Based on the novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire
For the week ending Sunday, March 4, WICKED broke the house record at the Pantages Theatre - with a box office take of $1,768,110 - and became the highest grossing attraction in Los Angeles theatre history. The previous record holder was The Producers, June 2003 at the Pantages.
Complete casting has been announced for the upcoming Los Angeles sit-down production of Wicked, which will begin previews on February 10, 2007 at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood.
Veteran stage, screen and television star John Rubinstein is announced to play The Wizard in the new Los Angeles production of WICKED, which begins performances on February 10, 2007, at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood. Rubinstein joins stars Eden Espinosa and Megan Hilty, who play Elphaba and Glinda, and Carol Kane, who plays Madame Morrible. Kane appeared in the role during the sold out engagement of WICKED at the Pantages Theatre last summer, and then went on to play the part on Broadway.
Victoria Matlock and Christina DeCicco join the National Tour of Wicked.
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.
On Tuesday, January 9, three new principal cast members will join the Broadway company of the smash-hit musical WICKED at the Gershwin Theatre (222 W. 51st St.). Kendra Kassebaum will play Glinda, a role she originated on tour, while Julia Murney, who played Elphaba on tour, will reprise her role. Sebastian Arcelus joins the Broadway Company as Fiyero, having starred in the role on tour.
The Grammy Award winning (Best Musical Show Album) original cast recording of the smash-hit Broadway musical WICKED has just been certified 'Platinum' by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for sales of more than 1 million copies.
For the week ending November 26, Wicked, the musical that tells the untold story of the Witches of Oz, once again broke the all-time Broadway record with a weekly box office take of $1,715,155
Broadway star Jan Neuberger talks 'Wicked,' 'The Grinch,' and more
The Wicked tour will be performing at the Canon Theatre in Toronto through December 31st--a month longer than originally planned
Chicago's record-breaking production of WICKED will soon receive a special visit when Broadway's original Doctor Dillamond, William Youmans, assumes the role in Chicago for a limited appearance from December 12, 2006 through January 14, 2007.
Jayne Houdyshell, who received a Tony nomination for her performance in Well, will join the Broadway company of the smash-hit musical Wicked at the Gershwin Theatre as Madame Morrible beginning Tuesday, November 14
Sixteen year-old Sarah Krauss of Hopewell, NJ was declared the winner of the 'Be Wicked' singing contest
Eden Espinosa and Megan Hilty will reprise their roles of Elpheba and Glinda, respectively, in the Los Angeles sit-down production of Wicked, beginning on February 10, 2007 at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood
Celebrating 3 years on Broadway, the Annual 'Wicked Day' event featuring a costume contest, games, prizes and of course the 'Be Wicked' singing contest took place on October 29th and BroadwayWorld.com was there!
One highlight of Wicked Week features Ana Gasteyer (Elphaba) and Kate Reinders (Glinda) signing Wicked photos at the NBC Experience Store at Rockefeller Plaza on Friday, October 27 at 11 AM
The cast of the Los Angeles production of Wicked will be announced on Wicked Day, October 30th, in L.A.
To celebrate the third anniversary of the Broadway blockbuster WICKED, an entire week-long series of events will be held leading up to the anniversary on Sunday, October 29th.
Last week at the Apollo Victoria Theatre in London, the Broadway smash-hit 'Wicked' opened to deafening applause throughout. Check out BroadwayWorld.com's complete video coverage of the event featuring cast, crew and clips from the show!
Last night at the Apollo Victoria Theatre in London, the Broadway
smash-hit 'Wicked' opened to deafening applause throughout. Complete video coverage featuring interviews with the cast and clips from the show will be on BroadwayWorld.com soon!
Ana Gasteyer, who received critical acclaim when she originated the role of Elphaba in the Chicago production of WICKED, will be joining the Broadway company of the smash-hit musical at the Gershwin Theatre (222 W. 51st St.) beginning Tuesday, October 10 for a thirteen-week limited engagement (through January 7).
On August 8th, Logan Lipton succeeded Robb Sapp as enamoured munchkin Boq, while Steven Skybell replaced Sean McCourt as the kind-hearted Dr. Dillamond in Broadway's Wicked
Adam Fleming, who has been seen on Broadway in Hairspray, recently replaced Telly Leung as Boq in the smash Chicago production of Wicked
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