Susan Hilferty News

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

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

Eve Ensler, the author of the international phenomenon THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES, plans to explore and expose even more -- in her new play THE GOOD BODY. Ms. Ensler will be making her Los Angeles stage debut when THE GOOD BODY plays a limited 16 performance engagement at the Wadsworth Theatre January 31 to February 12, 2006.

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

BroadwayWorld shares with you publicity photos from the pre-Broadway tryout production of Lestat, a new musical featuring the music of Elton John the lyrics of Bernie Taupin, and a book by Linda Woolverton.

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.

According to Variety, Wicked may open at London's Apollo Victoria Theatre in September of 2006

On January 24th, Kristy Cates and Stacie Morgain Lewis will begin performances as Elphaba and Glinda respectively in the Chicago production of Wicked

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

On November 14th, performers for the Broadway production of Wicked will perform in a benefit for Cabaret Cares

On November 17th, Kristoffer Cusick will chat with fans online

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

A free Wicked block party on October 30th will feature food, games and the finals of the Be Wicked Singing Contest

On October 24th and 28th, David Cote, Joan Marcus and cast and creative team of Wicked will be on hand for signings of Wicked: The Grimmerie

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

Kate Reinders, Chicago's Glinda has fractured her foot during a recent performance and will be out of the show for a few weeks.

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