Jon B. Platt News

The new production of WICKED is being mounted specifically for Southern California and stars Eden Espinosa and Megan Hilty as Elphaba and Glinda.

Chicago 'Wicked' opens it's wings for an exclusive behind-the-scenes looked at the show, hosted by cast members. Tours begin March 6th.

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

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.

Dee Roscioli will assume the role of Elphaba in Chicago's Wicked full-time starting Tuesday, December 12

On Sunday, December 3rd, 2006, tickets for London's record-breaking musical Wicked at the Apollo Victoria Theatre will go on sale for all performances until Saturday, June 30th, 2007

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.

The Times They Are A-Changin', the new musical conceived, directed and choreographed by Twyla Tharp and told through the songs of Bob Dylan, will play its final performance at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre on Sunday, November 19, 2006

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

On Sunday, September 10, 2006, the first 250 The Times They Are A-Changin' customers at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre Box Office will receive a copy of Bob Dylan's critically acclaimed new CD, 'Modern Times,' with any ticket purchase

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.

Wicked scored three Touring Broadway Awards, presented by the League of American Theatres and Producers on May 8th

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

WICKED, the untold story of the Witches of Oz, went on sale to the general public yesterday (Sunday 5 March) at 9am and sold a record-breaking £100,000 of tickets in the first hour alone. Ticket buyers braved freezing temperatures and started queuing at the Box Office from 6.30am. The total advance now stands at over £1,700,000.

The cast of Chicago's record-breaking production of WICKED raised more than $22,000 dollars at its first ever cabaret benefit, There's No Place Like Home, on Monday, November 14 at 7 p.m. at Chicago's Park West Theatre, 322 W. Armitage Ave.

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