Wicked - The Untold Story of The Witches of OZ!
Wicked is a musical that premiered on Broadway at the George Gershwin
Theatre on October 30, 2003. It is touted as the untold story of the witches of
Oz and is loosely based on the best selling novel Wicked: The Life and Times
of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire. The musical features music
and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Winnie Holzman. With musical staging
by Tony Award winner Wayne Cilento, Wicked is directed by Tony winner Joe Mantello.
During 2006, Wicked will continue the shows in Chicago and New York City and
will tour throughout numerous other cities including Atlanta, Boston, Dallas,
Denver, Philadelphia, San Diego, Seattle, Toronto and more! Wicked continues
to be one of the most popular Broadway shows and tickets sell fast. Check the complete schedule for dates, times, venues and Wicked tickets.
The show began its first national tour in early 2005 with extended runs in cities
such as Toronto, Chicago, Los Angeles, Denver, Dallas, Fort Lauderdale, and Boston.
In late June of 2005 a permanent production of Wicked, separate from the
national tour, opened at Chicago's Ford Center for the Performing Arts, Oriental
Theatre with an open-ended run, which many consider to be a harbinger of things
to come for Chicago theatre. Wicked is the first show in decades to run on a
permanent basis simultaneously on Broadway and in Chicago's North Loop theatre
district.
Wicked earned back its entire initial investment by December 21, 2004. The show had
a $14 million capitalization. In its first year it grossed more than $56 million.
The show, which is open-ended, has been playing to capacity crowds for almost
every recent performance and grosses more than a million dollars every week.
In the week ending January 1, 2006, it was announced that Wicked had broken
the record for the highest weekly box office gross in Broadway history, with $1,610,934;
a record that was previously held by The Producers.
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