Based on the novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire
Happy Birthday, Stephen Schwartz! In a career spanning over four decades, Schwartz has written such hit musicals as Godspell (1971), Pippin (1972) and Wicked (2003). He has also contributed lyrics for a number of successful films, including Pocahontas (1995), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996), The Prince of Egypt (1998; music and lyrics) and Enchanted (2007). Schwartz has won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics, three Grammy Awards, three Academy Awards and has been nominated for six Tony Awards.
Tony Award-winning costume designer, JESS GOLDSTEIN (currently represented on Broadway with Jersey Boys and On the Town), and scenic designer DOUGLAS W. SCHMIDT are among the 2015 TDF/Irene Sharaff Awards recipients. The awards will be presented at a ceremony on Friday, May 1, at 6:30pm, at the Hudson Theatre (145 West 44th Street). Mr. Goldstein was selected to receive the 2015 TDF/Irene Sharaff Lifetime Achievement Award for costume design and Mr. Schmidt will receive the Robert L.B. Tobin Award for Sustained Excellence in Theatrical Design.
Voting has ended, and auditing has been completed for the First Ever BWW Album Awards to pick the Best in 2013-14's Cast Recordings, Solo Releases, Re-releases & More! We were simply overwhelmed by the number of votes, and to say that we love our readers would be an understatement.
Marin Summer Theater has announced that the second show of the 2015 MST Season will be the world premiere of a new musical review, DEFYING GRAVITY: THE BEST OF STEPHEN SCHWARTZ.
Voting is now underway for the First Ever BWW Album Awards to pick the Best in 2013-14's Cast Recordings, Solo Releases, Re-releases & More!! If you haven't voted yet, click here to vote! If you have voted already, tell your friends. Voting ends on Friday, November 14, 2014.
Kristin Chenoweth stopped by Conan last week on TBS and talked about bringing her boyfriend to meet her conservative Christian family in the south, and how the experience ended up a little '50 Shades of Grey'. Check out the clip below!
Classically-trained coloratura soprano Kristin Chenoweth stopped by last night's CONAN on TBS to gave host Conan O'Brien some tips on how to sing an aria.
Happy Birthday, Stephen Schwartz! In a career spanning over four decades, Schwartz has written such hit musicals as Godspell (1971), Pippin (1972) and Wicked (2003). He has also contributed lyrics for a number of successful films, including Pocahontas (1995), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996), The Prince of Egypt (1998; music and lyrics) and Enchanted (2007). Schwartz has won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics, three Grammy Awards, three Academy Awards and has been nominated for six Tony Awards.
According to an interview in the LA Times, Peter Gallagher is set to join Broadway superstar Kristin Chenoweth in the upcoming revival of ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY this fall.
Kristin Chenoweth will guest star on the next episode of TV Land's new comedy KIRSTIE. Get a sneak peek below!
Kristin Chenoweth will guest star on the next episode of TV Land's new comedy KIRSTIE. Get a sneak peek below!
Today we are celebrating the biggest Broadway musical of the new millennium in honor of its tenth anniversary on Broadway - a feat having only been achieved by ten productions to date - with a wonderful emerald-hewed look at WICKED, 2003 to 2013 and beyond!
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Broadway vet is currently in talks to join the studio's upcoming thriller THE BOY NEXT DOOR. Rob Cohen will direct, featuring a script by Barbara Curry.
Two River Theater, under the leadership of Artistic Director John Dias and Managing Director Michael Hurst, launches its 2013-2014 Season with Paul Osborn's On Borrowed Time, directed by Tony and Academy Award-winner Joel Grey. Performances will begin in Two River's Rechnitz Theater (21 Bridge Avenue) today, September 14 and continue through Sunday, October 13. The opening night performance is Friday, September 20 at 8:00 p.m.
Two River Theater, under the leadership of Artistic Director John Dias and Managing Director Michael Hurst, launches its 2013-2014 Season with Paul Osborn's On Borrowed Time, directed by Tony and Academy Award-winner Joel Grey. Performances will begin in Two River's Rechnitz Theater (21 Bridge Avenue) on Saturday, September 14 and continue through Sunday, October 13. The opening night performance is Friday, September 20 at 8:00 p.m..
Broadway vet Kristin Chenoweth appeared on the new NBC game show HOLLYWOOD GAME NIGHT last night. Check out the clip below!
Kristin Chenoweth will appear on the 10th season premiere of the TLC bridal series SAY YES TO THE DRESS. The show will air tonight, August 16th at 9/8c.
Kristin Chenoweth will appear on the 10th season premiere of the TLC bridal series SAY YES TO THE DRESS. The show will air on Friday, August 16th at 9/8c. Get a sneak peek below!
Today in the NY Post, Michael Riedel writes 'Chenoweth has another show in her future - a revival of Cy Coleman's 1978 operetta "On the Twentieth Century," which she hopes to do with Peter Gallagher.
She'd play Lily Garland, the temperamental movie star (Madeline Kahn in the original). It's a perfect role for her, and she generated good buzz when she appeared in a reading at the Roundabout a couple of years ago.'
Kristin Chenoweth will appear on the 10th season premiere of the TLC bridal series SAY YES TO THE DRESS. The show will air on Friday, August 16th at 9/8c.
Broadway vet Kristin Chenoweth is set to guest star on TV Land's new comedy series KIRSTIE, featuring actress Kirstie Alley.
On this morning's 'LIVE,' host Michael Strahan welcomed guest co-host Kristin Chenoweth, who talked about her Australian tour, going home to Oklahoma after the recent storms, and her upcoming appearance at the Hollywood Bowl in August. To watch the segment, click HERE!
Set to cast a spell over Australia, Glinda the Good Witch of the North, Kristin Chenoweth, comes south for her Australian debut beginning tonight at the 2013 Adelaide Cabaret Festival. She made the announcement earlier this spring - watch it below!
Last month, Chicago's St. James Cathedral announced its fourth summer of free concerts, the "Music in the Neighborhood" series. And for the third straight year, BroadwayWorld Chicago's Regional Editor, Paul W. Thompson, author of the weekly column, "The Showtune Mosh Pit," will be performing on the series! This year, Thompson's concert will take place on Thursday, June 13, 2013, at 5:30 pm at 65 E. Huron Street in Chicago's Magnificent Mile neighborhood. His show is called, 'This Is Not Over Yet: Broadway Songs of the Millennial Era (1995-2003)." And today, his set list is being released!
Last month, Chicago's St. James Cathedral announced its fourth summer of free concerts, the "Music in the Neighborhood" series. And for the third straight year, BroadwayWorld Chicago's Regional Editor, Paul W. Thompson, author of the weekly column, "The Showtune Mosh Pit," will be performing on the series! This year, Thompson's concert will take place on Thursday, June 13, 2013, at 5:30 pm at 65 E. Huron Street in Chicago's Magnificent Mile neighborhood. His show is called, 'This Is Not Over Yet: Broadway Songs of the Millennial Era (1995-2003)." And today, his set list is being released!
2001 | New York |
Reading New York |
2002 | New York |
Workshop New York |
2003 | San Francisco (Regional) |
World Premiere San Francisco (Regional) |
2003 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
2005 | US Tour |
1st National Tour US Tour |
2005 | Chicago |
Chicago Production Chicago |
2007 | Los Angeles |
Los Angeles Production Los Angeles |
2007 |
Original German Production |
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2008 |
Australian Production |
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2009 | US Tour |
2nd National Tour US Tour |
2021 | West End |
Original London Production West End |
Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
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2004 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Musical | Kristin Chenoweth |
2004 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Choreography | Wayne Cilento |
2004 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Lighting Design | Kenneth Posner |
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