James Lynn Abbott News

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

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.

A full-scale production of the Broadway smash Wicked may soon be flying to Japan

The producers of Wicked have announced that Los Angeles will be home to a new production the smash musical, beginning in February of 2007

Complete casting has been announced for the West End production of Wicked.

IDINA MENZEL, star of the original Broadway production of WICKED, will recreate her award-winning role in London in September for a limited season.

Beginning March 8 (when performances begin at the Aronoff Center in Cincinnati), Julia Murney will assume the role of Elphaba, Alma Cuervo will become Madame Morrible, P.J. Benjamin will step into the role of the Wizard, Sebastian Arcelus will be Fiyero, and Jennifer Waldman will be Nessarose. Beginning March 28 (when the show will be playing at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia), K. Todd Freeman assumes the role of Dr. Dillamond.

Wicked Day and a Wicked singing contest will be some of the October events in Chicago that will celebrate 6 month anniversary of the smash sit-down production of Wicked

ANA GASTEYER and KATE REINDERS from Chicago's Long-Run Production of WICKED will perform 'For Good' at the Jerry Lewis Telethon Benefiting the Muscular Dystrophy Association

Both I Am My Own Wife and Wicked will have productions in LA in June and July, with the former at the Wadsworth Theatre and the latter at the Pantages