WICKED Special Airs on San Francisco's ABC/KGO 7 Sunday, Feb. 8

Get an exclusive sneak peak behind the curtain of WICKED this Sunday, February 8, at 4pm when ABC/KGO 7 TV airs a 30-minute special on Broadway's biggest blockbuster, returning home to San Francisco for an open-ended engagement at the Orpheum Theatre. The presentation reveals special backstage footage including actor interviews and a detailed look on how the Broadway spectacular came to be. WICKED's creative team, including Academy and Grammy Award-winning Composer/Lyricist Stephen Schwartz, explains how the best-selling 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire was brought to the Broadway stage.

The open-ended engagement at the Orpheum Theatre is a significant homecoming for WICKED, which premiered in San Francisco in 2003 before casting its spell on Broadway, winning 20 major awards, including the Grammy Award and three Tony Awards. From these roots in the city by the bay, WICKED has gone on to become a worldwide phenomenon that has since redefined theatrical popular culture.

WICKED is the untold story of the witches of Oz. Long before Dorothy drops in, two other girls meet in the land of Oz. One, born with emerald-green skin, is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular. WICKED tells the story of their remarkable odyssey, how these two unlikely friends grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch.

Tickets for WICKED are now on sale for performances through June 27th for this open-ended engagement and range in price from $30 to $99. Tickets can be purchased online at shnsf.com and ticketmaster.com/wicked, through Ticketmaster Charge-By-Phone 415- 512-7770 and 800-982-2787, at all Ticketmaster Ticket Centers and at the Orpheum Theatre Box Office (1192 Market at 8th St., Mon-Sat 10am - 6pm). Premium ticket packages are also available for all performances. Groups of 20 or more may order now by calling Group Sales at (415) 551-2020.