Wicked on Stage Videos Page 6 - Broadway

Tomorrow, October 30th, the blockbuster musical, Wicked, will celebrate its 10th Anniversary on Broadway, a milestone achieved by only ten other Broadway productions in history. The creative team and many of the musical's previous cast members will celebrate Wicked's first decade with a special performance, followed by a company party, on October 30th at 7:00pm. BroadwayWorld will be counting down to the milestone with daily flashbacks of Wicked's biggest events, most memorable cast members, and best performances. In today's installment, we bring you performances from some of the show's littlest fans!

On last night's episode of JEOPARDY!, Wicked was featured in a special category comprised entirely of video clues delivered by Broadway cast members filmed onstage at the Gershwin Theatre. This marked the first time that JEOPARDY! has ever devoted an entire category to a Broadway show with members of the cast delivering all of the clues. Check out the video below to find out if you could have taken the category!

On Wednesday, October 30th, the blockbuster musical Wicked will celebrate its 10th Anniversary on Broadway, a milestone achieved by only ten other Broadway productions in history. Below, Broadway's Wonderful Wizard of Oz, PJ Benjamin, shares what the show really means to him. As Wicked celebrate 10 years on Broadway, its message of acceptance has never been more powerful!

On Wednesday, October 30th, the blockbuster musical Wicked will celebrate its 10th Anniversary on Broadway, a milestone achieved by only ten other Broadway productions in history. Based on the novel by Gregory Maguire, Wicked has music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, and a book byWinnie Holzman. The production is directed by Joe Mantello with musical staging by Wayne Cilento. Wicked is produced by Marc Platt, Universal Pictures, The Araca Group, Jon B. Platt and David Stone. Below, composer/Lyricist Stephen Schwartz shares a message for all Wicked fans as the show celebrates this milestone!

Welcome to BWW's exclusive talk show, BACKSTAGE WITH Richard Ridge. Follow Richard as he visits the theater's best and brightest in their dressing rooms, on their stages and favorite hang outs to talk about their lives, careers and all of the things you don't know, but want to know. In the special interview below, Wicked's latest leading duo, Lindsay Mendez and Alli Mauzey, chat about the excitement surrounding the show's 10th Anniversary, joining and returning to the musical, and so much more! Click below to check out the full interview!

The skill needed to adapt Gregory Maguire's novel into a stageable script takes both collaboration and out-of-the-box thinking. Working closely with the rest of the creative team, Wicked's book writer Winnie Holzman defined characters, built plot and weaved together themes to bring the story of Elphaba and Glinda to the stage. Click below to go behind-the-scenes with Holzman!

Dramatists Guild of America presented the 2nd Annual National Conference in Chicago 'Having Our Say: Our History, Our Future' livestreaming on HowlRound TV channel on Thursday, August 22 and Friday, August 23. On Thursday, Winnie Holzman and Stephen Schwartz spoke about w?riting Wicked with host Michael Kerker. Watch the interview below!

James Cundall, CEO of Lunchbox Theatrical Productions Limited, one of the lead producers of the highly-anticipated Manila premiere of Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman's smash hit musical 'Wicked: The Untold Stories of the Witches of Oz,' introduced to the members of the press yesterday Australian theater actresses Jemma Rix and Suzie Mathers, who will play Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, and Glinda, the Good Witch, respectively.

Featured this week was the cast of Wicked (Lindsay Mendez, Derek Klena, and Tiffany Haas), performing 'Popular,' 'As Long As You're Mine,' and 'The Wizard and I.' Check out highlights below!

As part of 'Glinda Week', Wicked fans submitted their questions online for Broadway's current Glinda, Alli Mauzey. Watch the video below to see if she answered your question!

Willemijn Verkaik made her Broadway debut as the green witch in Wicked last month at the Gershwin Theatre. As part of 'Elphaba Week', Wicked fans submitted their questions for her online. Watch the video below to see if she answered your question!

Who crafts the 'smoke and mirrors' of a Broadway show? The special effects team is an integral part of the Land of Oz, helping Wicked cast its spell on audiences at every performance. Discover how the special effects of Wicked were originally conceived and produced in the behind-the-scenes video below, featuring interviews with Chic Silber and more!

As BroawayWorld previously reported, beginning performances on Tuesday, February 12, 2013, Willemijn Verkaik will make her Broadway debut as Elphaba in the blockbuster musical Wicked. An award-winning actress who has performed the role for more than 1,000 performances in Germany and Holland, Ms. Verkaik will perform the role for a special 15-week engagement. She is currently headlining the Dutch production of Wicked and will play her final performance there on January 11, 2013.

Grammy Award winner Mika's new album The Origin of Love is set for release October 8, 2012, and includes the track, 'Popular Song.' The tune samples 'Popular' from Broadway's Wicked, originally sung by Kristin Chenoweth. Listen to Mika's song below!

The event continued this week with performances from the asts of GHOST (Richard Fleeshman, Caissie Levy, Da'Vine Joy Randolph), ZARKANA (Jason Nious, Jeremie Robert, Michael Duffy, Tom Cholot, Daniel Passer, Larry Wayne Wilson, Federico Pisapia, Vincenzo Schiavo, Giuseppe Schiavo, Marco Senatore, Keith Paraska, Peter Fand), SISTER ACT (Rashidra Scott, Alena Watters, Lael Van Keuren), MEMPHIS (Kevin Massey, Dan'yelle Williamson) and Wicked (Donna Vivino, Kate Fahrner). Click below to check out the performances from the cast of Wicked, which included 'The Wizard and I,' 'Popular' and 'For Good!'

Jared Zirilli (of FAT CAMP, Original Broadway Cast of LYSISTRATA JONES, Wicked, TWILIGHT the Musical) brings you episode 29 of the Jared Zirilli Blog and his eighth interview installment of 'Jared's Broadway Boo's!' with Wicked's Al Blackstone, who is choreographing the next big dance show at the Roseland Ballroom.

Wicked visited the Tribeca Family Festival Street Fair on Saturday, April 28, 2012. Fans had the opportunity to spin the Wicked Wheel of Fortune, take their photo in Oz and pick up some fun giveaways. There was also a performance of 'The Wizard and I.' Check it out below!

Wicked celebrates Earth Day with Donna Vivino as Elphaba performing 'The Wizard and I,' the show's 'Wicked Wheel,' where contestants could spin to win various prizes, handing out plantable seed sticks to fans, Kate Fahrner as Glinda and Donna Vivono as Elphaba performing 'For Good,' making Wicked fans aware of all the show's 'Green. For Good.' initiatives over the past year, and more! Check out the video below.

Idina Menzel performs 'Defying Gravity' from the Broadway smash 'Wicked' with the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, conducted by Marvin Hamlisch. Watch the clip below!

400 custom costumes made of over 2,000 pieces of fabric and countless sparkles need to be maintained for 8 performances every week. It takes a small but talented army to keep these memorable outfits so stunning and new. Witness a day in the life of the Wicked wardrobe department below!