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To say that WICKED is enchanting, is not enough. For through its exuberance, its heart and mind, its exhilaration and its spectacle, WICKED truly enchants. This is a show for the ages

To say that WICKED is enchanting, is not enough. For through its exuberance, its heart and mind, its exhilaration and its spectacle, WICKED truly enchants. This is a show for the ages.

A visitor walking into the Avatar recording studio in New York City last May was greeted with the most stirring rendition of Stephen Sondheim's 'Too Many Mornings'. The voices of Marin Mazzie and her husband, Jason Danieley, were so exceptionally suited to the music that a new dimension was added to the material.

On January 25th, Wicked reached it 300th performance in Chicago

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.

Tickets for the upcoming West End transfer of Wicked, opening September 27th, will go on sale on March 5th

Through January 22nd, Brad Garrett will fill Nathan Lane's role as The Odd Couple's Oscar while the latter actor recovers from laryngitis

During Ben Vereen's vacation, George Hearn will return to the role of the Wizard in Broadway's Wicked through February 3rd

The Odd Couple star Nathan Lane has come down with laryngitis, resulting in the cancellation of today's matinee and evening performance

The cast of the Chicago production of Wicked performed a good deed by painting a Windy City Habitat for Humanity House on January 16th

The Odd Couple, starring Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick, has extended its run through June 4th

Tickets for Three Days of Rain, starring Julia Roberts, will be available to American Express card holders on January 13th and to the general public on January 28th

On January 10th, Eden Espinosa, Carol Kane, Derrick Williams and Cristy Candler will join the Broadway cast of Wicked

Cristy Candler will begin performances as Nessarose in Wicked on January 10th, the same day that Eden Espinosa, Carol Kane and Derrick Williams join the Broadway company of the smash musical

For the week ending January 1, 2006, WICKED, the musical that tells the untold story of the Witches of Oz, had the highest weekly box office gross of any show in Broadway history: $1,610,934 (the record was previously held by The Producers, which grossed $1,600,243 for the week ending January 4, 2004, during Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick's return engagement).

Telecharge now has individual ticket prices for the highly anticipated production of THREE DAYS OF RAIN starring Julia Roberts. Currently, group sales are running and a sale date for the general public is to be announced.

Mike Starr, best known as the gruff bowling alley employee Kenny on TV's 'Ed,' will be taking over the role of Murray the cop, currently played by Brad Garrett on January 3.

After announcing return engagements to Toronto and Denver, the smash touring production of Wicked will play Houston and Dallas for second stints in 2007