West End 'Wicked' Celebrates 1st Anniversary Sept.7

On Friday September 7, the record-breaking hit musical Wicked celebrates the anniversary of its first public performance at London's Apollo Victoria Theatre. Wicked enters its second year decisively established as one the West End's most popular and successful musicals:

Wicked has grossed over £28 million at the Box Office in just 52 weeks, grossing an average of £540,000 a week, and the London production has already been seen by over 800,000 theatregoers. Wicked has continuously broken Box Office records, achieving the highest recorded weekly gross in West End theatre history (£873,020) in December 2006.

Wicked stars Kerry Ellis as Elphaba, Dianne Pilkington as Glinda, Oliver Tompsett as Fiyero, Susie Blake as Madame Morrible, Nigel Planer as The Wizard, James Gillan as Boq, Andy Mace as Doctor Dillamond and Katie Rowley Jones as Nessarose.

Based on Gregory Maguire's best-selling novel, the spellbinding Wicked tells the incredible untold story of an extraordinary friendship between two girls: the blonde and popular Glinda and the misunderstood green girl, Elphaba, whose destiny is to become the Wicked Witch of the West.

The Apollo Victoria Theatre is located at Wilton Road, London, SW1V 1LG.  Wicked is booking now through September 27, 2008.  For tickets (£15-£60) call Ticketmaster 0870 4000 751 or for tickets or information visit www.WickedTheMusical.co.uk

Performance times are Monday to Saturday 7:30PM; matinees Wednesday & Saturday 2:30PM.  There are no performances December 24 or 25, 2007.  Extra holiday matinees on December 27 & 28, January 3.

Photo of Kerry Ellis, London's Elphaba

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