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Wicked Author Gregory Maguire Pens a Play

Posted by Julie Harmon On July – 22 – 2010

Gregory Maguire, author of the critically acclaimed novel “Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West” which was turned into an award winning and top grossing Broadway musical by Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman, has signed on to write a play to appear in “Grimm”, which features a series of interrelated, […]

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Wicked the Movie Looks at Possible Directors

Posted by Julie Harmon On July – 12 – 2010

“Wicked”, one of the best, if not the greatest, musicals ever showcased in Broadway and all over the world is being planned to be turned into a musical film by two of the musical’s creative heads, lyricist Stephen Schwartz, script writer Winnie Holzman, and producer Marc Platt. According to Deadline.com, Universal Pictures is also reported […]

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Jackie Burns Signs on as Elphaba on Wicked Tour

Posted by Julie Harmon On July – 8 – 2010

Jackie Burns of “Rock of Ages” fame has been cast as the newest addition to the North American tour of the critically acclaimed musical “Wicked”, which is based on the novel, penned by Winnie Holzman and has music and lyrics written by Stephen Schwartz. “Wicked” is a story set in the Land of Oz before […]

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Archive for August, 2012

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Wicked South Bend | Morris Performing Arts Center Posted by Julie Harmon On August – 14 – 2012 South Bend, prepare for a one-of-a-kind Broadway magic with the two-week run of Wicked, the untold tale of The Land of Oz’s witches, at the Morris Performing Arts Center on September 7 to 18, 2016. Wicked presents…

Wicked Pulls in Over $2 Million Thanksgiving Weekend, Breaks Broadway Record

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For Broadway this week was huge. Tourists came to NYC for Thanksgiving and sales on Broadway sky rocketed. On Sunday, “Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark” hauled in $200,606 for the first preview performance. However, the weekend’s clear winner was “Wicked.” The hit musical this week earned $2,150,665, which is the highest one week total in…

Wicked Star Megan Hilty Joins Cast of NBC Musical Pilot ‘Smash’

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It is the classic premise of a show within a show but with the grandeur and theatricality imparted by musicals, this is the NBC newly green-lit show “Smash”, which is clearly riding on the success of Fox’s “Glee” but is bravely venturing out in the small screen to create its own identity amidst all the…