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).
Long rumored, the UK press is now officially reporting that Wicked has booked London's Apollo Victoria Theatre, where it's due to begin performances on September 27, 2006.
All 3 Golden Girls stars having previous stage experience - how could we resist bringing you pictures as they reunited at Barnes & Noble on Tuesday, November 22nd to sign copies of the new Season 3 DVD set? Simple answer - we couldn't!
On November 14th, the Chicago cast of Wicked will present a benefit cabaret called There's No Place Like Home that will feature both a live and silent auction
On October 26th, Kristoffer Cusick and Kristy Cates, who appear in the Chicago production of Wicked, will show up at Borders to sign copies of Wicked: The Grimmerie
On Sunday evening, September 25 at 8:30 PM, the New York theatrical community will take the stage at the Gershwin Theatre for Broadway's Celebrity Benefit for Hurricane Relief.
Eden Espinosa,Bernadette Peters, Ricky Ian Gordon, Adam Guettel, Cheyenne Jackson, Judy Kuhn, Terrence Mann, Phyllis Newman, Elizabeth Parkinson, Phylicia Rashad, Keith Roberts, Jai Rodriguez, Brooke Shields, Daniel Sunjata and the casts of Avenue Q and Rent have joined the line-up.