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Tuesday, October 30th, the blockbuster musical, WICKED, will celebrate its 15th Anniversary on Broadway, a milestone achieved by only five other Broadway productions in history. To mark this landmark occasion, WICKED has planned a month of special promotions and events.

To celebrate WICKED's 15th Anniversary on Broadway this October, NBC will throw a Halloween party for the ages with 'A Very Wicked Halloween: Celebrating 15 Years on Broadway,' airing Monday, October 29 at 10pm ET/PT. This televised concert featuring songs from the blockbuster musical hit, WICKED, will showcase a cavalcade of special guest stars to help celebrate the music and the magic of the show that tells the story of what happened in Oz before Dorothy dropped in.

Jessica Vosk left her career in finance and took a chance on her dreams. Now she's starring as Elphaba in Wicked on Broadway! Vosk brought 20/20 behind the scenes of her life at work and at home, where she shared the gifts she received from 'Wicked' fans and revealed the one item that inspired her to change careers from finance to Broadway actress.

Just last week, Ryan McCartan assumed the role of Fiyero in Wicked, making his Broadway debut! McCartan joins a cast which currently includes Jessica Vosk as Elphaba, Amanda Jane Cooper as Glinda, Isabel Keating as Madame Morrible, Kevin Chamberlin as The Wizard, Jye Frasca as Boq, Kristen Martin as Nessarose, and Martin Moran as Dr. Dillamond. 

Move over, Ben Brantley. In 2018, there's only one name that matters when it comes to reviewing Broadway shows...and that name is Leslie Jones.

Beginning Today, September 11, Ryan McCartan will assume the role of Fiyero in the Broadway production of Wicked.

Beginning Tuesday, September 11, Ryan McCartan will assume the role of Fiyero in the Broadway production of Wicked.

There's a new witch in town! Jessica Vosk makes her Broadway Elphaba debut in Wicked, beginning performances tonight, July 16, at the Gershwin Theatre.

In the latest installment of Out Of Oz, Jackie Burns and Casey Cott perform a mashup of 'Dancing Through Life' and 'The Wizard and I.' Check out the video below!

Thank goodness! Wicked will play its 6,138th Broadway performance tonight, Thursday, July 12 at 8pm. With the performance, the production surpasses A Chorus Line as the 6th longest-running production in Broadway history.

No stranger to the role, Jessica Vosk will go green once again as Elphaba in the Broadway production of Wicked beginning July 16. Get to know the the belting superstar with a sample of her work below!

Beginning performances Monday, July 16, JESSICA VOSK will assume the role of Elphaba in the Broadway production of WICKED.

You & a guest will take a backstage tour with Jackie Burns after seeing her as Elphaba in Wicked on Broadway in New York City!

In a new promotional video for Wicked, current Elphaba and Glinda Jackie Burns and Amanda Jane Cooper sang a clip of the show's song For Good. The video was shared to Wicked's official Facebook, and can be watched below!

Beginning performances Tuesday, May 22, three-time Tony nominee KEVIN CHAMBERLIN will assume the role of The Wizard in the Broadway production of WICKED.

If you don't know the "Mean Girls" meets "Harry Potter" story line, WICKED is a remixed version of the goings-on before the movie, "The Wizard of Oz" and the majority of the story takes place prior to Dorothy's arrival. The story is told as a flashback by Glinda as Ozians celebrate the death of the Wicked Witch of the West. Glinda then reveals that no only did they know each other in college, they actually friends.

The international blockbuster WICKED will play its 5,960th Broadway performance on Friday, February 9 at 8pm, surpassing Oh! Calcutta! to become the 7th longest-running production in Broadway history.

Today, January 30, Isabel Keating and Martin Moran join the cast of Wicked as Madame Morrible and Doctor Dillamond, respectively. The pair are taking over for Rondi Reed and Chad Jennings who played their final performances on January 28.

Beginning Tuesday, January 30th, the Broadway blockbuster WICKED will welcome, to the Gershwin Theatre, Tony Award nominee ISABEL KEATING as Madame Morrible and Obie Award winner Martin Moran as Doctor Dillamond.

In honor of the new Star Wars movie, Wicked posted a new video to their Facebook page mimicking the iconic scrolling intro made famous by the movie franchise. The video is titled 'WICKED: The Last Witch' after 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi.' Watch it here!

Watch out Memphis, Tennessee because something WICKED is coming your way! Starting March 7, 2018, Orpheum Theatre will be showing WICKED until the curtain closes on March 25, 2018.

Broadway In Chicago has announced that WICKED, Broadway's biggest blockbuster and Chicago's most popular musical, will return to Chicago's Oriental Theatre (24 W Randolph) during the holiday season for a limited seven-week engagement Dec. 6, 2017- Jan. 21, 2018.

Grand Rapids embraced the debut engagement of the smash hit Wicked with record-breaking enthusiasm. Wicked delighted theatergoers of all ages and played three weeks, a total of 24 performances with attendance of over 55,000 patrons. With more than $4.5 million in total ticket sales for the combined performances of all three weeks, Wicked breaks the record in each week of the engagement for gross sales of a Broadway production in Grand Rapids.

After almost 6000 performances, gaggles of green girls and Glindas galore, the international blockbuster Wicked celebrates its 14th birthday today! Wicked opened on October 30, 2003 at the Gershwin Theatre, and is now the 8th longest-running production in Broadway history.

Glinda vs. Galinda; what makes a great Halloween costume; the greatness of Shirley Temple... These were just a few of the hard-hitting topics discussed earlier this week, when BroadwayWorld took you to the Gershwin Theatre for a live chat with the witches of Wicked- Jackie Burns and Amanda Jane Cooper. Watch below to catch up on the latest edition of BroadwayWorld Live!