breaking hit musical Wicked celebrates the anniversary of its first public performance at London's Apollo Victoria Theatre. l Wicked enters its second year decisively established as one the West End's most popular and successful musicals.

Wicked Celebrates First West End Anniversary, Sept. 7
by BWW News Desk - Aug 17, 2007


On Friday, September 7th, London's Wicked will celebrate its first year in the West End.

Photo Flash: Wicked UK New Cast
by BWW - Aug 4, 2007


The West End production of WICKED welcomed Dianne Pilkington (Glinda), Oliver Tompsett (Fiyero) and Andy Mace (Dillamond) to their blockbuster cast.

Photo Preview: New Cast Members in London 'Wicked'
by BWW - Jul 5, 2007


On July 16th, the cast of London's Wicked will welcome Dianne Pilkington as Glinda, Oliver Tompsett (Royal Hunt of the Sun, National Theatre) as Fiyero, and Andy Mace (Martin Guerre) as Doctor Dillamond.

Dallimore, Garcia & Ball Depart London 'Wicked' 7/14
by BWW News Desk - Jul 3, 2007


Helen Dallimore (Glinda), Adam Garcia (Fiyero) and Martin Ball (Doctor Dillamond), who starred in the original London cast of Wicked, play their final performances on Saturday, July 14th.

London Wicked Announces Recent Cast Updates
by Ryan Woods - May 23, 2007


New cast changes from Monday 16th July 2007 for Wicked at London's Apollo Victoria Theatre

UK Roundup - New Rent, Fiyero, Reality TV + Faith Prince
by Jake Brunger - May 8, 2007


London gets a new production of Rent, a new Fiyero in Wicked whilst Faith Prince stars alongside Michael Ball at the ENO and Buddy returns for a third run

London 'Wicked' Announces New Cast Members
by BWW News Desk - Apr 27, 2007


Kerry Ellis (Elphaba), Susie Blake (Madame Morrible), Nigel Planer (The Wizard), James Gillan (Boq) and Katie Rowley Jones (Nessarose) have all extended their contracts in the hit musical Wicked at London's Apollo Victoria Theatre from Monday, July 16, onwards.

Photo Flash: Susie Blake in London 'Wicked'
by BWW News Desk - Mar 30, 2007


Susie Blake will star as Madame Morrible in the hit musical Wicked at London's Apollo Victoria Theatre from Monday, April 2, 2007.

Dianne Pilkington is New Glinda in London Wicked
by BWW News Desk - Mar 12, 2007


From Monday, July 16th 2007, the role of 'Glinda' in the award-winning musical Wicked at London's Apollo Victoria Theatre will be played by Dianne Pilkington.

Susie Blake is Madame Morrible in London's Wicked, 4/2
by BWW News Desk - Feb 1, 2007


Susie Blake will star as Madame Morrible in the hit musical Wicked at London's Apollo Victoria Theatre from Monday, April 2 2007.

WICKED Breaks West End Box-Office Gross Record
by BWW News Desk - Jan 2, 2007


The hit musical WICKED, at London's Apollo Victoria Theatre, has set a new all-time record for a single week's gross in the West End. For the week 26-30 December 2006, WICKED grossed a record-breaking £873,020. WICKED was the West End's top-selling show during Christmas week and also set a new Box Office record at the Apollo Victoria for the third time:

A New Witch Flies in to Theatreland
by Tom Atkins - Jan 1, 2007


Idina Menzel gave her final performance as the unusually green witch, Elphaba, in the London production of the hit musical Wicked on the 30th December at the Apollo Victoria Theatre. Her three-month contract, which paid a record-breaking $30,000 per week, is now over and Kerry Ellis takes over the role from 1st January 2007.

Kerry Ellis is London Wicked's New Elphaba, Jan. 1
by BWW News Desk - Dec 20, 2006


From Monday, January 1st, Kerry Ellis will play the role of Elphaba in Wicked, London's smash-hit musical at the Apollo Victoria Theatre

Photo Flash: London 'Wicked' Royal Variety Performance
by BWW News Desk - Dec 8, 2006


On Monday, December 4th, the cast of Wicked performed at the Royal Variety Performance, Coliseum in the presence of Their Royal Highnesses, The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, due to be televised by the BBC One on Tuesday 12 December 2006

Christmas in New York to Move to the Apollo
by BWW News Desk - Nov 29, 2006


Christmas in New York, the latest instalment in the West End's critically acclaimed 'Notes from New York' series, will now take place at the Apollo Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue on Sunday 10 December 2006 at 7.30pm and not at the Lyric Theatre as previously advertised

UK WICKED to Take Part in Royal Variety Performance 12/4
by BWW News Desk - Nov 9, 2006


WICKED will take part in this year's prestigious Royal Variety Performance on Monday 4th December at the London Coliseum in the presence of Their Royal Highnesses, The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall.

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