Joe Mantello News

Celebrating 3 years on Broadway, the Annual 'Wicked Day' event featuring a costume contest, games, prizes and of course the 'Be Wicked' singing contest took place on October 29th and BroadwayWorld.com was there!

Juliet Taylor will be honored at the Artios Awards, which will feature Bob Martin, Julie White, Mary Stuart Masterson and more

One highlight of Wicked Week features Ana Gasteyer (Elphaba) and Kate Reinders (Glinda) signing Wicked photos at the NBC Experience Store at Rockefeller Plaza on Friday, October 27 at 11 AM

Chicago's record-breaking Wicked will welcome Erin Mackey as Glinda starting Tuesday, October 24

The cast of the Los Angeles production of Wicked will be announced on Wicked Day, October 30th, in L.A.

To celebrate the third anniversary of the Broadway blockbuster Wicked, an entire week-long series of events will be held leading up to the anniversary on Sunday, October 29th

The Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers will announce the winners of the 2006 Joe A. Callaway Awards at the conclusion of the SSDC Annual Membership Meeting on Monday, November 20th

The hit musical returns to Toronto for a limed run. The production is first rate, even if the script and score are never quite at the same level. * * * * (OUT OF 5)

To celebrate the third anniversary of the Broadway blockbuster WICKED, an entire week-long series of events will be held leading up to the anniversary on Sunday, October 29th.

The London production of the smash hit musical Wicked, starring Idina Menzel, began previews on Thursday, September 7th and opens at London's Apollo Victoria Theatre on Wednesday, September 27th.

Ana Gasteyer, who received critical acclaim when she originated the role of Elphaba in the Chicago production of WICKED, will be joining the Broadway company of the smash-hit musical at the Gershwin Theatre (222 W. 51st St.) beginning Tuesday, October 10 for a thirteen-week limited engagement (through January 7).

Alison Pill, who received a Tony nomination for her performance in The Lieutenant of Inishmore, will join Jeff Daniels (Fifth of July, films such as The Squid and the Whale) in the American premiere of David Harrower's drama Blackbird, which will begin previews on March 15th, 2007, and open on April 10th on MTC's Stage I.

MANHATTAN THEATRE CLUB (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive Producer) is pleased to announce upcoming productions for its 2006-2007 season, including two shows on Broadway at the Biltmore Theatre (261 West 47th Street) and four productions at MTC's Off-Broadway theatres at Stage I and Stage II at New York City Center (131 West 55th Street). A third Biltmore production will be announced at a later date.

On August 8th, Logan Lipton succeeded Robb Sapp as enamoured munchkin Boq, while Steven Skybell replaced Sean McCourt as the kind-hearted Dr. Dillamond in Broadway's Wicked

Aeschylus' The Persians, Encores! and MTC shows will be the highlights of City Center's 2006-2007 season

Andy's eye-catching Broadway stunts have included swinging on jungle vines, kicking up his high heels and flying ominously through Oz and Transylvania.

The London company of Wicked, including its original Broadway star Idina Menzel, assembled for the first day of a seven-week rehearsal process on Monday, July 24th

Christine Baranski, Jeff Daniels, George Grizzard, Mark Linn-Baker and Sian Phillips will be among the stars who will appear in Manhattan Theatre Club's 2006-2007 season

Rattlestick Playwrights Theater will open its 12th season with It Goes Without Saying, a solo piece by acclaimed actor and mime Bill Bowers that will run from August 30th through October 8th

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