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…
Wicked was last in Minneapolis, Minnesota playing the Orpheum Theatre from August 11 – September 19. The 2010 Wicked Minneapolis for Dallas included Vicki Noon (Elphaba), Natalie Daradich (Glinda), Marilyn Caskey (Madade Morrible) and Don Amendolia (The Wizard). Tickets went go onsale to the general public through Ticketmaster on Tuesday, May 25 at 10am CDT….
Wicked Austin As part of its current national tour, Wicked will come to Austin, Texas in early 2024. The production will run at Bass Concert Hall from March 13 – March 31, 2024. Nominated for 10 Tony Awards in 2004 and winning three, “Wicked” is the twisted story of the wicked witch who battled Dorothy…
The History of the Gershwin Theatre Posted by Julie Harmon On February – 15 – 2009 The original name for the George Gershwin Theatre was the Uris. In 1972 when it first opened, the Uris was the next large Broadway theatre to have been built since 1931 when the Earl Carroll was constructed. It occupied…
Previous Performances » Wicked Birmingham | Jefferson Civic Center Concert Hall | Birmingham, AL | June 22 – July 3 » Wicked Charlotte | Ovens Auditorium | Charlotte, NC | January 6 – 31 » Wicked Columbus | Ohio Theatre | Columbus, OH | August 17 – September 4 » Wicked Costa Mesa | Segerstrom…
It’s kind of a surprise that this hasn’t happened until now. Variety has reported that a movie based on Wicked, the Broadway musical, is finally being made. For those who haven’t seen Wicked, it turns The Wizard of Oz story on its head. Wicked tells the familiar classic story from the Wicked Witch’s perspective. It…