The cast and company of the West End and Broadway musical sensation WICKED are once again aiming to raise thousands of pounds to boost the Woodland Trust's tree planting initiatives.
12 years after landing in London's West End, Wicked continues to delight audiences with the tale of what happened before Dorothy landed in Oz. The cast and creatives share with BroadwayWorld how they first fell in love with the show and why they think it's still playing eight gravity-defying shows a week after all this time.
How does a scarecrow learn to talk? How does one become a tin man? What made the lion so cowardly? In an age where prequels are being released left, right and centre in cinemas, it's no wonder that Wicked, which tells the story of what happened before Dorothy landed in Oz, is celebrating its 12th anniversary in London's West End at the Apollo Victoria Theatre.
Wicked is celebrating 12 gravity defying years in London's West End. The show is a prequel to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. It centres on the narrative of Glinda (Sophie Evans) and Elphaba (Alice Fearn) and how they come to be known respectively as Glinda the Good Witch and the Wicked Witch of the West in Franklin F. Baum's beloved 1900 novel.
WICKED, the West End and Broadway musical sensation that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, will celebrate its landmark 12th birthday tomorrow (27 September 2018) at London's Apollo Victoria Theatre, where the "hugely popular show" (The Times) continues an open-ended run.
WICKED, the award-winning Broadway and West End musical phenomenon that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, will cast a spell over Manchester this Bank Holiday weekend with a special performance as part of Manchester Pride celebrations.
WICKED, the "gravity-defying Wizard of Oz prequel" (Time Out) that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, will tonight (Thursday 9 August 2018) play its landmark 5000th performance at London's Apollo Victoria Theatre.
Wicked has released the first pictures of new principal cast members David Witts as Fiyero and Chris Jarman as Doctor Dillamond (who join the London production from Monday 23 July 2018), together with current cast members Alice Fearn as Elphaba, Sophie Evans as Glinda and Rosa O'Reilly, who takes over the role of Nessarose.
West End's free outdoor performance event West End Live has kicked off today! The cast of Wicked took to the stage and you can watch their performance below!
Are you ready to Defy Gravity? Watch the Official London Theatre #TheatreLoungeLive for live performances and a Q&A with the wonderful cast of Wicked UK!
WICKED, the “world class West End musical” (Official London Theatre) that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, is delighted to confirm that Alice Fearn (Elphaba), Sophie Evans (Glinda), Melanie La Barrie (Madame Morrible), Andy Hockley (The Wizard), Jack Lansbury (Boq), Laura Pick (Standby for Elphaba) and Carina Gillespie & Maria Coyne* (Standby for Glinda) will all continue in their current roles. Joining them, from Monday 23 July 2018, will be the previously announced David Witts as Fiyero together with Chris Jarman (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) as Doctor Dillamond and current cast member Rosa O'Reilly, who takes over the role of Nessarose.
WICKED, the 'spellbinding smash hit' (Time Out London) that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, is pleased to announce its 2018/19 Christmas performance schedule, with extra matinee shows added on Monday 24 December 2018, Thursday 27 December 2018, Friday 28 December 2018, Sunday 30 December 2018 and Thursday 3 January 2019, all at 2:30pm.
WICKED, the smash hit musical that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, has announced the opening of its 25th new booking period on Monday (22 January 2018). Over 500,000 new tickets for the world class West End musical (Official London Theatre) are being released, with booking extended to Saturday 25 May 2019.
WICKED, the acclaimed stage musical that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, has been voted 'Best Theatre Production for Schools' by educators for a second consecutive year at the School Travel Awards. The production continues an open-ended run at London's Apollo Victoria Theatre, where it is now in its 12th year, and is also touring the UK & Ireland throughout 2018.
WICKED, the smash hit musical that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, has added two extra 2.30pm shows this Christmas on Tuesday 26 December and Friday 29 December at London's Apollo Victoria Theatre.
WICKED, the award-winning West End musical that tells the incredible untold story of the witches of Oz, together with the National Literacy Trust, is proud to announce the eighth year of the prestigious WICKED YOUNG WRITER AWARDS
WICKED once again cast its spell over Bristol on Tuesday, when Elphaba defied gravity above the Floating Harbour as part of a special launch event at M Shed. Marking the return of the UK & Ireland Tour to The Bristol Hippodrome from 31 January 2018, the stars of the new tour were also introduced, with Amy Ross (Elphaba), Helen Woolf (Glinda) and Aaron Sidwell (Fiyero) starring. Check out photos of Elphaba defying gravity over the Floating Harbour below!
WICKED, the smash hit musical that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, flies into its 12th year at London's Apollo Victoria Theatre today (Wednesday 27 September 2017).
Today, hit musical WICKED announced its full cast for the UK & Ireland Tour in 2018, and BroadwayWorld UK was at the launch in Bristol to catch all the action!
WICKED, the West End and Broadway musical phenomenon that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, is delighted to announce that Amy Ross (Elphaba), Helen Woolf (Glinda), Steven Pinder (The Wizard and Doctor Dillamond), Kim Ismay (Madame Morrible), Emily Shaw (Nessarose), Iddon Jones (Boq) and Nikki Bentley (Standby for Elphaba) will join the previously announced Aaron Sidwell (Fiyero) to lead the cast of the forthcoming return engagement of the spectacular, critically acclaimed and multi record-breaking UK & Ireland Tour in 2018.
A major cast change in a long-running musical means it's time for a return visit! The latest Wicked cast took over on 24 July, and BroadwayWorld chatted to several of them after a recent performance
WICKED, the West End musical phenomenon that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, has just announced its 24th extension with 500,000 new tickets now released for performances until Saturday 1 December 2018.
WICKED, the West End musical phenomenon that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, will tonight play its 4567th performance at the Apollo Victoria Theatre, surpassing the triumphant run of Billy Elliot The Musical to become the 16th longest running show in London theatre history.
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