Springfield is in for a treat this Valetine’s Day. The Broadway phenomenon Wicked will be making its debut at Springfield’s Junita K Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts from February 3 through 14, 2016. Wicked is the reimagining of the L. Frank Baum classic The Wizard of Oz. Instead of cavorting down the Yellow Brick…
Wicked Closes in Chicago Posted by Julie Harmon On March – 26 – 2008 It is expected that David Stone, producer of the unprecedented “Wicked” Chicago production, will announce on Wednesday that the show will ring the final curtain down at the Oriental Theatre following the 1,500 performance on January 25, 2009. By the time…
Wicked will be coming to the Segerstrom Center in Costa Mesa, California from February 17 through March 6, 2016. This slate of performances will mark Wicked’s fourth time playing at the Segerstrom Center. Wicked is one of Broadway’s hottest commodities, regularly selling out performances months in advance and scoring numerous Tony Awards. Wicked is an…
The play “Wicked” will soon be playing at the Benedum Center in Pittsburgh, PA. This will be Wicked’s eighth trip to Pittsburgh. Wicked was a Broadway success, wowing audiences with the story of the beloved witches of Oz. It’s impossible to imagine a production that didn’t sell out months in advance, and it has garnered…
Wicked Salt Lake City | Capitol Theatre Posted by Julie Harmon On January – 29 – 2011 Wicked was last in Salt Lake City, Utah playing the Capitol Theatre from July 18 through August 26, 2012. . Utah
Wicked San Francisco Gets New Elphaba The Wicked Witch of the West is flying away on her broomstick. However, there’s a new one headed in for her landing in the Orpheum Theatre, the site where “Wicked,” the hit musical, has just celebrated a one year Best of Broadway anniversary. Starting on March 2, Eden Espinosa…
Kim Zimmer, Patti Murin and Cliffton Hall are scheduled to join “Wicked’s” touring cast starting in August from Salt Lake City. Zimmer on August 14 will be taking over the role of Madame Morrible, while Hall will start to play Fiyero. On August 21 the role of Glinda will be taken on by Murin. The…
Fun Facts about Broadway’s Wicked Posted by Julie Harmon On January – 30 – 2013 Wicked has returned to its birthplace and to celebrate its homecoming in the Bay area, here are some fun facts you ought to know about the popular Broadway hit. Wicked is a musical adaptation of a novel by Gregory Maguire,…
Michelle Federer, the original Broadway Nessarose, returned to her role in the musical Wicked on August 18, 2009. She takes over for Christy Candler whose final performance was on August 16, 2009. Federer was Julia Robert’s standby in “Three Days of Rain” on Broadway. Her credits on Off-Broadway include “A Man of No Importance” at…
Wicked Celebrates it’s 5th Anniversary Posted by Julie Harmon On October – 30 – 2008 It seems everyone has an obsession with Wicked. During the last five years, the show as dominated Broadway as the most popular musical, with big city natives and tourists nationwide trying to snap up tickets. At least 10 people immediately…